So convenient to everywhere! Rode the subway to museums, walked to great bars and restaurants (thanks for the wine bar tip, Gary!), and rented bikes nearby and rode the Hudson River all the way to the Brooklyn Bridge. Great trip. And while the husband did not need the earplugs, I was grateful he had some on the bookcase for us, as I forgot to buy some for the trip. The traffic noise was not bad. It was the construction noise of the repaving of 7th!