Quote Originally Posted by blue matt View Post
cheers, I personally do not really fancy NY to be honest, just my oldest wants to go, the wife thinks it will be a bit of a change ( i dont really like change if i am honest LOL )

looking at Statue of Liberty, Broadway, Times square, Ground zero, empire state, central park, thats about it, unless i have missed anything obvious, I guess Ellis Island ? ? ?

I guess we need a hotel on Manhattan itself ? ? ?
Ive stayed at the New Yorker (twice), the Marriott Times Square and the Waldorf Astoria, all good and all different. Waldorf is classier, but a bit away from the touristy stuff (Central Park not far away though), the New Yorker is in a slightly edgier area, I'd probably recommend Times Square though.

I prefer the Rockefeller centre to the Empire State personally, less busy, just as good views, plus you get to see the top of the ESB.

States Island ferry is good, its free, you get to go pretty close to the Statue of Liberty, whe you get to Staten Island, just get on the next ferry back.