Suppp!!! Goin to NY in 2.5 months and looking for suggestions as to where to stay, what to do, etc.

Any suggestions on where we should stay for relatively cheap?? I was looking at hotels in Long Island City/Astoria... suggestions??? We'll be flying into LGA

lol...no one?

yeah I need help with this too!

you can either get touristy or get local. how long will you be staying? that makes all the difference
definitely check out the museum of natural history, the zoos, museum of modern art, etc. a lot of the rates to museums are suggested donations. hit up some broadway shows as well. locals don't usually go to these shows but whatever floats your boat...
learn how to read the subway map. download a subway app + yelp app. they will come in handy!

let me know what you're interested in... ie: nyc's history, electronics, art, food, etc. i'll try to come up with some tips.

The Marriott at Fairview in Astoria is about 120 a night I think ... relatively cheap for being a marriott ... if you just need a place to sleep you better off at a motel

THANK YOU for all the suggestions!! We booked a room at Hotel Vetiver in Long Island City which seems super convenient to get to Manhattan. We're also getting the NY CityPass so we can hit up all the museums you mentioned!

Any suggestions as to where to eat?

if you are going before Aug 10 check out the restaurant week options it's a relatively cheap way to experience 4 and 5 star dining. Otherwise, what kind of places did you want to eat, touristy, ethnic food, what area do you plan on eating in?

Aww boo... we missed restaurant week! We actually won't be in NY until Aug 28th. We are open to any suggestions for any type of food!!!

lmk what kind of food you like, I live in Astoria and can suggest the best places for cheap

whatever you do, eat local! try not to get fast food/olive garden/tgifridays/etc.

use the yelp app to find restaurants.

^ that's exactly what I did when I was down in Florida