Manhattan?

Question

We're planning on visiting Manhattan soon and we just had a few questions that maybe someone who lives here can answer...

Where can we purchase Metro Passes? How much are they? how long do they last?

Is there ways to get from the subway (since that is our only way of transportation) to places outside of Manhattan (Brooklyn, Bronx)

Where exactly can we go for shopping? ( the cheap counterfeit shopping, and the other shopping)

What are some sightseeing places other than Statue of Liberty, Empire State?





and just for the hell of it....does anyone know the location of thats central perk coffee place that they used to tape Friends episodes in? or the Seinfeild Resturant Diner?

Answer 1

You can get a MetroCard at any subway stop and many news stands. You can get them in any amount that you want. I happen to think the Fun Passes are a waste of money. Just calculate how much you'll be spending for the subway throughout your entire trip and buy one for that amount. Also keep in mind that you'll get a few free rides. For example, I usually buy a $40 MetroCard, but the total amount of money I get on it is $48 because of the $8 bonus. That's four free rides, which is pretty good. They last about a year.

The subway goes all over Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs. Pay a visit to this site for more accurate info: http://mta.info/nyct/subway/index.html

I'd also suggest visiting http://www.hopstop.com You can punch in the addresses of where you will be and where you want to go and it will tell you the exact lines you need to use.

Cheap shopping = Canal Street. Not cheap: anywhere else. This is a good site: http://www.ny.com/shopping/

Site seeing- The Cloisters. The Brooklyn Bridge. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (if you go after May 1st go to the rooftop garden) and all of "Museum Mile." Central Park. Hoboken, NJ also has some excellent views of the Manhattan skyline.

Central Perk isn't real. The Seinfield restaurant is Tom's Restaurant: http://www.atown.org/toms/ It's in Morningside Heights, up by Columbia. The food is mediocre, but worth it to say that you've been there once. Take the 1 to 110th street and keep walking uptown for a couple of blocks. Or go to 116th and walk downtown a few blocks. It's on the corner of 112th and Broadway and you can't miss it.

While you're up there, try to get in on what they call a "vertical tour" of St. John the Divine. The view of Manhattan from the top is spectacular. And, as a Columbian, I would be remiss not to suggest a visit to my school. Our campus is beautiful in the spring.

Answer 2

The Subways travel through 4 of the 5 boroughs so getting to BK and BX from the city (Manhattan) will be easy. Canal Street for cheap shopping. Metrocards are sold inside train stations and at some corner stores. The one day fun pass is $7 and lets you ride on the subway until 3am the following morning.

Central Perk was not an actual coffee shop. It was on a soundstage in LA. The Friends building is in Greenwich VIllage.

Answer 3

1) MetroCards can be purchased at subway stations or participating merchants. The fare is $2, you can purchase up to any amount from $4 to $80 at the vending machines in the subway stations. For every $10 you spend, you get a free ride.

You can also purchase a 1 day fun pass for $7, 7 day - $24 or 30 day - $76 unlimited cards as well. At the merchants, the cheapest card I've seen is the $10 card.

2) You can take the subway to Brooklyn, The Bronx and Queens - the map can be found at http://www.mta.info

3) The knockoffs can be found on Canal Street. You can go to VARIOUS places for shopping (Herald Square, Union Square, etc.)

4) Other sightseeing....Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Central Park, South Street Seaport.

5) Central Park is fictious. Tom's Restaurant is located on 2880 Broadway (on the corner of W. 112 - take the #1 train to 110th Street/Cathedral Parkway). I'll give you this, being that you seem to be a Seinfeld fan...

Al's Soup Kitchen (aka: The Soup Nazi) - 259 West 55th Street (betw. 7th & 8th Avs.)

Answer 4

to find out about the subway, you can go onto mta.info for a map. they also have buses all over the city- in all the boros, so you should be able to get around without a problem. you can get a one day pass for $7 or a one week unlimited for $28-or something close to that.
see times square, central park, bronx zoo, south street seaport, the museums- natural history, the met, MOMA.
have fun!