How to Visit New York City Cheap (Have Fun in New York on a Budget)

New York City is the best city to visit, enjoy and to have lots of fun. Well, I’m a New Yorker so there is a little bias here. Vacations in New York City are for everyone because this city has so much to offer. The best part is that vacationing in New York can be done cheaply and on a serious budget.

These are some ideas on how to save money visiting New York City.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• airline tickets
• theater tickets

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   New York City

   Plan your vacation flights via the less well known airports. Use Newark international airport or McArthur airport for your vacation flights. You will have to pay the taxi ride because there is no direct public transportation from these airports to the city. The savings on airline flights will be worth it.

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   Book your flights thru discount airline ticket websites to visit New York City. Use Expedia, Travelocity, Cheap Tickets or Orbitz. These websites always have New York City vacation packages through out the year.

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   Book your hotels outside New York City to save money. For example you can stay in northern New Jersey or in one of the boroughs; like Staten Island or Downtown Brooklyn. Hotels outside New York City are much cheaper. Public transportation from these places is available. Call the Transportation Authority [phone] or visit MTA.org.

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   Have your meals outside of the tourist areas when visiting New York. This will save you lots of money as well. Visit Chinatown, Little Italy and the Village to eat at restaurants. These city areas have many small family owned restaurants offering delicious meals and cheap.

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   Take a trip to entertain yourself and the family on Broadway theaters. Visit the site http://www.discountticketstore.com for great discounts on theater tickets. You can also get tickets to same day performances at two cheap ticket locations in New York City. The most popular location is in the middle of Times Square (42 street and Broadway). There is a less known cheap tickets location at the Seaport on Pier 17. This location is not very busy and offers lots of different show for sales at 50 percent or more discounts.

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   Take a trip to New York City museums. This can be done free, but I recommend that you pay the suggested price or at least make a contribution. If you don’t have the full price to pay, say “I’ll like to make a contribution of $5.00’. The museums will take the contribution and let you in all the fun. Students can bring their school identifications to get in free or pay much less.
   
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[3CMom]

on 3/8/2009 I want to visit N.Y.!!!! Thanks for the advice *****