I am taking a day-trip to New York City, I will have approx. 8 hours from Times

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desphousewife06

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Square, any walking ideas? Its a bus tour and we will be dropped off at Times Square around 3pm, and then picked back up at 11pm, being a First time visitor of the city, I want to see the basic points... Most important I guess you would say.. Any ideas please? I want to make our trip as useful as possible.
 
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NativeNewYorker

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My friend, may I recommend the following.

Central Park
5th Avenue
Rockefeller Center
Empire State Building.

I hope this information is very helpful.

Good luck
 
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fcas80

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Eight hours is a lot of time - don't limit yourself to just what's walkable.

I think Ground Zero is a must - just to see how big the area is.

Pick your favorite nationality for food - something you don't normally have - NYC has it all.
 
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12BNBDA

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Just about anything in NYC can be done in an 8-hour period. And a lot is within walking distance from TImes Square. Both the Empire State Building and 30 Rock are in the area, and you can go to the top of both. I actually like Top of the Rock at 30 Rock better, because you get a great view of the Empire State Building and Central Park. Both cost about $18-20 to go up, but it is worth it! You can spend a ton of time just walking around Times Square itself. It's one of my favorite places to just hang out - lots of shopping in and around - Macy's, Virgin Records Megastore, huge Toys R Us, M&Ms and Hereshey's stores, Apple store, huge World of Disney store - all close by. Madison Square Garden is right there You can also get a 1-day subway pass that will get you all over - and to then ends of Manhattan Island where you can see other stuff - Ground Zero, Statue of Liberty, and other stuff that would take you forever to walk to, but takes no time to get there on the subway.
There is a tourism office in Times Square where you can get all kinds of info - 810 Seventh Ave. (bet. 52nd and 53rd Sts.)

NYC is actually a great city to go to with no actual plan other than to just go with the flow - you will find plenty to do!
 
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