Everything & Anything New York City

PeacefulWaters

bluebellina65 wrote: »

my 15 year old daughter would love to visit a big shopping mall.

Metro centre in Gateshead.

Bluewater in Kent.

Trafford Centre near Manchester.

Meadowhall in Sheffield.

Westfield in Stratford (or Shepherd's Bush).

Will save a plane fare!

Alternatively:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_shopping_malls_in_the_United_States

bluebellina65

Thanks John 259, not sure how I missed that one, she will love it. Funnily enough, we also wanted to go to a wal mart and a target, but they seem to be in short supply in Manhattan, don't suppose you know where they are as well?!


And peaceful waters - we've been to most of those alreadythanks!

John259

bluebellina65 wrote: »

we also wanted to go to a wal mart and a target

Because they are big stores with big parking lots, they're nearly always found outside town centres.

WalMart:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps?q=walmart&hl=en&ll=40.798737,-73.907089&spn=0.376851,0.837021&sll=40.752979,-73.9785&sspn=0.377111,0.837021&oq=walmart&t=m&radius=26.29&hq=walmart&z=11

Target:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps?q=target&hl=en&sll=40.798737,-73.907089&sspn=0.376851,0.837021&hq=target&t=m&z=11

Fred Meyer:
I couldn't find any in the region.

KMart:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps?q=kmart&hl=en&ll=40.765982,-73.901596&spn=0.377037,0.837021&sll=40.906248,-73.867264&sspn=0.37624,0.837021&t=m&radius=26.23&hq=kmart&z=11

ShopKo:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps?q=shopko&hl=en&ll=40.777422,-73.917389&spn=0.376972,0.837021&sll=40.767022,-73.826752&sspn=0.377031,0.837021&hq=shopko&t=m&z=11

I haven't gone into StreetView to check most of those. Some of them in the city might well be "express" convenience stores and not full-size shops, or even unrelated stores using similar names to the actual chains. This WalMart appears to be the genuine thing though:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps?q=walmart&hl=en&ll=40.789916,-74.04283&spn=0.011778,0.026157&sll=40.791069,-74.038303&sspn=0.011778,0.026157&t=m&radius=0.82&hq=walmart&z=16&layer=c&cbll=40.791468,-74.040727&panoid=Uf0DipOMmIdX2R2Ee6jYmA&cbp=12,337.85,,0,5.09

elphaba

I'm going to be travelling from JFK into Penn station, google maps tells me my hotel is a 17 min walk away on W 47th St, I was planning on walking it as that seems easier than dragging my suitcase onto the subway but then I wondered if that was actually the easiest option with the busy crowds?

greenface

Thats a decent walk to be fair and mostly longer than 17 minutes . (too many distractions) I would say Penn to the rockafeller is about 40/45 mins comfy. Why not cab it . If your doing Penn to W47th esp for the first time then the journey by cab or foot will be easier and memorible sub will be stressfull and clammy . Enjot NYC .

elphaba

I did think about cab but then I worried about cost of sitting in traffic or the driver deciding to take a longer route to rip me off. Also is there a taxi rank or would I need to hail one?

bleepandbooster

Head for the Exit onto 8th Avenue and the taxi line will on the corner ........... taxi will go straight up 8th Avenue Remember to have the hotel name and address street and avenue for the driver, maybe on a piece of paper to hand to him/her. If you go over Brooklyn bridge or see 2 ESB's then something fishy is going on !!!


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CharleneUK

Hi all! Well the time is almost here! Eeeek! My flight leaves tomorrow at 5.30.

Unfortunately my aunt can't collect me from the airport, so I'll be taking a cab from JFK to Manhattan. What is the custom tip amount for cabs?

Thanks in advance!

John259

CharleneUK wrote: »

so I'll be taking a cab from JFK to Manhattan.

That'll cost you at least $52 according to:
http://www.panynj.gov/airports/jfk-taxi-car-van-service.html

Have you considered the considerably less expensive options?
http://www.panynj.gov/airports/jfk-public-transportation.html

ox-boy

I'm looking at travelling to New York on or around 4th February 2015.

Flight prices are currently £546 with BA and Virgin.

Do you think prices will get any cheaper, or is it more likely they will only go up?