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Article #157: New York Insider Shoestring Budget Travel Tips

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Watching a visitor enter New York City close to Times Square and on top of
for the first time has always been the everything you have the major connecting
equivalent of watching a deer in the trains for cheap transportation to any
headlights. The fast pace, noise and location. Close to all the popular
traffic just seem to startle my friends Theaters makes The New Yorker a great
when we go into the controlled choice for Broadway junkies.
recklessness flowing through the streets Now that we have cut the cost of your
of Manhattan. Growing up right near New stay more then in half, what about
York it has always been my playground, eating? Dinner in New York must cost and
and perhaps something I took for granted arm and a leg. This is very true, if you
as I was younger. There is no question want some of the finest cuisine from a
in my mind New York is the best city and five star restaurant you can easily head
offers the most and best of whatever your toward Central Park and eat at the touted
desire be. If great food is your forte, "Tavern On The Green," but if you are
well the best chefs thrive in the alleys, just looking for some great food at a
nightlife? The city has the best you will reasonable price there is always a
find and you will continue to find new special to be found. The trick to eating
hot clubs, concerts? almost every artist great and keeping within budget is to
considers New York their favorite venue, travel a bit further from all the neon
sports? Come on the Yankee's and the Mets lights and tourist sections of the city.
The Giants and the Jets? Oh, and lets not New Yorkers are very friendly and
forget New York Broadway Theater, the helpful, so asking a few questions of
best musicals, plays and shows anywhere! where to find great specials and happy
So with so much to do it is no wonder why hours can easily have you discovering hot
friends become lost and a bit overwhelmed happy hours with delicious half price
by New York's addicted charm, and if I appetizers and drinks. Barrow Street Ale
was not there to guide them they would House located in the West Village offers
probably just sit in the car wondering dollar fifty import drafts and a forty
where to go. Most people think a trip to cent wing special, with a fun
New York is going to hit the wallet environment. The ale house may not be
pretty hard, but believe it or not a five star cuisine, but come on, buck
great time can be had on a small budget fifty imports and hot wings in New York
if you are willing to go a bit off the City? I cannot think of anything better
beaten path. I would rather do.
My first recommendation would be a nice, The perfect room, full stomach and couple
safe and inexpensive place to stay. The drinks for under ten dollars and the
going rate for an average hotel room in night is becoming alive all of the
Manhattan is around 300.00, not chump sudden. The club scene maybe something
change, especially when you are use to you want to hop into for a while, the New
paying about 80.00 for a decent room. A York Deejays are the best in the world
couple important factors to take into and the dancing is nothing short of
account here, you want to be safe, you spectacular. The New York nightlife
want a well lit area and you want to be provides many events as well, such as,
near transportation. Lets not forget, hot sporting events like Yankee baseball,
you are a stranger in the largest city in Knicks basketball and Rangers Ice Hockey,
the world, a dive in a questionable boxing at the Garden is always a popular
neighborhood is out of the question for a venue. If sports are not your ticket,
family vacation. So where in the world the music scene can host everything from
are we gonna find something which covers a major band at Madison Square Garden to
such bases? The New Yorker Hotel is my a hot local jam band at The Wetlands.
favorite place to stay, built in the Broadway Theater is one of the largest
1930s the rooms have a very unique style attractions for visitors, and for your
and cost is in the 100.00 dollar range. first time in the city it would almost be
Located near the Javis Center and Madison a crime not to go and check out at least
Square Garden you are in the heart of one show.
Manhattan entertainment. The location is






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