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Taxi/rideshare ~30 min. (Transit alt: M60-SBS bus, but with bags the cab wins.)
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Sunday 3:00 PM · New Amsterdam Theatre · 5-min walk
🎫 Aladdin Ticket Center
The $35 lottery play
Official digital lottery — enter Saturday 9 AM–3 PM ET for Sunday's show. Limit 2 tickets per person, so both adults enter = up to 4 seats. Winners pay by card within 60 min; photo-ID pickup at the box office.
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🔺 TKTS booth20–50% off · under the red steps
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💡 The TKTS red-steps booth is 2 minutes from the hotel — worth a walk-by when you land to see the day's board. Live vendor prices change with demand, so tap and compare an hour before deciding. Kids 6+ only; every guest needs a ticket.
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Hop-On Hop-Off Bus
🚌 Big Bus Stop #1 is 2 blocks from our hotel
M&M's World · 7th Ave & W 48th St — walk out the door, turn up 7th.
Big Bus Tours
Two loops — Downtown (Times Sq, Empire State, Brooklyn Bridge, Wall St) & Uptown (Central Park, the Met). Downtown runs ~9:30–4:30, Uptown ~10–4. Their app tracks buses in real time.
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TopView Tours
The other big operator — 23 stops, frequent departures, 24/48-hr passes, kid-friendly audio guide, real-time bus tracking in their app.
Tickets & routes →💡 Family tip: the upper deck is the fun part — grab it early. Buses are less busy in the afternoon. Both apps show the next bus arriving at your stop, like a ride-share.
Day 01 · Sunday July 26
Arrival & Times Square
Land, drop bags, and dive into the heart of Midtown.
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7:00 AM · ORD → LGA arrives 10:17 AM EST · driver pickup 5:15 AM (schedule!)
11:30 – 12:00
Drop off bags
12:00 – 2:00 PM
Lunch & explore Times Square
Check for cheap same-day Aladdin tickets — theater is a 5-min walk.
- Bryant Park Grill (fancier) — bryantparkgrillnyc.com
- Joe's Pizza, 1435 Broadway — John's rec, ~7-min walk
- FAO Schwarz & the fun stores with the kids
3:00 PM
Aladdin · New Amsterdam Theatre
214 W 42nd St · 2 hr 30 min · 5–7 min walk, no subway needed.
Plan B · if we skip the show
Central Park + playgrounds
- Heckscher Playground · Ancient Playground (near the Met)
- Bethesda Fountain · the Ramble · the Mall · Belvedere Castle
🚇 Getting there
Hop the NQRW from 49 St (1 block away) to 5 Av/59 St — or walk ~15 min.
Day 02 · Monday July 27
Skyline, High Line & Brooklyn
Up high, along the river, and over the bridge.
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7:00 – 9:00 AM
NYC bagels & get ready
The real-deal spots near the hotel, ranked by walk time:
- Zucker's Bagels — 6th Ave & 40th, by Bryant Park · ~7-min walk. Get the classic bacon-egg-cheese, eat it in the park.
- Liberty Bagels — 260 W 35th · ~12 min. Hand-rolled, kettle-boiled — and the famous rainbow bagel the kids will lose it over.
- Best Bagel & Coffee — 225 W 35th · ~12 min. The locals' pick in every "best bagel" debate — gigantic, fluffy, cheap.
- H&H Bagels — Moynihan Train Hall food court · ~15 min. The kettle-boiled legend, plus the kids see the gorgeous train hall.
🥯 Pro moves: lines look long but fly; order bagels not toasted when they're fresh from the oven; Liberty + Best are on the same block — settle the family debate with a head-to-head.
9:30 AM
Morning pick: Summit, Statue — or the bus
- Summit One Vanderbilt — most kid-friendly skyscraper. Buy ahead, ~$210 for four.
- Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island — ~$50/pp, 4-hr (crown = 160+ stairs, kids on their own)
- Or start the hop-on hop-off bus from Stop #1, two blocks away
🚇 Getting there
Summit: S shuttle or 7 from Times Sq, one stop to Grand Central (~10 min). Statue ferry: 1 down to South Ferry (~20 min).
12:00 – 4:00 PM
Chelsea, the High Line & Little Island
- Dylan's Candy Bar (Hudson Yards) · walk the High Line
- Lunch: the Frying Pan · alt: Biergarten (pretzels + ping pong)
- Little Island (10–15 min from the Frying Pan)
🚇 Getting there
ACE from 42 St–Port Authority (4-min walk) to 23 St or 14 St. Walk the High Line south → exit Gansevoort → Little Island.
4:00 – 7:00 PM
Brooklyn Bridge → Emily Burger
- Walk the bridge, Seaport, Wall Street · the Battery playground
- 6:30 PM reservation: Emily, Brooklyn
Day 03 · Tuesday July 28
Last morning & flight home
One more walk, then wheels up.
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7:00 – 9:00 AM
Sleep in, get ready
Skipped the Statue? Book early and squeeze it in.
9:00 – 1:00 PM
Central Park or somewhere new
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Return: LGA → ORD 5:00 PM departure · lands 7:10 PM
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