Help with my Itinerary

THis is a big ask - I%26#39;ve compiled a list of areas I want to go, as well as restaurants, places of interest I%26#39;d like to go, but need to know which ones are close, so I can see them together - I just cant tell for sure the proximity by reading a guidebook.

Places I%26#39;m interested in below, will be in NY from 24 Sept - to the morning of 7th Oct, staying at the Herald Square hotel.

I know this is extensive but any help appreciated!

Lower Manhattan - P92

Lower Manhattan tour in lonely planet

1) Subway to city hall

2) World Trade Centre

3) World Financial centre nearby for shops (p101)

4) Century 21 discount store near WTC

5) Wall Street + Stock exchange 鈥?p101

Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island 鈥?p103 (maybe in morning then others in afternoon)

Chinatown and Little Italy p108

Lombardi%26#39;s - little itlaly 32 Spring St, New York, NY 10012 鈥?212-941-7994

Lower East Side p113

Orchard Street p113 (bargain district)

Essex Street Retail Market p114

Economy Candy p114

Clinton St. Baking Co. %26amp; Restaurant - 4 Clinton Street (btw. East Houston %26amp; Stanton), Lower East Side

Soho p115

Designer boutiques

Greenwhich Village p117 (maybe boring) *

John%26#39;s Pizza in Greenwich Village (better) - 278 Bleecker St. between Sixth and Seventh Aves

Johns Pizza times square - 260 W. 44th St. near Eighth Ave. ( near Times square)

East Village (inc Alphabet City) p124 - diverse area

P89 in Timeout

St Marks Place - shops

Avenue A between 10th %26amp; 6th streets - shops

Alphabet City (A-D streets)

Chelsea Village p125

Midtown

Flatiron Building p127 (Midtown)

Hells Kitchen p129

8th %26amp; 9th avenues between 35th %26amp; 50th streets 鈥?cheap eats

Interepid air sea space museum 鈥?(closed Monday)

Little Korea (near herald square) 鈥?31st 鈥?36ht between Broadway and 5th avenue 鈥?p130

Buildings

Empire State Building p130 (queues)

New York Library p131 (tours at 11 and 2 pm)

Grand Central station p132 - food (Juniors cheesecake 鈥?lowever level, Little pie company)

Chrysler building p132, can go in and admire marble ceilings

United Nations p133

Rockefeller Centre p134 (shops and entertainment)

St Patricks Cathedral (opposite Rockefeller) p135

Fifth Avenue Shops 鈥?p136

Times Square visitors centre p140

Times Square p139

COLDSTONE 鈥?Icecream (253 W. 42nd Street between 7th and 8th aves) (near times square)

Central Park (visitors centre called Dairy) p145, 146

Upper West Side p149 *

Roosevelt Island Aerial tram p149 (good views)

Zabar%26#39;s (bakery - 2245 Broadway (at 80th St.) Upper West Side)

H%26amp;H Bagel (at 79th, very close)

Upper East Side 鈥?mansions *

Gray%26#39;s Papaya, Papaya King (hot dogs)

Papaya king @ 179 East 86th Street Corner of Third Avenue Between Third and Lexington

Harlem p155

Harlem USA Retail Complex (p155)

Harlem Market (p157, African gifts and trinkets)

Spanish Harlem (p157)

Brooklyn and Brooklyn bridge p165 (also use timeout)

Brooklyn Information Centre p165 (p121 in timeout)

Shopping

Montague Street p167 - main shop street

Henry Street - main shop street

Court Street p168 鈥?restarants and pastry shops

Smith Street p168

Williamsburg 鈥?Timeout p121, fashion shops

Cranberry, Hias, Pierrepont and Willow Streetsx 鈥?1820鈥檚 greek houses (timeout)

Dumbo (Brooklyn) p169

Jacques Torres Chocolate all three p122 timeout

Grimaldis pizza - 19 Old Fulton St. under the Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Icecream Factory - Fulton Ferry Landing Pier, Brooklyn

Italian food %26amp; salami in Dumbo 鈥?p123

Coney Island and Brighton Beach p173

Coney Island rollercoaster and Brighton beach = Russian town

Flushing p177 鈥?full of diners, and Korea Town

Serendipity III (deserts + ice cream) 225 East 60th Street bet 2nd %26amp; 3rd Avenues

Dylans Candy Bar (corner of third avenue and 60th street) }

Bloomingdales 59th Street %26amp; Lexington Avenue 1000 Third Avenue } all close

Johns pizza - 408 E 64th St, New York, NY 10021-7848 鈥?212-935-2895 upper east side

Venerio鈥檚 Pastries - 342 East 11th Street (btwn 1st %26amp; 2nd Ave - downtown

Help with my Itinerary

WOW after reading what you want to see - I was so tired I almost didn%26#39;t have the strength to write this.

Very ambitious, I see you want to go to both Gray%26#39;s Papaya and Papaya King, why? They%26#39;re both hot dog joints, nothing special. And H%26amp;H Bagels after going to Zabar%26#39;s?????

You certainly have enough time - see what you can, don%26#39;t go crazy if you miss something. Seems like you have a guidebook, get a good map and you should be OK.

Help with my Itinerary

Just make sure you leave yourself time to wander around and get the feel on NY - IMHO if you stick rigidly to a schedule you will miss the vibe of the city.

';Greenwhich Village p117 (maybe boring) *';

Boring? %26#39;splain please?

DUMBO is boring, IMHO...

Throw away your guidebook and feel the pulse of the city instead.

Re Coney Island - the amusement parks will be closed by that point. (or, at best, they%26#39;d only be open on weekends, weather permitting)

Yes, Brighton Beach (Little Odessa) is interesting, and the elevated subway ride is a nice way to see Brooklyn, but do it you have free time to relax - not if you%26#39;re on a tight schedule.

Re Roosevelt Island Tram - this is not near the Upper West Side, Zabar%26#39;s etc. The tram is on the east side - 60th St, near Bloomingdales, etc. Ride it while you%26#39;re waiting to get called for Serendipity%26#39;s, and doing other Upper East Side things.

Remember - Many stores on the Lower East Side close early on Fridays and are closed Saturdays.

Hi, new to sf. I think that, in the format that you%26#39;ve used to display your places of interest, you%26#39;ve left us all feeling rather overwhelmed! If I might make a suggestion. You%26#39;ve got 14 days in NYC, why not start by choosing a different suburb for each day and see how that looks? Manhattan is actually quite small compared to many of the worlds major cities and getting around is relatively easy given the fact that many places are within walking distance and the subway/bus system is very efficient. If you can start to put some flesh on the bone then everyone will get a much better idea of what you%26#39;re trying to achieve and I%26#39;m sure will offer a lot of help.

I have a saying which I use a lot. Q. ';How do you eat an elephant?'; A. ';A bit at a time.'; I think that all we can see at the moment is the elephant! If you can break it down into bite size pieces, the good folks round here will help you with the rest.

There%26#39;s a few things you can skip and not regret, IMHO:

1. Little Korea - go if you want Korean food or have a restaurant in mind. Otherwise, it is a pretty dead area. I always think of it as the ';back lot'; to Macy%26#39;s and Madison Square Garden. Good restaurants, but it%26#39;s mostly hotels and wholesale stores.

2. Veniero%26#39;s pastries - personally, not my favorite. I like the French bakery on 2nd Av. and 11th across the street (can%26#39;t remember th name because I know it by sight only.)

3. Flushing - Visiting will take about 3-4 hours (45 min to 1 hour each way commute, plus exploring.), so do it on an emptier day. The subway ride out there is half the fun! Great views of the city (not just ';The City'; aka Manhattan).

If you go, it%26#39;s better if you have a specific recommendation of somewhere to eat or see there. It%26#39;s a residential/commercial area, so you%26#39;re into seeing where people live and their daily shopping, etc.

Bring a street map (like Hagstrom%26#39;s) or MTA bus map of Queens because it is easy to get lost.