# Going to NYC

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**Created:** [October 6, 2008, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-to-nyc/200008 "2008-10-06T10:44:43Z")
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### Author: ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2008, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-to-nyc/200008/6 "2008-10-06T11:04:24Z")

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> [@UMMM WAT?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-wat/38222/11):
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> Drive to Philly and take the train in. parking is better. You don’t want to drive in to NYC or Newark. The train from Philly to NYC is about an hour and it doesn’t cost that much. Plus it is a nice relaxing ride and you can sight see a little on your way into the city instead of worrying about driving and knowing where you are going. Take a lot of money cause every thing is expensive. A bottle of beer is $12.00 in a decent bar. Get a hotel in Greenich Village. it is a good place to be right around NYU.

Yeah I’m thinking cab fees will be $$$ and I know that everything there is expensive, which is why I’m limiting the days I’m there.

> [@UMMM WAT?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-wat/38222/13):
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> My uncle has lived in Manhattan for the past 15-20 years and I can say its a great city. There is a ton to do and everything is larger than life. I have been going there for as long as I can remember to visit him, also my girlfriend and I will go when he is out of town on occasion. If your going to Tiffany’s or Bloomingdale’s be prepared to spend $$$$$$.
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> I personally feel the city is a safe place… of course you have your neighborhoods like everywhere else. I feel safe walking down the road at 2-3am by myself, there are police everywhere. I also wouldn’t worry about your ride getting stolen, if you get a decent hotel in the city, they will have a parking garage. Staying in NJ would be ok I guess, but I feel you really cannot take full advantage of the city night life. I guess it all depends on what kind of budget you are going on. Sure you are going to spend more on a hotel in the city… but at the same time, the subway and cab fees have gone up a lot, that all adds up. Your better off defiantly staying in the city, it takes hours to get in and out of the city and its $$ for a cab, plus tolls, etc…
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> Also… if possible… leave Friday… stay the extra day, you really cannot do much in that time period, if you can’t thats fine… but you will appreciate the extra day in the city.

Thanks, this helps out a lot. I know Tiffany’s is $$$ but I’ll be on the lower end of their spectrum haha. I’m gonna try and make it Friday night, but I gotta work til 4:00 so it’s gonna be tough to drive out. We’ll see about that. I was unaware about the parkign garages and such, I may end up just doing it that way. I haven’t been out to NYC since I was like 8.

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