What are the areas in New York City that are not safe to stay/tour in?

Question

I'm looking for hotels and some cheap ones pop up but I do not know if the area is safe.

Answer 1

Hi, Try staying in Midtown or either side of Central Park on East Side or West Side. Have a look at www.Hotels.com or Travelocity.com or Expedia.com.

Here are some ideas of what you can do while in NYC. 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 2

Just stay south of 100th Street. And be careful about hotels in the Times Square Area, not because it's an unsafe neighborhood, but some of those hotels are kind of sketchy.

There really aren't "bad neighborhoods" in Manhattan anymore.

Coolest place to stay in NY is downtown. The Tribeca suggestion was a good one. The Hudson Hotel is very cool.

Answer 3

Anything in Manhattan will be fine I'm sure, as long as you're not all the way up there in Washington Heights, but I don't think there are any hotels there necessarily. If you're touring in NY I'd stick with Manhattan because that is where all of the main sites are, and it's really easy to get around.

Have fun!

Answer 4

For Manhattan try to stay below 100th street. There are some cheaper hotels above 100th street, but personally I would feel much comfortable in Midtown or Downtown.

If you want an affordable and cool hotel check out Chelsea or TriBeca.

To find reviews and prices for hotels I recomend that you check out http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g60763-New_York_City_New_York-Hotels.html