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Going To New York City --- A few Good Tips

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New York City Is A Great Place To Visit!

By Sharon Stajda,

The Twin Towers stood for all that New York was, and is. However, mere buildings aren't, and will never be the life force that makes up New York City. It's the very ground it stands on, and the people that walk that ground that makes New York, New York... It's one of the most fascinating, exciting, and cultural cities in the world.

Within the 20 square miles that comprise Manhattan can be found some of the worlds greatest museums, shops and restaurants, as well as a spectacular skyline that's known the world over.

You could spend a lifetime in New York without experiencing everything fully. Some of the sights that any first time visitor to New York must see include the Empire State Building - for many years the world's tallest building - the immigration museum at Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, Times Square and the United Nations Building.

One of the joys of visiting the city is simply to wander through the different and varied neighborhoods - Greenwich Village, Chinatown, the Theater District, Harlem and Little Italy. The outlying borough of Brooklyn has several attractions including the botanical gardens and the famous amusement park at Coney Island.

One of the biggest attractions is the citys diversity - in New York you can hear virtually any language spoken and dine in a different ethnic restaurant every night for a month. Apart from Manhattan, the borough of Queens is also well known for its wide selection of foreign restaurants.

Shopping in New York is equally satisfying, offering world class department stores with such famous names as Bergdorf Goodman and Bloomingdales. At the other end of the shopping spectrum are street markets, designer boutiques and specialty stores.

New York has some of the greatest museums in the world - several conveniently located together at the edge of Central Park. The Metropolitan Museum of Art attracts more visitors than any other place in the city and offers everything from Egyptian mummies to 20th century masterpieces.

On the other hand the city has over 50 smaller but fascinating museums dedicated to such diverse subjects as firefighting, tenement living and the history of finance. Children are not forgotten - there are several museums aimed at children as well as the ever popular Bronx Zoo with its more than 4,000 animals.

Since the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, one of New York's biggest attractions has been the remains of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan. More than a tourist attraction, to many it's a site of pilgrimage and a poignant reminder of the events of that day.

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Just A Few Places You Must See While Visiting New York City

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Radio City Music Hall

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China Town
Empire State Building
Soho
Little Italy
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Central Park
Statue Of Liberty
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All with great tips on enjoying the best of New York...

New York - The Greatest American City
"For some years I have considered doing a 'So You're Going to New York,' but couldn't quite see what success might be hoped for such a book of mine when there is Will Irwin's splendid book, `Highlights of Manhattan,' with E. H. Suydam's etchings." Read more...
Migrations To And On Manhattan
"IT is related that a century ago Irish laborers digging a trench in the Mount Morris section of Manhattan found "pillars of gold." Whether these pillars were gold coins stacked one on another in columns or gold coins of foreign origin ---" Read more
Greenwich Village - Pages Of Romance
"In the resolute spirit of another Andor Andorra, the Village of Greenwich maintains its independence in the very midst of the city of New York-submitting to no more of a compromise in the matter of its autonomy than is evolved in the Procrustean sort of splicing which has hitched fast the extremities of its tangled streets to the most readily available streets in the City Plan. " Read more...
New York City - Around The World In 80 Dinners
"OF the 22,000 eating places in New York City, a small percentage caters to 32 nationalities who have been absorbed into the city but still prefer their own original native dishes. At last count there were restaurants specializing in the foods and entertainment of the following foreign elements: Algerian, Armenian, Chinese, Cuban, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hawaiian (Polynesian), Hungarian, East Indian, Israeli, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Lebanese, Mexican, Pakistani, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Swiss, Syrian, Turkish, Ukrainian and Austrian (Viennese). " read more...
Approaching The Plaza
This is a great old article ,written in 1918... enjoy
"APPROACHING the Plaza, besides the churches, clubs, and the various houses associated with the name of Vanderbilt, there is conspicuous the cluster of great hotels. To sum up the nature of these hostelries briefly, imagine an English-man. "We now crossed their Thames over what would have been Westminster Bridge, I fancy, and were presently bowling through a sort of Battersea part of the city," was the way in which the British butler in Mr. Harry Leon Wilson's "Ruggles of Red Gap " described part of a hazy, riotous ride about Paris." read more...

What To Pack For Your New York Trip...

Packing for New York
By day, you will need comfortable shoes. You will be in store for lots of walking. Its a great city to just get out there and pound the pavement. Depending on time of year you will travel, pack appropriate coat. Bring along an umbrella. In regard to handbag. I suggest on with a long strap, that will go over the shoulder, and across the chest. This will deter a would be purse snatcher. In the evening, if you intend to dine a bit upscale. You need clothes to dress to impress. This is New York, and they do love fashion. There are loads of dinning options, so don't be scared off... You can dress casual for a casual restaurant. But I suggest you bring at least one great evening outfit, you are going to be blown away at all the great restaurants in New York.

PLACES TO SEE WHILE IN NEW YORK...

Manhattan - Downtown----

Battery Park and Battery Park City

Statue Of Liberty, Ellis Island.Take the Staten Island Ferry to the island

Museum of American Financial History

Fraunces Tavern Museum
A colonial era tavern downtown in the
financial district. George Washington ate here. Probably the first New York stock brokers did too.

The New York Stock Exchange.

Trinity Church Wall Street and Broadway.

The Brooklyn Bridge

Chinatown and Little Italy

Mid Town Manhattan---

The Empire State Building 5th Avenue and 34th Street.

MoMA | The Museum of Modern Art

Grand Central Terminal Park Ave. and 42nd Street

FAO Schwartz Toy Store

Circle Line Sightseeing Boat Tours Pier 83 @ 42nd Street, Hudson River.

Rockefeller Center

Uptown Manhattan----

The Plaza

Trump Tower

Centeral Park

New York Public Library

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art- The Cloisters

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    A good idea is to keep away from the cabs at the airport and take one of those New York walking tours , it's cheap for once, and you get to see the small things.
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