transportation to New York City

We will be in New Haven for a few days and would like to spend a couple days in New York.

What is the best way to travel from New Haven to New York City?

transportation to New York City

Metro North commuter rail - very cheap!

transportation to New York City

Here%26#39;s the link:

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

Thanks so much!

Any clue where we should stay in New York? We will have a couple days after our education workshop in New Haven.

It would depend on what you want to see in New York?

Probably the normal tourist sites.

If you%26#39;re interested in Times Square, then it would be best to take Metro North out of New Haven. If you%26#39;re interested in going to lower Manhattan, then it would be better to take Amtrak out of New Haven, because that will bring you in to Penn Station. That%26#39;s closer to China Town, and of course Ground Zero. If you don%26#39;t mind walking, it%26#39;s a lot easier to walk from Grand Central station to Times Square, and then you could even go up 5th Avenue and cut across 50th Street to see Rockefeller Plaza. Hang a left again on 7th or Broadway, and head back down to Times Square.

You got good advice re: traveling to NYC via Metro North out of New Haven directly into Grand Central Terminal.

The ';tourist sites'; in NYC are scattered throughout the city, there%26#39;s not a central area where they%26#39;re all grouped together. It really doesn%26#39;t matter where you stay in the city as the subway is a fast, cheap and efficient method of traveling to get anywhere from here to there. Determine your budget for lodging and let that be your guide.

You%26#39;ll get plenty of ideas for hotels on the TA New York City forum. You can also do a search on TA for NYC lodging suggestions.

I would advise you to NOT stay in Times Square. It is an interesting place to visit (for a few minutes, :)) but I wouldn%26#39;t stay there.

(Just a gentle reminder: The World Trade Center Site is not referred to as ';ground zero'; in the City.)

Too late for the hotel plans. Got what I thought was a good deal on Hotwire for a hotel in Times Square. Turns out to be the Paramount Hotel which got terrible reviews! Guess I am stuck.

Thanks so much for your postings.

What must we see/do while in New Haven?

hmmm. The Paramount. hmmm. Well, they%26#39;ve been doing a lot of work there so ask for an upgrade and pay for a renovated room or suite when you arrive. Check the mattress. This could be the difference between a tolerable stay and an absolute nightmare. They%26#39;re doing a lot of work at this place; not many views around all the scaffolding and I would suspect it%26#39;s very noisy.

How much did you pay and when are you visiting the city?

In New Haven: Yale University campus is worth a visit. Also: You can click on the categories on the left side of this page for ';Things to Do'; in New Haven.

We paid $200 per night. Doesn%26#39;t seem right that Hotwire can list it as a 3 star when all the reviews would list it as a 1- !