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Looking for cheap short breaks? New York has masses to see and do, from Liberty Island to Broadway.
When to visit?
There’s always a good reason to take cheap short breaks, New York is the city that never sleeps after all. It can be very hot in summer and very cold in winter so spring and autumn tend to have the mildest weather but then, what could be finer than Christmas shopping in Manhattan?
What are the must-see attractions?
There’s so much, you’ll need several cheap short breaks to New York to take it all in! There’s Times Square, Central Park and Ground Zero. Visit Ellis Island and see where so many people first entered the New World. See the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Tower, the Flatiron and the Guggenheim. If you like museums, there’s the Met, MOMA and the Museum of New York. If you want fashion, visit the trendy boutiques, bars and cafes of Greenwich Village, TriBeCa and SoHo.
What else is there to do?
Go to a parade. If you go at the end of November, you can catch the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade through Downtown Manhattan. In March, there’s the St Patrick’s Day Parade from Fifth Avenue to 86th Street. You don’t have to have Irish blood to take part, you just need to wear something green.