Here is a tip: Do a walking tour with this company. Do NOT get on a double-decker bus for god’s sake.
https://realnewyorktours.com/
See if you can get tour guide David. He was great and knows his shit. Tried to “stump the chump”. Couldn’t. He took us on a 3 hour tour through lower Manhattan, Greenwich Village, Washington Square Park, Chinatown, Little Italy, the Bowery, financial district, etc. and the requisite subway ride. Small group, 9 total because people are fat/lazy and don’t want to walk.
We all met at this joint around 7 or 8 am on a Saturday. Big Gay Ice Cream is right around the corner. You’ll feel right at home.
https://forgotten-ny.com/2021/02/vil...nwich-village/
Do it.