If you have been toying with the idea of getting away, you’d do well to consider a Gotham get away these days. NewYorkology has an impressive round up of great hotel deals across the city and some of them are so good, I’m tempted to book them. And I live here! Seriously though – I know times are tough. There are probably a million things you could and should spend your hard-earned cash on other than hotel rooms and a trip to NYC. But think of it this way – times are tough and they will be tough a while longer. A quick trip now might do wonders for your outlook or give you a chance to get a little distance between you and the pile of bills on the table. A little distance can help you gain a lot of perspective. And it’s not as if I’m suggesting a World Cruise. Just a long weekend.

Think about it.

Are you thinking? Here. Let me give you some more food for thought.

• A lot of the best attractions are either free or “suggested donation.”
• New York Sales & Bargains from New York magazine (updated every day) for the shopping fan.
• They also have a guide to New York on the Cheap which also has something for the shopping fan but beauty and entertainment deals as well
• Citysearch has a guide to the Best Bargains in New York – including attractions, places to eat, dates that won’t break the bank
• Sad as it is to contemplate, Broadway is struggling and struggling hard. On the bright side – this means tickets are available for almost everything and you can almost certainly find a bargain. Don’t rule out off-Broadway either. Some of the most exciting stuff happens in those theaters and the prices can’t be beat.

New York is a great place to visit – and never more so than now.