[THREAD CLOSED - SEE PART 2] Anything & Everything New York

thatsfabulous

markymoo wrote: »

Ok... let me try to help here...

5th Avenue runs from the top tip of manhattan, right down nearly the whole of the island. It runs up and down the island basically.. 5th Avenue starts at about 143rd street right at the top of manhattan right down to 8th street. This is easily about 7 miles long.

Say you want to go somewhere, 611 5th Avenue, New York..

Now, as the street is so long, it is really difficult to gauge exactly where 611 5th Avenue is, and also the fact that no one speaks about numbers of properties on a street.

So, what people from NYC do, is use the streets going across, (streets go across, avenues go up and down), as a marker point.

So, back to my example.... 611 5th Avenue, is between 49th street, and 50th street, so depending i am, (south or north) depends how i'd tell a taxi driver to take me there... the easiest way, is just to pick a street, until you understand how NYC roads work!!!

so, my 611 5th avenue, which is difficult to find as no one knows numbers, now becomes, 5th avenue and 50th street (you'd tell a taxi driver, 5th avenue and 50th), which means it would drop me near enough right outside 611 5th avenue.. which happens to be... Saks 5th Avenue..

hope that helps!

Thanks markymoo, very kind!
I think i am understanding it a little better now, Will let you know how i get on...

freebiequeen84

I have decided today that I am going to spend my annual bonus on a trip to New York, because I work damn hard and I deserve it!

Ideally, I'd like to go in June next year. When is the best time to start looking to book something?

Grateful for any advice you pro's can offer!

deb

hi - off to nyc in 3 weeks - dd is desperate for a nintendo ds for christmas and i am hoping to pick it up over there - can anyone tell me the best place to get this please?

dannii_dannii

hi,

im going to new york just before christmas with a couple of friends to do some christmas shopping. i was wondering if anyone could help on where the best place to stay in NY is? preferably near all of the shops?
can anybody help?

thanks, dannii

Crabman

Hi dannii, welcome to MSE

In the first post of this thread is some info which should be useful, in particular the following guide:

Guide to Booking an NYC Holiday [markymoo]

phatbear

dannii_dannii wrote: »

hi,

im going to new york just before christmas with a couple of friends to do some christmas shopping. i was wondering if anyone could help on where the best place to stay in NY is? preferably near all of the shops?
can anybody help?

thanks, dannii

Hi danni,

To get an answer to your question you will need to be a tad more specific, for example century 21 is nowhere near macys which is nowhere near bloomingdales etc etc.

Dont put too much emphasis on being close to "stuff" ie times sq, macys etc etc as manhattan has a top drawer subway system and more cabs than you can shake a stick at, mind you the cabbie prob wont speak a word of english and wont have a clue where he's going but what the heck. Personally I would try and find better accomodation away from "the sights" and travel into them.

all the best

the bear

phatbear

deb wrote: »

hi - off to nyc in 3 weeks - dd is desperate for a nintendo ds for christmas and i am hoping to pick it up over there - can anyone tell me the best place to get this please?

well the obvious place would be nintendo world at 10 rockerfeller plaza, I bought my other halfs one there and of course mrs phatbear being mrs phatbear didnt want the boring ones which she could get in the UK and didnt want the boring ones you could only get in the US she wanted the imported one from japan which was twice the cost but a "nicer" colour.

Anyway you could also try toys r us on times square, the gaming section is down stairs, or somewhere like j&r which is located in the basement of macys theres also a huge store a couple of blocks down from century 21, however your 11% card wont work there.

There are loads of games shops around manhattan, as you would expect, its just a matter of trawling around on your travels and comparing and contrasting.

Dont forget that the power lead will be different to the uk one but these can be bought for about £5 from game/game station etc etc.

all the best

the bear

markelock

phatbear wrote: »

well the obvious place would be nintendo world at 10 rockerfeller plaza, I bought my other halfs one there and of course mrs phatbear being mrs phatbear didnt want the boring ones which she could get in the UK and didnt want the boring ones you could only get in the US she wanted the imported one from japan which was twice the cost but a "nicer" colour.

Anyway you could also try toys r us on times square, the gaming section is down stairs, or somewhere like j&r which is located in the basement of macys theres also a huge store a couple of blocks down from century 21, however your 11% card wont work there.

There are loads of games shops around manhattan, as you would expect, its just a matter of trawling around on your travels and comparing and contrasting.

Dont forget that the power lead will be different to the uk one but these can be bought for about £5 from game/game station etc etc.

all the best

the bear

what price was the duty calculated against on that?;)

phatbear

Luckily it was below £145 so not a prob, alas I have to declare stuff as if i didnt i would be arrested and loose my job, not worth it save a few quid really.

all the best

the bear

dannii_dannii

Thank you Phatbear and Crabman you've both been very helpful. I will definitely check out that guide!

Cheers