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discoverNEW YORK CITY
MICHAEL GROSBERGGINGER ADAMS OTIS, BETH GREENFIELD, REGIS ST LOUIS
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UNION SQUARE,FLATIRON DISTRICT
& GRAMERCYp153
UPPEREASTSIDEp201
EASTVILLAGE
p109
LOWERMANHATTAN
& TRIBECAp50
MIDTOWNp167
GREENWICH VILLAGE,CHELSEA & THE
MEATPACKING DISTRICTp127
UPPERWEST SIDE &
CENTRAL PARKp219
SOHO,NOHO &NOLITA
p73
LOWEREAST SIDE &CHINATOWN
p91
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DISCOVER NEW YORK CITY
Lower Manhattan & Tribeca (p50) Teeming with iconic images.
SoHo, NoHo & Nolita (p73) Three of the coolest city neighborhoods.
Lower East Side & Chinatown (p91) An enclave for foodies.
East Village (p109) With an electric restaurant and nightlife scene.
Greenwich Vi l lage, Chelsea & Meatpacking District (p127) Art, fashion.
Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy (p153) A hive of activity.
Midtown (p167) Home to some of the city’s most popular sights.
Upper East Side (p201) Museums galore and high-end zip codes.
Upper West Side & Central Park (p219) The city’s public playground.
H a r l e m & O u t e r Boroughs Excursions (p241) Big on attractions.
New York City in Focus (p248) Information to help you on your way.
New York City’s Top 25 Experiences (p12) The best bits of a great city.
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CONTENTS
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THIS IS NEW YORK CITY 10
NEW YORK CITY’S TOP 25 EXPERIENCES 13
NEW YORK CITY’S TOP ITINERARIES 31
PLANNING YOUR TRIP 39
LOWER MANHATTAN & TRIBECA 50
HIGHLIGHTS 54BEST… 58DISCOVER LOWER MANHATTAN & TRIBECA 59Sights 59Sleeping 68Eating 70Drinking 71Shopping 72
SOHO, NOHO & NOLITA 73HIGHLIGHTS 76INSIDE THE ACRONYMS: SOHO, NOHO & NOLITA WALKING TOUR 78BEST… 80DISCOVER SOHO, NOHO & NOLITA 81Sights 81Sleeping 83Eating 83Drinking 85Entertainment & Activities 87Shopping 88
LOWER EAST SIDE & CHINATOWN 91
HIGHLIGHTS 94CHINESE HERITAGE WALKING TOUR 96BEST… 98DISCOVER LOWER EAST SIDE & CHINATOWN 99Sights 99
Sleeping 102Eating 103Drinking 105Entertainment & Activities 106Shopping 107
EAST VILLAGE 109HIGHLIGHTS 112EAST VILLAGE NOSTALGIA WALKING TOUR 114BEST… 116DISCOVER EAST VILLAGE 117Sights 117Sleeping 118Eating 120Drinking 121Entertainment & Activities 123Shopping 124
GREENWICH VILLAGE, CHELSEA & THE MEATPACKING DISTRICT 127
HIGHLIGHTS 130VILLAGE RADICALS WALKING TOUR 134BEST… 136DISCOVER GREENWICH VILLAGE, THE MEATPACKING DISTRICT & CHELSEA 137Sights 137Sleeping 140Eating 142Drinking 144Entertainment & Activities 148Shopping 149
UNION SQUARE, FLATIRON DISTRICT & GRAMERCY 153
HIGHLIGHTS 156BEST… 158DISCOVER UNION SQUARE, FLATIRON DISTRICT & GRAMERCY 159Sights 159
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Sleeping 161Eating 162Drinking 164Entertainment & Activities 165Shopping 165
MIDTOWN 167HIGHLIGHTS 170BEST… 174DISCOVER MIDTOWN 175Sights 175Sleeping 186Eating 189Drinking 191Entertainment & Activities 193Shopping 197
UPPER EAST SIDE 201HIGHLIGHTS 204BEST… 208DISCOVER UPPER EAST SIDE 209Sights 209Sleeping 214Eating 215Drinking 217Entertainment & Activities 217Shopping 218
UPPER WEST SIDE & CENTRAL PARK 219
HIGHLIGHTS 222A WALK IN THE PARK WALKING TOUR 226BEST… 228DISCOVER UPPER WEST SIDE & CENTRAL PARK 229Sights 229Sleeping 233Eating 234Drinking 237Entertainment & Activities 237Shopping 240
HARLEM & OUTER BOROUGHS EXCURSIONS 241
HARLEM & NORTHERN MANHATTAN 244BROOKLYN 244QUEENS 246THE BRONX 247STATEN ISLAND 247
NEW YORK CITY IN FOCUS 249ARTS 250FAMILY TRAVEL 255FOOD & DRINK 257GAY & LESBIAN NEW YORK CITY 259HISTORY 260SHOPPING 266
DIRECTORY & TRANSPORTATION 269
DIRECTORY 270Accommodations 270Business Hours 270Climate 270Customs Regulations 271Discount Cards 271Embassies 271Holidays 272Internet Access 272Legal Matters 272Money 272Newspapers & Magazines 273Organized Tours 273Taxes 274Telephone 274Time 275Travelers with Disabilities 275Visas 275TRANSPORTATION 276Air 276Bicycle 276Boat 277Bus 277
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Subway 278Taxi 278Train 278
BEHIND THE SCENES 279
INDEX 282
MAP LEGEND 296
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UNION SQUARE,FLATIRON DISTRICT
& GRAMERCYp153
UPPEREASTSIDEp201
EASTVILLAGE
p109
LOWERMANHATTAN
& TRIBECAp50
MIDTOWNp167
GREENWICH VILLAGE,CHELSEA & THE
MEATPACKING DISTRICTp127
UPPERWEST SIDE &
CENTRAL PARKp219
SOHO,NOHO &NOLITA
p73
LOWEREAST SIDE &CHINATOWN
p91
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Loud, fast and pulsing with energy, New York City (population 8.3 million) is symphonic, exhausting and always evolving. Maybe only a Walt Whitman poem cataloguing typical city scenes – from the humblest hole-in-the wall to grand buildings – could begin to do the city justice.
It remains one of the world centers for fashion, theater, food, music, publishing, ad-vertising and, of course, finance. As Groucho Marx once said, ‘When it’s 9:30 in New York, it’s 1937 in Los Angeles.’ Coming to NYC from anywhere else for the first time is like stepping into a movie; one you’ve probably been unknowingly writing; one that contains all imagined possibilities. From the middle of Times Sq to the most obscure corner of the Bronx, you’ll find extremes. From Brooklyn’s Russian enclave in Brighton Beach to the mini South America in Queens, almost every country in the world has a presence here.
You could decide you’d like your day to be filled with high culture and trendy eating, for example, and work your way through the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), then watch the New York City Ballet perform at the Lincoln Center. Or perhaps you like your
THIS IS NEW YORK CITY
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city to be tougher, and choose to spend an afternoon wandering through the twisting streets of Chinatown and in the art galleries of the Lower East Side. Just don’t be too shocked if your day of high culture turns gritty when you come across a gifted jazz singer on the subway platform, or if your bohemian day gets fancy when a trendy boutique seduces you and you’re shelling out for the perfect pair of shoes before you know it.
Like the successive waves of immigrants who have populated the city, and the striving artists who have pinned their hopes and dreams on making it here, New York City is constantly in the process of reinventing itself. Approach it with an open mind and a loose itinerary and you can experience a little bit of everything.
‘New York City is constantly in the process of reinventing itself’
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