Boutiques on the way to Flushing Meadows near Brooklyn?

Hi to all,

I%26#39;m coming to NYC area for one night to see some US Open Tennis for my 40th. I%26#39;m looking for a Boutique-ish or hip hotel/motel to stay on an MTA line for easy access to Flushing Meadows. I was hoping to find something in Brooklyn but see that pickins are slim. Any creatvie ideas for $200 range?

Boutiques on the way to Flushing Meadows near Brooklyn?

There is some geographical confusion here.

The only subway line that goes to Flushing Meadows is the #7 from Times Square. The Long Island Rail Road line that goes there is the Port Washington line, from Pennsylvania station. Neither one goes anywhere near Brooklyn. Te portion of Long Island that is across the East River from midtown Manhattan is not Brooklyn, but Queens, and thus the trains go directly from Manhattan to Queens.

Brooklyn is to the south and west of Queens. The northern parts of Brooklyn are opposite downtown Manhattan, but most of Brooklyn is well south of the Battery, being eithe radjacent to Upper or Lower New York Bay.

Other than the slow and pokey G train, and the tail end of the A line, there are no subway lines that run directly between Brooklyn and Queens.

Boutiques on the way to Flushing Meadows near Brooklyn?

The subway out to Flush Meadows does not go through Brooklyn.

There are a number of hotels in queens, but not really ';hip'; as it is not a tourest area. But you should be able to fine something serviceable in the $200 range.

hmmm, so nothing even slightly hip? Can you reccomend any in Queens at all?

Thanks for straightening me out.

a

hmmm, so nothing even slightly hip? Can you reccomend any in Queens at all?

Thanks for straightening me out.

a

Happy birthday,

If you stay in the times square area you can hop on the #7 train and get to the US Open in 1/2 hour or so. The train will be full of others going there so it%26#39;s kind of festive. The subway line (parts are really an elevivated railroad - but we call it the subway anyway) is a National Millenium trail called THE INTERNATONAL EXPRESS so you%26#39;ll get a bit of history too. Check out the web site:

traillink.com/mt_active_pages/Nmt/main.aspli

There%26#39;s a small, quiet but bubbling assortment of hot, indie dining, shopping and edgy art stuff in Long Island City and Astoria - both nabes a short ride from Flushing Meadows on the #7. (Switch tothe R train at Queensboro Plaza to go north to Astoria.)

If you%26#39;re here for one day, perhaps sample some Greek food in Astoria? Or check out the waterfront and TV/movie studios in Long Island City? If you go to 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights (near the 74th Street/Roosevelt Ave #7 station) you can shop for beautiful Indian/Bangladeshi textiles, clothes and accessories

I realize you won%26#39;t be able to do much, but here are some good informational links about those areas and Queens in general.

queens.about.com/od/astoriainqueensnewyork/

http://queens.about.com/od/longislandcity/

鈥bout.com/cs/鈥ackson_heights.htm

http://astorianyc.blogspot.com/

http://www.discoverqueens.info/

http://www.licweb.com/

http://www.licnyc.com/

To follow up on CPINY comments - Queens is the most international and multi-lingual place on earth. It has a record number of languages spoken and different coutries-of-origin per capita and per square mile than anywhere else!

I%26#39;ve never heard the #7 train called ';the international express'; (sounds like a hokey tourist thing to me!), but it does live up to that name.

Truy to squeeze in 30 minutes at the Panorama, located at the Queens Museum right in Flushing Meadow Park! It is a scale model of NYC, down to each and every building. It is fantastic! You won%26#39;t be disappointed.

No evening hours, so go during the day before tennis!

www.queensmuseum.org/information/mission.htm

Let%26#39;s start with how are you getting here? Plane, train or car? If plane, which airport?

There are a few sort of boutiquey hotels in Manhattan near the #7 train. The Hotel QT comes to mind--a trendy budget hotel with a pool in the lobby bar.

On a much higher scale, the Bryant Park Hotel is one of the nicest hip/boutique hotels in midtown, also near the #7 train.

Another idea is the Bentley hotel. It%26#39;s a budget hotel but looks like it%26#39;s had a fix up. Not near the 7, but near the F train and with one change, you%26#39;re on the 7.

It%26#39;s not a trendy hotel, but there%26#39;s a Comfort Inn in Long Island City, Queens, just across the river from midtown and about a minute to the subway stop. It gets good reviews on this site and is very reasonably priced. You could get a room for well under $200.