dstan

A new Welcome message has just been posted with some key external and internal links. I'd like to solicit your suggestions for additional links here, so please post away! Note that 'Important Threads' should be of general interest and should contain up-to-date information. If there are multiple threads on a given topic that you would like to see consolidated, please post them here as well.

A couple notes:

• I've never taken the commuter ferries, please let me know if there are others that should be listed.

• The Broadway tickets sticky has now been unstuck, but can still be found conveniently in the Welcome post under Attractions.

Thanks in advance for your help!

(This thread will be stuck temporarily during this process.)

cordelli

Hopstop.com to navigate the subways

nyc.bestparking.com to find parking prices in any area

dstan

Thanks, cordelli! I'll add those when I get back to my other computer with the master copy of the post. Keep 'em coming!

Anyone think we should suggest iPhone apps for subway/bus? There are some free ones that have the map, but I use one of the paid ones, iTrans NYC. There's an officially MTA-licensed one as well that has bus routes, but I chose iTrans based on the reviews.

SanDiego1K

Christmas in New York is a common topic and one we see every year. Here is a current thread. In post three, themicah has helpfully collected a number of recent threads.

dstan

Welcome Sticky now updated with:
(thanks, cordelli)

(thanks SanDiego1K & themicah re: Xmas threads)


...and this little gem:

On the 'to-do list':
Rockefeller Center
Ground Zero
Central Park
Metropolitan Museum
Museum of Modern Art
U.S. Open Tennis Championships
Fulton Fish Market (gone!)

CMK10

I think this might be a helpful addition to the sticky:

http://tripplanner.mta.info/

dstan

Done, thanks!

Also added some new Lodging and Attractions threads.

dstan

New section now that we have a couple of master restaurant threads.

CMK10

I'm hungry just looking at that list. Thank you again for all your work ^

nerd

What's the guideline around how the master thread works? Does that mean that every time someone has starts a thread with an eating question it gets merged into one of the master threads?

dstan

It'll be on a case by case basis. I don't think we want to end up with enormous master threads, because they are difficult to wade through. However, by having the threads readily available, the hope is that there will be fewer of these new threads started.

If someone does post a new thread on these topics and I catch it quickly enough, I can close it, ask them to review the master thread and post there as appropriate. However, if there are informative replies in the new thread by then, then a merge may be in order.

nerd

I agree. When everything gets buried in a master thread, it becomes really, really difficult to notice if/when someone posts a question that you might be able to help out with.

I just end up ignoring most of the master threads.

dstan

Well, once you're subscribed, it's pretty easy to just read the new posts as they come up, and that's actually an additional advantage of a master thread - those who have already contributed to it will see when a new question, etc. comes up.

I think the bigger problem is for new people who come looking for info. If the thread is too long or noisy, it's difficult for them to wade through it; Search Within Thread probably isn't much help either when trying to, for example, choose between steakhouses. That's why I often summarize some key information/posts/links in a note in the OP. I'm also selective about what threads I merge and often do some editing in the process, in an effort to maintain high signal-to-noise.

closetasfan

how about

http://www.nycgo.com/
http://newyork.timeout.com/
http://newyorkkids.timeout.com/

nerd

Honestly, I have never subscribed to a thread. Maybe I'm unique in that manner.