Very fast paced lively city, good cheap restuarants but in less frequented areas. Lots of sightseeing locations and a park bigger than most towns !
Favourite spots:
Central park, guggenheim museum chrysler building
What's really great:
Driving into New York at 6am and watching the sun rise reflecting on tall buildings such as the empire states and the chrysler buildings
Sights:
central park
statue of liberty
guggenheim
metropolitan museum
empire states
rockerfella centre
chrysler building
time square
harlem
st. patricks
the unfinished cathedral on amsterdam avenue
Accommodations:
cheap backpackers accomodation on 23rd street
Chelsea hotel 21st street
Restaurants:
the ones along by the river hudson.
china town and little sicily
pizza restuarnt opp. yha on amsterdam