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We’re a group of 5 visiting NYC for the first time over Memorial Day weekend, and Summit One was one of our main planned highlights. We booked SUMMIT One Vanderbilt tickets through a third-party site (TicketEx) for this upcoming Saturday (May 23), and selected an “evening entry” specifically because we wanted the sunset → night skyline experience.

We just received our confirmed entry time and it’s 9:30 PM. This completely removes the sunset portion we planned for. We’re a group of 5 visiting NYC for the first time over Memorial Day weekend, so this was one of our main planned highlights.

Questions: Is there any realistic way to get the slot moved earlier? Has anyone had success with TicketEx customer support changes or refunds?

If we keep the 9:30 PM slot, what’s the best way to adjust the rest of the itinerary so we still get a good sunset experience elsewhere (Brooklyn Bridge, DUMBO, etc.)?

Would you consider this a major downgrade or still worth going at night?

Any advice from locals or people who’ve done Summit would really help. Thank you!

I had previously posted our itinerary in this group yesterday. Group of 5 guys coming to NYC this Memorial Day weekend and the weather forecast is suddenly looking rough.

Current plan was:
- Saturday evening: Edge / Hudson Yards / Times Square
- Sunday: Central Park → Midtown → Lower Manhattan → Brooklyn Bridge → DUMBO
- Monday morning: leave NJ and head back home

But now the forecast is showing rain basically Saturday evening + most of Sunday.

For locals:
- Is this looking like “light annoying NYC rain” or “your weekend is cooked” type weather?
- Are skyline views (Edge / Brooklyn Bridge / DUMBO) gonna be ruined?
- Should we pivot more toward neighborhoods/food/bars instead of viewpoints?
- Any good rainy-day NYC recommendations that still fit our Manhattan/Brooklyn route?

Trying to decide whether we’re overthinking this or if we should seriously cancel this plan.

Just wanna make sure our itinerary not all over the place. The trip is for this upcoming Memorial Day weekend.

We are staying in North Bergen, NJ. It’s right across the street from the NJ Transit bus stop (Route 125), which goes directly to Port Authority in Manhattan. We’re planning to commute in and out of NYC daily using that bus + subway inside the city.
We are really hoping to avoid wasting time with bad routing since we only have 2 full days + arrival/departure time.

Day 1 (Saturday, Arrival around 3 PM, NYC evening plan)
- Check in at Airbnb in North Bergen
- Take NJ Transit 125 bus → Port Authority (Manhattan)
- Explore Midtown / Hudson Yards area:

1. Edge at Hudson Yards (Around Sunset)
2. 5 mins Walk to The Vessel (quick stop)
3. 30 mins Walk/End at Times Square at Midnight
   - Return to NJ by bus

Day 2 (Sunday, full NYC day)

We want to do everything in a logical flow, not zig-zagging:

1. Start at Central Park
2. Walk through 5th Avenue
3. Subway (40 mins) to SUMMIT One Vanderbilt (Prebooked)

Then again, take subway towards Downtown Manhattan:
4) Wall Street / Financial District
5) Charging Bull
6) 9/11 Memorial (outside only, not museum)
7) Oculus
8) 15 mins walk towards the Brooklyn Bridge walk (Manhattan → Brooklyn direction)
9) DUMBO (sunset skyline views)

Question:
Staten Island Ferry (for Statue of Liberty view only, not going to the island). We’re trying to figure out the best order so we don’t waste time going back and forth across Manhattan.

Day 3 (Monday – morning + departure)
- Optional quick NYC stop (not sure what fits here realistically)
- Visit BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple in Robbinsville, NJ (planned 2–3 hours)
We plan to leave for Ohio around noon.

Questions:

- Is our overall structure efficient or are we still doing too much zig-zagging?
- Is Staten Island Ferry worth it just for Statue of Liberty views or should we skip it?
- Any major must-fix routing issues you see?
- Are we missing anything obvious or overestimating what’s doable in 2 days?
- Anything worth doing in NYC on Memorial Day morning? (Early hours before rest of itinerary starts)

For subways/ buses, we have gotten tickets through the app. Would really appreciate advice from locals so we can optimize this properly before we go.

Hi everyone,

I’m an F-1 student in the U.S. from Nepal, and I’m trying to bring my parents to the U.S. for my graduation in December 2026 on B2 visas.

I need to submit the DS-160 ASAP because I want to book interview appointments as early as possible due to long wait times.

Here’s the issue:

My father’s current passport expires on 10 September 2026, which is before the planned December travel date. He WILL renew the passport soon (probably in June), but I don’t want to delay submitting the DS-160 because appointment availability is already very limited.

My questions are:

1. Is it okay to submit the DS-160 now using the current passport details and current expiry date, then later create a new DS-160 after passport renewal and update the DS-160 number in the appointment system?
2. If I later update the DS-160 confirmation number after booking the appointment, would that require paying the visa fee again?
3. Has anyone recently done this successfully for Nepal/India or similar consulates?
4. I’ve read mixed things online and Reddit about changing DS-160s after booking appointments. Some people say it’s fine if done before the interview, others say avoid changing it unless absolutely necessary. What’s the actual safest approach?

Also another side question:
My parents are travelling to Dubai later this year before the U.S. interview. Since that travel hasn’t happened yet, I assume I should NOT mention it in the DS-160 right now, correct?

Would appreciate recent real experiences and advice. Thanks!