What is the best time of the year to travel to new york city?

Hi, The loveliest times are: Sept- early Nov and April - June.

Here are some ideas of what you can do in NYC and why I love it. First, get a good tour map. Then I recommend you take the BIG APPLE double decker tour bus for an overview of the city. There are several different neighborhoods so I'll highlight these and what to see:

Upper East Side: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim, Whitney Museum. Walk up and down Madison Avenue for awesome shops and boutiques 96th - 57th st. Walk Park Avenue for architecture all the way to Grand Central Terminal and see the treasures located within. Walk along 5th Avenue to see/go in and out of Central Park - go for a run, go to the Central Park Zoo, go to the Carousel, go for a gondola ride at the boat house.

UPPER WEST SIDE:

Museum of Natural History -a must! on Central Park West,

Walk along Columbus Avenue. Visit the West side of Central Park and pay respects to John Lennon's Strawberry Fields.

MIDTOWN:

Shopping - 57th St (Chanel and the gang), Fifth Avenue - must see Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks and FAO Schwartz - many other fun stores.

St. Patrick's Cathedral

Museum of Modern Art

Sony Bldg

Rockefeller Center

Go west to awesome new Time Warner center and visit the new Mandarin Hotel bar/restaurant for awesome view and treats!

Oh, Bloomingdale's is on 59th St and Lexington.

Empire State Bldg.

The Intrepid Aircraft Museum is fascinating and on the West side...worth the visit even if you have no kids.

CHELSEA:

Walk around the blooming area sprouting awesome restaurants and shops. Chelsea Pier is fun.

WALL ST:

Pay respects to the 9/11 victims and heroes at the WTC site., Walk Wall St., visit the Chase Hdqtrs, Federal Reserve. Seaport area is great to see.

THE VILLAGE:

Funky shops in the West Village. Walk through the NYU Washington Square Park. The East Village has some shops from new artists and designers

SOHO:

Great galleries and shops on n off West Broadway. Walk thru to Little Italy for awesome meals and desserts...walk through Chinatown. CANAL STREET has stall after stall of Designer "copies"...bring cash and bargain and watch your purse!

These should put an awesome smile on your face. Bring your camera and takes lots of photos to remember your trip. You'll have a blast! OH...BUY this weekly magazine: TIMEOUT NEW YORK on any newstand to see what's going on each week/day. :)

Towards the end of summer is usally the best, in September to mid-early October. It still stays pretty warm without getting too hot, and the weather is pretty pleasant. If you want to go a little later, it's still pretty nice and the leaves are always colorful, but I'd say September through Mid-October is the most pleasant time.

May/June is usually the nicest, guess you just had a little bad luck. Stay at Hotel Pennsylvania...it's on 34th street right across the street from madison square garden...42nd street is like a 10 min walk away

October , stay at the Marriott Marque , or the Plaza

cold during xmas time?please give me a break.go to nyc from late July to late August.June-July very HOTTTT!!!!!!!

you gotta be kidding me... around xmas isnt cold...