New York. The Big Apple. The City That Never Sleeps.
Home of the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the Village, Broadway.
Hundreds of "Gap’s", thousands of suicidal taxi drivers, millions
of residents, and – for those of you uninterested in any of the
above – infinite places to get a cold beer.
Pack light: you can buy anything you’ve forgotten at an exorbitant price.
Longing for Milo or Vegemite? Try Chinatown. Unable to sleep without
your foreign brew? Try Peculiar Pub. Looking for company? Just step
outside…
NYC is comprised of five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the
Bronx, and Staten Island.
Most travelers stick to Manhattan, but the more adventurous (and those
with a few more days here) will find that exploring the outer boroughs
is about as "off-the-beaten-track" as you can get here.
Whatever your scene may be, you will not be disappointed: museum goers, fine
diners, people watchers, tormented writers, sight-seers, all-night
clubbers… this is the place.
Descend into the smoky depths of a no-cover jazz club, retrace the
steps of your favorite Seinfeld episode, enjoy lo mein while being
serenaded by scantily clad transvestites. Be brave. Blend in. (it�s
hard to stand out). And don’t sleep too much… you’ll miss something.
When you arrive, check out the tourist office in Times Square. Grab
a subway map and get oriented. Figure out your priorities, drop
off your pack, and set out.
Some helpful sites on NYC:
Try New York CitySearch.com for more mainstream current info.
There’s always the Village Voice, although picking up an actual copy (free) would be better, because the real scoop is in the ads.
The "Official" NYC site.
New York related sites
(museums, teams, etc).
For listings of arts events in the city, try the front of The New Yorker
magazine.
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