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PARENTS LOVE TRAVEL – CLASSIC NYC ITINERARY – Greenwich Village and Midtown

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Macy’s / Bryant Park / NY Public Library / Greenwich Village / Subway

Check out of hotel. Leave luggage with hotel front desk.

Small party? Let’s do breakfast at: Johny’s Luncheonette – 124 W 25th St (betw 6th&7th) Come.Sit.Eat is their motto. With only ~16 seats, mostly at the counter, you will likely have to wait a bit to get in – but, it’s so worth it! Once seated, you’re greeted with a cup of coffee and menus. We ordered the basic egg breakfast – eggs fried or scrambled, bacon or sausage links. Yummy home fries come with breakfasts.The chef busily whips up your order – all on a seasoned grill – while sharing stories and joking with regulars. This is old school breakfast food, served by long time New Yorkers. Traditional breakfast/lunch food served daily 8am-2pm only.

  • NY Public Library – est 1911/Rose Reading room/476 Fifth Ave (42nd&Fifth)/10am-6/8pm,Sun 1-5pm. Every room and hallway of this huge library is filled with artifacts and architecture. Magnificent! (reading room only open to researchers except 10-11am tours)
  • Bryant Park – Behind NY Public Library and really a surprise. Bryant Park is one of the world’s busiest public spaces. More than 19 million people per year visit the park and enjoy gardens with seasonal displays, free daily amenities, cultural programming, exercise classes, and more! This is a social haven for young and old, from ice cream stands to open-air chess games.
  • Macy’s Herald Square 151 West 34th Street Macy’s, established in 1858, is the Great American Department Store. Wooden escalator. 10am-9/10pm. Shopping selection in there is endless! Go to the Children’s Department for a snack and right in the middle, the coveted wooden escalator!

Take 34th St Penn Station Line 1 Downtown Local to Christopher St

  • Joe’s Pizza – 7 Carmine St (near Bleeker St & Sixth Ave – slices – 10am-3am. My favorite in NYC – a little greasy & sloppy, but the flavor!
  • Bleeker St Pizza – corner of Bleeker & Seventh Ave – slices
  • John’s Pizza – 278 Bleeker St – pies, no slices
  • Murray’s Cheese –
  • Friends Apt/Central Perk(Little Owl) – 90 Bedford St (& Grove St) Now a little Italian cafe
  • Sex in the City – 66 Perry St – Carrie Bradshaw Apt. Beautiful street of tree canopied brownstones.
  • Magnolia Bakery – 401 Bleeker St (& W 11th) – original store – cupcakes/banana pudding. Best ever banana pudding!

Christopher St Line 1 Uptown. Pick up luggage at hotel and walk to Penn Station/Moynihan Station to board train back to Philly

ADDED NOTE: We took Amtrak train into Penn Station, right in the heart of it all. Will easily do that again. Subways – in 2 1/2 days in NYC, we used the subway 7 times. Easy to just touch charge card or phone wallet and go thru. Nice alternative when walking is just too much.