New York Weekend — 3 days

Manhattan in 3 packed days. Day-by-day itinerary: Manhattan; Skyline & Brooklyn; Times Square & Departure.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Manhattan

• 09:00 — Arrival at JFK, New York
• 11:00 — AirTrain + subway → Manhattan
• 14:00 — Central Park + the Met — Upper East Side
• 17:30 — Subway to Chelsea — Upper East Side → Chelsea
• 18:00 — High Line + Chelsea Market — Chelsea
• 20:30 — Walk or subway to dinner — Chelsea → Midtown
• 21:00 — American steakhouse + cocktail bar
• 23:00 — Hotel in Midtown Manhattan

Day 2 — Skyline & Brooklyn

• 08:00 — Empire State Building in the morning — Midtown
• 10:15 — Subway to the Brooklyn Bridge — Midtown → Brooklyn Bridge / DUMBO
• 11:00 — Brooklyn Bridge + DUMBO with a Manhattan view — Brooklyn
• 13:00 — Bagel + New York-style pizza in Brooklyn
• 14:45 — Subway to Downtown Manhattan — Brooklyn → Downtown Manhattan
• 15:30 — 9/11 Memorial + One World Trade Center — Downtown
• 18:00 — Staten Island Ferry — Statue of Liberty view (free)
• 20:15 — Subway to SoHo — Battery Park → SoHo
• 21:00 — SoHo — Asian fusion restaurant

Day 3 — Times Square & Departure

• 08:00 — Times Square early in the morning — no crowds — Midtown
• 10:00 — Grand Central Terminal + Fifth Avenue — Midtown
• 12:30 — NYC-style eggs Benedict brunch
• 15:00 — Subway + AirTrain → JFK
• 19:00 — Return flight from JFK