New York City Travel Guide

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New York City, arguably the world's most vibrant and sprawling metropolis, occupies five boroughs, each with its own distinct identity. After all, before the historic 1898 consolidation, Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island were each independent municipalities. Manhattan Manhattan, home to the most recognizable sites, … Read New York City introduction

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AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 with IMAX

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A posh, eight-story IMAX theatre is the centerpiece of this Upper West Side multiplex cinema. The IMAX theatre offers several different films, both 3D and not. IMAX movies are usually around 40 minutes long. This theatre also shows …
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Greenwich Village
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New York Rangers
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Grand Central Terminal
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Brooklyn Bridge

Waldorf Towers, a Conrad Hotel

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As elegant as the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is, the separate tower that rises above it is arguably even more impressive. Waldorf Towers is on the 26th to 42nd …
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The Waldorf=Astoria
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W New York Union Square
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Trump International Hotel & Tower
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Mercer Hotel

Russian Tea Room

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Expect excessive extravagance when you visit this famed Midtown hot spot. The four-level Russian restaurant has become more glamorous since a magnificent makeover. Originally opened in 1927, it has always attracted a loyal following …
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Beppe
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B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
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Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant
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BLT Fish

To keep it short we are afamily of 4 -2 adults and 2 teenagers. We stayed in Manhattan which was the equivalent of a city like delhi run down, smelly and full of street vendors. Full of tall buildings ... more

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Introduction

They don't come any bigger than the Big Apple - king of the hill, top of the heap, New York, New York. It's got its fair share of the tired, the poor, and the huddled masses, but it also has world-class museums, big statues, even bigger buildings, outrageous excess, and a whole lot of whooo-wheee!

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Not to miss

Central Park If you're ever lucky enough to fly into New York over the stretch of Manhattan, one of the most stunning visuals is not the buildings themselves but the lack of them, within the 843-acre carpet of green that makes up this stunning park. Located smack-dab in the middle of the borough, this …

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Facts for the Traveller

Population : 8000000 Area : 785km² Longitude / Latitude : 73°59'W / 40°41'N Currency : US Dollar (USD) Weights & Measures system : Imperial

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Getting there & Getting around

Getting there Served by three major airports, two train terminals and a massive bus depot, New York City is the most important transportation hub in the northeastern USA. Of the airports, Newark or La Guardia are more convenient to the city than JFK. Getting into the city by car is easy enough until …

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History

Recent History New York's famous hustle and bustle was abruptly cut short on 11 September 2001 when a terrorist attack in the form of two hijacked passenger aircraft razed the gleaming twin towers of the World Trade Center. Thousands of people were killed in the worst terrorist act ever on US soil. …

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Weather

Generally the nicest and most temperate time to visit New York is from mid-September to mid-November, along with all of May and early June. Unfortunately, as these months are popular with tourists, hotel prices are scaled accordingly. Long periods of wet weather are common in November and April, …

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New York City Guide

New York is a city that never sleeps, famous for its vibrant, eclectic mix of cultures. World-class works of architecture like the Empire State Building and the jazz age Chrysler Building make up a fabulous, aesthetically startling skyline. Other landmarks like the Brooklyn Bridge, Grand …

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Overview of New York City

New York is the concentrate of art and commerce and sport and religion and entertainment and finance, bringing to a single compact arena the gladiator, the evangelist, the promoter, the actor, the trader and the merchant. It carries on its lapel the unexpungeable odor of the long past, so that no …

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New York

New York City is a tribute to life, but head upstate when you need to get away from it.

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Overview

New York's Long Island is the largest island on America's East Coast -- 1,682 square miles total. It extends 120 miles eastward from New York City, traversed by the notoriously clogged Long Island Expressway (LIE, or I-495) and encompassing two New York City boroughs (Brooklyn and Queens), …

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Martin Van Buren National Historic Site

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site is found in Kinderhook,New York. The Eighth President of the United States, Martin Van Buren purchased the estate in 1839 during his Presidency. Van Buren was born in Kinderhook in 1782, the last yearof the American Revolution. He lived until July 1862, …

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