Any Cool Events Happening In New York City Mid-to-Late July? (plus other tips)?

Question

With The 'Ask The Planet 2006' Going On In New York Plus Other Cool Events That Makes Me Wish I Was Just Right There Now, Are There Any Cool Events Happening When I DO Come To New York, Which Would Be About Mid-to-Late July..

Shame I Will Be Missing Out On ATP06, But Hopefully, There's Something Equally Cool!

If You Were Unable To Find Out Any Event Going On During My Stay, Be Sure To Give Me Some Tips And Pointers For My Visit, (ex.- what to see, do..) And If All Possible, Any Money-Saving Tips..

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Answer 1

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Answer 2

Here are some ideas of what you can do. First, get a good tour map. Then I recommend you take the BIG APPLE double decker tour bus for an overview of the city. There are several different neighborhoods so I'll highlight these and what to see:
Upper East Side: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim, Whitney Museum. Walk up and down Madison Avenue for awesome shops and boutiques 96th - 57th st. Walk Park Avenue for architecture all the way to Grand Central Terminal and see the treasures located within. Walk along 5th Avenue to see/go in and out of Central Park - go for a run, go to the Central Park Zoo, go to the Carousel, go for a gondola ride at the boat house.
UPPER WEST SIDE:
Museum of Natural History -a must! on Central Park West,
Walk along Columbus Avenue. Visit the West side of Central Park and pay respects to John Lennon's Strawberry Fields.
MIDTOWN:
Shopping - 57th St (Chanel and the gang), Fifth Avenue - must see Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks and FAO Schwartz - many other fun stores.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Museum of Modern Art
Sony Bldg
Rockefeller Center
Go west to awesome new Time Warner center and visit the new Mandarin Hotel bar/restaurant for awesome view and treats!
Oh, Bloomingdale's is on 59th St and Lexington.
Empire State Bldg.
The Intrepid Aircraft Museum is fascinating and on the West side...worth the visit even if you have no kids.

CHELSEA:
Walk around the blooming area sprouting awesome restaurants and shops. Chelsea Pier is fun.

WALL ST:
Pay respects to the 9/11 victims and heroes at the WTC site., Walk Wall St., visit the Chase Hdqtrs, Federal Reserve. Seaport area is great to see.

THE VILLAGE:
Funky shops in the West Village. Walk through the NYU Washington Square Park. The East Village has some shops from new artists and designers

SOHO:
Great galleries and shops on n off West Broadway. Walk thru to Little Italy for awesome meals and desserts...walk through Chinatown. CANAL STREET has stall after stall of Designer "copies"...bring cash and bargain and watch your purse!

These should put an awesome smile on your face. Bring your camera and takes lots of photos to remember your trip. You'll have a blast! OH...BUY this weekly magazine: TIMEOUT NEW YORK on any newstand to see what's going on each week/day. :)

Answer 3

Money saving tips:
1. Stay in a suite. A suite is a short-term apartment rental. So if you want to feel like a New Yorker and save money skip the hotel. Below is a link to a property management group that has short-term suites. My husband and I stayed at the Atrium for $120/night in March.
2. Eat in. With a suite you can eat in because you have a full kitchen, etc.
3. Bring a pocket compass. Parts of the city can be confusing to navigate and since Manhattan is long and narrow a compass makes it easy to determine which direction to travel in order to reach your destination.

Answer 4

http://www.nycvisit.com/calendar/index.cfm?pagePkey=9&eventTypeFkey=1

check for random events.

but i like restaurant week: http://www.nycvisit.com/RestaurantWeekSearch/index.cfm?pagePkey=1713
cheaper prices in expensive restaurants. try it!

and of course, you can tour the common places!

Answer 5

http://www.nyhotelroom.com/, good info