Things to do in New York City
New York is five boroughs, not one, and no single itinerary covers Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island in a weekend. 90 a ride on OMNY tap or MetroCard, capping automatically at $34 a week from the seventh trip. 875% sales tax, and restaurant tips of 18-20% are expected, not optional.
New York runs on Eastern Time, with daylight saving from March to November, and most Visa Waiver Program visitors need an ESTA, an electronic authorisation rather than a visa, tied to a biometric passport. Rather than trying to fit everything into central Manhattan, decide which boroughs matter to this trip and use the neighbourhood guides below to plan each one properly.
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