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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with all these suggestions.  A few additional ones:

If you have a clear day, try to hit one of the building viewing platforms (i.e., empire state building, one WTC, top of the rock) at dusk.  Watching the sun set and all the buildings light up is pretty amazing and something you cannot really do here in DC.  Another alternative is to take the Staten Island Ferry out and back at dusk.  This will give you a great view of lower Manhattan as the city lights up.

Look into Airbnb for lodging.  With luck, you should be able to get a 1 br apartment for under $200 / night.  This will allow you not eat out for every meal, which might save you some $.  I would look somewhere near the Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chelsea, etc.

I would not walk across the Brooklyn Bridge with an 8 year old.  The views of Manhattan are kind of cool but there's not a whole lot of interest on the bridge and when you get to Brooklyn you're sort of in no man's land.  Highline is much better for this sort of activity.

If you want to see art without paying the museum entrance fees, hit up the galleries in Chelsea.  There are numerous galleries and almost all of them are free to the public.  Might be good for an 8 year old because you could spend an hour and go to one or two without dropping $50 to go to MOMA or the Whitney.  Chelsea market is also cool.

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