Couple of pointers for New York - don't get B+B just get your breakfast from one of the millions of breakfast bars, for the best view over NYC don't bother with the Empire State building, head up the Rockafella, cheaper, only 5 floors shorter than the empire state and it looks directly at the empire state. Don't get your show tickets from TKTS in time square, go direct to the theatre first thing in the morning and wait for the ticket booth to open.
Tom