How do you best spend seven hours in NYC around Christmastime?|177191

You are with five friends in New York in December and you have seven hours to spend there; what are the best ways to do so before your time is up (Rockeffeller Tree? Planet Hollywood/Hard Rock Cafe? Would Statue of Liberty and other things on islands/outside of Manhattan be too time consuming?)

Yes, Yes, definitely Rockefeller Center, 5th Avenue, St Pat_s Catheral, Top of the Rock or Empire State Building. Macy_s, Radio City Hall, 1/2 off Broadway tickets at Duffy_s Square. South Seaport, Chinatown,Little Italy, Greenwich Village and Times Square. Wow you are in for a treat.

Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island are great to visit but you need to dedicate the very least 4 hours to see both.

Here is a link to the sights in New York

http://www.december.com/places/nyc/sites��


Have a great time.)

Rockefeller Center (tree and many other Christmas decorations) and while your there 5th Ave. Stores and Windows (38th St. Lord and Taylor to 58th Street Bergdorf-Goodman. After that Times Square. Actually you have time to see a Broadway play and see the decorations. Consider Radio City Christmas Show if you_ve never seen it, they do many shows a day so you can easily find a way to fit it in.

Forget the Planet Hollywood/Hard Rock Cafe stuff. There_s nothing NY about them. 99% tourists. Go skating under the christmas tree. Walk around Times Square. Eat in China town.....Do regular things. Not tourist things so much.

I would like to be in Rockerfeller Center snice u_ll be able to ice skate there with your friends...itz fun...Umm time Sq will kinds be fun as wellz lookin at those big plasma tV lol

How long should we stay at each destination?|187807

We want to go on a two week vacation. It_ll be two adults and a 14 girl and a 11 year old boy. We_ll be going to:

Pigeon Forge, TN
Charleston, SC
Williamsburg, VA
Hershey, PA

How long will we need at each to cover what we need to cover?

i would only spend half a day in charleston there is not alot to do there,willaimsburg 3-4 days,pigeon forge,gatlinburg 4-5 days and the rest in hershey

How long does it take to drive from Atlanta to Gwinnett?|160851

I would like to know how many hours does it take to drive from Gwinnett County to Atlanta? , and Gwinnett County to Dekalb County?

I drive from Lawrenceville to 5 points a few times every week. In good traffic it takes me around 34 minutes. during rush hour it can take 45 minutes to the worst ever was over 3 hours (stuck behind a jackknifed semi blocking all lanes of traffic).. normally it takes around one hour during rush hour.

Gwinnett and Dekalb share a border and from some points you can walk between in less than 2 seconds :) but Dekalb county is between Gwinnett and Atlanta. From Lawrenceville it takes me around 20 minutes to get to spaghetti junction (just inside Dekalb County if I take I-85) or about 25 minutes to get to downtown Decatur if I use US78.

atl - gwinnett -_ 10 minutes on interstate to 90 minutes - backroads to farthest edges

gwinnett and dekalb share a border, so 0 minute to 90 again

double for rush hour

[be more specific about locations - dekalb and gwinnett are big counties, even atlanta is a big place]]

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Run mapquest to get the route, and gauge your time. Though it wouldn_t take as long, I_d give myself an hour. (I hate being late.) One can assume there will be traffic during rush hour, and often at times when one would least expect it.

It really depends on the time of day. From Atlanta to Gwinnet during non-rush hour, I would say about 15 - 20 minutes. To Dekalb County, I_d say about 20 minutes.

It will take 30 mins to drive from gwinnett to atlanta. From Gwinnett to Dekalb, it depends on what part because you can take the backroad or take I-75 to I-20 E.

it actually depends on where you are.
half an hour from Gwinnett county to atlanta.

30 to 45 minutes depending on the traffic.

How would I go about setting up an organization that walks kids in bad neighborhoods home from school in Chica?|158761

I was doing some volunteer work in Chicago Public Schools and was suprirsed to see how much gang violence there was. Lots of kids are scared to walk home from school b/c of being beat up, harrassed, etc.

I was thinking about trying to put together some type of group that walks kids home from school or walks kids from school to a local boys and girls club or something like this.

Looking for advice as to how to go about this.

Thanks.

I think last school year there were parents and groups doing stuff like this? Here is an article on it

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/us/27c��


There might be some names/depts mentioned there that you could speak to. Or CPS probably has some kind of safety/security department? They might know more about how to work this.

That or the individual schools you_d like to work with can probably help you figure it out at least partially? Some schools that had the programs last year are named in the article, you could always try contacting someone at that school and see if they can give you some help?

What city in upstate NY should I relocate to?|141094

I am looking to relocate back up nort(reside in atlanta currently). I am looking at upstate ny but I do not want to be in a small hick boring place. Some where with a decent night life,culture,and some kind of job market. A couple of hours from nyc wouldn_t hurt either.

I lived in Nyack, NY, for several years and I loved it!

It_s a great little town with a nice little downtown, but, best of all, it_s only, like 30 minutes from NYC, so, while on the one hand you live in a charming little town right on the banks of the Hudson River, on the other hand, if you_re in the mood to go into NYC, you can just hop in your car and go, and you_re in town in, like, a half-hour.

There_s a few other towns right around there that are nice, too, so, check it out, it_s the best of both worlds, a definite win-win situation!

Good luck, and the link below is to the webpage of their local newpaper...

Saratoga, Schenectady, Albany, Lake George, Troy are all near each other and always have something going on.

You might want to focus on finding a job first, and then worry about where you are going to live.

What is the cheapest and fastest way to travel from California to Lake Tahoe, Nevada?|150435

I thought about driving but it would not work. The drive is too far and I have a couple small kids. I checked flights but they are way too expensive. If you have any other ideas I would greatly apreciate it. Thank you

well, taking a bus with 2 small children wouldn_t be too much fun or too safe, I would think. You could drive if you stop every 1 1/2 - 2 hours for some _get the wiggles out_ time or stay at a Motel 6 in the middle of your drive. If you can_t afford to get to get someplace, maybe you shouldn_t go.... good luck to you and your children

Caifornia is a very big place and part of it is one step away from Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Where would you be travelling from? And BTW, cheapest and fastest are very different things.

http://gocalifornia.about.com/od/calaket��


This website explains all the ways you can get to Lake Tahoe (car, bus, plane, train)

What is the best place to live if you want to work at a zoo?|163897

Which zoo is the best to work at and is in a really nice neighborhood that isn_t too expensive?

Probably in Ohio. The San Diego and Columbus Zoos are constantly rated the #1 and #2 zoos in the USA. But I say Ohio over California for 2 reasons- the first is that the third best zoo in the US is the Cincinnati Zoo, so Ohio has 2 of the top 3 zoos within a few hours of each other. The other reason is that Ohio cost of living is so much more reasonable in Ohio over CA. There are plenty of neighborhoods in both Cincy and Columbus that you could afford. Good luck!

San Diego has the best and nicest Zoo in the country. The neighborhood around the Zoo isn_t too expensive compared to other parts of San Diego, but expensive is a relative term of course. There is also the SD Wild Animal park about 35 minutes north of downtown and the Zoo that is part of the Zoo as well and it has animals that roam freely out in the open. Also SeaWorld is right there too if you want to work with marine life. Plus you can_t beat the great weather and lifestyle in SD.

New Orleans

Aside from the aforementioned San Diego Zoo, St. Louis has an incredible (and free!) zoo.

If you want a _non zoo_ feeling - maybe a place like Busch Gardens?