Wow. I don’t blame you in the least. I’ve always wanted to visit New York City, because I’ve only been there for layovers on airplane trips. I believe I’ll take the Subway or whatever and just walk around by foot. LOL they must have public transportation coming out of the airport. They certainly do in Chicago.
Funny story: I went to the University of Chicago and there was a bike path by the river there excuse me by the lake. And I knew there was a bike path up north. So I assumed it would continue all the way around.
It did not.
It stopped at the ghetto. As I was cycling along I suddenly had to turn into the middle of the ghetto, and I passed these guys like five of them, sitting on the front porch, shower caps on, drinking Colt 45s, and one of them said, as I cycled by, “hey snow!”
I have never cycled that fast in my room life. But then what was I thinking: 1. I wasn’t drunk, 2. I was younger and healthier than those guys, and 3. I had wheels whereas they just had their drunken feet. L0L
Take the subway? Get ready to get groped, pushed in front of a train, have a bunch of ferals board the train with a boom box and proceed to use the straphanger poles as gym equipment. Watch their flying feet come within inches of kicking you in the face. Prepare to act busy as the day's beggars shuffle down the aisle with some sob story and ask for a hand out. Don't reveal the location of your wallet. Don't fall asleep on the train, as you could well be robbed or have a rat scampering over your inert body. Don't get into an argument with anyone, as they might well stab you. And then, with the new no-bail law, the perp would simply be turned loose to do it again to someone else.
Walk around by foot? Don't give to beggars and thereby reveal the location of your wallet. Make sure you walk down the street like you OWN it. Don't look around like a tourist--it makes you a target. Be prepared to nimbly dodge in and out of openings instead of just being able to walk normally---it's that crowded. Don't flash expensive jewelry, phones, or money.
Enjoy visiting DumblASSio's NYC, where the BEST view is the one in the rear view mirror!