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On Aug 25, 6:25*pm, SMS wrote:
Peter T. Daniels wrote: And the $13.50 saved is approximately equal to the Statue of Liberty Ferry ticket, and a lot less than the South Street Seaport admission. MoMA, Whitney, and Guggenheim all also ask $18-$20. (The Guggenheim is pay-what-you-wish on Saturday evening.) What does one have to do with the other? It was a response to Joseph's recommendation that they turn around and spend their entire savings from the discount on a single tourist activity. |
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"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message
... As has been stated somewhere in this thread, there are both daily and weekly "Unlimited" cards (which can be used by only one person at a time) (also monthly ones). Thank you. |
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On 2009-08-24 22:14:06 -0400, Miles Bader said:
(Steven M. O'Neill) writes: My son and I rode the PATH train 2 weekends ago. I was chagrined to learn that you can no longer just plunk your spare change in the turnstile machines, but rather have to first go to the card machine and then get a single-use paper card which instantly becomes garbage. If implemented well, that kind of system probably speeds things up on average -- but being America, I suspect it isn't implemented very well... Hong Kong had thier "Octopus" system up and running for for twelve years now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_card Its a proven technology that the various transit mavens in NYC refuse to look at. Better to **** away tens of millions of dollars on constultants than use something that works. -- "A nickel isn't worth a dime today." - Y. Berra |
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"Joseph D. Korman" wrote in message
... 7-Day Unlimited Ride MetroCard Cost: $27, reduced fare $13.50 Good for unlimited subway and local bus rides until midnight, 7 days from day of first use. May be a few more years before we can qualify the senior reduce fare. |
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On 2009-08-24 23:21:16 -0400, "Peter T. Daniels" said:
On Aug 24, 9:26*pm, Slim wrote: On 2009-08-24 17:23:01 -0400, "Peter T. Daniels" said: I made a trip from Newark to 33rd while the WTC station was close d, direct with no transfer. *It took 50 minutes. So that means they would have to burn two hours a day getting to/f ro m the hotel. Thats no bargain. So who is suggesting they stay in Newark There are many fancy hotels in "the new downtown" Jersey City, one stop, 5 minutes, from WTC. That is the time for the ride, but the trip has to be considered "door-to-door". You make it sound like its 5 minutes from the hotel (which could cos t just as much as one in the city) to WTC. I guess you've never walked out the main entrance of the Hyatt and crossed the street to the Exchange Place PATH entrance. Thats right. I never have. It it still takes longer than 5 minutes from the Hyatt to WTC. ;-) Only if you include the time you wait on the platform for the train to come. Not exactly. What about the time getting down to and back up from the tra in? Negligible. And that time isn't counted in journey time anyway. OK....so if I have a twenty minute walk to the train, a twenty minute train ride, and a ten minute walk to my job, "my journey time" would be twenty minutes? LOL! OK....if you say so. ;-) -- "A nickel isn't worth a dime today." - Y. Berra |
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On 2009-08-25 19:42:15 -0400, Brian said:
On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:32:42 -0700, SMS wrote: Very bad idea what you're trying to do. Between the cost of the transit, and the amount of time it takes, you won't save much, if any, money. Also, when visiting Manhattan, it's often the case that you want to go back to the hotel in the middle of the day, take a rest, then go back out at night. If you have to travel back to Queens or NJ, you won't do that. And depending on what they want to do in the evening, they might want to shower and change although I was surprised by what people wore to Broadway shows even on Sat. evenings. The standard of dress seems to be declining rapidly. It had been a couple of years since we had stayed in Manhattan. Its sad to say, but the Ugly American has come to Broadway and beyond. Flip-flops, ugly shorts, and tees are seen everywhere in the Tourist Zones. Americans no longer have any sense of for what is appropriate clothing these days. -- "A nickel isn't worth a dime today." - Y. Berra |
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"Slim" wrote in message
news:2009082421243616807-slim@pickinscom... Have you considered any of the Affinia properties in Manhattan proper? www.affinia.com Yes, Slim. For Oct 26 to 31 (to avoid Halloween and NY Marathon), Affinia Manhattan 3 star at W54@Broadway is $180 per night. But our daughters stayed there this July for a week, and they told us this hotel is not clean and quite filthy. |
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"Brian" wrote in message
... And depending on what they want to do in the evening, they might want to shower and change although I was surprised by what people wore to Broadway shows even on Sat. evenings. The standard of dress seems to be declining rapidly. It had been a couple of years since we had stayed in Manhattan. Brian, we wish to go to the "Wicked" Broadway play, at Gershwin Theatre? What is the dress code? What day of week and show time to get good priced ticket and less crowed? |
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On Aug 26, 2:05*pm, "ATM" wrote:
"Brian" wrote in message ... And depending on what they want to do in the evening, they might want to shower and change although I was surprised by what people wore to Broadway shows even on Sat. evenings. The standard of dress seems to be declining rapidly. It had been a couple of years since we had stayed in Manhattan. Brian, we wish to go to the "Wicked" Broadway play, at Gershwin Theatre? What is the dress code? What day of week and show time to get good priced ticket and less crowed? There's no such thing as a good-priced ticket to a Broadway show! Even Wicked, which is several years old, probably mostly sells out in advance, so you should get your tickets _now_. Matinees (usu. Wed, Sat, Sun) are usually cheaper than evenings; Fri and Sat evenings may be higher than weeknights. People wear whatever to the theater. The air conditioning is usually very effective. Almost no theaters have elevators, so if steps are a concern, you're constrained to orchestra seats. If you're less picky about which show(s) you see, you should go to the TKTS booth in Times Square and line up (the line is long but moves quickly) for "half"-price tickets to any Broadway or Off-Broadway show that's not sold out (and various other events, too). Tix for that evening go on sale at 3 pm (matinees I think at 11 am). There are electronic scoreboards showing what's available -- but you better know exactly what you want (and have 2nd and 3rd choices ready to go), and have your cash/credit card out, when you get to the window! |
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