42nd Street: cosa c’è intorno, come arrivare e quando andare · 2026

IBIuliia Balchinovafdsapoiuytrewq · 29 nov 2014Leggi

Hi, guys!!!!! Last time I ended my story at the moment we arrived in New York, or as they call it, the Big Apple. And it's true, the city is just incredibly huge and stunning... but more on that later. So, since my friend and I are "thoughtful" people (at least we thought so), we asked some guys to meet us at JFK airport a day in advance, thanks to a friend who had already been to America and told us about them. And the funniest thing is that we had no idea what the guy who was supposed to meet us looked like, let alone that he would be holding a sign that said "BURYATS!" In the end, we waited for about 30-40 minutes, but never found him. And that's when a slight panic set in... But luckily for us, just as we were running back and forth looking for our savior, we literally bumped into each other. After that, there were warm hugs, even though we were strangers and meeting for the first time. And that made it doubly pleasant, because where else but in a foreign land do you feel that unity and cohesion of people from the same country, which I experienced more than once throughout the summer. Our kind friend took us to his place. After 3 flights, our appearance was a bit disheveled, so taking a shower was the top priority. After tea and a nice chat, i.e., in the evening, we went to gawk at New York... You can't imagine how beautiful it is, my jaw just dropped... Everything is glowing, huge billboards everywhere, skyscrapers of incredible height, and an unimaginable number of people in Times Square. Every program participant imagines how everything will be before the trip. And when you are here, in that very place you dreamed of, it seems so amazing that you just can't believe it!!! After staying with the guys in Brooklyn for 2 days, we had to pack for Wildwood, the city where work was waiting for us. And right at the exit, one of the guys who happened to be home that day, Andrey (and without him we wouldn't have even found the subway), fully explained our route to the Port Authority bus terminal. So, to get to the station, we first had to take a bus, then get off at some stop (as it turned out later, Kings Highway), take the subway, get off at the 42nd Street - Port Authority / Times Square station, and buy tickets for Greyhound to Atlantic City. It seems simple, but we couldn't do without adventures. In city buses, it is better to pay with quarters, i.e., coins worth 25 cents, which of course we didn't have. Because all the money we had was in large bills. As a result, we rode for free, thanks to Andrey, who negotiated with the driver. To be honest, we couldn't understand at all where we needed to get off to transfer to the subway. But we are talkative, so after talking to an American grandmother, we realized that we needed to get off at the Kings Highway stop. Okay... we got off. And where is the subway??? We couldn't really figure it out in Moscow and just ran after my sister, and here even more so. But, as they say, a tongue will get you to Kiev (and we only needed the subway entrance), so we managed that too. All thanks to the Russian-speaking women we met on our way. I remember how a grandmother with such a real Russian accent asked us: "What are you looking for?" Haha.. It was so funny. In general, Brooklyn is a "Russian" district, every second person here speaks Russian. We entered the subway, but didn't remember where to get off again. And here we were prompted again. A girl advised us to get off at the 42nd Street - Port Authority / Times Square station. I think we would have enjoyed it more if it weren't for these bulky suitcases. You understand yourself that there are stairs everywhere in the subway, and my arms were already falling off from these 17-kilogram "handbags". Here we are at the station. Hooray! It's time to buy tickets. But even here not without incidents. The female cashier apparently misunderstood us (or rather, we just didn't explain ourselves correctly in English) and sold us round-trip tickets. i.e., w

LKLyudmila Kovalevamila_kovaleva · 17 ott 2011Leggi

I decided it would be useful to write down the addresses of some good shops and beautiful places in New York... And here they are: MegaStore J&R (a huge shopping center where you can find any tech you need). It is located in Lower Manhattan near the Brooklyn Bridge, 23 Park Row (you need to walk through City Hall Park). By the way, they are open from 10 AM to 7 PM. You can get there by subway: 4, 5, 6 to Brooklyn Bridge (you'll see the Brooklyn Bridge there too). Manhattan Mall (just a really cool shopping center) - 100 W. 33rd Street, Broadway @ 33rd Street. Strawberry (you can find a branch of this store in Manhattan Mall, but there are many others around the city) - 129 E 42nd St (between De Pew Pl & Lexington Ave). Macy’s (I think this is the biggest and most famous store for fashion and branded clothing in New York) – 151 W. 34th St (on the corner of 34th Street and Broadway). Subway: 1, 2, 3, 9 to Penn Station. Daffy’s – located right next to Macy’s (lots of good and inexpensive clothing). Necessary clothing – there are several of these stores around the city: 1) 442 Broadway (Soho area) 2) 676 Broadway (Noho area) 3) 404 Broadway (Tribeca area) 4) 443 Broadway (Soho area) Century XXI – 22 Cortland Street (between Church and Broadway). It is located in Lower Manhattan. TJ Maxx – 620 Ave of Americas. Sephora – on Times Square 34th St, 5th Ave (a gorgeous cosmetics store! By the way, you can even get your makeup done there for free). Look for discounts where you see signs like: clearance, closeout, out of business sale. Also, if you manage to, you can catch a massive clothing sale at Housing Works stores. Basically, at the end of the season, stores get rid of clothes that weren't sold in time because they need to bring in new collections. That's why they hold these sales almost every Saturday starting in September: you buy a bag from them for $25 and stuff everything you can fit into it. We didn't make it to such a sale ourselves since we were in New York at the beginning of the week, but I read that it's total chaos and a madhouse))) Just type "New York, Housing Works" into the internet and the great Google will give you full information on where and when it will take place. By the way, there is also a good site called Hopstop... just enter where you are and where you need to go... they will break down for you exactly how best to get to your destination. Madame Tussauds Museum is located on Times Square, 234 W 42nd St. (between 7th and 8th Ave). Empire State Building - between 33rd and 34th street. To find Times Square, you need to walk up Broadway to 42nd Street. There is a very beautiful library on the corner of 42nd St and 5th Ave. To get to Chinatown, you need to take the subway to the Canal Street stop. Hard Rock Cafe - 1501 Broadway. Central Park – corner of 5th Ave and East 64th street. Well, maybe this information will be useful to someone)