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Help - lost in New York / Long Island

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Sprite, Oct 13, 2003.

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    If any of you live in New York or are familiar with the city, can you please help me out with information?

    I am trying to organise a business trip to New York. I have to be at the Garden City Hotel in Long Island for meetings every day but really can't afford to stay there. I don't have any idea how spread-out New York is compared with other big cities. Can I stay somewhere else in New York and not spend hours in taxis getting to my meetings? How big is Long Island - will any hotel in Long Island be a reasonable distance from "Garden City" or are we talking an island the size of Ireland here? Are there any dangerous areas a woman alone would want to avoid staying in on Long Island? (I don't spook easily so I don't mean scary-looking neighbourhoods. I mean, really dangerous.)

    Any good pub suggestions also welcome.
     
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    McSorley's pub is nice...But if you stop drinking they kick you out.

    The good thing about New York City is that pretty much everything is accessible the subway. Your best bet is to find a subway map online, call the hotel your meeting is in and ask them where the nearest subway station is. Then you should be set.
     
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    Thanks for the information Sir Bel! It looks like I'm dependent on the Long Island railroad if I don't stay on the island itself so probably I'll stick with a youth hostel in Manhattan before and after the meetings and stay at the expensive hotel during the meetings.

    No worries there! :D Thanks for the tip.
     
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    Sprite, be sure to call your destination and get an approximation of travel time via LIRR/subway...
     
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    The Upper West Side of Manhattan is the best place in the city, and far cheaper than Midtown or the East Side. Also less tourist-y, and the people are extremely nice. If you don't want to get lost, avoid Greenwich Village. I do not like Long Island; it attempts to be suburban, and it's snobby. Generally, you don't need to worry about safety. The media has this idea that the city's dangerous, but I always felt safer there than anywhere else I've ever lived. The one danger is taxis; do not under any circumstance step in front of a moving one, no matter how far away it seems. Check out the University of Columbia area; you may even be able to sublet an apartment for a short while.

    You shouldn't ever have to take a taxi anywhere in New York City, unless you're sick. Get a good subway and bus guide. I prefer the bus myself if I've got the time; you get to see the city that way, and it's friendlier. And have fun! NYC is one of my favorite places in the world. My favorite restaurant's on the Upper West Side (of course), around 112th and Broadway. It's called Deluxe. Great mac and cheese :)
     
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