Use TodayNYC directly in ChatGPT

Start using TodayNYC in three steps

1. Open the published TodayNYC listing in ChatGPT and sign in if requested.
2. Use the plus or install control on the listing and follow any connection prompts. Installation and access are managed by ChatGPT.
3. Start a new conversation and ask ChatGPT to use TodayNYC. Give a supported Manhattan starting area and start time for a three-hour plan, or request the current weekend briefing.

See OpenAI’s plugin installation instructions. Account availability and the interface may vary.

Two requests to try

Three-hour planning coverage: 21 Manhattan microzones

The names below describe compact planning areas, not every address in the surrounding neighborhoods. Available alternatives depend on the requested start time and published opening windows. The weekend briefing is a separate citywide selection.

• Battery Park City
• FiDi / WTC
• Seaport
• Chinatown / Civic Center
• LES / Bowery
• SoHo / NoHo
• East Village / Tompkins
• Greenwich Village / West Village
• Union Square / Flatiron
• Gramercy / Murray Hill
• Chelsea / Meatpacking
• Penn / Herald Square
• Hudson Yards / Hell’s Kitchen
• Midtown West / Times Square
• Rockefeller / Bryant Park / GCT
• Columbus Circle / Central Park South
• Lincoln Center
• AMNH / UWS 79th
• Museum Mile / Upper East Side
• Central Park North West
• Central Park North East

Start outside a reviewed station or subway exit

Selected exterior references cover Penn/Moynihan, Grand Central Terminal/Madison, Port Authority, Oculus/Fulton and subway exits around Times Square, Herald Square, Columbus Circle, Union Square and Canal Street. This is a selected inventory; availability depends on the particular exit, requested time and complete circuit.

Give the station name and choose a reviewed street reference when asked. Confirm when you will be outside there. The measured first walk, two cultural stops, food stop and any self-directed time fit within the 180-minute city plan. Allow separately for platforms, station passages and the time needed to reach that exterior reference.

“Use TodayNYC to plan three hours from Penn Station — 8 Av / W 33 St. I will be outside there at noon on my chosen date.”

On each map, S is the confirmed exterior starting reference. The first measured walk is part of the city circuit. See the arrival-day guide for station groups, airport orientation and choosing a realistic city start.

Arriving from JFK, LaGuardia or Newark

Name your airport to choose a reviewed Manhattan arrival reference, then confirm the date and time outside the station. Your three-hour walking plan begins at that city reference. Airport travel, waits, transfers and station exit are separate from the 180 minutes; TodayNYC does not automatically estimate your arrival or your return to a flight.

The map begins at the Manhattan reference and shows its city walks and stops. It does not draw an airport transfer as a walking route. LaGuardia requires a bus connection, and Newark Penn is different from New York Penn. Check the airport and transport operator for the journey you will actually use.

Use our layover guide to allow separately for airport and flight requirements, or the arrival-day guide to choose a Manhattan start after reaching the city.

Start from a named Central Park landmark

The October 24, 2026 expansion adds Central Park North West and Central Park North East. From supported public landmarks such as Balto, the Blockhouse or Vanderbilt Gate, the planner includes the measured first walk inside the same 180-minute budget and uses nearby park exit sides. Ask for a specific entrance when starting at “Central Park South”: the park is too large to use one generic center point.

If a reviewed public landmark has no direct circuit, TodayNYC can suggest nearby starting points with measured walking distances, minutes and plans checked for the estimated arrival. Choose whether the approach counts inside your original three hours or whether a new three-hour window starts on arrival. Closed or uncertain access points require clarification first.

Park circuits depend on reviewed access, seasonal opening windows, current notices and a conservative daylight policy. A closed or unsupported reference can require clarification or return no verified circuit. Optional historical and film-location context provides background, not extra stops or a promise of access.

“Use TodayNYC to plan three hours from Balto in Central Park, starting at noon on my chosen date.”

Name the public point where you intend to start. An inventoried reference does not guarantee an available circuit at every hour. For current access information, see Central Park Conservancy’s official alerts and how TodayNYC reviews sources and access conditions.

Explore the guides behind your visit

Start with things to do in NYC today, last-minute ideas, free activities, or rainy-day ideas. Our one-day guide and family guide provide editorial context, not extra plugin modes.

Read how TodayNYC reviews sources and keeps its information current, including the limits of published hours and availability. Need help? Visit TodayNYC support.

What the published ChatGPT plugin includes

TodayNYC was published as a ChatGPT plugin on October 22, 2026. For short Manhattan windows, it can return up to three complete plans of exactly 180 minutes across 21 compact microzones. Each plan is built from curated places, published opening windows, measured short walks, and reviewed neighborhood context. When ChatGPT supports the interface, the alternatives are presented together on an interactive inline map.

The second experience is the current NYC weekend briefing. It combines the published weekend selection with weather, important city notices, mobility impacts, freshness information, and official sources. Events appear as independent map points because the briefing is a citywide editorial selection, not a route that visitors are expected to complete in order.

The ChatGPT plugin replaces the standalone web app

Since October 23, 2026, new plans are provided through the published TodayNYC plugin in ChatGPT. Old web-app links lead here so you can continue with the correct service. Installation, sign-in and account access are managed by ChatGPT. Our guides and weekend programme stay on this website.

TodayNYC does not make reservations, buy tickets, process payments, or promise live availability. It supplies curated planning information, source links, dates, maps, and clear limitations so that you can make the final decision with the relevant official source in view.