getting to Jersey city from Jfk or newark (public transport)

Hi i%26#39;m planning trip to NYC from London and my hotel is in Jersey city Exchance place .i understand there is a train stopping there.

My question is how to get there from JFK or from Newark i would like to avoid take a taxi all the way .so looking for public transport .or maybe taxi till the most convenient train station to take the path train.

Thanks

getting to Jersey city from Jfk or newark (public transport)

I would take a taxi from JFK to the PATH station at WTC. $45 fixed + tolls + tip = $60

From there the PATH is $1.50.

other choices

1.) Airtrain/subway to WTC

2.) Airtrain/LIRR/subway to WTC

getting to Jersey city from Jfk or newark (public transport)

Hello Patriciaspain,

Fly into Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) if you can, not JFK. EWR is a lot closer to Jersey City; getting to Jersey City from JFK could be a nightmare. (Long, slow, %26amp; expensive).

Here%26#39;s how to get from EWR to Exchange Place, Jersey City, using public transport. (Mind you, it%26#39;s not the most scenic route, but it%26#39;s relatively easy if you%26#39;re not loaded down with too much luggage %26amp; don%26#39;t mind changing trains several times. Also, Newark Penn Station is not the most salubrious of environments, but it is relatively safe as long as you keep aware of your surroundings %26amp; keep an eye on your luggage etc. The platforms can get a bit chaotic at rush hour):

1. After you clear customs %26amp; collect your luggage at EWR, look for the entrance to the monorail platform. (There%26#39;s a monorail stop at every terminal at EWR). Buy a ticket to Newark Penn Station. Ticket machines are located in the airport terminal, near the bottom of the escalator and/or elevator/lift that takes you up to the platform.

2. Get onto the monorail. This takes you directly to Newark International Airport railway station (about 10 minutes).

3. From the EWR railway station, take a New Jersey Transit (not Amtrak) train to Penn Station, Newark. (The train%26#39;s final destination will be marked as Penn Station, New York; you get off at the first stop, Penn Station, NEWARK. The trip takes all of 6 minutes minutes, so don%26#39;t worry about finding a seat but just stay near the door.)

4. At Newark Penn Station, look for the PATH train platform. (PATH trains are roughly similar to London Underground trains.) Get onto any PATH train (it will be marked ';WTC';--World Trade Center). This will take you directly to Exchange Place. And presto! you%26#39;re there. (The PATH train trip is about 15-20 minutes, as I recall, %26amp; the fare is only $1.50 or $1.75.) Exchange Place PATH station is right outside the Hyatt Regency, which is where I assume you%26#39;re staying.)

For further information, check these websites:

http://www.njtransit.com

panynj.gov/CommutingTravel/path/html/map.html

Good luck, %26amp; enjoy your visit!

Cheers,

Jack

Christmas Dinner

We are going to be in AC over the Christmas Holiday. I called the concierge at Harrah%26#39;s to find out if there was anywhere we can go for a traditional Christmas Meal and she said the buffet.

Can anyone reccomend anywhere in the area (doesnt have to be in a Casino) for a traditional Christmas dinner?

Christmas Dinner

This is a good time to make reservations .

Old Waterview , in Venice Park Section ( Near Borgota )347-1793

or Steak 38 , a mile over the bridge into Brigantine

or Laguna , at the Celebrity Inn Resort , Brigantine

Ram%26#39;s Head Inn on Rt 30 Just under the GSP overpass (Pricey )

Smithvile Inn Rt 9 is good with children .

I%26#39;m sure the Palm %26amp; RiRa at Trop will have something .

Christmas Dinner

I%26#39;d head to Steak 38 or Palm or Ri-Ra in the Trop also.

Correction it is the Old Waterway , not Waterview . But they do have a waterview of the AC skyline . Request a window table .

Foxwoods expansion

I heard that MGM has just started the foundation for the new Foxwoods addition . What loophole did they find/create to allow them access to the ';native American Only Market'; ?

I heard that this new addition will be Asian Market centered . Foxwoods feels that the NYC %26amp; Boston Markets are their Primary Target .

While I see the %26#39;need%26#39; and opportunity for an Asian-centric casino ,

I am personally turned off to places that make extreme efforts to attract a particular ethenic minority . Seems we should be a bit more proud of offering the %26#39;American Experience%26#39; .

';MGM Mirage, which owns and operates two dozen casinos in Nevada, Mississippi, and Michigan, is coming to Connecticut.

It has agreed to license its name to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, which owns the Foxwoods Resort Casino, for a $700 million hotel and casino adjacent to the existing Foxwoods resort.

The new hotel, to be called the MGM Grand, will have 825 rooms, a 5,000-seat theater, and 1,500 more slot machines than the current Foxwoods. It will be operated by Foxwoods employees.

As part of the deal, MGM will lend $200 million to the tribe%26#39;s development company, helping it develop a 600-acre casino resort in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Although MGM is a partial investor in Borgata Atlantic City , the deal with Foxwoods will yield significant brand-name exposure for MGM in the northeast.';

Foxwoods expansion

Old news, they have been building all summer and are way past the foundation stage.

Foxwoods expansion

Doesn%26#39;t seem terribly mysterious how they did it - they are ';licensing their name'; to the tribe. I%26#39;m sure that ';loan'; is structured some way that will allow them a cut of revenues from the casino.

I can post you a bunch of links from our local papers if you are interested. (Hopefully they are still there....) When this came to light, our Attorney General attempted to block it. No go. I have several friends employed in various positions throughout Foxwoods. In a nutshell, they grew too fast for their own good %26amp; got into financial trouble.

Mohegan did their expansion in a different way. The tribe did not want to have debt, and therefore agreed to reduce the amount of their stipends-or profit sharing if you will--during the construction phase of the hotel and the ';new'; casino of the sky until it was paid off. This was a very wise financial move. While their debt repayment structure did not totally wipe out their profit sharing checks (I know a native member-his aunt was the medicine woman -her statue is in the upstairs lobby) He, and his wife %26amp; their 3 children receive approximately $40,000 per year stipend during the debt reduction payment period. They used to receive more in 1999 and that was before the expansion and the casino increased in popularity.

Mohegan is/was much better financially situated than Foxwoods. They didn%26#39;t have a choice but to seek outside funding.

allure.Agree with you 100% on trying to attract just certain groups. Thats what turned me off about not caring if we go back to Vegas. They are catering so much to just the Asian market(its getting hard to find and American t.v. channel).So we figure,get the Asians money,we%26#39;ll spend ours elsewhere.

I wonder if the casino%26#39;s are hurting themselves in the long run by catering to the Asian Market .Many of the Asian gamblers are from NYC where they previously gambled in illegal Asian-centric clubs . What happens if and when these groups become intergrated into American Culture ? Will the casinos be able to attract the non Asian Market back ?

AC Casinos jumped on the dance club market and now that is going away . Worship ( Showboat) is doing very poorly . Missles ( Trop) is trying to attract a 30+ crowd but is having trouble adapting . Casbah ( Taj) has become a draw for a seedy crowd . Club Tru sent the gay crowd away and now is struggling as the straight dance club fad is dying out .The only one doing good in AC is Mixx ( Borgata) , and maybe 40-40 (Caesar%26#39;s ).

It seems a recipe for disaster to allow companies like MGM to find loopholes so they can participate in Native American Casinos with a whole different set of rules and regulations . Perhaps Foxwoods had a plan to be in debt ,knowing this would force the government%26#39;s hand to allow MGM to %26#39;rescue%26#39; them . The OP seems to indicate that MGM would own the new hotel %26amp; casino with 2,500 slot Machines . Are these taxed and operated under USA or Native American Tribal Law ? If this is a USA casino - Fine ! Then they just found a loophole to open up in CT. No problem with that . Now if they could find a loophole to get them around the CT 12:45am %26#39;last call%26#39; for beverage service -lol

allure--I am right there with ya on that one!!!!!! We do get an extra hour on the weekends...whoo hoo!!

Money, I agree with you also-the last time I went into Mohegan Sun-I swear there were more Asian people there than American/any other race.

Apparently both Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun run very cheap junkets from NYC and Boston daily to appeal to Asian gamblers. Even my niece, who is a student in Boston, takes the junket bus from Boston to the casino, then gets another junket bus which takes her to NYC and home...all for $20, plus she gets her money back in coin. She tells me she is usually the only non-Asian person on the bus. I%26#39;m not aware of any similar, cheap bus junkets running from NYC to AC - and maybe that%26#39;s why the CT casinos are more attractive to Asian gamblers.

ACMama

Foxwoods and M Sun are nearer to NYC than AC , and the road tolls are much less . The Junkets are run by Asian owned businesses that have a strong following in the communities .It is almost a community service . They like their own Asian Market buses . Apparently Foxwoods reaches out to them .

Have you checked out the Caesar%26#39;s AC site recently ? It is still in English lol , but asks if you would like the Korean , Chinese , or Vietnamese versions . ( No other choices .)

We go to both Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun very frequently and I wouldn%26#39;t say that either of them is targeting a certain ethnic market. Foxwoods does have a larger Asian crowd than Mohegan, but I think every ethnicity is well represented at both casinos.

I get tons of offers from both places and am not Asian. They take my money just as quickly as they take an Asians.

As for the MGM expansion at Foxwoods, MGM is involved only with the hotel, not with the gaming at all. The MGM name will be only the new hotel/casino expansion, but all gaming will be controlled and handled by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, not by MGM.

I don%26#39;t see that the new expansion will be geared more toward Asians than any other group.

I think that when a casino puts both Asian and English script , and not French, Italian , etc . on their comp cards it is an indication of catering to a particular market . There are other Asian-centric perks at Foxwoods that other ethnic groups don%26#39;t receive . Also Foxwoods advertises heavily in Asian publications . And even their TV ads prominently feature Asian players . I read an MGM press release that stated that the new casino would cater heavily to the Asian market . There must be a reason that Foxwoods gets more of the Asian market in CT. Especially since Mohegan Sun is nearer to NYC and Boston .

I have never been to Mohegan Sun . But based on the TV commercials I have seen , they cater to newbies to the casino and nightclub scenes .

While I realize that the Tribe will run All the gaming . I imagine that MGM somehow profits from the gambling revenue . So I am also sure they can influence decisions regarding gaming . Both of these things seem to violate the spirit of the Native American Casinos Only law . It also allows MGM , an American Company to virtually operate under Tribal Law while circumventing American Civil Law . For example , if Foxwood%26#39;s MGM Casino refuses to pay off a prize or winnings , will you be able to sue MGM in an American Civil Court . How aboutif you suffer an injury . At Foxwood%26#39;s and M S you are at the mercy of their Tribal Council . Puttting an American name , MGM , on the establishment could deceive people into thinking they are protected under U.S. law .

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vegas slot tournaments

Is there a publication or web site that lists 2007 available slot tournaments in las vegas?

vegas slot tournaments

Not that I know of. But you should probably ask in the Vegas forum.

vegas slot tournaments

I would call the different casinos and enquire about the slot tourneys to get the correct dates etc..

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Trip Report - Nick Lachey concert and birthday celebration

We had a wonderful time.

Drove down from CT last Saturday, brought our friends (Pat hadn%26#39;t been to AC in 10 years or so, and it was her daughter%26#39;s first time) to the Quarter for lunch, and to check out the stores. The kids wanted to eat at Corky%26#39;s. My black and blue salad was SO delicious!!! Ummm, wish I had one right now. They windowshopped while I gave back my comps to the Trop.

Then we checked into Bally%26#39;s, got a room in the Claridge Tower, which turned out to be fine, it was very convenient for us to just take the elevator to the 8th floor and use the pool and fitness equipment. And I like stopping in the Garden portion of the Claridge to try my Wheel of Fortune machines, on my way to Bally%26#39;s and the WWW. I like going down to gamble at 5 in the morning, while the others are sleeping, this way I get to try any slot machine I want, it%26#39;s so empty in the casinos at that time.

We did the Rain Forest Cafe for my birthday lunch (our friends%26#39; request, they had never eaten there). Again, the food was good, and my daughters surprised me with a volcano birthday cake, with singing waitresses. Well, sort of surprised me (mom, don%26#39;t you have to go to the bathroom?) Anything to get me away so they could tell the waitress. I actually had tears in my eyes when they brought the cake and sang. My 2 sisters and my mom have very recently (this year) been diagnosed with breast cancer, so it was very easy to make a wish while blowing out the candle.

We checked into Caesar%26#39;s, and I told the receptionist that it was my birthday and I was having a hard time dealing with getting older, and therefore I was requesting a room in the Centurion Tower. thanks, guys, it worked. she muttered something about waiving a $50 upgrade charge, but whatever. We had to wait for the room, not a problem, as I wanted to walk down to the Taj to use my birthday comps. Beautiful weekend to walk the boardwalk, we certainly did our share.

For the 1/2 hr. I played at the Taj (everyone else looked for shells on the beach), it was good. I always like leaving with more money.

Our room at Caesar%26#39;s was beautiful. First time we stayed there. It is a hike to get to the Tower, though. The slots were good, I had the most luck with the .50 ones.

Okay, the concert. It was to start at 8, so Anna and I took a taxi over to the Borgata, arriving around 6:25. (again, thanks to the posters about not taking our car on a Saturday night). We promptly went upstairs to wait in line. At 6:30, the line was already down the corridor, up another, down another around the bend, I couldn%26#39;t believe how long it was. 99% girls of course, all ages, pre-teen up to 40%26#39;s. We had standing tickets, and that turned out to be great. We were about 20 feet from the stage. I actually felt sorry for the folks that had seats, as they were situated pretty far back from the stage. We had a great view.

Dirty Blonde was the first opening act, and I thought they were a great band. It%26#39;s been Years since I%26#39;ve attended a concert. Brought back memories when I felt the bass pounding so loud I felt it in my chest.

Joanna sang next, my daughter really liked her, but I wasn%26#39;t so thrilled with her singing.

Finally, to the relief of the thousands of females in the room, Nick Lachey came on. At 9:30. He was a great performer, I was impressed with him. His singing, his stage presence. The band was top-notch. It was good.

We got back to Caesar%26#39;s at 11:45. I was too tired to go downstairs, so tried the slots in the early morning. Again the .50 ones were the best. I stayed for 2 hrs. and broke even, thanks to a 9-line machine.

Checked out, went back to the Taj for lunch, to use up the food comps. I did see the new noodle bar, and definitely want to try it out next time.

Trip Report - Nick Lachey concert and birthday celebration

Happy Birthday! Glad you had a fun trip. I play at the Taj and I agree-that Noodle Bar looks great-but theres always a line!

Trip Report - Nick Lachey concert and birthday celebration

Thanks. Actually, the line wasn%26#39;t too bad on Monday, around 12 noon.

jean8,Thanks for the great report.Mrs. Who and my prayers are with your Mom and two Sisters who have this terrible cancer bit.Mrs. Who just went through it and is all done with the Cemo and Radition and she seems to be doing quite well now.Tell them to try to keep a nice Positive attitude no matter how down this terrible thing gets you.I know this is what got my wife through it.She kept saying we WILL beat this.Any help we can be,just ask!

What a great B Day, looks like everything went your way this trip and you had alot of fun. Glad you enjoyed AC so much.

Were you able to do some browsing in The Walk stores as that is also a nice area and their building another phase to it?

The thing i liked is that there was nothing negative in your report which shows that you enjoyed and didn%26#39;t compare AC to Vegas as alot of people do therefore feeling somewhat disappointed in AC.

Great Trip Report !!

CHEERS !!!!

Terminator - I%26#39;ve never been to Las Vegas, altho my brothers keep trying to get me to fly there. I am very comfortable with AC, don%26#39;t mind driving down from CT, love staying at the casinos for nothing, and getting comped for food.

AC has so much over our Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods, who give you Nothing, compared with AC. I keep getting offers from MS that I can stay there for $79 or $99 or $109. Why pay that much when I can stay at a very nice casino in AC and only pay the room tax? The slots are much looser in AC, also.

Who - I%26#39;m so glad the mrs. is over the chemo and radiation treatments. Great!! She went through so much, didn%26#39;t she? She%26#39;s lucky to have you by her side for support.

My mom had a lumpectomy, she%26#39;s in stage 2, and just started taking a daily pill. Because she%26#39;s 85, we (she and I and the doctor) decided against any treatments for her.

My sister was diagnosed off the bat with stage 3, so is going through the heavy duty chemo, and will have treatments for 60 weeks. Surgery is scheduled for January/February.

thanks for your concerns, and I hope the readers don%26#39;t have a problem with our discussion, as 1 in every 8 women Will unfortunately come down with breast cancer at some point. And this is Breast Cancer awareness month.

Good luck to all.

And while it is much more uncommon , as many as 1 in 850 MEN will come down with breast cancer . YES MEN ! And they are often late to find a symptom , and have it diagnosed .

Allure - I%26#39;m a freelance paralegal. I work for over 70 different attorneys here in CT. One of my male attorneys had breast cancer, and eventually died from it. He was 60. Great guy, great trial attorney.

Jean8

Just wishing you all the best with your family members as i have first hand experience with many family members and cancer. It%26#39;s a real tough go so try to stay strong and God Bless.

Thanks, Terminator. I%26#39;m sure we all know someone with cancer. My brother died from skin cancer. It%26#39;s the pits.

Jean

Trip coming closer!!!

Ok guys and gals, my trip is coming up Oct. 27th. Really don%26#39;t know what to expect.(Vegas guy) I drive from Milwaukee to Chicago, fly ORD to BWI. My buddy is stationed there, He and his wife pick me up at the airport, then we drive to AC. They think I%26#39;m Mr. Vegas, I don%26#39;t want to disappoint them. What I%26#39;d like from all of you is maybe some help planing out Friday night, where to go, where to eat, where to gamble. I know I%26#39;m a NOOB here, but you guys seem friendly.(more than other boards).

Thank you,

Joe

Trip coming closer!!!

Hi Joe,

Where are you staying in AC? What kind of food and activities are you looking for? If you let us know what you normally do and where you normally stay in Vegas it might give us more of an idea where you would be happiest in AC.

One thing about table games in AC is that you are not going to see the $3 and $5 tables like you do in Vegas. $10 is pretty much the minimum, and that can be hard to find sometimes on a Friday night.

Let us know more of what you are looking for and I%26#39;m sure you will get a lot of suggestions.

Oh, have your friends ever been to AC before?

Trip coming closer!!!

Hi,

In Vegas I stay downtown. I like getting as much bang for the buck as I can. We are not staying at a casino hotel.(buddy is USMC, they dont get paid what they should). As far as food, I like good quality, quanitty is not that important, I%26#39;m not looking for a $100 a plate trendy place. Also they are young, 22-23 years old. I just want to show them a good time.

I%26#39;m not sure what you%26#39;re staying close to - and I have to say I am skewed towards Harrahs properties (Ballys, Caesars, Showboat, Harrahs) because that%26#39;s what I am most familiar with (Ballys/Caesars especially). I really can%26#39;t tell you too much about the other properties.

Ballys and Caesars have the best locations. They are center of the AC strip. Taj Mahal and Trump Plaza are a couple blocks away (To either side-) One of my friends really likes Resorts.

Don%26#39;t expect Vegas, it is very different.

For dining options - casual dining at Ballys I like Johny Rockets or the deli close to Johnny Rockets (sorry, can%26#39;t think of name). Trump Plaza has a Chinese food place (on the upscale/expensive side) that was really good. I don%26#39;t have a wealth of knowledge about restaurants in AC because I can get comp%26#39;ed at Harrahs properties....so I usually eat there. Showboat does not have good food choices.

When driving in from Baltimore, take 95 until just after you cross the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Right aftter the bridge take Rt 40 (and watch the road signs, Rt 40 makes a few turns) until you get to the Atlanic City Expressway. That will take you directly to the casinos.

After you cross under the ';Welcome to Atlantic City'; sign that is on a bridge start looking to your right for signs that will direct you to various casinos.

Pickles - that is the deli in Ballys across from Johnny Rockets. Their reubens are really good.

My husband and I just got back from a couple of night in AC. Some places you could eat are Hard Rock Cafe at the Taj or Rainforest Cafe. We also like Carmines at the Tropicana, if you like italian! Ballys has a great martini bar, called Blue Martini. My husband isnt really big on martini%26#39;s but he loved this place. They have a list of over 100 different ones and usually have a band playing. There is a bar at the Taj called EGO, my husband really liked that to watch sports and there drinks were fairly cheap, they have tons of huge T.V%26#39;s If you wanna shop you can go to the outlets or to the new pier at Ceasars or the quarter at Tropicana. As far as gambling everyone has a favorite. I really like Ballys or Ceasars and my husband loves to play poker at Showboat. Whatever you do you are going to have a blast!

You would probably enjoy The Borgata and The Tropicana. There are many places to eat. At the Trop in The Quarter they have so many restaurants to choose from and a few good places to sit and have some drinks. You probably won%26#39;t go wrong with heading to the Quarter to eat, have a few drinks and gamble a bit than head over to The Borgata to check things out there also.

At the Trop Carmines is great for Italian, theres A Dam Good Crabshack, Hooters, Corky%26#39;s , PF Changs, Ri Ra Irish Pub.

I heard really good things about PF Changs and the prices are good also.

Heres the Quarters restaurants website:

tropicana.net/Atlantic-City-restaurants/inde…

Heres the concerts going on on Oct 27.

Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones will perform

live at Boardwalk Hall on Friday, October 27, 2006 at 8pm.

AC Recreational Vehicle and Camping Show

The AC Recreational Vehicle and Camping Show will take place October 27th - 29th at the At

10/27/2006

10/29/2006

John Legend

Room: Borgata Event Center

10/27/2006

Zappa Plays Zappa

Room: Borgata Event Center

Zappa Plays Zappa will perform live at the Borgata in the Event Center October 27th at 8pm

10/27/2006

Johnny Mathis

Room: Tropicana Showroom

The Grammy Hall of Famer, Johnny Mathis will celebrate his 50th Anniversary in music at th

10/27/2006

10/28/2006

Bobby Vinton

Room: Trump Plaza Theatre

Bobby Vinton will perform live at the Trump Plaza Friday October 27th at 10pm and Saturday

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Heres a website for the poker tournaments going on in all the casinos.

http://www.acpokerguide.com/

For some shopping the AC outlets called the Walk has really good stores and good bargains.

Heres the website:

http://www.acoutlets.com/

For some of the best subs check out The WhiteHouse Sub Shop

http://www.hollyeats.com/WhiteHouseSubs.htm

For some good cheap eats and drinks you can also check out the Irish Pub just a few steps off the Boardwalk. I think they still have their dollar Cold Drafts which is quite the bargain.

http://www.theirishpub.com/

Nothing like a basket of wings and a few Cold Drafts Eh.

CHEERS %26amp; HAVE A BLAST IN AC !!!!!!!

Bally's/Caesar's at Thanksgiving

Have Nov. 22-25 trip planned (Thanksgiving Eve through that Saturday). Am staying at Bally%26#39;s. Any idea how busy the casinos are at that time? Also would welcome any suggestions on a decent place for Thanksgiving dinner (no buffets, just traditional turkey etc.?) Any other advice?

Bally's/Caesar's at Thanksgiving

Thurs Fri and SAa will be about as busy as a typical Fall Saturday . For Restaurant advice see Christmas Dinner post about 10 down . I suggest a reservation ! !

Bally's/Caesar's at Thanksgiving

Call Prime Place at Ballys as they might have a Thanksgiving dinner. I know you said no buffets but ballys Virginia city Buffet is very good ( not a sloppy buffet and a nice atmosphere ) and they are probably going to have a nice turkey section with all the fixin%26#39;s etc..

CHEERS !!!!!