Guide to New York, New York, USA

New York - the Big Apple - is perhaps the most famous city in the World, and with good reason. The city famously doesn’t sleep, and truly has it’s own ‘Empire State of Mind’.

Top reasons to visit New York

Admire the Midtown Skyscrapers such as Empire State Building, Chrysler Building

Poignant 9/11 memorial and 1 World Trade Centre

The hustle of Times Square

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Main areas of New York

New York comprises the central island of Manhattan and the four outer boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.

Manhattan is generally considered as THE New York, and is generally divided into three main areas.

Downtown Manhattan

Financial District, Wall Street, Battery Park, Statue of Liberty, the Civic Centre, Little Italy, Lower East Side, SoHo, Lolita, West and East Village

Midtown Manhattan

Union Square, Gramercy Park, Chelsea, the Garment District, 42nd Street, Times Square, Theatre District, Fifth Avenue

Uptown Manhattan

Central Park, Metropolitant Museum of Art, Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Harlem, Washington Heights

When to go to New York

Christmas, early Summer and Autumn (fall) are the peak seasons in New York for occupancy. Winters can be cold with snow and Summers can be quite hot and balmy.

Top Attractions in New York

• The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
• Central Park
• Empire State Building
• 1 World Trade Centre
• The Village
• Bridges - Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge
• Battery Park
• Times Square
• One Times Square
• Chrysler Building
• Charging Bull/Wall Street
• Federal Hall
• Coney Island
• Rockefeller Centre - Christmas Tree
• United National Headquarters
• Flatiron Building
• Williamsburg
• Carnegie Hall
• Bronx Zoo
• Staten Island Ferry
• Madison Square Garden

Shopping in New York

New York is famed for it’s shopping, ranging from extraordinarily cheap but move uptown and it soon becomes extravagantly expensive.

Midtown Manhattan is mainstream, with department stores, designers and chain stores.

Downtown tends to be more boutique and offbeat, with SoHo being a popular neighbourhood for fashion.

Bookstores - Strand Bookstore, Argos

Department stores - Barneys, Bloomingdales, Macy’s and Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue.

Designer Discount - Century 21

Malls - Manhattan Mall, Rockefeller Plaza, Queens Centre, Rego Centre

Markets - Chelsea Market, The Market NYC

Electronics - Nintendo World Store

Eating in New York

No visit to New York is complete without trying the local delicacies, such as:-

• burgers
• hot dogs
• pizzas
• Ruben sandwiches at a deli

Recommended restaurants - Balthazar, Clinton St Baking Company, Jean Gorges, Bryant Park Grill, Union Square Cafe, Grimaldiis, Veselka, Lombardi’s Pizza, Roberta’s, Becco, Ferrara, Cafe Lalo.

Nightlife and Entertainment in New York

New York’s best bars are in Downtown Manhattan - West/East villages and Lower East Side, and Williamsburg is worth a trip out of Manhattan

• Bars - Bohemiam Hall & Beer Garden, McSorley’s Old Ale House, White Horse Tavern
• Craft and speciality Beer - Draught 55, Spuyten Deli Grocery, BXl East, Brooklyn Brewery Company
• Theatre and Opera - Times Square, Broadway, Lincoln Centre for Performing Arts, Madison Square Garden, 92nd Street Y
• Museums - Metropolitan Museum of Art, MOMA, Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, Brooklyn Museum

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