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Posted on: 3/28/16 3:34 PM ET
We are considering coming to NYC for a friend's significant birthday on NY Eve 2016. We are about 20 hours flying time away and we see the friend regularly, so this is a big decision.

We know that it will be cold, expensive and crowded. We would be able to stay about a week. We visited NYC last October and had a great time.

I would like some reasons why it might be fun to come! Or if you feel strongly it's a bad idea, then say that too.

  
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Posted on: 4/2/16 10:11 PM ET
Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this.
  
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Posted on: 4/2/16 11:19 PM ET
Wow! Not too many partyers on PR!

For decades, this was a bucket list item for me. At my age now, my bladder could not handle it. So no Times Square, no Bonaroo.

And if that wasn't an issue, I honestly would have to think long and hard about terrorism. Simply a fact of life these days.

I spent a week in the city for July 4th years ago during college-before the clean up. Went off on my own to Chinatown during the day, rode the subways home at 3:00 am each morning with only one other person after drinking all of our cash away. I've partied on Bourbon Street at age 40, not during Mardi Gras- but that town gets crazy every weekend! At 21 came REALLY close to going to jail during a school trip to Atlanta as a result of partying with people I didn't really know. I was the one that stayed level headed and got us out of that one. I wouldn't hesitate to do Bourbon St again if the opportunity arose.

I guess what I'm saying is, as much as I love a good time, I'd have to think long and hard if New Years in Times Square was offered to me for free.

Maybe I'm being too cautious.

What does anyone else think?
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Posted on: 4/2/16 11:49 PM ET
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If you have the opportunity and the desire the time is now. Significant birthdays and present significant friends both diminish in number as time goes on. It seems, too, that as those numbers dimish the events that limit our flexibility to travel on whim increase.

Go! You wouldn't be asking if you didn't want to. Pack coordinated layers (or uncoordinated - who cares ). If it gets colder than expected wear all of your clothes at once. if you don't have city worthy cold weather footgear you might still be able to pick something up on clearance. (If I had known our only grandbaby would be born in NYC in January I would have kept all of my winter footwear from Pennsylvania.)

Make some plans and be open to change. The birthday celebration and time with friends is the purpose, all else is icing on the cake. Go, fly, run, laugh, be happy, live now.
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I (We) wouldn't go near Times Square for the holiday but there is more to NYC than Times Square. And, with a week's stay, you could plan your travel times to be out of sync with peak periods. We also check on the city school schedule and try to maximize our time in town while other people's kids are in school.
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Posted on: 4/2/16 11:49 PM ET
I'm not a New Yorker, but have visited the city many times.

Bring warm clothing and comfortable shoes and enjoy your visit! Is there anything you missed last October that you hope to see this time? Many events, exhibits, etc are announced well in advance, so it is not really too early to start fantasizing about what you want to do.

Some people go to NYC that time of year just to see all the holiday decorations and take in a show, maybe the Rockettes or The Nutcracker.
  
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Posted on: 4/3/16 1:14 AM ET
Ahhh - See my brains don't always work right.

NYC for the holidays with New Years Eve anywhere except Times Square....yeah, I'd be all over that. Go, go, go!
  
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Posted on: 4/3/16 1:52 AM ET
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Sorry you didn't get more responses.

My only tip is pick your activities early. You don't have to pre-plan every single thing you do, but the holidays are an extremely popular time for attractions. That means buy broadway tickets and make restaurant reservations very early. Even kid stuff gets booked up because they're out of school.

And don't let the weather deter you. Even bad weather can work in your favor. Many people cancel their NYC plans when bad weather is expected. It frees up tickets for shows, tapings, sporting events, etc.
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Posted on: 4/3/16 10:07 AM ET
I despise, cold, crowed and expensive. Time Square/New York City, would be the last place I show up on New Year's Eve.

Due to a family gathering, we were in Las Vegas this past New Year's Eve(the week after Christmas, through New Year's). The Strip and Downtown can be just as crowed, cold, and expensive as New York City that time of year.

Luckily, we stay outside of that area in a local suburb of Vegas. The young folks with us, wanted to celebrate on the strip or downtown. Found out they couldn't do it because you had to have proof you were staying in one of the strip or downtown hotels. They also closed the affected streets by late afternoon and you couldn't drive in or out until 3 or later in the morning. I know this has little to do with New York City, but might give you an idea of what you might come up against in NYC.

I do agree with Anae, make your plans very early(like NOW). Everything fills up fast. You may have to get special passes to enter certain areas. In a perfect world, if you have to be there, staying in a Hotel/Motel, in the Square would be ideal. You could go back to your room when you wanted/needed to.

  
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Posted on: 4/3/16 1:53 PM ET
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I've been into the city for New Years eve and it was lovely. We stayed over night(I live on Long Island) with the friends we went out with.We took the subway which was pretty empty. No big crowds. I'd avoid Times Square but there is lots to do. We had dinner and saw an Off Broadway show which is still a lot cheaper than Broadway. Though if you have the funds, try getting tickets to one of the big hits, like Hamilton. You'd have to get tickets way in advance it's booked for months. There is so much to do that costs money and a lot of fun things that cost nothing at all. I sent some friends on the Staten Island Ferry which is free and you get a nice boat ride and a great view of lower New York. The city is so pretty that time of year; there are lights and trees all over, not just at the very crowded Rockefeller Center. The Christmas windows are still up and of course good fabric shopping. Dress warmly and in layers with comfy shoes and you should enjoy yourself.
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