Diamond Dog wrote:Cheers Snarf, excellent stuff. Will read up.
It's very tentative but it looks a possibility. We really just want to cram as much into four/five days as we can.
I would prefer Sept/Oct because it may give me a chance to take in a game of football....
The fall is usually a nice time of year. Weather is never predictable, but there's generally more rain in the spring than in the fall and summers can be miserably hot and humid. Subway travel becomes a serious challenge in the heat (sweltering on the platform, olfactory assault, etc.).
I always assume that hotels are crazy expensive here, but I never book them so I don't have any advice. If you were staying longer there might be a weekly apartment rental to look into, but that's not applicable... a longer stay might open up better accommodation alternatives. I think there are quite a few hotels below Times Square/midtown, in the 20's and 30's. Our office has a negotiated "rate" with one on 27th Street for visiting consultants, but I don't think I can blag onto that for you (and 2016 is a long ways off).
You want to be in NYC when it's warm enough to walk around. There's plenty of regular touristy things to do and see, but getting the "feel" of the city is important so you want to roam, take chances on places to eat, watch the street parade walk by.
You'll probably fly into JFK. Newark Airport is more difficult to get to and more expensive by taxi.
And yes, a JU will be in order!