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New York in 3 days

Park and museum in the morning, downtown early on a weekday, the station and the last lunch on the way out; the last day ends with the bags already in the car.

Days

3

Plan status

draft

Walking

8km

default plan, all days

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Pace

Relaxed: up to 2 routed stops a day, starting 09:30. Normal: up to 3. Packed: up to 4, from 08:30.

Interests

The original 3-day plan.

Day 1 — Central Park, the Met, a 13:00 lunch table

EasyLow time risk~2.6 km (1.6 mi) walkno long stairs$15 taxi

leave byLeave Central Park: Bethesda Terrace by 12:20 to keep the 13:00 last seating.

65 min of buffer left.

  1. 08:30–09:00Walk north along Fifth Avenue and 59th Street
  2. 09:00–10:50Central Park: Bethesda Terrace
  3. 10:50–11:00Taxi to the restaurant
  4. 11:00–13:00Buffer / wander near Your reserved lunch (near the Met)
  5. 13:00–14:00Lunch table 13:00 (near the Met)hard

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi $15 (Taxi to the restaurant) — protects: Lunch table 13:00 (near the Met).
  • L2Skip The Metropolitan Museum of Art (optional) — protects: Lunch table 13:00 (near the Met).

Switches if the ground changes

  • heat Central Park: Bethesda Terrace → The Metropolitan Museum of Art (18′, then 10′ p90 to the anchor)
  • rain Central Park: Bethesda Terrace → The Metropolitan Museum of Art (18′, then 10′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?

DFL 3.1 = PFL 2.6 + OFL 0.5 · walk 2.6 km (1.6 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 65′ · relax L2 · yield 8 · option value 0.71

Deadline: last seating 13:00 → latest arrival 12:50, slack 17′

β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -8 min; -$20.

Taxi $15 on "Taxi to the restaurant": time risk 100% → 0%.

trace: generated 12 · rejected fast_fail:deadline×2, p50_after_latest_arrival×6 · frontier 2 · seed 111044957 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Hotel or AC café 14:00–16:00; Midtown by evening.

Day 2 — Lower Manhattan early, Village for pizza

ModerateLow time risk~2.7 km (1.7 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi
  1. 08:30–09:00Subway to Fulton Center or WTC (check the route)
  2. 09:00–11:409/11 Memorial and Museum
  3. 11:40–12:05Subway north to Christopher Street or W 4 St
  4. 12:05–12:30Joe's Pizza (Carmine Street)
  5. 12:30–12:38Walk east along Bleecker Street
  6. 12:38–13:23Washington Square Park
  7. 13:23–13:34Walk west through the Village
  8. 13:34–14:34Corner Bistro
Why this route?

DFL 4.4 = PFL 2.7 + OFL 1.7 · walk 2.7 km (1.7 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L0 · yield 24.3 · option value 0

trace: generated 144 · rejected none · frontier 12 · seed 111044957 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Evening: subway or taxi back; dinner in the Village.

Day 3 — Grand Central, a late lunch, car to the airport at 15:00

EasyLow time risk~2.2 km (1.4 mi) walkno long stairs$12 taxi

leave byLeave Grand Central Oyster Bar by 14:15 to keep the 15:00 boarding.

25 min of buffer left.

  1. 10:00–10:12Yellow cab or ride-hail
  2. 10:12–10:52Ess-a-Bagel (Third Avenue)
  3. 10:52–11:08Walk along East 42nd Street
  4. 11:08–11:53Grand Central Terminal
  5. 11:53–11:55Walk down to the lower level
  6. 11:55–13:15Grand Central Oyster Bar
  7. 13:15–13:27Walk back to the hotel for the bags
  8. 13:27–15:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → airport
  9. 15:00–16:00Car to the airport at 15:00hard

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi $12 (Yellow cab or ride-hail) — protects: Car to the airport at 15:00.

Switches if the ground changes

  • heat Grand Central Terminal → Café near Grand Central (AC) (3′)
  • rain Grand Central Terminal → Café near Grand Central (AC) (3′)
Why this route?

DFL 2.7 = PFL 2.2 + OFL 0.5 · walk 2.2 km (1.4 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 1.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 25′ · relax L1 · yield 16.3 · option value 1.54

Deadline: boarding 15:00 → latest arrival 14:50, slack 21′

β vs α: time risk 0% → 1%; margin -74 min; -$3.

trace: generated 24 · rejected none · frontier 6 · seed 111044957 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Airport: allow 3–3.5 h before an international departure; traffic to JFK and Newark is heavy in the afternoon.

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