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[Cioran]

Basically, a couple of colleagues and I are going to New York for two days (possibly October 12th and 13th) to visit museums. Being pretty much a newbie to the glory of the big apple, I'm looking for advice on the following items:

- Lodging. So far we've found an hotel near the JFK airport which seems cheap enough... any other suggestions? I've heard staying in New Jersey is cheaper, but how much time is it from NJ to NY city?

- Parking. Is it difficult to find parking space in NY? How much can we expect to pay per day, parking-wise?

- Transportation. What is the best option? The subway/bus, the taxi cabs, going on foot? How much should we expect to pay per day?

- Museums! The MOMA is seemingly closed to the public \), what else is highly recommended and shows the work of contemporary artists? How much should we expect to pay for the entrance?

If you have any other suggestions, please go ahead! We're looking for something affordable and mainly plan to visit galleries/museums for schoolwork. Thanks!

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Basically, a couple of colleagues and I are going to New York for two days (possibly October 12th and 13th) to visit museums. Being pretty much a newbie to the glory of the big apple, I'm looking for advice on the following items:

- Lodging. So far we've found an hotel near the JFK airport which seems cheap enough... any other suggestions? I've heard staying in New Jersey is cheaper, but how much time is it from NJ to NY city?

- Parking. Is it difficult to find parking space in NY? How much can we expect to pay per day, parking-wise?

- Transportation. What is the best option? The subway/bus, the taxi cabs, going on foot? How much should we expect to pay per day?

- Museums! The MOMA is seemingly closed to the public \), what else is highly recommended and shows the work of contemporary artists? How much should we expect to pay for the entrance?

If you have any other suggestions, please go ahead! We're looking for something affordable and mainly plan to visit galleries/museums for schoolwork. Thanks!

i cant help you with every answer but i think i can provide some things.....

parking in manhattan costs an arm and a leg. all parking period. yuo sure you wanna bring a car? ride the subway.

all the art galleries and museums arevery cheap and the art galelries in chelsea are free. just walk in and stare.

that's pretty much it. if you want to find cheap lodging, visit the voiceonline.com you should be able to find something pretty quick.

 

[xsarien]

Basically, a couple of colleagues and I are going to New York for two days (possibly October 12th and 13th) to visit museums. Being pretty much a newbie to the glory of the big apple, I'm looking for advice on the following items:

- Parking. Is it difficult to find parking space in NY? How much can we expect to pay per day, parking-wise?

- Transportation. What is the best option? The subway/bus, the taxi cabs, going on foot? How much should we expect to pay per day?

- Museums! The MOMA is seemingly closed to the public \), what else is highly recommended and shows the work of contemporary artists? How much should we expect to pay for the entrance?

If you have any other suggestions, please go ahead! We're looking for something affordable and mainly plan to visit galleries/museums for schoolwork. Thanks!

Don't bother driving into the city unless you have a masochist streak. The subway and your feet are your best bet. As for museums? Yeah, MOMAs temporarily closed, they're moving everything back to Manhattan after living in Queens for a few years to do some major remodeling (or something). But there are plenty of other places to visit. I'm a big fan of the Museum of Television and Radio, myself.

 

[Cioran]

Don't bother driving into the city unless you have a masochist streak. The subway and your feet are your best bet.

Our plan is to travel to New York by car (road trip wheee!) and then use the subway/feet combo when we are in the city. Still, we have to park the car somewhere before using the subway. I'd hope that our hotel has a, err, built-in parking, but I still wanted to know if we should expect high fees.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Our plan is to travel to New York by car (road trip wheee!) and then use the subway/feet combo when we are in the city. Still, we have to park the car somewhere before using the subway. I'd hope that our hotel has a, err, built-in parking, but I still wanted to know if we should expect high fees.

two days parking? one day parking might be 20-25 bucks? i'm not too sure.

 

[brooklyngooner]

JFK is pretty far out, it's a mission on the train and a pain to drive into the city, as others have noted, due to lack of parking. If you have cheaper options in Jersey, go that route, as parking there will be cheaper and the PATH will put you right in the middle of Manhattan and it is much quicker than if you stay at JFK. Though I hate to turn someone away from Brooklyn.

As for museums, given what you want I'd try the Guggenheim and the Jewish Museum. And Television and Radio as stated, and perhaps the Moving Image if you're interested in that. The Jewish Museum will have a little less "modern art" but is a fantastic musuem. Get a New Yorker (magazine) and check what exhibits are going on as that will give you a sense of what's showing, where they are and if you should avoid that particular museum due to a massively popular exhibit. You'll definitely come across something you really want to see.

The subway's $2 per ride no matter how far. Walking in NY is good fun and SHOULD be done; even if it's a good distance, the best way to get a sense of a city is to walk it. Cabs are no problem if you need them, and in my experience with other cities, are fairly middle-of-the-road, price-wise.

 

[Cioran]

JFK is pretty far out, it's a mission on the train and a pain to drive into the city, as others have noted, due to lack of parking. If you have cheaper options in Jersey, go that route, as parking there will be cheaper and the PATH will put you right in the middle of Manhattan and it is much quicker than if you stay at JFK. Though I hate to turn someone away from Brooklyn.

Please excuse my ignorance... but could you give me a region in New Jersey that I could specify when I'm looking for hotels? How does it work going from NJ to NY city?

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Please excuse my ignorance... but could you give me a region in New Jersey that I could specify when I'm looking for hotels? How does it work going from NJ to NY city?

to get to NYC from jeresey you usually take a bus that leaves you at port authority. it's like 15 minutes away. just across the river from manhattan. oh, and one last thing. i know that wehn you go to manhatta they are all gonna tell you "this is the city and blah blah" BUT THE THE OTHER BOROUGHS COUNT TOO!!

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Please excuse my ignorance... but could you give me a region in New Jersey that I could specify when I'm looking for hotels? How does it work going from NJ to NY city?

edit: stupid double posts. anyways, the other boroughs have museums worth checking out too.

 

[brooklyngooner]

Please excuse my ignorance... but could you give me a region in New Jersey that I could specify when I'm looking for hotels? How does it work going from NJ to NY city?

Hoboken or Jersey City. When you're there, you can walk/drive to the PATH train which goes into Manhattan and makes various stops there, and its very quick. From JFK you'd take the A and it would be an hour ride in w/o delays at least, and JFK looks and smells like ASS.

Hoboken can be quite a nice place if you stay in certain spots, although it will be more expensive due to its proximity to NYC.

 

[brooklyngooner]

"this is the city and blah blah" BUT ONLY ONE BOROUGH COUNTS AND THATS THE BK!! *AHEM* sorry for the outburst.....

Fixed.

 

[Cioran]

Hoboken or Jersey City. When you're there, you can walk/drive to the PATH train which goes into Manhattan and makes various stops there, and its very quick. From JFK you'd take the A and it would be an hour ride in w/o delays at least, and JFK looks and smells like ASS.

Jersey City sounds good! Thanks for the tip.

 

[brooklyngooner]

Jersey City sounds good! Thanks for the tip.

Solarac is right about the bus too, which I believe is better for Jersey City, but others can speak better to that than can I.

And enjoy NYC. Are you in school? You'll want to move here afterwards, I hope.

 

[Orin GA]

Never take your hand off your wallet

 

[Cioran]

Thanks for all the replies guys! You rock!

 

[nitewulf]

you should try to go to the metropolitan museum of art as well, but its too huge, takes more than a day to go through. but you can focus on a particular period i guess.

http://www.ny.com/nyc-cgi-bin/frame?url=http://www.metmuseum.org/&frame=/frame/museums.html

and museum of natural history.

http://www.amnh.org/museum/welcome/#location

 

[The Faceless Master]

yeah, you DO NOT want to take the A train from JFK to midtown every day... you're looking at 60-90 minutes

you could always try and get a hotel somewhere closer (in brooklyn ;D)... or jersey city/hoboken are good for PATH service like others said...

 

[xsarien]

Never take your hand off your wallet

More to the point, do not keep your wallet in your back pocket.

 

[Mercury Fred]

Yeah, don't stay near JFK. It'll be so much travel time that would eat into your fun in NYC.

All of the museum suggestions are good. You might enjoy checking out the Chelsea gallery scene as well. There are tons and tons of galleries from around 17th St. through around 29th St., mostly between 10th and 11th Aveunes. They're all free and many feature some really great work from established and upcoming contemporary artists in all mediums. In addition to the great art, it's a cool see and be seen kind of thing if you're into that. Again, check out a New Yorker to see if any of the shows strike your fancy.