There are cheap holidays in New York City if you know where to go and what to avoid. There are the expensive places in Times Square and on Park Avenue, but there are young and poor artist in New York. This is the company you need to be keeping if you are looking for a good time at a low cost.
Greenwich Village is famous for being a home for starving artist. This all started back in the 1950's and is still true today. The village itself is centered around Washington Square Park. The bars in that area are the Gotham Bar and Grill, Zinc Bar, Bar 13 Inc, Knickerbockers Bar and Grill, Central Bar and the Fat Black Pussycat to name a few. The variety of night life is from sports bars, night clubs, Jazz and Blues clubs, dance, Gay and Lesbian, Adult entertainment and alternative rock music, but the most abundant is the standard bar or pub tourism info.
The streets are also lined with cafes where an inexpensive bit to eat can be found or the mobile corner vender always has a cheap hotdog for sale. If just a snack is in order then try the famous soft pretzels.
The lowest cost places to stay in all of New York City are the many hostels. In and around Greenwich there are several including the Chelsea International Hostel, Jazz on the Town Hostel, Big Apple Hostel, American Dream Hostel, Gershwin Hotel and The Marcel at Gramercy.
To have cheap holidays in New York, just avoid the times around the national holidays and you will save money.
