New York Solo Trip: 4 Days Itinerary

From July 2 to July 6, 2025, I embarked on a 5-day, 4-night solo trip to New York City. This article summarizes my itinerary, attraction ratings, and total expenses for the four days. (📍Attractions)(💵: Price)(⭐️: Recommendation rating, 1–3)

Itinerary

Day 1 (7/2)
6:00 AM: Landed at JFK Airport
8:30 AM: Arrived in Manhattan
📍5th Avenue ⭐️⭐️
- Luxury shopping street
- LV artistic architecture
2:00 PM: Airbnb check-in

Day 2 (7/3)
7:00 AM: From New Jersey to Manhattan
📍Chelsea Market ⭐️
- Traditional New York market
📍The High Line ⭐️⭐️
- Elevated walkway
- Diverse art and cultural activities
10:00 AM
📍Vessel ⭐️⭐️
- 💵10 USD
- Artistic architecture at Hudson Yards
12:00 PM
📍Intrepid Museum ⭐️⭐️
- Formerly retired aircraft carrier
- Museum surrounded by skyscrapers
- 💵1197 TWD
📍Little Island ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Artificial island park
- Downtown skyline views
3:00 PM
📍Central Park Zoo ⭐️⭐️
- Zoo within the park!
- Small but exquisite
- 💵24.1 USD
7:30 PM–9:00 PM 🌙
📍Top of the Rock ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Stunning New York night view
- Facing the Empire State Building
- 💵1997 TWD

Day 3 (7/4)
10:00 AM
📍The World Trade Center & 9/11 Memorial Pools
- Tallest building in the U.S.
- Site of the original Twin Towers
12:00 PM
📍Statue of Liberty & Liberty Island
- Liberty Island ferry
- Statue of Liberty
- 💵961 TWD
3:00 PM
📍9/11 Memorial Museum ⭐️⭐️
- Remembering the 9/11 tragedy
- 💵31.5 USD
📍Wall Street ⭐️⭐️
- New York Stock Exchange
- Charging Bull statue
📍Chinatown ⭐️
- Authentic Hong Kong-style dim sum
- A Chinese neighborhood surrounded by skyscrapers
9:30 PM 🌙
📍4th of July Fireworks ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Annual Independence Day fireworks
- Brooklyn Bridge fireworks show

Day 4 (7/5)
📍New York University (NYU) ⭐️
- Renowned business school in the U.S.
📍Little Italy ⭐️⭐️
- Italian neighborhood
- Authentic Italian cuisine
📍Dumbo Manhattan Bridge View ⭐️⭐️
- Manhattan Bridge
- Brooklyn's top photo spot
📍Grand Central Station ⭐️⭐️
- Historic New York train station
- Famous TV show location
9:00 PM 🌙
📍Times Square ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Giant LED billboards
- Broadway theaters
- The crossroads of the world

Day 5 (7/6)
Heading to the airport

Expenses 💵

🏨 Accommodation: 12747 TWD (Airbnb in New Jersey - 4 nights)

✈️ Flights: 6589 TWD (TPE-SEA-JFK) (Employee ticket)

🍔 Food
Breakfast: 1322 TWD
Lunch: 2897 TWD
Dinner: 1366 TWD
Snacks: 1215 TWD

🎡 Tickets: 5648 TWD

🚆 Transportation: 2338 TWD

🎁 Souvenirs: 4300 TWD

Total:
38422 TWD/4 days

New York City - "The Big Apple"