New York City Information
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Time to get into that New York state of mind. Take the time to navigate through the various links to get up to date information on New York travel, entertainment, dining, and shopping. Whether you plan to catch a show on Broadway, tour the city by helicopter, or shop till you drop at one of the thousands of stores that New York houses, Travel Planners will get you on your way. |
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• Click here for USA entry & Visa Information
• John F. Kennedy International Airport is located in Queens at the south end of the Van Wyck Expressway. This airport primarily handles international flights; it has a one mile long "international zone", which is run not by the U.S. Government, but by the United Nations. LaGuardia Airport, also in Queens (on the Grand Central Parkway) mainly handles domestic flights. If you're flying in from anywhere in the U.S., chances are you'll come through here. The airport has a Ground Transportation Desk where you can get information when you arrive.
• Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) operates subways and buses 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Metrocards can be purchased for various amounts for multiple trips.
One way fares are $2.00.
• One of the quickest ways to navigate the busy streets of Manhattan is the Yellow Cab Service. Yellow Cab fares vary on distance traveled.
A $2.90 fee is charged upon entering a taxicab.
• Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Information
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• Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is more than a monument. She is a beloved friend, a living symbol of freedom to millions around the world. These exhibits are a tribute to the people who created her, to those who built and paid for her, to the ideals she represents, and to the hopes she inspires.
• New York Island Helicopter
Visitors to New York...experience New York like you've never experienced it before! With three tours to choose from, you can, indeed make the memory of a life-time. See the Statue of Liberty, Ellis and Governors Island, the South Street Seaport, the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, and the Wall Street Financial Center... all from the sky. Check out the Empire State Building... or a New York Yankees game from an entirely different perspective.
• Times Square
Times Square is the name given to a principal intersection at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Like Champs-Elysées in Paris, or Trafalgar Square in London, Times Square has achieved the status of an iconic world landmark and has become a symbol of its home city. Times Square is principally defined by its lighted and animated advertisements.
• Empire State Building
New York's famous Empire State Building, a New York City Landmark and a National Historic Landmark, soars more than a quarter of a mile into the atmosphere above the heart of Manhattan. Located on the 86th floor, 1,050 feet (320 meters) above the city's bustling streets, the Observatory offers panoramic views from within a glass enclosed pavilion and from the surrounding open-air promenade.
• Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center is a fascinating combination of linked indoor and outdoor spaces. Because its design is logical and orderly yet endlessly intriguing, the Center allows for both satisfying glimpses and extended tours. Explore the historic GE Building and the awe-inspiring Radio City Music Hall.
• St. Patricks Cathedral
St. Patrick's Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of New York, Edward M. Egan. It is the largest decorated gothic-style Catholic Cathedral in the United States and has been recognized throughout its history as a center of Catholic life in this country.
• Top of the Rock Observation Deck is a streamlined, uncluttered and thrilling experience - with panels of fully transparent, non-reflective safety glass allowing completely unobstructed, open-air views of the entire city.
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• Radio City Music Hall
The Radio City "Stage Door Tour" is a one hour, walking tour of the interior of Radio City Music Hall that departs from the Music Hall lobby. Radio City Music Hall is located in the heart of Rockefeller Center at 1260 Avenue of the Americas - 6th Ave. and 50th Street.
• Nightclubs and Dance Halls
Pull out your dancin' shoes and check out the famous NYC nightlife. Almost all clubs charge a cover, which can range from $5-$15 weeknights and up to $30 on the weekend. Be prepared to pay! If you are under age, bouncers at almost any club in the city will take your fake ID and laugh at you.
• Fabulous Restaurants
Welcome to New York City.com's New York Restaurant and Dining guide. Here you will find an extensive list of New York City's best restaurants along with editorial and user reviews. Whether you're looking for a particular cuisine, or just looking for a nearby place to eat after a night at the theater, you'll find it all right here!
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• Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Museum offers a broad spectrum of educational programming for all of its audiences, including guided tours in several languages, gallery talks, lectures, and films for adults as well as many activities for families and students. Almost all of these programs are free with Museum admission.
• Guggenheim Museum
Originally called "The Museum of Non-Objective Painting", the Guggenheim was founded to showcase avant-garde art by early modernists such as Wassily Kandinsky and Piet Mondrian. Founded in 1937, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a modern art museum located on the Upper East Side in New York City.
• Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution is the only museum in the nation devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. The Museum presents compelling perspectives on the impact of design on daily life through active educational and curatorial programming.
• Museum of Modern Art
Founded in 1929 as an educational institution, The Museum of Modern Art is dedicated to being the foremost museum of modern art in the world. The modern and contemporary art originated in the exploration of the ideals and interests generated in the new artistic traditions that began in the late nineteenth century and continue today.
• American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History is a landmark on the Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York, USA. The museum has a scientific staff of more than 200, and sponsors over 100 special field expeditions each year.
• Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum houses one of the world's foremost collections of twentieth-century American art. The Permanent Collection of some 12,000 works encompasses paintings, sculptures, multimedia installations, drawings, prints, and photographs—and is still growing. The Museum was founded in 1931 with a core group of 700 art objects, many of them from the personal collection of founder Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney; others were purchased by Mrs. Whitney at the time of the opening to provide a more thorough overview of American art in the early decades of the century.
• Madame Tussaud's New York Wax Museum
Welcome to Madame Tussauds New York. Come and visit your favorite celebrities at New York's top attraction. Mingle with the stars at this fantastic day out near Times Square. With so many celebs in one place it's no wonder Madame Tussauds is one of the top attractions in New York. Get up close to your favourite stars and see how life like our figures really are.
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• Bloomingdales
• Macy's Herald Square
• Saks Fifth Avenue
• Century 21
• 57th Street which includes stores like Bergdorf Goodman, Buccellati, Chanel, Daffy's, Levi's, Louis Vuitton, NikeTown, and Prada.
• Fifth Avenue which includes stores like Bergdorf Men's, Cartier, Fortunoff, Gucci, Sak's Fifth Avenue, Sephora, and Tiffany & Co.
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