Trip to New York with road trip to Niagara Falls

[teomingern]

6 hours ago, Tohto said:

Parking charge at Manhattan area. 

Sorry... did I read that correctly that the parking charge is US$12.67 for only 30 min and that's before a crazy tax of 18.375%???

[Tohto]

51 minutes ago, teomingern said:

Sorry... did I read that correctly that the parking charge is US$12.67 for only 30 min and that's before a crazy tax of 18.375%???

Yes.  You read it correctly.

This is a photo I snap on the street around Manhattan area.  Most of the indoor carpark are around this price. Parking in the street will be slightly cheaper.

I am not driving though.

[teomingern]

1 hour ago, Tohto said:

Yes.  You read it correctly.

This is a photo I snap on the street around Manhattan area.  Most of the indoor carpark are around this price. Parking in the street will be slightly cheaper.

I am not driving though.

Definitely a powerful incentive not to drive... I remember also very high cost to park in New Zealand in Christchurch centre or Auckland centre... but not as exorbitant as this... 

[inlinesix]

11 minutes ago, teomingern said:

Definitely a powerful incentive not to drive... I remember also very high cost to park in New Zealand in Christchurch centre or Auckland centre... but not as exorbitant as this... 

Christchurch city centre has time limit on top of expensive rate.

Some lot like 5 minutes only.

Meter maid very on the ball 1

[teomingern]

15 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

Christchurch city centre has time limit on top of expensive rate.

Some lot like 5 minutes only.

Meter maid very on the ball 1

The last time I was there... 2004, we just decided to park outskirts and paid a flat fee for I can't remember for the day or for 4 hours... yeah... the parking warden is really hiong... we parked along the street in a parking space, a bit disoriented and lost having just arrived from the countryside, and so wanted to pause a while and look at the map... we got a rap on the window and she said you got to pay, no free parking... we said we just wanted to look at the paper map and find out where we were... nothing doing, move or she issue ticket... wah piang... not our country lor... so tiam tiam move lor...

Police even more hiong... then we were upgraded to a Ford Falcon cos there were no more Mazda 6 or Toyota Camry left... at one little roundabout, my dad sped up a bit on exiting to about 60kmh... immediately all the traffic police cars waiting with flashing lights turned on their sirens and flagged us down... we were really confused and also a bit intimidated... my dad got out, I got out, and the police officer said, you were speeding... my dad started to explain and the officer cut us off and said to keep our hands in front and then said we were driving a really powerful car... and that was that... just shut up and took the NZ$150 fine... for driving out of a roundabout at 60 kmh... oh well... by the way... the speed limit was 50 kmh in that hour... we were actually wondering why so many police cars with lights flashing... and we found out the painful way... sigh...

Edited August 26, 2022 by teomingern

[Tohto]

Dig out this old thread.

@Adrianli you still active in MCF?

Do you have a written itinerary for this trip to Niagara and Canada side and back to NYC?

[Adrianli]

On 5/29/2025 at 10:18 AM, Tohto said:

Dig out this old thread.

@Adrianli you still active in MCF?

Do you have a written itinerary for this trip to Niagara and Canada side and back to NYC?

Yup. Still around but not active. Busy with work. Let me check and get back to you.

[Tohto]

On 5/29/2025 at 11:02 AM, Adrianli said:

Yup. Still around but not active. Busy with work. Let me check and get back to you.

Thank you.  

[Adrianli]

On 5/29/2025 at 11:04 AM, Tohto said:

Thank you.  

Here is my itinerary:

Itinerary for trip to New York 12th Oct to 28th Oct

12th Oct (Fri)

1900 – Move off to Changi Airport T3

1930 – Dinner at airport

2120 – Flight take off and stopover at Hamad International Airport, Doha, Qatar

 

13th Oct (Sat)

0900 – Arrival at JFK, New York

1000 – Clear customs and immigration

1030 – Get rental car

1100 – Drive to home

1230 – Arrive at home, look for lunch there

1400 – Rest and unpack luggage

1800 – Walk/drive out for dinner nearby

2100 – Rest for the night

 

14th Oct (Sun)

0800 – Walk around the neighbourhood

0900 – Drive to Woodbury outlet mall

1200 – Lunch at the mall (Shake Shack burger)

1300 – Continue shopping at Woodbury outlet mall

1500 – Drive to White Plains

1600 – Continue shopping at malls nearby, Best buy, Home Depot or Walmart

1800 – Dinner at mall

2200 – Rest for the night

 

15th Oct (Mon)

0900 – Drive to 15 Tarrytown Road (returning rental car)

1000 – Take train to NYC, Grand Central Terminal

1100 – Visit Times Square and lunch (Luke’s Lobster, Times Square)

1300 – Visit Rockefeller Center / Macy’s

1600 – Visit Empire State Building

1800 – Visit Koreatown for Dinner (Miss Korea/Five Senses)

1900 – Take train back to home

2200 – Rest for the night

 

16th Oct (Tue)

0900 – Take train to NYC, Grand Central Terminal

1000 – Visit Greenwich Village

1200 – Lunch at Greenwich Village (authentic thin crust NYC type pizzas)

1300 – Visit Chelsea Market

1800 – Dinner at Chelsea Market (Cull & Pistol Oyster bar, for Lobster rolls)

1900 – Take train back to home

2200 – Rest for the night

 

 

17th Oct (Wed)

0800 – Take train to NYC, Grand Central Terminal

0930 – Visit World Trade Centre and 9/11 Memorial Park

1000 – Visit Wall Street, New York Stock Exchange

1030 – Lunch (Adrienne’s Pizza, at Stone street)

1130 – Visit Statue of Liberty (ferry ride at 12pm)

1600 – Visit Brooklyn Bridge, walk across to Brooklyn Bridge Park

1800 – Dinner (Luke’s Lobster or Shake Shack burger, Brooklyn)

1900 – Take train back to home

2200 – Rest for the night

 

18th Oct (Thu)

0900 – Take train to NYC, Grand Central Terminal

1000 – Visit American Museum of Natural History

1200 – Lunch in Museum

1400 – Visit Central park

1600 – Visit Trump Tower

1700 – Visit Chinatown for Dinner

1900 – Collect rental car (Sixt), New York City Battery Park, 20 Morris Street

2000 – Drive back to home

2200 – Rest for the night

 

19th Oct (Fri)

0800 – Drive to Niagara Falls

1200 – Lunch (Ihop Binghamton for pancakes)

1600 – Arrive Wyndham Garden at Niagara Falls hotel

1700 – Walk around the park

1800 – Dinner (look for steak restaurant)

2000 – Back to hotel and rest for the night

 

20th Oct (Sat)

0800 – Breakfast

0900 – Check out of hotel and drive to Canada side of Niagara Falls

1200 – Lunch at mall

1300 – Take boat ride (Hornblower cruises CAD$25.95) and wonder around Niagara Falls

1600 – Check-in Sheraton On The Falls hotel (CAD$35/night parking)

1800 – Dinner (Skylon Tower)

2000 – Back to hotel and rest for the night

 

21st Oct (Sun)

0800 – Breakfast at hotel (CAD$27.95/person)

0900 – Visit Niagara Falls

1000 – Visit Ontario Lake (Maple syrup ice cream)

1200 – Lunch (Ravine vineyard)

1300 – Visit Outlet Collection Mall at Niagara

1800 – Dinner at mall

2000 – Back to hotel and rest for the night

 

 

 

22nd Oct (Mon)

0900 – Check out of hotel and drive back to USA

1200 – Lunch (Ihop Utica for pancakes)

1700 – Arrive at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut

1800 – Dinner (Summer shack, seafood dinner)

2000 – Back to hotel and rest for the night

 

23rd Oct (Tue)

0900 – Walk around the area

1100 – Check out of hotel and lunch (Elm’s Street Diner, Signature cinnamon donut)

1300 – Drive to home

1500 – Arrive at home and unload luggage

1600 – Drive to Sixt, New York City Battery Park, 20 Morris Street to return car

1800 – Dinner (Adrienne’s Pizza, at Stone street or Chinatown)

1900 – Take train back to home

2200 – Rest for the night

 

24th Oct (Wed)

0900 – Collect rental Ford F150 Truck from Enterprise, 15 Tarrytown Road

1000 – Drive to Woodbury outlet mall

1200 – Lunch at the mall (Shake Shack burger)

1300 – Drive to Playland Park, Rye

1400 – Visit malls like Costco and The Home Depot there

1800 – Dinner at mall

1900 – Drive back to White Plains

2200 – Rest for the night

 

25th Oct (Thu) (Free Day)

0900 – Return rental truck, 15 Tarrytown Road

1000 – Take train to NYC, Grand Central Terminal

1100 – Visit Rockefeller Center / Macy’s (tentative)

1200 – Lunch (Luke’s Lobster, Times Square)

1300 – Visit Rockefeller Center / Macy’s (tentative)

1600 – Take train back to North White Plains

1800 – Dinner at North White Plains

1900 – Collect rental car from Hertz, 66 Haarlem Avenue

2000 – Drive back to home

2200 – Rest for the night

 

26th Oct (Fri)

0800 – Walk around the neighbourhood

1000 – Go to shopping malls nearby, Best buy, Home Depot or Walmart

1200 – Lunch (Shake Shack burger)

1700 – Leave home for JFK Airport

1800 – Arrive airport and return car

1900 – Dinner at JFK Airport

2100 – Flight back to SG

 

27th Oct (Sat)

1625 – Stopover at Hamad International Airport, Doha, Qatar

2005 – Flight back to SG

[Tohto]

On 5/31/2025 at 7:31 AM, Adrianli said:

Here is my itinerary:

Itinerary for trip to New York 12th Oct to 28th Oct

12th Oct (Fri)

1900 – Move off to Changi Airport T3

1930 – Dinner at airport

2120 – Flight take off and stopover at Hamad International Airport, Doha, Qatar

 

13th Oct (Sat)

0900 – Arrival at JFK, New York

1000 – Clear customs and immigration

1030 – Get rental car

1100 – Drive to home

1230 – Arrive at home, look for lunch there

1400 – Rest and unpack luggage

1800 – Walk/drive out for dinner nearby

2100 – Rest for the night

 

14th Oct (Sun)

0800 – Walk around the neighbourhood

0900 – Drive to Woodbury outlet mall

1200 – Lunch at the mall (Shake Shack burger)

1300 – Continue shopping at Woodbury outlet mall

1500 – Drive to White Plains

1600 – Continue shopping at malls nearby, Best buy, Home Depot or Walmart

1800 – Dinner at mall

2200 – Rest for the night

 

15th Oct (Mon)

0900 – Drive to 15 Tarrytown Road (returning rental car)

1000 – Take train to NYC, Grand Central Terminal

1100 – Visit Times Square and lunch (Luke’s Lobster, Times Square)

1300 – Visit Rockefeller Center / Macy’s

1600 – Visit Empire State Building

1800 – Visit Koreatown for Dinner (Miss Korea/Five Senses)

1900 – Take train back to home

2200 – Rest for the night

 

16th Oct (Tue)

0900 – Take train to NYC, Grand Central Terminal

1000 – Visit Greenwich Village

1200 – Lunch at Greenwich Village (authentic thin crust NYC type pizzas)

1300 – Visit Chelsea Market

1800 – Dinner at Chelsea Market (Cull & Pistol Oyster bar, for Lobster rolls)

1900 – Take train back to home

2200 – Rest for the night

 

 

17th Oct (Wed)

0800 – Take train to NYC, Grand Central Terminal

0930 – Visit World Trade Centre and 9/11 Memorial Park

1000 – Visit Wall Street, New York Stock Exchange

1030 – Lunch (Adrienne’s Pizza, at Stone street)

1130 – Visit Statue of Liberty (ferry ride at 12pm)

1600 – Visit Brooklyn Bridge, walk across to Brooklyn Bridge Park

1800 – Dinner (Luke’s Lobster or Shake Shack burger, Brooklyn)

1900 – Take train back to home

2200 – Rest for the night

 

18th Oct (Thu)

0900 – Take train to NYC, Grand Central Terminal

1000 – Visit American Museum of Natural History

1200 – Lunch in Museum

1400 – Visit Central park

1600 – Visit Trump Tower

1700 – Visit Chinatown for Dinner

1900 – Collect rental car (Sixt), New York City Battery Park, 20 Morris Street

2000 – Drive back to home

2200 – Rest for the night

 

19th Oct (Fri)

0800 – Drive to Niagara Falls

1200 – Lunch (Ihop Binghamton for pancakes)

1600 – Arrive Wyndham Garden at Niagara Falls hotel

1700 – Walk around the park

1800 – Dinner (look for steak restaurant)

2000 – Back to hotel and rest for the night

 

20th Oct (Sat)

0800 – Breakfast

0900 – Check out of hotel and drive to Canada side of Niagara Falls

1200 – Lunch at mall

1300 – Take boat ride (Hornblower cruises CAD$25.95) and wonder around Niagara Falls

1600 – Check-in Sheraton On The Falls hotel (CAD$35/night parking)

1800 – Dinner (Skylon Tower)

2000 – Back to hotel and rest for the night

 

21st Oct (Sun)

0800 – Breakfast at hotel (CAD$27.95/person)

0900 – Visit Niagara Falls

1000 – Visit Ontario Lake (Maple syrup ice cream)

1200 – Lunch (Ravine vineyard)

1300 – Visit Outlet Collection Mall at Niagara

1800 – Dinner at mall

2000 – Back to hotel and rest for the night

 

 

 

22nd Oct (Mon)

0900 – Check out of hotel and drive back to USA

1200 – Lunch (Ihop Utica for pancakes)

1700 – Arrive at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut

1800 – Dinner (Summer shack, seafood dinner)

2000 – Back to hotel and rest for the night

 

23rd Oct (Tue)

0900 – Walk around the area

1100 – Check out of hotel and lunch (Elm’s Street Diner, Signature cinnamon donut)

1300 – Drive to home

1500 – Arrive at home and unload luggage

1600 – Drive to Sixt, New York City Battery Park, 20 Morris Street to return car

1800 – Dinner (Adrienne’s Pizza, at Stone street or Chinatown)

1900 – Take train back to home

2200 – Rest for the night

 

24th Oct (Wed)

0900 – Collect rental Ford F150 Truck from Enterprise, 15 Tarrytown Road

1000 – Drive to Woodbury outlet mall

1200 – Lunch at the mall (Shake Shack burger)

1300 – Drive to Playland Park, Rye

1400 – Visit malls like Costco and The Home Depot there

1800 – Dinner at mall

1900 – Drive back to White Plains

2200 – Rest for the night

 

25th Oct (Thu) (Free Day)

0900 – Return rental truck, 15 Tarrytown Road

1000 – Take train to NYC, Grand Central Terminal

1100 – Visit Rockefeller Center / Macy’s (tentative)

1200 – Lunch (Luke’s Lobster, Times Square)

1300 – Visit Rockefeller Center / Macy’s (tentative)

1600 – Take train back to North White Plains

1800 – Dinner at North White Plains

1900 – Collect rental car from Hertz, 66 Haarlem Avenue

2000 – Drive back to home

2200 – Rest for the night

 

26th Oct (Fri)

0800 – Walk around the neighbourhood

1000 – Go to shopping malls nearby, Best buy, Home Depot or Walmart

1200 – Lunch (Shake Shack burger)

1700 – Leave home for JFK Airport

1800 – Arrive airport and return car

1900 – Dinner at JFK Airport

2100 – Flight back to SG

 

27th Oct (Sat)

1625 – Stopover at Hamad International Airport, Doha, Qatar

2005 – Flight back to SG

Thank you bro.

Started planning for next year May to NYC trip. 

[teomingern]

On 5/31/2025 at 7:31 AM, Adrianli said:

Here is my itinerary:

Itinerary for trip to New York 12th Oct to 28th Oct

12th Oct (Fri)

1900 – Move off to Changi Airport T3

1930 – Dinner at airport

2120 – Flight take off and stopover at Hamad International Airport, Doha, Qatar

 

13th Oct (Sat)

0900 – Arrival at JFK, New York

1000 – Clear customs and immigration

1030 – Get rental car

1100 – Drive to home

1230 – Arrive at home, look for lunch there

1400 – Rest and unpack luggage

1800 – Walk/drive out for dinner nearby

2100 – Rest for the night

 

14th Oct (Sun)

0800 – Walk around the neighbourhood

0900 – Drive to Woodbury outlet mall

1200 – Lunch at the mall (Shake Shack burger)

1300 – Continue shopping at Woodbury outlet mall

1500 – Drive to White Plains

1600 – Continue shopping at malls nearby, Best buy, Home Depot or Walmart

1800 – Dinner at mall

2200 – Rest for the night

 

15th Oct (Mon)

0900 – Drive to 15 Tarrytown Road (returning rental car)

1000 – Take train to NYC, Grand Central Terminal

1100 – Visit Times Square and lunch (Luke’s Lobster, Times Square)

1300 – Visit Rockefeller Center / Macy’s

1600 – Visit Empire State Building

1800 – Visit Koreatown for Dinner (Miss Korea/Five Senses)

1900 – Take train back to home

2200 – Rest for the night

 

16th Oct (Tue)

0900 – Take train to NYC, Grand Central Terminal

1000 – Visit Greenwich Village

1200 – Lunch at Greenwich Village (authentic thin crust NYC type pizzas)

1300 – Visit Chelsea Market

1800 – Dinner at Chelsea Market (Cull & Pistol Oyster bar, for Lobster rolls)

1900 – Take train back to home

2200 – Rest for the night

 

 

17th Oct (Wed)

0800 – Take train to NYC, Grand Central Terminal

0930 – Visit World Trade Centre and 9/11 Memorial Park

1000 – Visit Wall Street, New York Stock Exchange

1030 – Lunch (Adrienne’s Pizza, at Stone street)

1130 – Visit Statue of Liberty (ferry ride at 12pm)

1600 – Visit Brooklyn Bridge, walk across to Brooklyn Bridge Park

1800 – Dinner (Luke’s Lobster or Shake Shack burger, Brooklyn)

1900 – Take train back to home

2200 – Rest for the night

 

18th Oct (Thu)

0900 – Take train to NYC, Grand Central Terminal

1000 – Visit American Museum of Natural History

1200 – Lunch in Museum

1400 – Visit Central park

1600 – Visit Trump Tower

1700 – Visit Chinatown for Dinner

1900 – Collect rental car (Sixt), New York City Battery Park, 20 Morris Street

2000 – Drive back to home

2200 – Rest for the night

 

19th Oct (Fri)

0800 – Drive to Niagara Falls

1200 – Lunch (Ihop Binghamton for pancakes)

1600 – Arrive Wyndham Garden at Niagara Falls hotel

1700 – Walk around the park

1800 – Dinner (look for steak restaurant)

2000 – Back to hotel and rest for the night

 

20th Oct (Sat)

0800 – Breakfast

0900 – Check out of hotel and drive to Canada side of Niagara Falls

1200 – Lunch at mall

1300 – Take boat ride (Hornblower cruises CAD$25.95) and wonder around Niagara Falls

1600 – Check-in Sheraton On The Falls hotel (CAD$35/night parking)

1800 – Dinner (Skylon Tower)

2000 – Back to hotel and rest for the night

 

21st Oct (Sun)

0800 – Breakfast at hotel (CAD$27.95/person)

0900 – Visit Niagara Falls

1000 – Visit Ontario Lake (Maple syrup ice cream)

1200 – Lunch (Ravine vineyard)

1300 – Visit Outlet Collection Mall at Niagara

1800 – Dinner at mall

2000 – Back to hotel and rest for the night

 

 

 

22nd Oct (Mon)

0900 – Check out of hotel and drive back to USA

1200 – Lunch (Ihop Utica for pancakes)

1700 – Arrive at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut

1800 – Dinner (Summer shack, seafood dinner)

2000 – Back to hotel and rest for the night

 

23rd Oct (Tue)

0900 – Walk around the area

1100 – Check out of hotel and lunch (Elm’s Street Diner, Signature cinnamon donut)

1300 – Drive to home

1500 – Arrive at home and unload luggage

1600 – Drive to Sixt, New York City Battery Park, 20 Morris Street to return car

1800 – Dinner (Adrienne’s Pizza, at Stone street or Chinatown)

1900 – Take train back to home

2200 – Rest for the night

 

24th Oct (Wed)

0900 – Collect rental Ford F150 Truck from Enterprise, 15 Tarrytown Road

1000 – Drive to Woodbury outlet mall

1200 – Lunch at the mall (Shake Shack burger)

1300 – Drive to Playland Park, Rye

1400 – Visit malls like Costco and The Home Depot there

1800 – Dinner at mall

1900 – Drive back to White Plains

2200 – Rest for the night

 

25th Oct (Thu) (Free Day)

0900 – Return rental truck, 15 Tarrytown Road

1000 – Take train to NYC, Grand Central Terminal

1100 – Visit Rockefeller Center / Macy’s (tentative)

1200 – Lunch (Luke’s Lobster, Times Square)

1300 – Visit Rockefeller Center / Macy’s (tentative)

1600 – Take train back to North White Plains

1800 – Dinner at North White Plains

1900 – Collect rental car from Hertz, 66 Haarlem Avenue

2000 – Drive back to home

2200 – Rest for the night

 

26th Oct (Fri)

0800 – Walk around the neighbourhood

1000 – Go to shopping malls nearby, Best buy, Home Depot or Walmart

1200 – Lunch (Shake Shack burger)

1700 – Leave home for JFK Airport

1800 – Arrive airport and return car

1900 – Dinner at JFK Airport

2100 – Flight back to SG

 

27th Oct (Sat)

1625 – Stopover at Hamad International Airport, Doha, Qatar

2005 – Flight back to SG

Wow.... your trip centres around mostly shopping?

[Adrianli]

On 5/31/2025 at 7:57 AM, teomingern said:

Wow.... your trip centres around mostly shopping?

Tourist areas and shopping. Went with 3 luggage, back with 5 luggage. First time to US mah.

[Adrianli]

On 5/31/2025 at 7:43 AM, Tohto said:

Thank you bro.

Started planning for next year May to NYC trip. 

Basically, I grouped the places of interest around the same area to visit for the day together. Enjoy ur trip.

[Tohto]

On 5/31/2025 at 8:08 AM, Adrianli said:

Basically, I grouped the places of interest around the same area to visit for the day together. Enjoy ur trip.

Thanks. 

Will be there to attend my girl Uni graduation. Whole family will be there.

For me inside NYC well not need any car.  Activity will be very arrange by my girl.  Is those travel to Niagara fall and Canada need to see how to plan. 

Also consider traveling to West coast if have enough time. 

Edited May 31 by Tohto

[Lala81]

On 5/31/2025 at 8:35 AM, Tohto said:

Thanks. 

Will be there to attend my girl Uni graduation. Whole family will be there.

For me inside NYC well not need any car.  Activity will be very arrange by my girl.  Is those travel to Niagara fall and Canada need to see how to plan. 

Also consider traveling to West coast if have enough time. 

If you go to that side, can go DC etc, also can consider driving around new England etc. Still got time to go west coast ar?

 

[teomingern]

On 5/31/2025 at 8:06 AM, Adrianli said:

Tourist areas and shopping. Went with 3 luggage, back with 5 luggage. First time to US mah.

Wah! The clothing so cheap ah?

[teomingern]

On 5/31/2025 at 9:05 AM, Lala81 said:

If you go to that side, can go DC etc, also can consider driving around new England etc. Still got time to go west coast ar?

 

Yeah lor... sounds like you'll be there for a month or more? US very big leh... drive from one place to another is like very far...

[Tohto]

On 5/31/2025 at 9:05 AM, Lala81 said:

If you go to that side, can go DC etc, also can consider driving around new England etc. Still got time to go west coast ar?

 

Not sure.  

Will be a long trip like my last Dec Aussie trip. 

Need to plan early as my flight there are all redeem from SQ. Need to redeem now.  So need to see exact day there. 

Edited May 31 by Tohto