CROWNE PLAZA NYC
The hotel :party of 4 - we had the top floor 'Concierge rooms' - very quiet and peaceful. Excellent views of the harbour and ships. Lifts - adequate numbers and quite fast. Hotel can get busy in the reception areas but lifts situated so one can avoid going past the reception.Clever.
Also incoming bags do not clutter reception area because the luggage is collected on the ground floor - one gets a ticket - and the bags go straight up to your rooms. clever.
From the ground floor escalators take one up to reception - also clever idea for avoiding congestion. At night - need door 'key' to be allowed onto escalator on entering ground floor ie only hotel guests have access to escalator. Security in mind.
Access from ground floor to road in seconds - also to taxi area for arrival and departure without spilling into street traffic and the weather - it is all covered by the building above. Within seconds one can slip without fuss from the hotel into Time Square.
Avoid eating in hotel restaurant - not cheap and quality not up to scratch and stay away from the 'apron steak'. Lots of restaurants within walking distance. Hot dogs in Time Square (?anywhere in NYC) insipid - we were warned not to eat but did for seeing them in so many movies!
Ps Bubba Gump Shrimp Restaurant is a commercialised/hyped up seafood Macdonalds/KFC -no slur intended to the latter. Almost everything is battered and fried.
Hotel staff friendly and helpful. Hotel is clean and beds comfortable. Air condition works well. bathrooms big.
Breakfast boring but basic and okay to start one's day with. The evening complimentary snacks (part of the Concierge Room) are excellent idea if one is planning to eat late - but beware the Nachos can be filling. Drinks soft and otherwise not included. Staff who work in this snack area can be quite off putting as they collect uneaten plates of food in their trolleys and parade them around for all and sundry while one is busy eating - and can be quite noisy and definitely poker faced. 
To travel in NYC take the cab - the tubes are there but too much hassle - definitely a time waster if the latter commodity is scarce. If the taxi light on the roof is lit the cab is available - if it's off don't bother raising your hand /whistling
If we are ever in NYC again will make a point of staying at the Crowne Plaza.