Five minutes later, when we hit the city proper, she was hanging onto the passenger door going 'I take it back, we're gonna die!' ;)

LOL! The friend I'm going with has been to NYC once before and even she said we should avoid driving if at all possible. :-)

Thankfully, as long as you can get to the train or bus station, NYC is very easy to navigate on foot.

Awesome! I'm not a stranger to public transportation, so I think I'll do just fine. *g* Thanks again for your help!