I had always wanted to go to New York City for New Year’s Eve so that I could be out in Times Square when the ball dropped at midnight. My dream was finally coming true in 2007, when I made plans with a group of friends to stay with a college friend in New York at the end of December.
The only problem was that we really didn’t want to stand out in Times Square for hours on end on the 31st just so that we could see the ball drop. We started looking into restaurants or hotels where we could see the ball drop because we thought that would be a better deal in the long run.
We weren’t overly optimistic though, because we starting planning in September, and had heard that if you wanted to find someplace, you had to book by the spring. We struck out a few times, but, by chance (well, by internet search), we happened to find a restaurant in Times Square called Ruby Foo’s that hadn’t even started taking reservations for New Year’s yet when we called them in October. Read more »
I visited New York for the first time (well, only time) this past March. I went with my boyfriend who was actually going to participate in the US Open for bowling.
Unfortunately, his very LDS parents, aunt, and uncle came along for the entire trip!! We got to see quite a few sites by taking a tour bus and it gave us a good idea of our surroundings and landmarks, I would recommend this to anyone.
My boyfriend and I did get about four hours to ourselves to walk around the entire city. As we walked into Times Square, the Naked Cowboy stood before us, hundreds of fans waiting to be molested by the sexy cowboy. Read more »
I have been visiting New York City my entire adult life, but it wasn’t until I traveled there by train with my teen-aged children that I really fell in love with the city.
We made the trip shortly after my husband passed away unexpectedly, so we all needed to have some fun at that point in our lives. My daughter had applied to several art schools and was visiting all of them to decide which school was the best place for her.
Although she chose not to attend the school in the city, our three-day stay was a blast. We arrived at Penn Station and found that our hotel was just a couple of blocks away, a perfect location.
It was also within sight of the wonderful Macy’s department store that I had always wanted to visit! We tried to do all the touristy things we could. Read more »
Some things I love in New York are those cute “I love NY” t-shirts. I love them and I love wearing them.
I also love going into the statue of Liberty and looking down at the water and the people below. Also, there is always someone seeming to get in trouble so it’s pretty exciting seeing what happens to these crazy people.
I know that New York is an exciting place because there is always something crazy going on. I love the city and it is a very beautiful place.
Some funny things that happened to me were I fell down while climbing these stairs when the tour guide told us to “watch our step”. Read more »
What is not to love about the great state of New York? Traveling from north to south or east to west you can see a whole diverse group of people.
I myself am from Long Island. I live in the shadow of the greatest city, the city that seriously never sleeps. Being lost in the city, well not really lost but somewhat at 3 am and there still being loads of people out on the streets.
Upstate New York is the complete opposite of the city, it is slow paced and laid back. There are a lot of farms and acres and acres between house.
New Yorkers can be rude sometimes but that’s only because we try to fit a lot of things into our day. We are good workers in that sense. Read more »
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November 26, 2008 7:59 am | 
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