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New York City guide

New York City Fact File

• NYC boroughs
• NYC geographical information
• NYC climate
• NYC time
• NYC population
• NYC aka Big Apple
• NYC emergency lines

History of New York

• Summary
• Lenape and New Netherland: prehistory – 1664
• British and revolution: 1665–1783
• Federal and early America: 1784–1854
• Tammany and consolidation: 1855–1897
• Early 20th century: 1898–1945
• Post-World War II: 1946–1977
• Modern period: 1978–2001
• Post 9/11: 2001–present

Getting There and Getting Around

• Getting here
• Airports and heliports
• Trains
• Cruise Terminals
• Bus Terminals
• Luggage storage
• Getting Around
• NYC Subways
• Buses
• Ferry Services
• Taxies
• Limousine service
• Car rental
• Parking
• Cycling
• Walking
• Public toilets

New York Sites

• Statue of Liberty
• Circle Line Statue of Liberty and Downtown Cruises
• Ellis Island
• United Nations
• Empire State Building
• Federal Reserve Bank of New York
• New York Stock Exchange
• Rockefeller Center
• Tribute WTC Visitor Center
• Lincoln Center
• Metropolitan Opera
• Carnegie Hall
• Radio City Music Hall
• Trinity Church
• Madison Square Garden
• Central Park
• Times Square
• Top of the Rock
• Grand Central Terminal
• New York Zoos
• New York Aquarium

Museums in NYC

• Alice Austen House
• American Folk Art Museum
• American Museum of Natural History
• Brooklyn Children's Museum
• Brooklyn Museum of Art
• Bronx Museum of the Arts
• Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
• Dahesh Museum of Art
• Ellis Island Immigration Museum
• Fraunces Tavern
• Jewish Museum of New York
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Museum for African Art
• Museum of Jewish Heritage
• Museum of the Moving Image
• New Museum of Contemporary Art
• New York Transit Museum
• Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
• The Yeshiva University Museum
• The South Street Seaport
• Van Cortlandt House Museum
• Whitney Museum of American Art

NYC Theaters and Concert Halls

• August Wilson Theatre
• Shubert Theatre
• John Golden Theatre
• Ambassador Theatre
• Delacorte Theater
• Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre
• New York's Floating Concert Hall

NYC Nightlife

NYC Restaurants

• Dallas BBQ
• Falai Panetteria
• Falai
• Buddakan New York
• L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
• Tevere
• Mama Mexico
• Benjamin Steakhouse
• Bromberg Brothers Blue Ribbon Restaurants
  • Blue Ribbon Brasserie (Manhattan)
  • Blue Ribbon Sushi (Manhattan)
  • Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill
  • Downing Street Bar
• Tamarind
• Kellari Seafood Taverna
• Etcetera Etc
• Mr.K's
• Cozy Café
• CREOLE Restaurant
• Meli Melo Restaurant
• Mustang Sally's

Useful Information

• Foreign visitor information
• Entry Requirements to the USA
• Visas
• Customs
• Banking & Currency Exchange
• Business Hours
• Drinking Laws
• Electricity
• Holidays
• Taxes
• Time Zones
• Daylight saving time
• Tipping and Gratuities
• U.S. coins and currency
• Measurements and sizes
• Clothing and Shoe Size Converting
• Weather
• When to go
• Liquor Laws
• Newspapers/Magazines
• Telephone
• Internet access
• Rest Rooms
• Smoking
• Traveler's Assistance
• Useful Phone Numbers
• Special Service Needs
• Insider Tips
  • How to act like a native
  • What to wear
  • How not to get dissed
  • People watching
  • Crossing the street
  • City that never sleeps?
  • Hi, it’s me!
  • I am so wasted
  • Why can’t I smoke here?
  • My room is too small!
  • How do I do it all?

Useful Resources

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