Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

My daughter and her fiance are going to NY tomorrow to try out for the wedding-version of WWTBAM. We are country people. Going into the city is an overwhelming thought. I was wondering if anyone from the area has any suggestions for them as far as maybe driving to NJ somewhere and taking a train into the city, etc? They are trying to avoid the huge cab fares, etc and I've no advice at all to offer them? -- Bambi

"Bam" <dearcounselor@comcast.net> wrote in message news:2u26bsF254gt7U1@uni-berlin.de.. > My daughter and her fiance are going to NY tomorrow to try out for the > wedding-version of WWTBAM. We are country people. Going into the city is > an overwhelming thought. I was wondering if anyone from the area has any > suggestions for them as far as maybe driving to NJ somewhere and taking a > train into the city, etc? They are trying to avoid the huge cab fares, etc > and I've no advice at all to offer them? > > -- > Bambi > Are they flying or driving? There are inexpensive bus services from all the local airports to midtown Manhattan. If they are driving, they can look for a garage in Newark/Hoboken and take the PATH trains into the city http://www.nj.com/njtransit/path.html. There is also a very good grid of bus service from various points in New Jersey to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in midtown. http://www.njtransit.com/sf_bu.shtml (Actually, I think you can travel the NJTA system all the way from Philadelphia into Manhattan if you have the time to spend.) Once they are in Manhattan, both buses and subways run frequently to just about anywhere you could want to go, and maps are available. They can buy a weekly pass if they are staying a while, or a card that will give them an extra free trip for every ten paid for http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/maps/submap.htm , http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/bus/. For that matter, a lot of places are within walking distance in Manhattan--just tell them to wear very comfortable shoes. Cab fares can definitely be a real killer. -- Sheila To reply to me, add the prefix real. to my address.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd already told them to make sure they wore comfortable shoes!! This info helps tons, Sheila!! "14tonks" <mail.2.14tonks@recursor.net> wrote in message news:2u2938F2503eiU1@uni-berlin.de.. > "Bam" <dearcounselor@comcast.net> wrote in message > news:2u26bsF254gt7U1@uni-berlin.de.. > is any[vbcol=seagreen] a[vbcol=seagreen] > etc > > Are they flying or driving? There are inexpensive bus services from all the > local airports to midtown Manhattan. If they are driving, they can look for > a garage in Newark/Hoboken and take the PATH trains into the city > http://www.nj.com/njtransit/path.html. There is also a very good grid of bus > service from various points in New Jersey to the Port Authority Bus Terminal > in midtown. http://www.njtransit.com/sf_bu.shtml (Actually, I think you can > travel the NJTA system all the way from Philadelphia into Manhattan if you > have the time to spend.) Once they are in Manhattan, both buses and subways > run frequently to just about anywhere you could want to go, and maps are > available. They can buy a weekly pass if they are staying a while, or a card > that will give them an extra free trip for every ten paid for > http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/maps/submap.htm , > http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/bus/. For that matter, a lot of places are > within walking distance in Manhattan--just tell them to wear very > comfortable shoes. Cab fares can definitely be a real killer. > -- > > Sheila > To reply to me, add the prefix real. to my address. > > > >