Things to do
■ High Line for free ELEVATED above the streets of Manhattan’s West Side, the High Line is a 1.5 mile-long public park built on an old freight rail line. The path weaves between intriguing buildings and past art installations, landscaped gardens and chaise longues. Admission is free; open every day 7am to 11pm in summer, and until 7pm in winter
■ Take to the water JOIN commuting locals and tourists on the Staten Island ferry that goes from Lower Manhattan and provides a perfect view of the Statue of Liberty and the dazzling skyline as it chugs across New York Bay and back again. Grab some bagels from Zucker’s Bagels on the walk to the ferry port. Free ferries run both ways every 30 minutes, siferry.com
■ Museum mania MANY of New York’s museums offer free admission days or nights. The 9/11 Museum, for example, is free on Mondays. Tickets are available on the website each Monday from 7am. The moving Memorial Pools are always free — and well worth a visit ( 911memorial. org/visit/museum).
The Whitney Museum of American n Art offers pay pay-whatyou-wish what tickets on Fridays from 7pm-10pm ( whitney.org).
The New York CityPASS includes admission to the likes of the Guggenheim, the American Museum of Natural History, the Empire State Building, the Top of the Rock, the Statue of Liberty ferry and the Circle Line Sightseeing Cruise (£110, citypass.com).