{"id":1303,"date":"2010-01-05T10:44:08","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T10:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wiki.davelevy.info\/?p=1303"},"modified":"2025-09-02T22:41:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T22:41:08","slug":"new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>And I am back in NYC. <em>Jun 2014<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I need a new copy of the Rough Guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>I found&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20161115133153\/http:\/\/money.usnews.com\/money\/personal-finance\/articles\/2013\/05\/16\/your-ultimate-tipping-guide\">this <\/a>and <a title=\"from trip advisor\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210329140041\/https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com.au\/Travel-g191-s606\/United-States:Tipping.And.Etiquette.html\">this <\/a>on tipping, 20% if good, 10% if poor, zero if abysmal, the bills come with tips worked out for the hard of maths but start at 18%. Tipping the doorman and bag carrier is now $1-2, but in the case of the doorman only if he hails a taxi or something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe I should add the Reservoir Dogs scene as a video clip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Do<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Still not been to the Guggenheim or the Zoo. Nor seen the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/rangers\">Rangers<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/devils\">Devils<\/a> play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tripadviser says, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.co.uk\/Attractions-g60763-Activities-New_York_City_New_York.html\">10 best things to do on NYC<\/a>. Maybe I need to do a tour. one attraction though is the food, sure to be still good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And <a title=\"my New York set at flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/davelevy\/sets\/519688\/\">here are my pictures&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/davelevy\/albums\/519688' title='NYC by DaveLevy, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/17\/22463277_65eab5c024_n.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='NYC World Trade Centre'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hotels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I like this one,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.affinia.com\/shelburne-hotel-suites\/\"> once known as the Shelburn Murray Hill<\/a>, I have stayed there twice, once in&nbsp; a suite and once in a room. The roof was a bar a last time I went.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/drinksontheshelburne-cc-dfl-2014-BY-SA-w650.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/drinksontheshelburne-cc-dfl-2014-BY-SA-w650.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/drinksontheshelburne-cc-dfl-2014-BY-SA-w650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/drinksontheshelburne-cc-dfl-2014-BY-SA-w650-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting Around<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JFK<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have just returned on business. Even at 23:00, the queue for yellow taxis is long. Pre-book a limo, or get the hotel bus. <em>Jun 2014<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This site, <a title=\"http:\/\/www.triptropnyc.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.triptropnyc.com\/\">http:\/\/www.triptropnyc.com\/<\/a>, uses a heat map to show how far two places are using the NY Subway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And I am back in NYC. 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