New York City Favorites

New York has so much to see and a lot of it is very expensive and accompanied by long queues. One of the best things you can invest in is a pass that will let you see the sights you want for a...

A Major commercial intersection TIMES SQUARE is the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway Theater District in midtown Manhattan. It is at the junction of Broadway and 7th Avenue and stretches from...

Here are some must-see's and must-do's in New York: 1.) Empire State Building (the queue here tends to be longer than at "Top of the Rock") 2.) Top of the Rock (shorter queue means less wait &...

The Statue of Liberty is probably the most famous Statue in the world, and most popular, just put statue in Google search and it will offer you the The Statue of Liberty. One of the most visited sites...

If you are a huge fan of the many broadway shows in the theater district that is just a stone's throw away from Tinmes Square and more of the budget kind and have a flexible hours and dates of...

The primary building of the new World Trade Center complex, the FREEDOM TOWER or officially, One World Trade Center or 1WTC, is a 104-story skyscraper. Its construction is part of an effort to...

Whilst on our Circle Line Ferry Cruise as we passed the Financial District in Lower Manhattan we saw helicopters continually landing and taking off from the heliport at the edge of the river. It was...

I must say reading clareabee's posting makes a lot of sense and I'm guilty of almost not doing my part. I went on a photo safari this summer in Central Park and it was great. The guy leading the photo...

I have a sony ericsson unlocked phone and when i get to usa, i use the prepaid card of T Mobile. ATT also offers sim cards. they are ten cents per minute to use, to call within usa or to receive a...

Why pay the admittance fees of the Liberty Island tour and then not get to go up in the statue of Liberty? See the statue up close and FREE by taking the Staten Island Ferry from the city to Staten...

Jeff Koons's highly recognizable dog named Puppy - a symbol of "love, warmth and happiness" - has been exhibited in the U.S. for the first time above Manship's Prometheus in the sunken plaza in front...

Although seeing New York skyline was not a goal, if you look around you when you ride the ferry, you WILL see it. Of course the twin towers of the World Trade Center are no longer there, but since I...

It's one of the best walks in the World! We walked across from Brooklyn, stayed in a home stay there for a week. What a great place. Smith St is choc a bloc full of cafes and restaurants, French,...

Greenwich Village is one of the most famous parts of Manhattan known for its historical culture and art. It is very beautiful part of the city where one can just hang around, do some shopping, sit in...

Walking routes in New York Give NY back to us Dutchies! New York seen from the Statue of Liberty

Topping out at 1046 feet (not counting its spire), the Chrysler Building was one of the first in the world to break the psychologically significant height barrier of a thousand feet. Completed in 1930...

It makes us feel very at home once we got inside the consulate. There were books, latest "El Periodica" and all the Spanish as well as Catalan newspaper for everyone; it even has few latest issues of...

Personally I don't think this is such a great Farmer's Market. I have been to some really nice local markets in California and Pennsylvani and find that their goods are quite limited. It doesn't...

Soho is possibly my favourite neighborhood in New York. There are several reasons for this. These include the superb shopping here, the excellent restaurants, the lively bars and the amazing art...

It was getting late and though we had only sampled a small portion of what we had come looking for, we opted for a quick savory pancake and some hot soy milk at a street stand up restaurant before...

Dunkin donuts, MoMA, Guggenheim, Empire State Building, Central Park, China Town, Tribeca, Park Avenue, Union Square, Peer 17, United Nations, Brooklyn Bridge, oof come on... Dunkin donuts, MoMA,...

The attractions of New Yprk City in General and Manhattan in particular are many and varied and located across many areas. If you plan to tour many of the popular attractions around Manhattan and you...

The Fuller Building or as it is better known, the Flatiron Building, is located in the borough of Manhattan, and was one of the tallest buildings in New York City upon its completion in 1902. The...

A wonderful place to spend a day, the South Street Seaport offers a preserved historic district, an old seaport. It is located down Fulton Street towards Pier 17. There are many ships that you may...

The New York Stock Exchange has been called the nerve center of the world's economy, and increasingly it's being guarded as if its Fort Knox. You'll have to walk past post 9/11 barricades and police...