NYC Regional--Transportation question for residents there

[DonRotolo]

What Ryan said ^^]

A hotel in NYC will be brutally expensive, even for the flea-bags. Anything nice will be way expensive. Weehawkin is an excellent choice.

Your choice in particular is way above excellent: Right at the hotel is the NY Waterways ferry. This is a super easy way to get to Javits, the ferry drops you off right there. It is a passenger-only ferry, no vehicles. You'll get on at Lincoln Harbor and off at 39th street / midtown, and the adult fare is $9 one way.

If the hotel offers a free shuttle to Javits, and it meets your needs, definitely use it, since the ferry is not free and there is a little bit of walking involved.

A bus would probably not exist, simply because the ferry is right there.

As for places top eat, don't even consider Houlihan's - Kinda like going to McDonald's in Paris..... Not that it's bad, but OMG you are at the culinary capital of the USA, go to Chinatown, Little Italy, midtown, wherever (the subway is great for that) and get a REAL meal that you'll remember for a long time.

It doesn't have to cost a lot either - the best pizza on the planet is Ray's Famous, or get a Pastrami on Rye at Katz's deli, and Hong Fat in Chinatown is pretty cheap... You get the idea.