Comments on: Budget guide to New York City http://matadornetwork.com/trips/budget-guide-to-new-york-city/ travel culture worldwide Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aaron http://matadornetwork.com/trips/budget-guide-to-new-york-city/#comment-91661 Aaron Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:39:00 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=114#comment-91661 Great article. I'm hoping to make it out to New York sometime next year. There are other discount passes you can get like the New York CityPASS (http://www.citypass.com/new-york) and the Go Card (http://www.smartdestinations.com/new-york-attractions-and-tours/_d_Nyc-p1.html). Will all the different passes, seems like it just comes down to deciding what you want to see and going from there. Great article! Great article. I’m hoping to make it out to New York sometime next year. There are other discount passes you can get like the New York CityPASS (http://www.citypass.com/new-york) and the Go Card (http://www.smartdestinations.com/new-york-attractions-and-tours/_d_Nyc-p1.html). Will all the different passes, seems like it just comes down to deciding what you want to see and going from there.

Great article!

]]> By: simone torn http://matadornetwork.com/trips/budget-guide-to-new-york-city/#comment-90258 simone torn Sun, 11 Sep 2011 03:54:00 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=114#comment-90258 Must.... Live... there.... NOW Must…. Live… there…. NOW

]]> By: armil from new york broad way show http://matadornetwork.com/trips/budget-guide-to-new-york-city/#comment-7424 armil from new york broad way show Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:22:34 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=114#comment-7424 so, start spreading the news. no matter NEW YORK will become the most expensive place.still people will love to be there and visits the beauty of New York.. so, start spreading the news. no matter NEW YORK will become the most expensive place.still people will love to be there and visits the beauty of New York..

]]> By: Carlo Alcos http://matadornetwork.com/trips/budget-guide-to-new-york-city/#comment-5004 Carlo Alcos Sun, 30 May 2010 14:56:41 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=114#comment-5004 Nice tips Matt. Having been here 2 months now, we've gotten good at finding free/budget things to do (Frommer's NYC Free and Dirt Cheap guide has been pretty helpful in that regard too). I disagree on Central Park being the city's best. I much prefer Prospect Park in Brooklyn. You actually feel more like you're in a park. These tips are Manhattan centric, but here are a few Brooklyn tips: - in Park Slope, Brooklyn, <a href="http://www.unionmarket.com/" rel="nofollow">Union Market</a> always has great and plentiful samples and the hugest cheese selection (that's not budget, but it's fun, if you're a cheese lover, to browse the aisle). - Brooklyn Botanic Garden - <a href="http://www.bbg.org/visit/hours/#/tabs-2" rel="nofollow">free</a> all day Tuesdays and Saturdays between 10-noon. While there go wander around Prospect Park and let me know if you like it better than Central Park! - if you want to see a Broadway or off-Broadway show, go to <a href="http://www.tdf.org/TDF_ServicePage.aspx?id=56&%20do=v" rel="nofollow">TKTS</a> for discounted same-day tix (up to 50%). The booth in Times Square always has a huge line, but there's another one in downtown Brooklyn. I'm willing to bet there's no line there. One more Manhattan tip: - probably the coolest (and free) museum is the <a href="http://nymag.com/listings/stores/delavega/" rel="nofollow">De La Vega museum</a> in the East Village. Not really sure you can call it a museum, it's more of a shop where you can buy lots of his work, but there are displays too that aren't for sale. You can spend a good chunk of time just browsing around and chuckling at his funny logos. Nice tips Matt. Having been here 2 months now, we’ve gotten good at finding free/budget things to do (Frommer’s NYC Free and Dirt Cheap guide has been pretty helpful in that regard too). I disagree on Central Park being the city’s best. I much prefer Prospect Park in Brooklyn. You actually feel more like you’re in a park.

These tips are Manhattan centric, but here are a few Brooklyn tips:

- in Park Slope, Brooklyn, Union Market always has great and plentiful samples and the hugest cheese selection (that’s not budget, but it’s fun, if you’re a cheese lover, to browse the aisle).

- Brooklyn Botanic Garden – free all day Tuesdays and Saturdays between 10-noon. While there go wander around Prospect Park and let me know if you like it better than Central Park!

- if you want to see a Broadway or off-Broadway show, go to TKTS for discounted same-day tix (up to 50%). The booth in Times Square always has a huge line, but there’s another one in downtown Brooklyn. I’m willing to bet there’s no line there.

One more Manhattan tip:

- probably the coolest (and free) museum is the De La Vega museum in the East Village. Not really sure you can call it a museum, it’s more of a shop where you can buy lots of his work, but there are displays too that aren’t for sale. You can spend a good chunk of time just browsing around and chuckling at his funny logos.

]]> By: William Wallace http://matadornetwork.com/trips/budget-guide-to-new-york-city/#comment-4118 William Wallace Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:11:29 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=114#comment-4118 I need to finally book my flight to NY, I need to find out if the place is anywhere near as cool as London. I need to finally book my flight to NY, I need to find out if the place is anywhere near as cool as London.

]]> By: Free Travel Guides http://matadornetwork.com/trips/budget-guide-to-new-york-city/#comment-2677 Free Travel Guides Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:40:24 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=114#comment-2677 Excellent tips and all very useful. One thing to note, however, if you want to get free tickets to Letterman, you have to call months in advance. Excellent tips and all very useful. One thing to note, however, if you want to get free tickets to Letterman, you have to call months in advance.

]]> By: Alfred http://matadornetwork.com/trips/budget-guide-to-new-york-city/#comment-2600 Alfred Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:57:52 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=114#comment-2600 Unfortunately, even a day you planned to be free will end up costing you a bit in New York. There's almost no way to not spend money. Unfortunately, even a day you planned to be free will end up costing you a bit in New York. There’s almost no way to not spend money.

]]> By: brian from nodebtworldtravel.com http://matadornetwork.com/trips/budget-guide-to-new-york-city/#comment-1843 brian from nodebtworldtravel.com Mon, 18 May 2009 15:12:15 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=114#comment-1843 Another pass for attractions in NYC and other major North American cities is CityPass @ http://tinyurl.com/ra2gpo Another pass for attractions in NYC and other major North American cities is CityPass @ http://tinyurl.com/ra2gpo

]]> By: Grey http://matadornetwork.com/trips/budget-guide-to-new-york-city/#comment-1462 Grey Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:46:27 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=114#comment-1462 Great piece. Thanks for this I pretty much based my trip on this and I had a cool time in the city. Thanks Matt Great piece. Thanks for this I pretty much based my trip on this and I had a cool time in the city. Thanks Matt

]]> By: this week’s travel finds: let’s save some money « transient travels http://matadornetwork.com/trips/budget-guide-to-new-york-city/#comment-397 this week’s travel finds: let’s save some money « transient travels Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:36:00 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=114#comment-397 [...] On MatadorTrips, Matt Scott laid out a Budget Guide to New York City. [...] [...] On MatadorTrips, Matt Scott laid out a Budget Guide to New York City. [...]

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