questions about visiting NYC

[DavidMn]

You guys, seriously, you have no idea HOW MUCH I appreciate this! With greyhound they have these tickets you can get for 7 days for $330, and 15 days for $485. I'm going to the following shows:

3-3, St Paul
3-5, Chicago
3-8, Detroit
3-10, Washington D.C
3-11, Boston
3-13, Uniondale
3-14, Mohegan Sun
3-16, Rochester
3-17, Albany
3-19, MSG


The 15 days pass on the bus will allow me to travel this entire trip on just one ticket. I always stay at Motel 6( I know, laugh) and there's one in Albany less than a mile from the bus station in Albany. Its only $35 bucks a night and i checked, and its in a good area. Now, here's a more detailed plan for my NYC activities. On the 13th, I'm coming in from Boston into the Port Authority, and I did some research and it looks like the LIRR from Penn station will take me to Jamaica, where I'll switch to another train that will drop me off at the Hempstead stop, and I can make my way to Nassau Colesium. Now that day my plan before going out to the show is to eat at Carnegie Deli( I know IM a tourist) then walk to where Studio 54 was and take a picture, then past the Waldorf, and over to Sparks Steakhouse(my friend is a big mafia buff) before headin out to the venue. Then on the 18th, I'll take the bus down from Albany into the city and arrive at about 10:30 AM to do my sightseeing. Ground Zero, the NYSE and Liberty and Ellis are all on my definite itinerary. I know for dinner that night I'm going to eat at Peter Luger's in Brooklyn before heading back to Albany. Then the day of the NYC show is when I had planned on the Italian meal. Sorry for the long winded response, but I've put a tremendous amount of time into planning this trip already, and I want to be able to get the best advice possible to utilize my time as best I can. THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE!