Having a trip To New York City? Any Advise?

All of the busses are running currently and I'm sure by the 12th the trains will be up and running as well. Most of the flooding has also gone down as well and will be long gone by the time you get here. We move fast in New York, I actually got called into work the morning after the storm ( I work on Times Sqaure, was expecting at least a few days off). Yes, we're in shock, and yes a lot of us are still without power, but It's still the city and they'll still be tons to do. I'm actually going to a Blackout Halloween Party tonight :p lol.

Since your hotel fee's are nonrefundable anyway, you and your girlfriend should just come and enjoy yourselves! The city is working around the clock to get it back to normal so I'm sure it'll still be a great trip.

Have fun!

:)

Before the storm I would have said that, no matter what, NYC would be fine by November 12.

But now, after all that's happened, I'm not so sure.

I live in an area that wasn't hurt as badly, but still! There's no way to get around, all of lower Manhattan has no power, and the city is just struggling to get cleaned up.

If you have non-refundable tickets anyway, you might want to wait a week or so and see how much we have recovered by then.

We went to NYC the week after Thanksgiving it was once gorgeous all of the christmas lights and the whole thing. If you are going in March be prepared they could nonetheless have snow and bloodless climate.Resorts can get beautiful expensive, we stayed in Staten Island, the lodge was quality and rather a lot more cost effective and we enjoyed the free ferry ride daily getting into to town, not when we felt hazardous in any respect, we live in D.C and men and women in NYC gave the impression very first-rate and friendly in comparison with D.C. I used to be in NYC a few years in the past and relatively wanted to go back there. Now this time it was even better than earlier than we definitely will be going again there quickly.

That's almost two weeks from now. Things may not be completely back to normal, but they'll be a helluva lot better than they are now. Once the power is restored, you won't really be affected outside of having to take a bus or a cab instead of the subway, which most tourists don't even usually take anyway. If your tickets and hotel are non-refundable, then you can either sit home staring at receipts for the money you wasted or come here and possibly be a little inconvenienced. I'm willing to bet that NYC functioning at 75% is still better than most US vacation destinations.

No one knows what the situation will be like on any given day in the near future. You would need to watch the news for current conditions. I'm guessing things will be nowhere near "normal" for quite a while.

This is a good reason to have purchased trip insurance.

Right now we (lower manhattan, everything below mid 30s) are experiencing a blackout that will, according to con ed., not end until Thursday or Friday (my building is on a generator but soon will go back to blackout). But given the date of your arrival, there should be MTA trains running and buses up. Things are already "back to normal" for everyone not near the coast/flood areas and above the 30s in manhattan.

Seriously, you should come. You'll hear a lot of good stories at least, right?

see time lapse here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfnSIAVdfzU

My friend, I believe you asked a simular question yesterday, and the answer is same. You're going to be fine to travel to New York City on November 12. The subway will be in operation by that time.

Good luck

Have you seen the damage? That's going to take a little time....I really don't know what to tell you I hope yes because NY has a lot of places to see...I live accross the water in.Hoboken, NJ got it really bad too.....hopefully with luck you guys will have a good time......good luck

You might want to contact your airline or your travel agent. Given these are extraordinary circumstances, the airline might consider allowing you to postpone your trip without heavy penalties.

Be careful not to get mugged! New York is very dangerous