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[RUNYYFan]

No mention on Saddle Brook. There was a cheap hotel there that I was looking at. Any help?

If you are planning on renting a car and driving into the City, it can be done, but parking is a bit expensive at the Stadium.

If you are looking to do public transportation from Saddle Brook, it is going to involve a number of transfers on NJ Transit.

I'll be happy to give you directions either way.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

No mention on Saddle Brook. There was a cheap hotel there that I was looking at. Any help?

lol, that's where my girl lives...extremely easy (10-miles), convenient, trip to Yankee Stadium (just a few miles via car or bus), and not a bad one into Manhattan either. Not sure which bus line runs that from there, however, I THINK you can take one from Saddle Brook to Upper Manhattan, then hop on an MTA Bus to The Stadium. Just not sure which line #'s they are. Renting a car, from there, is probably your best bet.

 

[cloneteach]

Hi Guys. Looking forward to a great game. Anyway, the email from Nuts has some great info and here are some other guidelines:

- While the Iron Bound section is a great place to go for dinner, I wouldn't want to otherwise stay in a Newark hotel. The airport hotel is fine I guess, but it's a relatively lousy area and so if you fly into Newark, you should strongly consider staying in either Secaucus, Jersey City or Hoboken. Try hotwire.com - I've used it a lot of times and it's really great for getting great hotels at cheap prices. Just go with at least a 3 star.
- To get to NYC from Newark, if you're going from the airport, there is a train that goes directly from the airport to Penn Station NYC. Otherwise, you can go from Penn Station Newark (don't get confused, there is a Penn Station NYC and a Penn Station Newark NJ) and from there you can take either NJ Transit (a "regular" train line) or the PATH train, which is like a subway. The PATH is a bit cheaper, but also takes a bit longer - 15 mins vs 25 mins.
- To get to NYC from Jersey City or Hoboken, just take the PATH, it's a pretty quick ride.
- To get to NYC from Secaucus, you can take either NJ Transit or the PATH, just like from Newark, but it's a lot closer to NYC.
- If you're going directly to Yankee Stadium from NJ, you will need to switch to the subway once you get in Manhattan. If you take the PATH, the subway you need to take, the "D" train is right where you get off in Manhattan. If you take NJ Transit, you would need to take about a 5 minute walk to get to the D train.

Feel free to send me a private message if you want more info, but it would probably be better to PM me at Scarletnation.com.

What about NOrthe beren?

 

[AreYouNUTS]

What about NOrthe beren?

1) the hotels by Newark Airport are fine, and not even in residential areas, so no worries there...also a great go-go called "Lookers" very close by, if you're into that of course...

2) North Bergen is a couple of miles above Hoboken PATH Trains and The Lincoln Tunnel, and a few miles below the George Washington Bridge. Convenient, cheap, but not much to do there for somebody from out-of-town. Again, easy trip to the city or the stadium via bus/train, so no worries there!

 

[cloneteach]

Be more convenient to be in Seacaucus than N.B? Thanks for all the help by the way

 

[jdubs]

Those of you familiar with the area....

My girlfriend and I are planning on driving to Carteret, Jersey and then taking a train near the hotel into Manhattan and heading to the game and exploring NYC. Any problems with this or any advice? The area around the hotel sounds a little sketch but not hardcore ghetto. Also I'm a little confused is Carteret a suburb of Newark or just fairly close? Any and all advice about the area and things to do and NYC is helpful. Thanks!

 

[andybernard]

lol, that's where my girl lives...extremely easy (10-miles), convenient, trip to Yankee Stadium (just a few miles via car or bus), and not a bad one into Manhattan either. Not sure which bus line runs that from there, however, I THINK you can take one from Saddle Brook to Upper Manhattan, then hop on an MTA Bus to The Stadium. Just not sure which line #'s they are. Renting a car, from there, is probably your best bet.

We're actually making it a road trip so we'll have a vehicle. You suggest driving into the city? Btw, roundtrip travel, 2 nights at the hotel, and 4 game tickets at less than 300 dollars a piece.

 

[RMSko]

Those of you familiar with the area....

My girlfriend and I are planning on driving to Carteret, Jersey and then taking a train near the hotel into Manhattan and heading to the game and exploring NYC. Any problems with this or any advice? The area around the hotel sounds a little sketch but not hardcore ghetto. Also I'm a little confused is Carteret a suburb of Newark or just fairly close? Any and all advice about the area and things to do and NYC is helpful. Thanks!

Carteret is a separate town. It's not hard core ghetto, but wouldn't be my first choice. There are lots of other towns you can stay in in NJ and get to NYC by train within 30-45 minutes. Rahway would be better than Carteret IMO. I think you should try for Secaucus, Jersey City or Hoboken and use hotwire.com. I've used Hotwire many times all over the US and it's been great every time. If you're willing to travel farther (heck, I travel 90 minutes each way each day to work from NYC) you can easily get a cheap hotel in NJ. A town like Maplewood may also be a good option and that's probably only about 30 minutes by train (I don't know if there is a hotel there though).

 

[jdubs]

Carteret is a separate town. It's not hard core ghetto, but wouldn't be my first choice. There are lots of other towns you can stay in in NJ and get to NYC by train within 30-45 minutes. Rahway would be better than Carteret IMO. I think you should try for Secaucus, Jersey City or Hoboken and use hotwire.com. I've used Hotwire many times all over the US and it's been great every time. If you're willing to travel farther (heck, I travel 90 minutes each way each day to work from NYC) you can easily get a cheap hotel in NJ. A town like Maplewood may also be a good option and that's probably only about 30 minutes by train (I don't know if there is a hotel there though).

My concern with Hotwire is not having control on selecting hotels with free parking. You seldom run into this problem or don't worry about it?

 

[AreYouNUTS]

We're actually making it a road trip so we'll have a vehicle. You suggest driving into the city? Btw, roundtrip travel, 2 nights at the hotel, and 4 game tickets at less than 300 dollars a piece.

1) If you've never driven in NYC, you might not want to attempt to do so, for the first time, during the holidays.

2) great job man!

 

[cloneteach]

1) If you've never driven in NYC, you might not want to attempt to do so, for the first time, during the holidays.

2) great job man!

Which is easier to get to the city--Seacaucus or N. Bergen

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Be more convenient to be in Seacaucus than N.B? Thanks for all the help by the way

Nah, not much of a difference, as there are bus routes from both parts of Secaucus, to Port Authority, and from North Bergen.

 

[CloneAlta]

Just booked my trip. We leave DMS Moines around noon on the 29th and fly into La Guardia around 7. Not the best flight times but a couple flights I was looking at sold out, so I pulled the trigger on the 7 o'clock arrival time.

I've never been to NYC before. This trip is just too good to pass up.

BOOK IT!

Guess I've been screwing up on my post, but let me try again. jason33 who posted on another site that he got a $143/night room at the Hampton Inn/LaGuardia and I cancelled my $268/night room at the Marriott/LaGuardia (which I thought was a heck of a good price for NYC at this time of year) and am joining him there---wife & I will probably only be in our rooms for 8 hours each day and Hampton is owned by Hilton and usually clean & comfortable. Wanted to let all of you know in case it might positively influence more Clones to join us in NYC to cheer on CPR & the team to a big W. If you don't have another way of making your reservations, feel free to call my lady, Debbie, at AAA Travel, 816-455-4900, x129 and she'll take care of you. (AAA can likely get you a better rate than you can by yourself)

 

[andybernard]

1) If you've never driven in NYC, you might not want to attempt to do so, for the first time, during the holidays.

2) great job man!

Thanks, and sorry to keep bothering you, but would it be easier to drive to and park at a train station. And if so, which one? Thanks for all the help, just trying to make things as easy as possible.

 

[brgRC90]

A few things to do in New York City from personal experience:

Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge--but from the Brooklyn side TO Manhattan, preferably at dusk or night. Take the subway over to Brooklyn and walk back towards the bridge. If you go during the day you can see down to Staten Island and into the harbor. You will never forget the views.

Take the Circle Line around Manhattan Island if you can. It gives you an utterly different picture of the city, great history and views of things you can't really see from land. The geography and water around New York City are some of the most impressive and underappreciated assets there. You will be surprised how pretty the natural landscape actually is.

Visit places like Times Square and Rockefeller Center at off-peak hours. During the busiest times of the day in December the sidewalks can be almost un-walkably crowded. Forget Macy's. The one time I tried to get in there in December it was literally wall-to-wall people.

I recommend Ellis Island instead of Liberty Island unless you want to go up into the statue. The boats out to these islands will give you great views of the statue, anyway, but there is more to do at the museum on Elllis Island.

New York has a surprisingly large number of nice churches of varying architectural styles. Go into them to look inside and warm up on cold days.

If your legs are up for it walk all over Manhattan as much as you can. You will never find a place with so many different neighborhoods in such close proximity to one another. If you walk past a Dean and DeLuca store go in--they are small gourmet markets with freshly baked goods from bakeries all over the city among many other things. Just the smell is worth the visit.

Find restaurant districts in residential neighborhoods on the upper East side and upper West side. They are surprisingly affordable, very diverse and better than what you will find in the tourist areas.

 

[Pinstripe3]

RU Fan here...

Excited for the game and I'm excited for you guys! NY is a pretty great experience. Some things worth checking out, time permitting:

Wallstreet - The mecca of finance. There is a newly constructed museum of finance. The wall street bull. The New York Stock Exchange.

Battery Park - This is a park by Wall Street that contains some relics from 9/11 and also offers incredible views of the Statue of Liberty.

South Street Seaport/Brooklyn Bridge/Brooklyn Heights - This area has alot of shops and restaurants and overlooks the Brooklyn bridge. If the weather is nice, do yourself a favor and cross the Brooklyn bridge by foot. It's a pretty great experience. Then once you get to the other side (the Brooklyn side), underneath the bridge is the most famous Pizza place in NY. You'll know where it is right away because there will be a line. Folks, you need to eat NY Pizza while you are in town. It will blow your mind.

The Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn bridge is very, very nice and is worth walking around.

Central Park - You'll know why when you get there.

Madison Square Garden - Most of you are already planning on checking this out, from what I've seen.

The Nuts4Nuts carts - Folks, there are street vendors alllll over NYC. The best ones are the Nuts4Nuts carts. Try them, they are hot and spectacular.

Bars:

The 13th Step
Joshua Tree


Thats just for starters. I'll give you a chance to soak that in and come back with more suggestions later.

 

[rebecacy]

When Missouri commits to a clever ruse, it goes all in.

Strategic plan not ruse.

 

[andybernard]

Thanks a ton you guys for helping us all out and giving us all your recommendations. It's very much appreciated. I was in NYC in the summer of 04 and loved every minute, especially a lot of the things you guys have said to check out. But just to be sure, these places are all still worth it at the end of December?

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Thanks, and sorry to keep bothering you, but would it be easier to drive to and park at a train station. And if so, which one? Thanks for all the help, just trying to make things as easy as possible.

Depends, really, on where you're staying in Secaucus. The buses will take you to Port Authority, 2 blocks from Time Square, and the B/D line that heads to The Stadium. Trains take you to 33rd St., Penn Station, a block from the B/D at Herald Square.


BTW - certain parts of NYC are perfect during the holiday season!

 

[andybernard]

Depends, really, on where you're staying in Secaucus. The buses will take you to Port Authority, 2 blocks from Time Square, and the B/D line that heads to The Stadium. Trains take you to 33rd St., Penn Station, a block from the B/D at Herald Square.


BTW - certain parts of NYC are perfect during the holiday season!

Staying in Saddle Brook.