Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
How is it the busiest time of year for tourism in NYC? I know that New Years is busy, but that couldn't account for more than a few days of crowds.

What about the rest of the time. Isn't NYC too cold to appeal to most tourists in November and December?

When I got to NYC (or any other place with a hot summer/cold winter climate), I always pick April-May or September-October.
It's probably not tourists, it's shoppers. Exact same in San Francisco. People all over the Bay Area make it a tradition to go into the City at Christmastime.