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\nEntry Date: 11.02.02
\nTitle: I Heart New York City: All You Need Is $10
\nAuthor: cia b.
\nSo let\u2019s say you\u2019re in New York City visiting, right? You\u2019ve managed to snag your friend\u2019s futon and have a place to stay without spending a ridiculous amount of money (hotel tabs run from $100 a night for a room with one bathroom in the hallway for the rest of the floor, to $499 a night at the Tribeca Grand.) You\u2019ve saved some change you didn\u2019t have in the first place but you still need to see the city for the least dollar amount as possible. What do you do? What do you do? <\/p>\n

Believe it or not, you can see most of New York City in one whole day for only $10 — that\u2019s 520 pesos! You don\u2019t believe me? Let\u2019s calculate: <\/p>\n

To get around New York City by subway, you need a Metrocard, the pass that will get you through hundreds of dirty turnstiles all over the city. A one-day Metrocard is $4 — this is a great deal because a single ride costs $1.50, but with your $4 card, you get to use it for twenty-four hours for unlimited rides! <\/p>\n

Change left: $6 <\/p>\n

First stop:The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the MET): You can easily spend a whole day in here but I wouldn\u2019t recommend an overdose in art. At the lobby, the signs say admission is $10; true\u2026 if you don\u2019t finish reading this column! What most tourists don\u2019t know is that the $10 is only the \u201csuggested\u201d donation. Don\u2019t be shy; hand over a dollar and ask for your entrance pin. <\/p>\n

Change left: $5 <\/p>\n

Second stop: Central Park
\nYou\u2019ve got the culture down but now you\u2019re probably groggy from walking around the MET, so I say, relax. From the museum, walk to the park and people-watch from your picnic blanket or from a bench. Inhale some history here, Central Park was the first landscaped public park in the United States after all. Grab a map and explore the playground, the Bethesda Fountain, the bandshell, the pond, and most importantly, the carousel where Holden Caulfield took Phoebe in Catcher in the Rye. <\/p>\n

Third stop: Rockefeller Center
\nIf you keep walking south in the park, you\u2019ll reach the 50s where Rockefeller Center is. You can also use your Metrocard to catch the subway or the bus. Say hello to Prometheus, check out the ice skating rink and the amazing Christmas Tree (if it\u2019s holiday season), or else go inside Kinokuniya bookstore and browse through their Japanese design books and magazines. On Fifth Avenue, you will also find St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral, Saks and other upscale stores. <\/p>\n

Fourth stop: SoHo (short for South of Houston \u2013 that\u2019s \u201chouse-ton\u201d to you)
\nYou\u2019re done with uptown, midtown and you\u2019ve worked your way downtown! More walking is required here (I told you to wear comfortable shoes, no?) and check out 560 Broadway, a building that houses small art galleries without entrance fees. Window-shop from A to Z (Adidas to Zara) and shop like a true New Yorker without spending any money. <\/p>\n

Fifth stop: Staten Island, but just for two minutes
\nFor the whole day, you were surrounded by skyscrapers and you\u2019ve been craning your neck to take photographs of the buildings looming above you. But you can\u2019t appreciate the beast until you\u2019re observing it from far away and the best way to view the New York City skyline is from the Staten Island ferry. It leaves every thirty minutes and takes you and twenty million other commuters back to Staten Island for guess what? FREE! From the boat, you have a spectacular view of the Statue of Liberty, the bridges that connect the boroughs and lower Manhattan. If you\u2019re lucky, even the sun setting over the city. Follow the throngs of people to the exit when the ferry docks and run to the opposite side of the terminal so you can enter the same ferry again to go back to Manhattan \u2013 they want everyone off the boat before reloading. <\/p>\n

Last stop: Chinatown
\nThe day\u2019s almost over and you still have $5 in your pocket. You\u2019ve been good, so treat yourself to one of the following: a bowl of Vietnamese pho from Pho Bang, a plate of barbequed pork chop over rice from Nha Tang, roast duck from Noodletown or a rice casserole from Yummy Noodles. Don\u2019t forget to ask for a free glass of water! <\/p>\n

Change left: $1
\nShare your wealth: Tip your waiter or your waitress!<\/p>\n

You\u2019re tired and you\u2019re still hungry. I have a longer list of places to eat in New York City but that\u2019s for another time — when you have more than $10 in your wallet, and maybe for another article. <\/p>\n

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