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I don't remember its history, but I do remember that going to Carvel was always a treat -- my two favorites were the "flying saucer" or a "brown bonnet" (a cold soft-serve cone dipped in chocolate sauce - I liked the frozen brown bonnet, but LOVED the fresh one).

The Statue of Liberty requires you to buy tickets in advance - and they sell out far in advance. From the time you arrive at South Ferry it will take about 5 hours to get to the ferry, go through security line (45 minutes or so), get to Liberty Island, see the Statue and take the ferry to Ellis Island and back of South ferry. (the later you get to the ferry the longer the trip would take.) Trying to do the ESB in the same trip can be a...

How funny...my trip report was edited... they pulled the name of the poster that I said we joked dh was... sorry did not know that was a 'no-no"

Hi isabel, that's a good suggestion as ellenem suggested we may be backtracking with how we get there. Will definitely look into that and I appreciate that bit of info. Hi Nelson. Yes, I haven't had a knish and was wanting to try it when we get to east village. i saw a thread about several recommendations where to try it but what is carvel with hot fudge sauce? is that an east village thing too? Thanks!

I got my Nelsons mixed up.

Oops, sorry! Wrong link! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Tower,_San_Francisco

3 day canoe trip? could you expand on that a little bit. If you mean a typical raft trip that includes some whitewater rafting, then a waterproof camera is a must have. You will want the hiking pants and shirts that dry quickly. Even fast drying underwear is a must, in my opinion. I think you will be all right with a week at GC since you are doing some of it in the river. What else do you have planned there? North or South rim?

While I agree with the IDEA of midtown but not Times Square, the reality is midtown west bids on Priceline generally yield the Sheraton which would not be my choice. The 4* hotels in Times Square are all excellent and not so true in other areas. Bottom line is there is no one best answer to your question and a lot will depend on when you visit, for how long and what you hope to pay. PL is less likely to yield results for longer stays in NYC...

you want to get your knish from Yonah Shimmel in the Lower East Side.

I think there were problems with COPS "pulling over" an (unknown to the COP) person who did not have a license. If the person was an illegal with no licence & no insurance, the illegal would often try to avoid the COP and take off on a dangerous high speed chase. The story I read said that the illegals felt that "running" was the best alternative, since their car was going to be impounded, they would be cited, and...