New York is most famous for its eponymous city, but beyond the borders of Manhattan are deep, sweeping mountain ravines and crags, swiftly mov-ing rivers, and quaint villages slowly being turned into weekend arts and crafts retreats. Upstate New York is a living canvas of lush forests, crystal-clear lakes and stormy dark hills.

Generations of artists have immersed themselves in the solitude of the Cat-skills, the fragrant vineyards of the Finger Lakes, the soaring heights of the Adirondack Mountains and the roaring thunder of Niagara Falls, which flow into island-studded St Lawrence River.

Anchoring this abundance of natural delights is New York City: five bor-oughs of culture, art and commerce, all sharing space and competing for attention. The heroes of arts and media, sports and business are worshiped, while the up-and-coming generation plots its revolution in the shadow of Wall St and the Empire State Building.

It’s unique, it’s eclectic, it’s New York.

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It’s almost impossible to pick a playlist from the

plethora of greats written about, in, or just in-spired by, New York. Here is a mere taster of standouts.

· “Niagara Falls,” Sara Evans

· “I Love New York,” Steve Karmen

· “My Dirty Stream (The Hudson River Song),” Pete Seeger

· “Mountain Air,” Dan Berggren

· “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy),” Simon & Garfunkel

· “New York State of Mind,” Billy Joel

· “Walk on the Wild Side,” Lou Reed

· “Desolation Row,” Bob Dylan

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11 Sidewalk Dining in NYC p121 18 New York Wine Trail p153

16 Ithaca Is Gorges p145 19 Niagara Falls & Buffalo p159 21 Adirondack State Park p167

13 Historic Hyde Park p131 17 Art Parks & Public Art p149

14 By the Time We Got to Woodstock p135 15 Hidden Catskills p141 20 Saratoga Springs: Spas & Races p163

10 48 Hours in Manhattan opposite 12 Best of the Boroughs p125

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