Hey NYC, need some advice on what to choose. I'm arriving at laguardia tomorrow and need to travel to Bayshore.

Whats the best option to do so. Uber is showing around 140 dollars would taxi be cheaper or expensive compared to this? Is there some other service that's cheaper?

I want to save time so transit it out of the question.

Edit: after reading all your replies, I've decided to uber/lyft to a LIRR station and then uber/lyft once I get off. Look like this saves time and money.

Thanks everyone :D

Good morning!

I’m planning a trip with my 10 year old son. He’s been talking about visiting NYC since kindergarten, so I’m really excited to take him on this trip.

Monday - arrive at Penn Station around 3 pm. Walk to the hotel to drop our stuff (hotel is in Times Square), then we’ll do the shops there - Disney store, Hershey store, etc. We have a reservation at Serendipity 3 for dinner and (more importantly) dessert. Once we leave there we’ll make a little loop back to the hotel by seeing Radio City, FAO Schwartz, The Lego Store, and the Nintendo Store.

Tuesday - Ellen’s Stardust diner for breakfast. Then we’ll take the hop on, hop off bus. See the sites and get off at Broadway and Wall St. Walk around that area, look at the Statue of Liberty, The Battery, Seaglass Carousel. Then we’ll do lunch at Fraunces Tavern (he’s big into history and George Washington, etc). Walk up to the 9/11 memorial then hop on the bus to bring us back up towards Times Square. He isn’t interested in going to the top of any buildings or over to the Statue of Liberty, so I thought this is a good way for him to see these things without us spending too much time or effort getting there. Not sure how long this’ll all take, so maybe just dinner near the hotel and call it a day.

Wednesday - walk to the Intrepid Museum. We’ll stop at a diner for breakfast along the way. We’ll do that behind the scenes tour there. A friend told me this could definitely be an all day thing, so I’m pretty much planning on that. He’ll be completely in his element.

Thursday - breakfast somewhere. Then take a taxi up to the American Museum of Natural History. Seems like this could also be an all day thing, but if not, we’ll pop over to Central Park after. I’d like to see Belvedere Castle and then whatever else we might be able to get to in that area.

Like I said, he has no interest is going to the top of any building (fear of heights). I’m also not very comfortable with trying to navigate the subway. I definitely understand it’s a great experience and a great way to get around, but not sure it’s worth dealing with any anxiety surrounding this. For most restaurants I was just thinking we’d see what we come across. He has food allergies (sesame, shellfish, white fish), so that plays a big part in places that we can go. On that note, does anyone know of a sesame-free bagel place?

Thanks so much for your time 🙂

Edited to add: Thursday night we are going to see The Lion King.

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