Some local hotels by the fair do great discounts and from the city its not a bad drive to do in a day.
Dh and I usually go every year and i'm starting to think of when we'll go. Our schedule is mostly wide open so if anyone wants to join, give some dates and let's see what can be planned!
Where in NY is it? I went to one in Maryland and had so much fun. We rented costumes, and there was a woman whose actual job was "boob fluffer." Amazing.
I gagged watching a kid tear into a turkey leg. OMG, I want to vomit just thinking about it.