What is the best way to plan a trip to New York?|129294

I am going with three of my friends, we are all 20 and live in Southern Ohio, we are planning on taking a greyhound bus (17 hours both ways) for a total of 190 a person, and staying at a youth hostel 8 bedroom for 120 dollars for three nights, four days, is this a good idea or does anyone have any better ideas? And is there a good order to visit everything in Manhattan? How much cash?

None of you have a car? If you could come up with a car you_d save big bucks. $190 times three equals $570. The drive from Cincinnati to NYC is 664 miles, which is like 12 hours. Already you_ve gained half a day of time in NYC, 10 hours saved arriving and leaving by car, compared to the 17 hours it takes by bus. Gas would cost about $100 each way, or $200 roundtrip. You cut your costs by 2/3 there. I attached some links to non-scary hostels as well.

Must sees..

Start north and head south. WALK as much as possible, lower Manhattan has compact blocks and you_ll see so much more versus taking the subway from place to place.

First, the Museum of Natural History (dinosaurs,etc) and a hike in Central Park_s south end (famous movie/tv views)...then maybe head over to Rockefeller Center and Times Square. The Empire State Building is nearby.
Check out the awesome Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) on 53rd Street. Then south to Times Square and the Theater District, do it at night if you can. The area around NYU in the East Village is hipster central and a place to not miss if you_re 20. Check out the Washington Square Park area and the nightlife scene around St Marks Place. Greenwich Village and SOHO(shopping) are great areas to walk around. The Village is full of history and just plain fun to hang out in, especially on a weekend. Be sure to go to the Ground Zero site at the World Trade Center, kind of a powerful experience. On a weekday, if you_re in the area...check out Wall Street which is south of the World Trade Center.
Have fun!