New York in January - got any tips/hints

[mattSV]

Mrs Matt & I are going to New York in January for six days.

Have booked the flights, but not sorted accomodation yet - looking for somewhere around £450, preferably mid-town.

Never been before so want to make the most of our time there - what is worth seeing / missing?

We have one day trip planned to Woodbury Common shopping outlet, however nothing else planned in yet.

[timwilky]

Don't bother buying any new clothing. Get it out there. But take yer thermals, it will be cold.

The open top tour is worthwhile if you get a good guide.

me and my wife stopped at the ymca in manhatten cheap and central, had our own room but bunk beds, they have a swimming pool and a gym and no you dont have to dress like the village people to get in, its used mainly by students i think

We were there last February. As Tim says, it was very cold and we had a lot of snow - not the sort of snow we have here, this was deep. Eat at Pescatore on 2nd Avenue - excellent and good value, mainly used by locals. Gets busy so you have to book in the evening - google it for contact details. Frick Museum v interesting. Central Park Zoo is terrific - especially if you're there to watch the sealions' dinner time. Skating at the Rockefeller Center as it gets dark is magical. Get a ferry to the Statue of Liberty but it will be very cold out there, allow an extra hour to get through security at Battery Park. We met PhilipMac, top bloke