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I am so sick of NY bashing. Its a great place to visit.

Thanks for including this comment. I find it the ultimate irony that someone posting from a trailer in backwoods Texas has the audacity to call NYC a pit. :) Happy New Year to the NYC freepers!

Thank you, and a Happy New Year to you, too! :)

There is no place like New York. You want advice for a trip in April? I'd be happy to help. Some of the other suggestions were good ones- - -try to get to Yankee Stadium for a game. Stay at a hotel in midtown.... you'll be close to Broadway plays, museums, great restaurants. You can't miss the view form the top of the Empire State building, a trip to Macy's, a visit to the World Trade Center site and while you're downtowm see the South Street Seaport which has a museum ad well as great shopping and restaurants. Also try to make Wall Street and the Stock Exchange. As for Museums, there's the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the American Museum of Natural History- - -both uptown. The Met is on 5th Ave and 85th St, AMNH is on Central Park West and 79th St.

Here is a link for both:

http://www.amnh.org/museum/welcome/index.html?src=i_plan

http://www.metmuseum.org/

Also, you need to see a ballet at Lincoln Center. Here's a link for the New York City Ballet which resides at the New York State Theater:

http://www.nycballet.com/nycballet/homepage.asp

You can purchase tickets at their website. Also, a better ballet company which also performs at Lincoln Center at the Metropolitan Opera House is American Ballet Theater. Here's their link:

http://www.abt.org/

While traveling around the city, you should really explore the subway system it's fast and not difficult to figure out. It will save you a lot of money during the day and you can just rely on cabs in the evening.
If you have time, you could also save on Broadway tickets by standing on line at the Kiosk which is located on 45th St and Broadway. They offer reduced tickets for the same evening and post the shows outside.

These are just a few highlights. How much time are you planning to spend?