Published October 22, 2026

Use TodayNYC directly in ChatGPT

The published TodayNYC plugin brings two focused experiences into ChatGPT: curated three-hour Manhattan plans and the current citywide NYC weekend briefing. It uses TodayNYC’s reviewed catalog, published hours, official sources, and interactive maps.

ChatGPT sign-in may be required to install the plugin. TodayNYC is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenAI.

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ChatGPT plugin

TodayNYC

NYC 3-hour plans & weekends

One planning experience

Plan in ChatGPT, explore our guides here

The standalone web app has been retired. The published ChatGPT plugin is now the reference planning experience; this website keeps the guides and weekend programme.

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Guides and this weekend

Read our NYC guides and the dated weekend programme, with selected events, weather, practical notices and official sources. These pages remain available without signing in.

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Inside ChatGPT

TodayNYC plugin

Install the published plugin and ask naturally for a three-hour Manhattan plan or the current NYC weekend briefing without leaving your ChatGPT conversation.

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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

“Use TodayNYC to plan three hours near Chelsea starting now.”
“Use TodayNYC to show this weekend’s NYC programme with its map, weather and important city notices.”
TodayNYC's actual Chelsea map widget with Plan 1, Plan 2 and Plan 3 tabs and three numbered stops
Actual TodayNYC widget captured during the October 23, 2026 Chelsea test (Spanish interface). This is an illustrative screenshot, not a live plan or a promise of current availability. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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 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.

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.

FAQ

Using TodayNYC in ChatGPT

Where is the TodayNYC web app?

The standalone web app has been retired. Use the published TodayNYC plugin in ChatGPT for three-hour Manhattan plans. Our guides and weekend programme remain on this website.

What can the TodayNYC plugin do?

It offers two focused experiences: up to three complete 180-minute plans within TodayNYC’s 21 Manhattan microzones, or the current citywide NYC weekend briefing with selected events, weather, important notices, mobility impacts, and official sources.

How do I install TodayNYC in ChatGPT?

Open the public TodayNYC plugin listing, sign in to ChatGPT if requested, and use the install control shown there. Installation and account access are managed by ChatGPT.

Does the plugin use the same reviewed TodayNYC information?

Yes. The plugin reads the same curated three-hour planning catalog and the same published weekend edition used by TodayNYC services. It does not maintain a separate invented directory.

Does TodayNYC make reservations or buy tickets through ChatGPT?

No. TodayNYC is read-only. It can provide plans, source links, maps, freshness information, and limitations, but it does not check live availability, reserve tables, buy tickets, or process payments.

Is TodayNYC an OpenAI product?

No. TodayNYC is an independent NYC planning service. Its plugin is available through ChatGPT, but TodayNYC is not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenAI.

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