Everything Berbles said is right on. I was walking around NYC by myself long before 18, but you know your kid best. Is she savvy and does she have common sense? Has she traveled often? If she is just going to be walking around Times Square/heavily touristy areas and you are staying near there too, I wouldn't see it as an issue at all. Give her a cell phone and tell her not to stray too far. She has to get out and see things on her own sometime!
I'd actually be more afraid of her being in Times Square at night than in most other areas of the city!
But if she's a good kid and is street smart, I wouldn't worry. It is a safe city.
I want to thank you all for your responses! We have decided to forgo the wax museum, we are only going to be there for 3 days, and there is so many better things to do besides that. As far as her going off on her own, I think that she will be fine during the day and even at night. But since it is a trip that we are paying for, I am pretty sure that she will stay with us most of the time. I mentioned the MOMA to her over the weekend, and that is now on the itinerary., so thanks for that! We will also be going for frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity, seeing the Lion King, going to the Empire State Building, Rockefellar Center, and Central Park. Food is TBD as of now, any suggestions for a must eat place would be great!!!
kevin arnold : thank you! I appreciate what you said on Friday! Hope I didn't leave too bad of a taste in your mouth!
The Village would be a good place to walk around on their own. Maybe you could split up for a bit in the area and do your own browsing and then meet up. There's a place called Mamoun's on MacDougal Street it's a great place to grab a quick lunch. No seats but just the best falafel and it's crazy cheap. If you can squeeze in a walk on the High Line I would do that. I went last week and was really impressed. Such a different view of the city and absolutely gorgeous.
Step one: get a sense of humor. Step two: take your kid to st. Marks place. Step three: moma, AMNH, and the met are all good plans Step four: she'd love Central Park and serendipity. Go to there.
The sense of humor is important in NYC, because there are a lot of assholes like me and KA.
Post by Captain Serious on Sept 22, 2014 11:45:34 GMT -5
One of my favorite things about NYC is how quickly neighborhoods change, so I'd vote a walk through Little Italy and Chinatown, with lunch in Chinatown.
I think there's a difference between letting your daughter stroll around the City alone and go out to a bar/club alone in NYC if she hasn't experienced that alone elsewhere yet. When it comes right down to it, though, that's a decision only you can make.
The Village would be a good place to walk around on their own. Maybe you could split up for a bit in the area and do your own browsing and then meet up. There's a place called Mamoun's on MacDougal Street it's a great place to grab a quick lunch. No seats but just the best falafel and it's crazy cheap. If you can squeeze in a walk on the High Line I would do that. I went last week and was really impressed. Such a different view of the city and absolutely gorgeous.
I agree with all of this. Momouns is delicious, and so much better (and more authentic) than cart falafel.
My older sisters and I took my little sister to NYC last year for her HS graduation. We bought City Passes, which were like 110 dollars each I think? That got us admission to: the Empire State Building, the MOMA, the museum of natural history, the met, and then you can choose either top of the rock or the Guggenheim, and the Statue of Liberty or a circle line cruise
Food is TBD as of now, any suggestions for a must eat place would be great!!!
There are something like 24,000 restaurants in New York City so it is REALLY hard to come up with even must-eat ideas without more info on what you're looking for cuisine, budget, ambiance, and location-wise.