New York on a budget

From Sandy to the elections, New York has dominated the headlines. Resident expert Douglas Rogers encourages tourists to return to the city with his best budget tips.

WHEN hunting for budget hotels or bargain restaurants in New York, the trick is to look just outside the more fashionable precincts.

The central Koreatown/Fashion District/ Flatiron nexus, below Times Square, and above 20th Street, has scores of bargain hotels, some of which (the Herald Square and the Stanford) have been around forever.