| The kids are heading back to school, the weather is | | | | San Gennaro, and then a religious procession carries |
| still warm and the sun is still shining - making New York | | | | his statue through the streets of Little Italy. The festival |
| City in September an ideal destination. Check out a ball | | | | runs along Mulberry Street between Canal and |
| game at Yankee Stadium, have dinner in Little Italy | | | | Houston Streets. A performance stage hosts live |
| during the San Gennaro Festival, or grab a water | | | | entertainment and street vendors offers delicious |
| bottle and explore the city with one of the many | | | | delicacies 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 Games | | | | recommended Little Italy restaurants and cafes. |
| Sports fans visiting the city in September should take | | | | Walking 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 into | | | | sounds of New York City is to simply walk its streets. |
| brand new state-of-the-art stadiums. Baseball | | | | September is an excellent month to sign up for a |
| aficionados wanting to delve into the rich history of the | | | | walking tour since it’s still quite sunny and warm, but |
| game will enjoy the behind-the-scenes tours available | | | | typically less humid than July and August. Guided |
| at Yankee Stadium, which includes a visit to the | | | | walking tours are a particularly good way to view |
| dugout, the New York Yankees Museum, and | | | | Ground Zero, the memorial grounds for those who |
| Monument Park which showcases the greatest | | | | died 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 Field | | | | Manhattan walking tour offered by New York City |
| which has replaced Shea Stadium. Yankee Stadium is | | | | Vacation Packages takes you to the site of the |
| located in the Bronx at East 161st Street at River | | | | former World Trade Center as well as the FDNY 9-11 |
| Avenue (across from the original stadium) and Citi Field | | | | Memorial 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 buy | | | | to 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 Gennaro | | | | where to start. New York City neighbourhoods are |
| With its vibrant parades, delicious food and the | | | | packed with history that a guide can provide as you |
| renowned cannoli-eating competition, this event draws | | | | stroll through the streets and take in the sights. Some |
| more than a million people from around the world to | | | | walking tours include Alphabet City, Five Points |
| the streets of Lower Manhattan’s Little Italy every | | | | Chinatown and even the Gangsters, Murderers and |
| September. Mulberry Street is closed for this colourful | | | | Weirdos walking tour which covers the escapades of |
| festival, which begins the second Thursday of | | | | characters like Al Capone and Bugsy Siegel. |
| September and celebrates San Gennaro, the Patron | | | | will 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 immigrants | | | | information you need to know before you travel and |
| from Naples. A mass is held at Most Precious Blood | | | | make sure you get to see and stay at the best of the |
| Church on Mulberry Street, which houses the shrine of | | | | best in New York City. |