BUDGET

After collecting your baggage, head straight for the $14 Grey Line Shuttle Bus at the Ground Transportation Desk of Newark Airport. tel: 001 212 315 3006)

The bus will take you straight to the YHA International Hostel at 891 Amsterdam Avenue at West 103rd Street (tel: 001 212 932 2300)

Seek out the cheapest beer in New York at Bar Siberia in the subway at W 50th at Broadway (tel: 001 212 333 4141)

SATURDAY
The boys get up at the crack of dawn to queue for free tickets to Saturday Night Live which are distributed at 0915 at the mezzanine level of the Rockerfeller Plaza on 49th between 5th and 6th Avenues (tel: 001 212 664 4444)

While they are there they hang out in the crowd watching the live recording of Weekend Today at the NBC Studios at the Window at 30 Rockerfeller Plaza on 49th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues.

Breakfast at Tom's Restaurant at 2880 Broadway at 112th Street (tel: 001 212 864 6137)
The boys watch the rugby at Boomers Sports Club 349 Amsterdam Avenue (tel: 001 212 362 5400)

The Gershwin Hotel at 7 East 27th Street between 5th and Madison (tel: 001 212 545 8000)

Museum of TV and Radio. 25 West 52nd between 5th and 6th Avenues (tel: 001 212 621 6600)

Ice hockey at the New Jersey Arena call Ticketmaster in New York 001 212 307 7171

Ticketmaster website: www.ticketmaster.co.uk

SUNDAY
Evolution Nature Store 120 Spring Street between Greene and Mercer (tel: 001 212 343 1114)

Ice skating at the Wollman Ice Rink in Central Park

THE ULTIMATE

FRIDAY
Check into the Soho Grand 310 West Broadway between Canal and Grand Sts (tel: 001 212 965 3000)

Joe's Pub is at The Public Theater, 435 Lafayette Street (tel: 001 212 539 8770)

Spy Bar at 101 Greene Street between Spring and Prince (tel: 001 212 343 9000)

Moomba is at 133 7th Avenue South (tel: 001 212 989 1414)

SATURDAY
Grab breakfast from Dean and De Luca at 560 Broadway at Prince Street (tel: 001 212 431 1691)

Clear the hangover with a helicopter ride from Heli Flight Services West 30th Street Heliport (tel: 001 212 355 0801)

Hit the ground with a lug of orange tea air in The Oxygen Station at 200 West 57th Street (tel: 001 212 581 0101)

Form and Function 95 Vandam Street between Hudson and Greenwich Streets (tel: 001 212 414 1800)

Nike Town is at 6 E 57th Street (tel: 001 212 891 6453)

Tiffany's is at 727 5th Avenue at 57th Street (tel: 001 212 755 8000)

Daryl K is at 21 Bond Street (tel: 001 212 777 0713)

Selima is at 60 East 42nd Street (tel: 001 212 972 2328)

DKNY, Calvin Klein, Banana Republic and Kenneth Cole can be found all over the USA. We went shopping on 5th Avenue and around Bond Street in downtown

Century 21 is at 22 Cortland Street at Trinity Place (tel: 001 212 227 9092)

Canal Jeans Company is at 504 Broadway between Spring and Broome (tel: 001 212 226 1130)

Nu Yorican Poets CafÈ 236 E 3rd Street at Avenue C (tel: 001 212 505 8183)

Bar d'O is at 29 Bedford Avenue on the corner of Downing Street (tel: 001 212 627 1580)

SUNDAY
Lola's Gospel Brunch is at 30 West 22nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues (tel: 001 212 675 6700)

RETRO

FRIDAY
Take a limo into town with American Dream cars call 001 212 426 1010

Gramercy Park Hotel is at 2 Lexington Avenue at 21st Street (tel: 001 212 475 4320)

The Beauty Bar is at 231 East 14th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues (tel: 001 212 539 1389)

SATURDAY
Umberto's Clam House 386 Broome Street at Mulberry (tel: 001 212 431 7545)

Cabaret is playing at Studio 54 at 524 W 54th between Broadway and 8th Avenue (tel: 001 212 239 6200)

Darrow is at 7 19th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues (tel: 001 212 255 1550)

LoFi Lee's Swing Bash was at the Altman Building at 240 West 47th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue - for details of upcoming events email LoFi Lee Sobel at leesobel@aol.com

SUNDAY
Coney Island in the bleak midwinter

We also met Danny at:
Forbidden Planet
840 Broadway
(tel: 001 212 473 1576)