New Apple in the Big Apple

I%26#39;m hoping someone can clarify something for me about an address. The new Apple store on Fifth Avenue and FAO Schwarz seem to have the same address: 767 Fifth Avenue. How is this possible? (Addresses confirmed on each company%26#39;s separate websites.)

It%26#39;s been a couple of years since we%26#39;ve been to NYC and although we%26#39;ll be there again next month for only a weekend, I%26#39;m quite looking forward to it!

New Apple in the Big Apple

767 is a very large building. The Apple store entrance sits in front and the store is actually downstairs. FAO is on the street level.

www.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/gallery/

New Apple in the Big Apple

Thank you, nywhiz! Sounds like a building my family can spend a lot of time at -- toys for a wide range of interests!

I hadn%26#39;t known before this that FAO Schwarz had new owners and was reopened. It%26#39;ll be fun to meander through again.

The building is mostly an office building with lots of high profile companies. It%26#39;s known as the General Motors building.

www.emporis.com/en/il/pc/?id=115457%26aid=8

From Short Hills NJ to Pan Americam Hotel in Elmhurst?

Monday, Oct 9, my wife and and I have to go from the Hilton in Short Hills to the Pan American for two nights before flying off to Bermuda for a 30th anniversary trip. We%26#39;ve never been to New York so it%26#39;s all a little confusing. We%26#39;ll have no car at that point in the trip. I hear getting a train into NY is the best way from New Jersey. What would be the best way to get to the Pan American and would it best to go there, drop luggage, and then back track to Manhattan or store luggage someplace else and go to the hotel later? Any idea of how long we would be looking at to get to the Pan American?

Thanks in advance for the info. Reading this forum has given us a lot of ideas on what to do. I just have to try and figure out what time we%26#39;ll have to do it in.

From Short Hills NJ to Pan Americam Hotel in Elmhurst?

Take the New Jersey Transit train to Penn Station. From there take a taxi to the hotel. The taxi will cost about $20 not including a $4.50 toll if a toll facility is used and a tip.

You can do it using the subway ($2 a person) but that is not a good idea when you have luggage - there are stairs to climb entering and exiting the subway and there is a bit of a walk from the train station to the hotel.

From Short Hills NJ to Pan Americam Hotel in Elmhurst?

It will be a real pain to have to take the luggage to your hotel and then have to go back to Manhattan. There really isn%26#39;t any luggage storage in Manhattan.

1) If your budget isn%26#39;t limited, you might want to check the price of a car service to take you from one hotel to the other. Drop the bags and then go into Manhattan by bus or subway from the Pan American.

carmellimo.com

telavivlimo.com

or some service the Hilton might recommend. (Compare prices)

2)Your Short Hills hotel website says the hotel is 13 miles from Newark airport and has a shuttle to Newark airport. Depending on price for that shuttle, you could go to Newark airport and then take a shuttle bus from EWR to La Guardia airport. The Pan American has a free shuttle from LGA. The EWR to LGA shuttle is $28/person or $56. ETS Air Shuttle

www.panynj.gov/aviation/connframewr.htm

3) Get to Manhattan (I think by bus with possibly one change) and you could try offering a doorman or bellman at one of the hotels some money to hold your bags. I%26#39;d pick an upscale hotel. (If you come into Port Authority bus terminal, the Westin Hotel is almost across the street.

I can%26#39;t tell you the length of the trip.

I think you%26#39;re thinking of the shuttle bus www.goairporter.com but that only goes from EWR to JFK.

Film TV Clothes Memrobilia Charity Shop

Hi

Are there any good charity shops (or similar) in New York where the studios and wealthy get rid of their clothing?

Thanks in advance

Film TV Clothes Memrobilia Charity Shop

No studios, but yes to good charity shops. We call them Thrift Shops , resale shops, consignment stores.

Here%26#39;s a list of thrift shops

http://www.thensome.com/thrift.htm

This is copied from NY Magazine on resale/consignment shops

designer consignment shops

Beacon%26#39;s Closet

This chic shop is especially popular with stylists looking for a turn-around on post-shoot garb. There%26#39;s a great selection of used or vintage pieces, hip downtown basic, and high-end designer names. On any given trip you can score such finds as a Calvin Klein dress for $40, a Martin Margiela tank top for $10, or a pair of Dries van Noten boots for $20.

鈥?88 N. 11th St., between Berry St. and Wythe Ave., Williamsburg, Brooklyn; 718-486-0816

鈥?220 Fifth Ave., between Union and President Sts., Park Slope, Brooklyn; 718-230-1630; beaconscloset.com

Designer Resale Corp.

Make sure you pay attention to the color-coded items, because merchandise is reduced by 20 percent after 30 days and by half after 60 days. Keep that in mind as you%26#39;re skimming the racks loaded with Joseph Abboud (suits are $195), Chanel, and Armani.

鈥?324 E. 81st St., between First and Second Aves.; 212-734-3639

鈥?Gentlemen%26#39;s Resale Clothing, 322 E. 81st St., between First and Second Aves.; 212-734-2739

鈥?Designer Resale Too, 311 E. 81st St., between First and Second Aves.; 212-734-3639; resaleclothing.net

Encore Designer

The first New York City shop of its kind, Encore was founded in 1954 as a place for ladies-who-lunch to unload their old clothes for a bit of cash. Most things here are less than two years old and cost a fraction of what they once did. A recent trip uncovered a black Donna Karan blazer ($125), a Jil Sander cashmere jacket ($300), and a big Tod%26#39;s bag ($550).

鈥?1132 Madison Ave., between 84th and 85th Sts., 2nd fl.; 212-879-2850, encoreresale.com

Ina

Ina scores barely worn (if ever) styles by the hottest designers -- Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Comme des Gar脕ons -- from local models and fashion insiders and passes them on for less than half the original prices. Look for Burberry raincoats (under $200), Prada and Gucci evening dresses (from $200 to $400), Calvin Klein tops, and Versace pants.

鈥?21 Prince St., between Mott and Elizabeth Sts.; 212-334-9048.

鈥?101 Thompson St., between Prince and Spring Sts.; 212-941-4757

鈥?208 E. 73rd St. between Second and Third Aves.; 212.249.0014

鈥?Ina Men, 262 Mott St., between Prince and Houston Sts.; 212-334-2210; inanyc.com

There are even more than this. ;)

Film TV Clothes Memrobilia Charity Shop

Here%26#39;s the one I like:

City Opera Thrift Shop, 222 East 23rd St.

It can be hit or miss depending on who%26#39;s donating, but it is a lot of fun. The people who tend to donate to are dowagers of the arts and teh City Opera and they show up with a taxi full of expensive stuff to donate and then ask to be reimbursed for their cab fare (which they are).

I just find that...amusing...

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Central Park Foliage

I may be going to the City next week. How is the foliage in Central Park? Thank you.

Tim

Central Park Foliage

It%26#39;s nice, lots of leaves on the ground, but still a couple of weeks from peak color.

Celebrity Jeopardy

Just wondering if anyone who had applied for tickets to the October tapings at Radio City had heard anything back yet. The deadline for ticket applications was August 28 and I haven%26#39;t heard bupkis since.

Thanks.

Celebrity Jeopardy

Thought I%26#39;d throw this one out again--the taping are only two weeks away and no sign of tickets.

Has anyone heard anything?

Celebrity Jeopardy

Have you been in contact with the production company, or whoever you sent your request to?

I haven%26#39;t heard back either. Although it is possible my request arrived too late, I think I sent it out the last possible day.

No I didn%26#39;t, although I did check the message board on the Jeopardy website and a couple people have gotten theirs within the past few days. A weekend in the city hangs in the balance...and hotels ain%26#39;t getting any cheaper.

Bettina--trying again for Millionaire on the 26th--taking the movie test and if I don%26#39;t pass that, I will not be held responsible for my actions:)

Why would you not make a hotel reservation you could cancel, and then do it if you need to? Or go anyway?

Excellent point. I would have but I%26#39;ll be going with a friend to whom the Celebrity Jeopardy is an all or nothing thing. If we get tickets, a weekend is born--if not, we don%26#39;t go. You have to understand him to understand this--he%26#39;s not a huge NYC fan, whereas I%26#39;d live there if I could.

I am keeping my eye on Quikbook and TravelZoo, among other sites. October%26#39;s expensive anyway, but I also honestly though we would have heard something, positive or negative, by now.

I%26#39;m still not sure why you don%26#39;t make a cancellable hotel reservation now while you%26#39;re waiting to hear.

That would make sense, wouldn%26#39;t it. I%26#39;m looking into it, but it cracks me up at this time of year that the budget hotels are as bad as the nicer ones. The Carlton on Madison, which is gorgeous, is currently running a $289 special on a full bed room, while the run-of-the-mill LaQuinta on W 32nd is $339 for the same time frame.

Will tentatively book one or two--the last two times I booked the Red Roof the price dropped by 1/3 between reservation and travel time. Guess I%26#39;m hoping for that again. We are working on something resembling a budget here.

Ended up booking the Holiday Inn Wall Street for $190 for a two single-bed room...since the cheapest room I saw last week was $255, I consider this a deal....and it%26#39;s cancellable up until the day before.

Still haven%26#39;t seen any sign of Jeopardy tickets and there%26#39;s really no place on the Jeopardy website (that I can see) to inquire.

Last go-round on this one...

Did anyone on here get their tickets. Mine never arrived, which means they either got lost in the mail or they hit their limit REALLY fast.

Oh well....

Don't know a thing -- help

I%26#39;ve just started browsing the NYC forum and found everyone to be extremely helpful. I%26#39;m considering a long weekend next spring and wanted to get a little familiar with the city by visiting this forum.

Since I don%26#39;t have a clue about the burroughs, could someone please let me know the differences between them?

Thanks

Don't know a thing -- help

New York State, like most states, is made up of counties. The counties were first created in 1683, and some of the oldest counties still have their original boundaries -- wh ich were surprisingly small. One of these is New York County, which was the island of Manhattan. The County of New York and the City of New York had the same boundaries. Across the River, in Kings County, was the village of Brooklyn. Eventually Brooklyn would become a large city in its own right, and would annex everything else that was in Kings County.

Next to Kings County was Queens County, which had a number of rural towns.

In the harbor was a large island named for the Dutch States General: Staten Island. This island was Richmond County.

As New York City grew, it grew north off of the island of Manhattan into the southern towns of Westchester County, near the Bronx River (named for Jonas Bronck, and early settler.)

In 1898, the City of New York and the the City of Brooklyn merged. At the same time, the new enlarged New York was given Richmond County, the western part of Queens County (the eastern part was made into a new county called ';Nassau';) and the southern part of Westchester County (which eventually became Bronx County.) It should be noted that the only one of these five counties on the mainland of the US is Bronx County -- all the rest are on islands. Since the City was so large, it was useful for administrative purposes to use the county lines (which still exist for the purposes of state government -- e.g., courts, or district attorneys -- there are five different DA%26#39;s in NYC) as administrative divisions of the City. When considered for City governmental purposes, these counties are called ';boroughs';, and in most cases have different names: New York County = Borough of Manhattan; Kings County=Borough of Brooklyn, Richmond County = Borough os Staten Island, and Bronx County = Borough of The Bronx. ONly Queens retains its identical name (Bronx County laks a ';the';,w hile the Borough of THE Bronx has one.)

Of the five, Brooklyn is the most populous, and the second largest in area. Queens is the largest in area, and the second most populous -- more than half of all New Yorkers live either in Brooklyn or Queens. Staten Island is the most ';suburban'; and the least populous. Manhattan is the smallest in area by far (it is less than half the size of the Bronx, and less than a quarter the size of Queens), but is the one that has most of the things visitors want to see.

Don't know a thing -- help

Here%26#39;s a fun link for you to browse:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City

It includes a definition and listing of our five boroughs.

This forum is great and indeed very helpful, but I would suggest you read a good guidebook to start. By becoming more familiar with the area first, I found it easier to understand the questions !!

I got the DK Eyewitness New York City from Costco for less than $15 and it has some great pictures, too. You can always borrow one from the library if you prefer.

I STRONGLY agree with Kitty - get a guidebook. Bookstores, library book sales, libraries themselves and discount outlets usually offer a good selection.

Even if you get an outdated one, don%26#39;t fret, while prices may change, the basics are still the same!

Happy reading and researching!

Poppa

Hey Shelb!

Are you a member of Triple A (AAA)? -- they have great guidebooks that you can pick up by just going to your local AAA office. Many hotels also offer AA discounts as well.

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Is there anywhere that.......

Hey Folks,

I am looking at taking my girlfriend to NYC for her birthday but i%26#39;m on a real tight budget - after the cost of my flights from the UK I am stuggling to find accomadation that I can afford.

Can anyone please advise me of somewhere that is clean and cheap but still in an area for all the sights etc. When I say cheap, I mean something for under 拢100 per night - from what I can find, everything is between 拢130 and 拢150 per night. I dont see the point in spending all that money when we are more than likely going to be out every morning by 9am and then maybe popping back for a quick shower and then out again for the night. We wont be spending any time at all at the hotel.

I really do appreciate all replies.

Cheers

Is there anywhere that.......

Prices vary a lot depending on when you%26#39;re coming - what are your dates?

Is there anywhere that.......

Sorry, I should have mentioned the dates......we arrive on 15th February and leave on 20th February, so we are looking for 5 nights.

Thanks again

Aw its cheap as chips then!

Have you got a particular area in mind? Do you want to be in the middle of Times Square with the lights and the crowds? Or do you want to be in a neighbourhood like the village or upper west side?

If you%26#39;re on a budget while you%26#39;re here too you%26#39;ll probably be better off in a neighbourhood as you%26#39;ll be paying tourist prices for drinks %26amp; food in a touristy area.

Try these

Hotel Newton 鈥?Upper West Side

http://www.thehotelnewton.com/

Second Home on Second Avenue 鈥?Near Union Square

http://secondhomesecondavenue.com

Comfort Inn Chelsea

choicehotels.com/ires/en-GB/html/HotelInfo鈥?/a>

Hotel Belleclaire 鈥?UWS again

http://www.hotelbelleclaire.com/specials.html

The Salisbury 鈥?Midtown

I鈥檓 getting that cheap on hotels.com 鈥?not their website.

Have a browse through a website like hotels.com or expedia and cross reference with the reviews section on here. If you see any you like the look of google their name and try contacting them directly for cheaper rates.

Thanks Ange - that is great. I%26#39;ll have a look at them and see what I can find.

Cheers

And, since there%26#39;s just the two of you, I%26#39;d recommend you try priceline.com -- just be sure to read through the advice on betterbidding.com and biddingfortravel.com.

Hi Ange!!!! Hope you had a grand time in London. I%26#39;m sure Callum loved every minute.

Hey Bettina!!!

We all had a fab time - Callum is stll talking about it to anyone that will listen!

I posted a trip report with pics on the London forum.

http://tinyurl.com/h48r7

How was Evita?

I would book something that%26#39;s cancellable and try Priceline as Bettina suggests. Travelzoo.com also often has good specials closer to the date.

Radio City apartments would also work.

Great report, and most of your photos are excellent, except that tired looking woman near the end.... who could that be?!?

I%26#39;m so glad we got to spend some time together. Even though the place was expensive for a neighborhood restaurant, I agree that the food was really good.

The best, though, was finally getting to meet Callum, who might think he%26#39;s shy but is really a charmer, and of course the gorgeous Isabelle. You both are so lucky, but then you already know that.

Evita was excellent, very different from the original, which I%26#39;d guess I must have seen a few dozen times at least. I couldn%26#39;t believe, though, that the theater was about 20% empty. That%26#39;s really shocking for such an amazing show, especially considering that Wicked is constantly sold out. I don%26#39;t get it at all.

See you in March!

By the way, l love that the word ';schlep'; is now a permanent part of your vocabulary. You really are a New Yorker at heart!

Hehe!

Oy!