Taxi form JFK to Manhattan

Hi there,

I read here that the taxi price from JFK to Manhattan is about $60. Do I have to confirm this price with the taxi driver or is that a fixed price for the destination?

Thank you.

Nei

Taxi form JFK to Manhattan

It%26#39;s written inside of the cab when you get in

Well it was when i returned to the Airport last March

I%26#39;ll make sure i have $70 in my pocket for my return this march just in case ;o)

Taxi form JFK to Manhattan

Fixed price $45 and then you have to add toll and tip so the total is about $60. If, however, he takes the 59th St Bridge rather than the tunnel you skip the toll - I still always give the driver $60 tho as they prefer to take the tunnel as it%26#39;s quicker.

Price is $45 to and from JFK to/from Manhattan. If there is more than one stop (ie dropping one person off at 42nd street and another at 14th street, or in reverse two pickups) there is an extra charge, even if the stop is on the way. I do as many others and pay $60, if the dirver takes a toll road or not.

Staying in New Jersey while visiting New York

I would like to have some comments about staying in New Jersey while visiting New York.

How is the commuting ? How long did it take to go to New York ? Better to take public transportation or the car ?

Would you recommend staying in New Jersey ? Is staying in New York worth the extra money ?

Staying in New Jersey while visiting New York

www.broadwayfocus.com/nj_nyc/

Staying in New Jersey while visiting New York

Simply saying New Jersey is very broad. There are some hotels in Jersey City right near the PATH trains. PATH is excellent, if the cost savings are significant I%26#39;d say go for it, PATH is just like the subway. Don%26#39;t drive a car into Manhattan if you don%26#39;t have to.

There are also hotels in Secaucus which involve taking the bus to Port Authority. It all depends what the cost savings are. Right now there are some excellent hotels offering great rates in Manhattan. If you are coming in May and you can%26#39;t find anything below say 299 in Manhattan but can find a nice place in Jersey City for 129 then I%26#39;d say definitely do it. If its the difference between 159 in NJ and 169 in Manhattan (January / February off-peak weekends) I%26#39;d say spend the extra ten bucks.

I do not suggest driving in NYC at any time.

If you unfamiliar with streets/locations you will be a hindrance to taxi%26#39;s and those who legitimately have to drive in the City.

Parking would also be difficult and expensive.

Public transportation is the way to go.

If I had my druthers, staying in NYC would be my choice.

Most convenient way to see the city without the hassle of commuting.

Poppa

The pros and cons of staying outside NYC to visit the city have been debated many times before (although frankly I can%26#39;t easily find any of the previous posts on the subject).

Ease of commuting depends on where you stay. The easiest commutes are by train--either a subway from say Queens or Brooklyn or a PATH train (like a subway) from New Jersey. In NJ, that means Jersey City is more convenient than say Secaucus which requires taking a bus. (And some hotels in Secaucus are more conveniently located than others).

Just keep in mind that staying outside Manhattan either means you won%26#39;t be able to go back to the hotel to rest or change for the evening OR you will make 2 roundtrips a day. This isn%26#39;t a bad option if you%26#39;ve got kids with you and won%26#39;t be spending nights out anyway. But if the kids are older and you plan to do things in the evening, the logistics could be a challenge.

Bottom line is there%26#39;s not one answer for everyone. If you spend the extra money to stay in Manhattan, what will that mean for your trip? Shorter trip? No theater? Only you can decide. If you%26#39;re driving down, free parking in NJ in addition to cheaper hotel prices is certainly appealing. How old are the kids and how long is the trip for? Have you looked at the Travel Inn (free parking?)

I thought that you had already booked the Comfort Inn Chelsea for $275.00 per night including breakfast. What sort of deals are you looking at in New Jersey to make you want to cancel that booking? Five breakfasts, minimally, will save you $25.00 per day and commuting from New Jersey to Manhattan will probably cost you more than that.

I would be interested in the deals you are looking at for New Jersey.

Helen in Aus

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The only place in NJ to stay if you want to visit NYC would be near a PATH train station. The cost is $3 round trip per person and the ride takes less than 1/2 hour. The trains run frequently durring busisness days, and less so at night and weekends, but do run 24/7. Consider the following thoughts: Going to the theater, for an 8 PM curtain time you would have to leave the hotel about 6:45 to get to the theater district in time (more on weekends) If you were staying in Chelsea you could leave the hotel at 7:30. Since there are 5 of you, figure an additional $30 per day for 2 round trips to your hotel and the loss of about 3 hours of time daily. Taking a car is worse and more expensive, as one parking ticket can cost $100 and the traffic rules here are different than everywhere else. Parking lots cost about $30 per day (no in/out privlidges). But if you are driving here from Montreal than you%26#39;ll be paying that anyway.

If you are planning a lot of nitetime activities than the trip back to NJ will not be fun (it%26#39;s safe, but time consuming) but if you save a lot of money it can be worth it.

Where do Up -town and Down -town begin and end?

I%26#39;m travelling to New York in April for the first time and cannot work out where ';up town'; and ';down town'; begins and ends???

Where do Up -town and Down -town begin and end?

Actually, it is much like asking where ';north'; and ';south'; begin or end -- because in Manhattan, ';uptown'; means ';north of where you are standing';, and ';downtown'; means ';south of where you are standing';. To someone at Wall Street, Grand Central is ';uptown';, while to someone on the Upper East Side, to go to Grand Central is to go ';downtown';.

As a general rule, though, if someone said ';I live downtown'; or ';I work downtown'; without any further qualification, I would take that to mean ';somewhere below 23rd Street';, while saying the same thing about ';uptown'; I would understand that to mean ';somewhere north of 59th Street';.

Where do Up -town and Down -town begin and end?

Interesting question. Most NY%26#39;ers would tend to divide the island into down, mid and up town as opposed to just up and down.

If you needed only one street to differentiate between up and down, I%26#39;d sugest it would be either 42nd or 57th Streets, but it%26#39;s pretty much a question of perspective.

Say, don%26#39;t forget Midtown!!!

I may not be right, but I figure around 60th and up to be the Upper East or West Side. 34th to 60th to be Midtown. Lower than 34th to be dowtown.

According to the NYC visitor%26#39;s bureau, ';uptown'; appears to begin at 59th St/Central Park South. Downtown appears to begin somewhere between 14th Strret and 42nd Street -- you be the judge.

www.nycvisit.com/content/index.cfm鈥?/a>

As a former NYer with roots there, I was always taught:

Above 59th is uptown

Below 34th is downtown.

Have fun!

I%26#39;ll second GWB.

34th Street is downtown compared to 35th Street, but no way is it downtown in mentality.

Uptown: Above 59th

Midtown: Between 59th %26amp; 33rd

Midtown South: Between 33rd and 23rd

Downtown: Below 23rd

It%26#39;s so true that every NYer has their own perception of downtown / uptown depending on where one lives...and downtown/uptown seen from the point of where you%26#39;re at to where you%26#39;re going:) As a native, I%26#39;ve always considered anything below 34th as downtown.. from 34th to 59th (or Columbus Circle) as midtown...and uptown from there (although my personal %26#39;uptown%26#39; doesn%26#39;t really begin till around Lincoln Center or even 72nd St!)

Well as the song states, ';Brooklyn is up and the Battery%26#39;s down';

Also - this may be of some interest:

Midtown Manhattan - The exact size of the Midtown area is disputed. Most agree that the core commercial area extends from 40th Street up to the southern edge of Central Park on 59th Street and from Third Avenue in the east to Ninth Avenue in the west, but some take a broader view and classify Midtown as the whole area of Manhattan between 23rd and 59th Streets and between the Hudson and East rivers.

So, GWB%26#39;s answer is in agreement with blurb from Wikpedia.

Hope this helps.

Poppa

POPPA! the song is '; The BRONX is up and the Battery down (Comden and Green, ';On the Town';)

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Tkts ?'s

Is the Times Square location still by the Marriott? What are my chances of getting Les Mis tickets for this Sat. matinee? What else would you recommend? Are the TKTS tickets the least expensive way to go or are they comparable to Theatermania or Broadwaybox also? THANKS A MILLION!

Tkts ?'s

Yes, it is.

I%26#39;d say a very good chance of finding tickets up on TKTS since last weekend was the holiday weekend.

The discounts I%26#39;ve seen were not valid for Saturdays or Sundays so TKTS is your only option if you want to see Les Miz.

Tkts ?'s

I%26#39;d say that tickets at TKTS are usually the least expensive option (you%26#39;ll also save a few dollars on service charges), but the other sources might come close and could (in theory at least) offer a better deal at times. Of course, with TKTS you have to take your chances on availability and seat selection, and you might have to wait in a pretty long line.

The last few times I passed by the lines were very short, it is not prime tourist season now, so you may get lucky.

The other option is to print out the discount offer and go right to the box office, if the discount is available for your particular show and time. This way you can pick your seat %26amp; use a credit card. Cash or travellers checks only at the TKTS booths.

Good luck.

I actually had a problem finding the TKTS booth at the Marriott !!! and believe it or not, a group of about 8 policemen couldn%26#39;t or wouldn%26#39;t help! ';It%26#39;s around here some place'; was all I got. Well, it%26#39;s on the 46 st. side of the hotel just west of the driveway. There was no line when I went at around 1pm last Wed.

Your other option is to go to the South Street Seaport TKTS booth on FRIDAY where you can buy matinee tix for Sat. ;)

Good chance for Les Miz.

You need cash or traveler%26#39;s cheques for the TKTS booth and you save fees vs. buying in advance on the web.

The downtown booth has matinee tickets the day before the performance, so I%26#39;d try there on Friday for the sat matinee.

www.tdf,org for more info including what was up last week.

skin

subway passes

1st time in NY,we have 3 nights there,where do you buy the subway and bus passes,and which are the best to get

subway passes

It all depends on what you plan to do while you%26#39;re here (how many times you%26#39;d use a bus or subway). If you%26#39;re staying in midtown and doing ';the typical tourist stuff'; you may not need to use transportation very much. While on the one hand we say things are all spread out, many of the most popular things are within walking distance of each other. Unless you%26#39;re staying in an out of the way location, I%26#39;d either get a ';pay as you go'; metrocard for $10 (the minimum) which can be used by both of you at the same time and you%26#39;ll get 6 rides on it. You can also add money to it if it runs out.

The other option is if you plan to spend 1 day downtown and you%26#39;re staying in midtown, you might just need transport on that 1 day in which case you could each get a one day fun pass ($7/each) for unlimited rides for a 24 hr. period from the first time you use it.

All subway stations sell metrocards and many small delis/newstands. For more detailed info on the different options and pros and cons look here

http://www.mta.info/metrocard/index.html

subway passes

angel - we always get a regular Pay As You Go MetroCard when in the City.

Last weekend, from a machine in the 18th St subway station, I got a $10.00 card (6 rides), we only used two segments, but as we are in the City often it won%26#39;t go to waste.

Many times visitors leaving NYC will give their partially used MC to someone just checking into the hotel.

I%26#39;ve done that in the UK with London Travelcards.

Poppa

thanks everyone for your replys.

we are staying in the dylan hotel,so don%26#39;t know much about its whereabouts.but at least i know now if we decide to get one.

Subway to Queens? Local advice sought!

Hi all - I鈥檓 looking for some local help on transport to Queens

I鈥檒l be visiting from the UK in March and staying in lower Manhattan and I need to visit Middle Village in Queens (on a week day). I can see from the subway maps that I shall need to take the M (brown) subway line to get there from Manhattan - and that the train only stops at the subway stations in that area during the rush hour - which isn鈥檛 a problem as I don鈥檛 mind an early start.

However, where my plan falls down is on the return journey (only intend to be in the area for a few hours). If the trains don鈥檛 always stop at the Manhattan stations is there an alternative route to use or would a bus be a better option to catch - and if so, which one?

I鈥檇 appreciate any help you can give me - the transport websites/schedules are somewhat complicated :)

Many thanks

Subway to Queens? Local advice sought!

Hi. I found this website

hopstop.com.

It is GREAT!

You can pretty much input where you want to ';start'; from and where you want to ';end'; and it will give you step-by-step directions. You can also input what time of day you%26#39;ll be traveling...it%26#39;s just a great website for peeps like you and me who are completely stumped when it comes to reading subway or bus schedules!

dylan hotel

we are staying at the dylan hotel,not our choice as i won a 3 night stay.can anyone tell me much about it ,is it pretty central to most things?

dylan hotel

It is pretty central. It%26#39;s not far from Grand Central Station. In caseyou haven%26#39;t seen it, there are reviews here

tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60763-d217622-鈥?/a>

You should also click on the line at the top of the page where it says ';candid travelers photos'; to get an idea of the rooms/bathrooms. It%26#39;s an old building that%26#39;s been redone inside. You should have fun. The bar/restaurant in the hotel is nice looking (but expensive--not sure I%26#39;d eat there).