meridian
Guru
We will be cruising through NYC in June and need advice on dockage. Our daughter lives in manhattan. Marina's outside manhattan are fine as long as the are close to the subway. We will probably stay 3 days.
Depends a little bit on where you are coming from/going to. We were coming down LI Sound, planning on going up the Harlem River to the Hudson, so it was convenient for us to stop in Port Washington for a few days while visiting our daughter in NYC. The Town Dock has transient moorings which were free for the first 48 hrs, then $25/night (including water taxi). LIRR has a spur terminal in Port Washington, so it's easy to get to Penn Station. It's a nice town with good stores/restaurants downtown right near the dock.There are also a couple of marinas nearby.
Port Washington is your best bet.
Liberty Landing is crazy expensive
I am planning on cruising to or through NYC next spring.
From my reading, Liberty Landing was one of the least expensive marinas in the NYC area. Don't expect NYC to be inexpensive. It is not.