Whats the best way to travel to tour spots in new york city? is it possible to walk?

The best way into Manhattan from the Jersey Shore is go to Perth Amboy NJ Take 440 over Outerbridge Crossing-$ 6.00 toll - onto Staten Island North on 440 follow signs for 278 E / Verrazanno Bridge When the Bridge takes up the sky, you really need to be in the right lane Use the last SI exit "Bay Street" Exit right ' Make a left and follow Bay all the way up and around to the Staten Island Ferry dock You will need a roll of quarters for parking and you will need to know that on the way home you need to use the 440 SOUTH!! exit -the 440 NB happens 1.5 miles earlier. The Ferry is free and puts you right at the tip of the Island. The #1 subway train is right there also at the South Ferry station .Both the Ferry and the subway(s) run 24/7 The Staue of Liberty Ferry is a couple of hundred yards away Personally I would take not get off the Statue of Liberty ferry when it docks , but rather stay on it until it reaches Ellis Island and then do Ellis bc you no longer can get up into the Statue proper A good strategy to adopt, is to do whatever can only be done before 5:00PM before 5:00PM and everthing else later such as the Empire State building and ground zero. As far as walking goes ,NYC is the greatest walking city in America. New Yorkers walk everywhere at about 4mph There are two basic reasons for this: At anything under 1/2 mile it's easily the cheapest and fastest way to get anywhere And there are so many places that you can walk to . In effect the journey becomes the destination. If you haven't been here before ,NYC can be a positive sensory overload that's best appreciated on foot. Edit ; See above -I don't write well when I'm tired . I just cleaned up some of last nights text ,hopefully it's more understandable now.

On the subway--best in the world. They'll give you a map and anyone you ask will be willing to help--just watch--you won't believe it.

You can take the trains or sight-seeing buses.

If you are an adventurer who is with a really mobile group then take the subway. It might feel confusing at first, but ever New Yorker will help you if you ask - they may not approach you first, but we will help if asked. If mobility is an issue or you want to play it safe, there are tour buses. I had family from out of town take the Gray Line buses, they loved it (I thought it was too expensive) but it did get them all over the city, fairly quickly, and they were able to get on and off. The Gray Line is not the only tour bus, I've seen one or two others, so shop around. If you've never driven in the city, I'd advise against it. It can be fun to drive around late at night, when the traffic isn't so bad, but during the day parking is nearly impossible in many areas (and garages are really expensive). See if you can drop off your rental in the city, stay here a few days, then pick up the rental from the city when you leave.

There are these tour buses that I see around. Don't know much about them. They are red and double decker. From what I've heard you pay a certain amount and can get on and off whenever you want at certain stops to see whatever you want to see. I don't know the cost There is no way you are going to be able to walk all around NY. You can take buses or subways or cabs to get from place to place.

Yes, once in Manhattan, you really can walk all over that island, to see sites, though probably not all there is to see, but you can easily walk to Little Italy from the east side or Wall Street. Better still borrow a bicycle.