what to do on new years eve in new york mid price range?

my husband and l will be in new york over the holidays, and want to celebrate christmas and the new year in ';american'; style!!!

we%26#39;re not into all night dance clubs,but do enjoy good food and drink, and dancing. help also with christmas dinner would be good!!!!

any ideas would be great-thanks!!!!

what to do on new years eve in new york mid price range?

Welcome to the forum!

In the FAQ ';sticky'; at the top of this forum are a few links on Winter Holidays - American style, including a thread on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year%26#39;s dining.

The best resource is www.opentable.com, but it may be too early to make rezzies.

Also, check out newyears.com and newyorkled.com as the time approaches.

NYC tends to be very ';last-minute'; in a lot of ways, so weird events, shows and festivals pop up in the listings in early Decembers.

Prices also suffer from the ';new year%26#39;s tax'; - similar to the ';valentine%26#39;s day tax'; and the ';mother%26#39;s day tax'; - i.e. everyone doubles or triples their prices.

Many neighborhood, unknown bars are the best places to celebrate New Year%26#39;s Eve because their cover charges won%26#39;t be too outrageous, and you%26#39;ll hang out with fun locals.