September in New York City

The kids are heading back to school, the weather isSan Gennaro, and then a religious procession carries
still warm and the sun is still shining - making New Yorkhis statue through the streets of Little Italy. The festival
City in September an ideal destination. Check out a ballruns along Mulberry Street between Canal and
game at Yankee Stadium, have dinner in Little ItalyHouston Streets. A performance stage hosts live
during the San Gennaro Festival, or grab a waterentertainment and street vendors offers delicious
bottle and explore the city with one of the manydelicacies at every turn. Visit their official website for a
walking tours available.festival map, event schedule and a list of
New York Yankees & Mets Baseball Gamesrecommended Little Italy restaurants and cafes.
Sports fans visiting the city in September should takeWalking Tours of New York City
themselves out to a Yankee or Mets game,The best way to truly experience the sights and
particularly because both teams have moved intosounds of New York City is to simply walk its streets.
brand new state-of-the-art stadiums. BaseballSeptember is an excellent month to sign up for a
aficionados wanting to delve into the rich history of thewalking tour since it’s still quite sunny and warm, but
game will enjoy the behind-the-scenes tours availabletypically less humid than July and August. Guided
at Yankee Stadium, which includes a visit to thewalking tours are a particularly good way to view
dugout, the New York Yankees Museum, andGround Zero, the memorial grounds for those who
Monument Park which showcases the greatestdied in the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers on
baseball icons including Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle.September 11, 2001. The Ground Zero/Lower
New York Mets fans can take in a game at Citi FieldManhattan walking tour offered by New York City
which has replaced Shea Stadium. Yankee Stadium isVacation Packages takes you to the site of the
located in the Bronx at East 161st Street at Riverformer World Trade Center as well as the FDNY 9-11
Avenue (across from the original stadium) and Citi FieldMemorial Wall with a licensed tour guide.
is situated at 126th Street and Roosevelt in Queens.Walking tours are great activities for travellers wanting
For game schedules and information on how to buyto learn more about neighbourhoods like the famous
tickets, visit the Yankees and Mets official sites.East Village or the Lower East side but don’t know
San Gennaro Festival - The Feast of San Gennarowhere to start. New York City neighbourhoods are
With its vibrant parades, delicious food and thepacked with history that a guide can provide as you
renowned cannoli-eating competition, this event drawsstroll through the streets and take in the sights. Some
more than a million people from around the world towalking tours include Alphabet City, Five Points
the streets of Lower Manhattan’s Little Italy everyChinatown and even the Gangsters, Murderers and
September. Mulberry Street is closed for this colourfulWeirdos walking tour which covers the escapades of
festival, which begins the second Thursday ofcharacters like Al Capone and Bugsy Siegel.
September and celebrates San Gennaro, the Patronwill give you a comprehensive look at several hotels,
Saint of Naples. The event has a long-running history,attractions, tours and shops in the Big Apple. Get the
having first been celebrated in 1926 by immigrantsinformation you need to know before you travel and
from Naples. A mass is held at Most Precious Bloodmake sure you get to see and stay at the best of the
Church on Mulberry Street, which houses the shrine ofbest in New York City.