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Diane Carpenter NYC Itinerary
AUGUST 6th-AUGUST 10th
Hampton Inn Manhattan/Times Square Central
ADDRESS: 220 W 41st St. PHONE: (212) 221-1188
Nearby Grocery:
Whole Foods Market-1095 6th Ave
Nearby Pharmacy:
Walgreens-625 8th Ave
Sunday: August 6th
Arrival, Central Park, Sightseeing on 5th Ave, Top of the Rock
Afternoon
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1:51 p.m. Arrive: Moynihan Train Hall
Walk 12 minutes to:
2:15 p.m. Check-in: Hampton Inn Manhattan/Times Square, 220 W 41st St.
Walk 15 minutes to:
3:30 p.m. Halal Guys Food Cart, 6th Ave at W 53rd.
Note: Closes at 4 p.m. Take it to eat it in Central Park.
Walk 10 minutes to:
4:00 p.m. Central Park
Evening
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Walk to:
6:00 p.m. Sightseeing on 5th Ave:
- The Plaza Hotel
- St. Patrick’s Cathedral
- Saks 5th Ave
- Rockefeller Plaza
7:00 p.m. Admission: Top of the Rock, 30 Rockefeller Plaza
Note: Purchase ticket on the concourse level (basement) of 30 Rock behind the skating rink. You’ll enter the elevators up to the top from there. There are also fast-casual food options and restrooms on the concourse level.
Walk 2 minutes to:
8:00 p.m. Dessert: Magnolia Bakery-Rockefeller Plaza, 1240 6th Ave.
Walk 13 minutes to your hotel via Times Square.
Monday: August 7th
Food Tour-Chelsea Market, The High Line, Central Park, Natural History Museum, Sunset Sail
Morning
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Walk 5 minutes to:
7:00 a.m. Bryant Park
Note: Blue Bottle Coffee, 54 W 40th (across from Bryant Park opens at 6:30 a.m.)
Walk 10 minutes to:
8:00 a.m. Breakfast: Best Bagel & Coffee, 235 W 35th St. (opens at 6 a.m.)
Walk 25 minutes to:
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Foods of NY Tour: Chelsea Market & The High Line, 9th Ave at 15th St.
Note: Meet your guide inside the Chelsea Market Building. Once inside the building (9th Ave entrance) walk 100ft to Damesfly Flowers to meet your tour guide.
Afternoon
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Take the subway (approx. 25 minutes) to:
1:30 p.m. Central Park-Walk around the Lake (see map):
- Strawberry Fields
- Cherry Hill
- The Bow Bridge
- Bethesda Fountain and Terrace
- The Boathouse
- Belvedere Castle
Walk 7 minutes to:
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. American Museum of Natural History, 200 Central Park West
Evening
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Walk 10 minutes to:
5:15 p.m. Dinner: Sala Thai, 307 Amsterdam Ave.
Take a car (approx. 20 minutes) to:
7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Sunset Cruise: Classic Harbor Line, Chelsea Piers-Pier 62
Note: Please arrive 10 minutes early to get your boarding pass
Take a car to your hotel.
Tuesday: August 8th
SoHo, Food Tour-Chinatown, Brooklyn Bridge, Sightseeing in DUMBO
Morning
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Take the subway (approx. 20 minutes) to:
8:30 a.m. Breakfast: Jack’s Wife Freda-SoHo, 226 Lafayette St.
9:30 a.m. Walk around SoHo and Little Italy (see map)
Walk 5 minutes to:
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Food Tour: Ultimate Chinatown Food Tour, Hester St.
Note: Hester St between Chrystie St. & Forsyth St. Meet in Sara D. Roosevelt Park between the public restrooms and the playground.
Afternoon
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Walk 10 minutes to:
2:30 p.m. City Hall Park-Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
Note: Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge
Walk 11 minutes to:
4:00 p.m. DUMBO Sightseeing
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Brooklyn Bridge Park
- Pier 1
- Emily Roebling Plaza
- Jane’s Carousel
- Pebble Beach
Evening
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Dinner Options:
Time Out Market New York-Food on 1st and 5th Floors with seating on both levels and 5th floor rooftop.
Dessert Options:
Take a car back to your hotel.
Wednesday: August 9th
Grand Central, Madison Square Park, Union Square Park, Washington Square Park, Financial District & Broadway
Morning
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Walk two minutes to:
7:30 a.m. Coffee/Breakfast: Bluestone Lane Coffee Shop-Times Square, 11 Times Square
Walk 14 minutes to:
8:15 a.m. Grand Central, 89 E 42nd St.
Walk 15 minutes to:
9:30 a.m. Madison Square Park
In the area:
- Flatiron Building
- Eataly
- Original Shake Shack
Walk 7 minutes to:
10:30 a.m. Union Square Park and Greenmarket
Walk 3 minutes to:
11:30 a.m. Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway
Afternoon
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Walk 8 minutes to:
12:30 p.m. Washington Square Park
Walk 6 minutes to:
1:00 p.m. Lunch: Bleecker Street Pizza, 69 7th Ave.
Note: One of THE BEST by-the-slice joints in NYC!
Bakeries in the area:
Pasticceria Rocco-Italian Bakery, 243 Bleecker
Marie Blachere Bakery-French Bakery, 301 6th Ave.
Molly’s Cupcakes-American Bakery, 228 Bleecker St.
Take the subway 15 minutes to:
2:30 p.m. Admission: 9/11 Memorial and Museum, 180 Greenwich St.
Note: You can purchase your ticket when you get there, so you can stay flexible on timing.
4:30 p.m. Sightseeing in the area (see map):
- Trinity Church (Alexander Hamilton buried on south side)
- New York Stock Exchange
- Federal Hall
- Charging Bull
- Fraunces Tavern
- Stone Street Historic District
Evening
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5:30 p.m. Dinner Options on Stone Street listed here!
Take a car (approx. 25 minutes) to:
8:00 p.m. Richard Rodgers Theater: Hamilton.
Walk 8 minutes to your hotel.