NYC: The First 72 Hours
A first visit, planned the way a local would plan it for a friend — timed routes, real food, and none of the lines that exist only for tourists.
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Three days is enough to fall for New York, if nobody wastes your hours. This is the itinerary I build for friends when they visit — the same one, finally written down properly.
What’s inside
- Three full days, timed — morning-to-night routes that put you in the right neighborhood at the right hour, with subway directions between every stop.
- The skip list — the famous things that aren’t worth the line, and the equal-or-better alternative two blocks away, with reasons.
- Where to actually eat — every meal slot filled with places locals return to, across budgets, with a backup for each.
- A Google Map — every stop, pre-pinned, ready to open on the sidewalk.
- The arrival chapter — JFK/LGA/EWR into Manhattan without getting fleeced, and how to pay for the subway with the phone in your pocket.
Format
Web guide + printable PDF + Google Map link. Updated seasonally.