This is my itinerary for the NYC week trip, Niagara Falls included, held on February 2017.
1st day:
1) Get off at World Trade Center Station -> 9/11 Memorial
2) Wall Street
3) Charging Bull
4) Take a free ferry to Staten Island
- Statue of Liberty
- back to Manhattan
5) City Hall
2nd day:
1) Get off at Brooklyn Bridge Station -> Brooklyn Bridge
2) Dumbo district (Down Under Manhattan-Brooklyn Overpass) - Brooklyn
3) Brooklyn Heights Promenade (best at night)
4) Ground Army Plaza
3rd day:
1) Get off at Times Square/ 42nd Street Station -> Times Square
2) Park Avenue (Metlife Building) (one block from the Upper East Side, optional)
3) Rockefeller Center
4) Top of the Rock ($35)
5) Waldorf Astoria NY Hotel
6) Broadway Theatre
7) Columbus Circle (next to the Central Park, optional)
4th day:
1) Get off at 23rd Street Station -> the Flatiron Building (on the 5th Avenue)
2) Empire State Building
3) Union Square -> the cafe on the corner!!!!!
4) 5th Ave (looooong, but the most luxurious part starts from the Upper East Side downwards, including Trump Tower)
5) SoHo + Meatpacking District optional (top of the Standard lounge recommended)
5th day:
1) Fly to Niagara Falls to see the f**king falls!!!!! Uaaah, it was cold there.
(trip to Toronto optional - need ETA documents approved)
6th day:
1) Fly back to the New York City
2) Get off at Columbus Circle Station
3) the Central Park
4) the Upper East Side - Madison Ave at the beginning,
then turn to the 5th Ave (at the end of the Central Park)
5) down the 5th Ave (the Rockefeller Center, Top of the Rock optional)
6) Come back home to Mamma
Local tip for those who read it till the end: Do not pay any ticket to the Top of the Rock while you have the same view out of the Bar SixtyFive at Rainbow Room beside the Rockefeller Center. For that price you can at least buy a glass of beer and enjoy the view for free.