New York
Mon Nov 9 – Sat Nov 14 · 6 days · PATH from Harrison, NJ + the subway
FLIGHTS · YOU & PRANAY · DELTA
HOME BASE · HARRISON PATH
You’re staying by Harrison PATH station. PATH runs 24/7 and is its own system: $3.25 a ride, paid by tapping a contactless card or phone at the PATH readers (OMNY doesn’t work on PATH). Two ways in:
Coming home: from WTC, any Newark train — Harrison is 4 stops. From the 33rd St line, ride to Journal Square (last stop) and switch to a Newark train; Harrison is next.
How often: ~5–10 min in weekday rush hours, ~10–20 min midday and evenings, ~20 min on weekend days, ~35–40 min late at night. After ~10–11 PM the 33rd St trains go via Hoboken (~10 min longer).
THE WEEK · TAP A DAY
Land & Midtown Lights
Land at LGA → momos in Jackson Heights → back to meet Pranay at 12:56 PM → E + PATH to Harrison → Grand Central, the library, Bryant Park and Times Square at night.
Q70EPATHPATHBDFM7Uptown Classics
Diner breakfast → The Met → Central Park → Fifth Avenue → Rockefeller Center → Top of the Rock at sunset → a Broadway show.
PATHPATHQNRWVillage to Hudson Yards
Washington Square → West Village and the classic slice → Little Island → Chelsea Market → the High Line → Edge at sunset.
PATHPATHWALKSky, Harbor & the Bridge
Your birthday! 9/11 Memorial → Wall Street → free ferry past the Statue of Liberty → 4:20 PM sunset helicopter (FlyNYON) → Brooklyn Bridge at night → pizza in DUMBO.
PATHFERRYUBERACEat-Crawl & Williamsburg
Russ & Daughters → Katz’s → Chinatown dim sum → Little Italy cannoli → SoHo → Williamsburg sunset → Empire State by night.
PATHPATHFMLNQRWFlying Home
Early PATH to the World Trade Center, the E train and the free Q70 bus to LaGuardia Terminal C for your 8:50 AM flight and Pranay’s 8:55 AM.
PATHEQ70BOOK THESE BEFORE YOU FLY
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Helicopter · FlyNYONBOOKEDThu Nov 12 · 4:20 PM · be there by 3:05 PMFlight F-164222 from the NYON Hangar, 78 John Miller Way, Kearny NJ. Late arrivals forfeit the flight; the weather call comes 4 hours before.
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9/11 MuseumBOOK NOWThu Nov 12 · 9:00 AMTimed ticket for the 9 AM opening, ~$33–36. It’s closed Tue Nov 10. The Memorial pools outside are free.
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SUMMIT One VanderbiltOPTIONALAny eveningNight views next to Grand Central — Day 1’s sunset slot no longer fits now that you’re meeting Pranay. ~$43–45.
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Comedy CellarOPTIONALWed Nov 11 · eveningMacDougal St, Greenwich Village — 5 min from PATH 9 St.
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Statue of Liberty ferryOPTIONALOptional · needs a free half dayOnly if you want to land on Liberty & Ellis Islands (4+ hours) — Thursday no longer has room for it. Statue City Cruises is the only official seller.
HAPPENING WHILE YOU’RE THERE
WHAT IT COSTS · PER PERSON, APPROX.
- Subway, ~11 taps (OMNY caps at $35)~$33
- PATH, ~12 rides at $3.25~$39
- Q70 airport bus · Staten Island Ferryfree
- Helicopter · FlyNYONbooked
- Ubers to & from the Kearny hangar~$15–25 each (est.)
- Top of the Rock~$40–60
- The Met$30
- 9/11 Museum~$33–36
- Broadway show~$80–250
- Optional decks (Summit, Edge, ESB)~$40+ each
- Food, eating like this guide~$50–80 / day
WEATHER & WHAT TO PACK
Layers and a warm jacket, a small umbrella, broken-in walking shoes (you’ll walk 4–6 miles a day), a power bank, and photo ID for the helicopter. Sunset is early, so the big views are planned for ~4:15 PM.