Brooklyn?

[hwango]

So, I placed 2nd out of 14 players in Sunday's tournament, losing only 2 of my 7 games. Now I need to figure out if it's worth trying to get to Brooklyn next weekend to play in the rather larger tournament they're running there. Entry fee is an alarming $30, but prizes are as follows:

1st: $2000
2nd: $1200
3rd - 4th: $800
5th - 8th: $400
9th - 16th: $250
17th - 32nd: $100

So if I can figure out how to get to and from Brooklyn for $70 or less, I can break even or end up ahead as long as I place in the top 32. No, I have no idea how many people they'll actually get. I'm considering this more than I was before, but I'm still not sure it's really worth the trouble and expense.

Comments

[lconover.livejournal.com]

You can get there with money to spare if you take the Chinatown bus. Typically, they're about $15 each way.

We've taken Fung Wah bus to NYC once. It's not luxurious, and you'll want to have a good map of NYC with you. Reserve ahead of time - they do seem to sell out.

Here are the two companies I know of:
Lucky Star: http://www.luckystarbus.com/
Fung Wah: http://www.fungwahbus.com/ticket/

There's more info here: http://www.chinatown-bus.com/index-1.htm

[hwango.livejournal.com]

Fung Wah sounds like it's had some safety problems of late, and Lucky Star doesn't have a bus between 2:00 AM and 7:00 AM. The 7:00 will get me there too late, but 2:00 AM will get me there 2-3 hours early. = P Not looking good so far. Thanks for the info, though.

[lconover.livejournal.com]

Another option you could consider:

http://www.limoliner.com/features/schedule.html

It's expensive by comparison with Fung Wah but on a par with Amtrak, and you'll get to NYC in comfort and ease.

Another option to investigate would be to look into last-minute airline fares. You can generally get to NYC round-trip for $100 or less.

[octophobic.livejournal.com]

You could drive down the day before and sleep in your car somewhere outside the city. (^_^) You'd probably end up spending the $70 in gasoline but you might not have to worry about a hotel. There are tolls though so you'd want some extra cash onhand.