Silky it is better than anyone says. You will not find, in this entire world, a city that is capable of comparing to NYC. It is the finest place on earth. When you think someplace in this world is great all you have to do is think NYC and know the other place ain't so great.

I have this romantic/special feeling about New York.

I have never been there but want to go when I am ready.

But I try not to have any pre-conceived stereotyped cliched ideas about it.

As I did with Paris, supposedly the most romantic city in the world.

It was sh*t. Full of rude pompous Parisians, that is the French.

Madrid was ten times as romantic as Paris. I indeed fell in love with Spain.

But New York, yeah, I think it will be great. At least the people are real there. I love real.

I went there once, when I was about half my actual age. Is it as good as people say? Well, I don't know what people are saying. It was an ok city, like many other cities across the States/Europe that I've been to. Maybe I didn't spend enough time to really appreciate it. I didn't take the metro, so I don't know if it's really dirty/dangerous. Central Park was nice. It was a bit fun at first to figure out where you are and where to go with the easy grid-like blocks downtown. I didn't dare set foot in Queen's (sp?) so I admit to not seeing parts of the city. Anyway, maybe because I had been around a bit before, it just came out as a nice, vibrant city but not jaw-dropping. I did enjoy Rockefeller Center and the Twin Towers. I liked Montreal more at the time.

My preferred song by the same guy.

Love this song.

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Glad to see you made it through the night Silky.

Don't let them get you down.

I love NY, it is one of the best cities in the world, so much to see, so much to do. I would recommend going in the winter so that you can ice skate in central park - amazing! Of course its expensive in comparison to Beijing, but for shopping its a lot cheaper than most European countries.

Great Place to Visit like most cities in the U.S. but bring some money because it isn't cheap. There are lots of attractions for all ages. Try to find a cheap room outside the city and use the public transportation and you can save money this way. Like all cities, New York has its bad side of town, so stay away from there.

yea...... expensive.

I love Manhattan. Problem is it's expensive there. You could probably get a hotel at a reasonable price during the off season or in summer. It's less crowded in summer. Times Square is truly a great place. Be careful on the subways. Take at least one taxi ride. That's part of the NYC experience. New York is very safe, despite what many people who aren't familiar with the city might tell you. The city's old reputation lingers on. Back in the 70's and 80's it was a dangerous and dirty place. It improved greatly in the 90's. Go to Bleeker and MacDougal streets for reasonably priced dinner and music. St. Mark's st to see punk rock kids and buy cheap things on the street. Washington square park in the daytime to watch street performances, ( Greenwich village ). China Town. The top of the Empire State building for a view of the city. A trip to the Statue of Liberty will take most of your day.