City of New York

New York City, officially named the City of New York,New York art scene, is now famous for high-priced
is the most populous city in the United States, and theclothing boutiques, and the art galleries are now
most densely populated major city in North America.concentrated in Chelsea. There are also large shopping
The city is at the center of international finance, politics,districts found in Downtown Brooklyn and along
entertainment, and culture, and is one of the world'sQueens Boulevard in Queens.
major global cities (along with London, Tokyo andFood & Drink
Paris) with a virtually unrivaled collection of museums,New York is the best restaurant town in USA and one
galleries, performance venues, media outlets,of the finest in the world. New York has literally
international corporations, and stock exchanges. Thethousands of restaurants to choose from (more than
city is also home to the United Nations, along with all of25,000, in fact), encompassing nearly every cuisine in
the international missions associated with it.the world. Some of the big names are Eleven Madison
HistoryPark, The River Café, Boat Basin Café,
Long before the arrival of European settlers, the NewVeritas. Like restaurants, thousands of bars and cafes
York City area was inhabited by the Lenape people,are there in the city. A few old noteworthy among
including such tribes as the Manahattoes, Canarsiesthose are: McSorleys Old Ale House, Revival, Push
and Raritan.Café and White Horse Tavern.
Major events in New York history includeUniversities
¢ In 1524 the first European explorer enters NewNew York City is served by the publicly run City
York HarborUniversity of New York (CUNY), the largest urban
¢ European settlement begins with the followinguniversity in the United States, which has a number of
the 1609 voyage of Henry Hudsoncampuses throughout the five boroughs. The city is
¢ Founding of the Dutch fur trading settlement inalso home to a number of other institutions of higher
Lower Manhattan in 1613 later called New Amsterdamlearning, some of national or even international
¢ English ships captured the city without strugglereputation, including Columbia University, Fordham
in 1664University, Manhattan College, New York University, the
¢ The Dutch formally ceded New York to theJuilliard School, The Cooper Union, Marymount
English in the Treaty of Breda at the conclusion of theManhattan College and The New School. New York
Second Anglo-Dutch War in 1667City is also a major center of academic medicine.
¢ The city was renamed New York, after James,Manhattan contains the campuses of the world-class
Duke of York, and became a royal colony in 1685Rockefeller University, Weill Cornell Medical College,
¢ After the Civil War, the rate of immigration fromand Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, as well
Europe grew steeply, and New York became the firstas Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and NYU
stop for millions seeking a new and better life in theMedical Center and their medical schools. New York
United States, a role acknowledged by the dedicationCity is home to several of the nation's top schools of
of the Statue of Liberty in 1886art and design, including Pratt Institute, the School of
¢ In two separate actions in 1874 and 1895, NewVisual Arts, the Fashion Institute of Technology, and
York City (and New York County) annexed sectionsParsons School of Design
of southern Westchester County known as the BronxSports
¢ In 1898, New York City took the political form inAlthough in much of the rest of the country American
which it exists to this day.football has become the most popular professional
¢ 9/11 changed the political map of the worldsport, in New York City baseball arguably still stirs the
Place of interestmost passion and interest. A "Subway Series"
Tourism is a major local industry, with hundreds ofbetween city teams is a time of great excitement, and
attractions and 39 million tourists visiting the city eachany World Series championship by either the New
year on average. Many visitors make it a point to visitYork Yankees or the New York Mets is considered to
Ground Zero, the Empire State Building, Times Square,be worthy of the highest celebration, including a
Radio City Music Hall, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island,ticker-tape parade for the victorious team.
Wall Street, United Nations Headquarters, theHotels & Accommodation
American Museum of Natural History, St. Patrick'sThe City of New York is known as the "city that
Cathedral, Fifth Avenue, and the Brooklyn Bridge,never sleeps", but its visitors have to. The city hosts a
among other attractions. There are over 28,000 acreslarge number of accommodations options.
(113 km²) of parkland found throughout New YorkLuxury Hotels
City, comprising over 1,700 separate parks andNew York has many "grand dames," classic elegant
playgrounds. The best known of these is Central Park,hotels that have been around for years and endured
which is one of the finest examples of landscapemajestically. The St. Regis, the Waldorf, Tribeca Grand
architecture in the world, as well as a major source ofHotel, Ritz-Carlton New York, Sheraton New York
recreation for New Yorkers and tourists alike. OtherHotel and Towers - are some to mention about.
major parks in the city include Riverside Park, BatteryBudget Hotels
Park, Bryant Park, Prospect Park, FlushingBesides all those luxury hotels, a large number of
Meadow-Corona Park, Washington Square Park, andbudget hotels are available in New York City. They are
Forest Park.comfortable, homely and light weight for the pocket.
Museums & Art GalleriesSome of them to mention are - The Whitehouse Hotel
New York is a city of great museums with theof New York, The Pioneer, Chelsea Center,
Metropolitan Museum of Art's assemblage of historicGuesthouse and Harlem YMCA. Except these hotels
art, the Museum of Modern Art and Guggenheimand guesthouses, Skyline Hotel and Travel Inn are rare
Museum's 20th century collection, and the Americanexception among affordable hotels for their services
Museum of Natural History and its Hayden Planetariumand facilities.
focusing on the sciences. There are also many smallerTours and Sightseeing
specialty museums, from El Museo del Barrio with aTo know and see the New York City with no tension
focus on Latin American cultures to the Cooper-Hewittway, a number of tour operators are there for
National Museum of Design. A number of the city'stravelers help. These tours contain city and outskirt of
museums are located along the Museum Mile sectionthe city sightseeing. Tours may vary from its contents
of Fifth Avenue.or theme. It may be a helicopter tour of Big Apple or
In addition to these museums, the city is also home tomay be a double-decker bus tour. Some fair tour
a vast array of spaces for opera, symphony, andagencies are there in the city. Tours can be booked
dance performances. The largest of these is Lincolnfrom tour agencies or some hotels arrange them for
Center for the Performing Arts, which is actually aits patrons. Another easy way to book any of these
complex of buildings housing 12 separate companies,tours is online tour ticket booking. Some helpful
including the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitanwebsites for this purpose are:
Opera, the New York City Opera, the New York CityTransport
Ballet, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Other notableThe airport authority owns and operates the four
performance halls include Carnegie Hall, Radio Citymajor airports in the New York City area, John F.
Music Hall, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in Jamaica, Newark
New York City boasts a highly active and influentialLiberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, La
theater district, which is centered around Times SquareGuardia Airport in Flushing, and Teeterboard Airport in
in Manhattan. It serves both as the center of theTeeterboard, New Jersey.
American theater industry, and as a major attractionTaxicabs are operated by private companies and
for visitors from around the world. Broadway theaterslicensed by the New York City Taxi & Limousine
are considered to be of the highest quality in the world.Commission. Other than cabs, New York City has a
Shoppingmass transit system. Unlike most of America's
Shopping is popular with many visitors, with Fifthcar-oriented urban areas, public transportation is the
Avenue being a famous shopping corridor for luxurycommon mode of travel for the majority of New York
items. Macy's, the nation's largest department store,City residents. The city is served by an extensive
and the surrounding area of Herald Square are anetwork of parkways and expressways, including four
major destination for more moderately-priced goods. Inprimary Interstate Highways enter the New York/New
recent years 23rd Street has become a majorJersey metropolitan area. The world-famous New
location for "big-box" retailers. In southern Manhattan,York City Subway is operated by the Metropolitan
Greenwich Village is home to hundreds of independentTransportation Authority (MTA). It is the most
music and book stores, while the East Village continuesextensive subway system in the world. The subway
to prevail as purveyors of all things "strange" andsystem connects all boroughs except Staten Island,
unusual which you can't find anywhere else. Thewhich is served by the Staten Island Railway via the
"diamond district" (located on 47th Street betweenfree Staten Island Ferry. In addition to these, city
Fifth and Sixth Avenues) is the city's main location forresidents rely on hundreds of bus lines, both publicly
jewelry shopping, and SoHo, formerly the center of theand privately operated.