Welcome to New York City, the big apple. Come take a bite! New York, New York is the most densely populated major city in North America. With a population of 8.1 million residents within 321 square miles, its population is greater than 39 U.S. states. The entire New York Metropolitan Area has a population of over 22 million, making it one of the largest urban areas in the world.
New York, New York is the center for fashion, international finance, and entertainment. It is also the home of the United Nations. This much culture provides an outstanding collection of museums, galleries, media outlets, and business connections. This allure draws over 39 million tourists, both foreign and American, to visit New York, New York each year. Some come for business, some for pleasure and many for both.
An Arizona-based company, Miraval Life in Balance Resort is completing its 41-story Miraval Living luxury development on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Amenities for residents include dry cleaning and tailoring services, a 9,160-square-foot gym, yoga classes, and a meditation garden, and Miraval spa cuisine meals.
Price ranges:
530- to 615-square-foot studios = $612,000 to $692,000
one-bedrooms = $747,000 to […]
Thanksgiving Day in New York City can include watching the Macy’s Parade in person. You will need to put up with some crowds and find a place where you can actually see the famous floats including cartoon charaters like Snoopy. One place you might look for a spot is at the Time Warner Center, 10 […]
New York City is famous for “trendy” sushi places like Megu, Nobu, and Bond Street. While these are authnetic New York experiences for the rich and famous, less flashy sushi places may provide more affordable and authentic travel experiences.
Sounkyo Sushi is inexpensive and popular with New York City 20-somethings. Sounkyo has pretty good (not great) […]
If you want a guided tour of the World Trade Center site, consider a guide with a personal connection to 9/11. The Tribute WTC Visitors Center has 120 guides from a fire fighter who was trapped under some rubble to an office worker who escaped on of the burning buildings on 9/11.
The Tribute WTC Visitors […]
Trump International Hotel & Tower SoHo will be built at 246 Spring, between Varick St. and Sixth Avenue. Construction is scheduled to start before the end of 2006.
It’s an interesting location: “You’re going to get incredible 360-degree views from about the 12th floor up,” said Trump Jr. “They’re almost like the views in Jersey City […]
See the Northeast on your way to New York City than a luxurious train ride. The ride will be smoother and more comfortable than a bus, but trains can be surprisingly expensive in America.
New York Penn Station
8th Avenue and 31st Street/ 8th Avenue and 33rd Street
Pennsylvania Station
New York, NY 10001
Telephone: (212) 630-6401
Station is open 24 […]
Get a first hand view of our beautiful Country on your way to the most exciting city in the United States.
Greyhound Bus Lines
1-800-231-2222
greyhound.com
Travel from Chicago, Illinois to New York on Greyhound Bus Lines is very affordable. A round-trip 7-day advance purchase is only 134.00 for 1 adult. It will take approximately 21 hours […]
Museum Mile includes 9 great museums on 5th Avenue in the Upper East Side (right by Central Park). Then there are two more excellent museums just a few blocks south.
El Museo del Barrio on 105th
Museum of the City of New York on 103rd
The Jewish Museum on 92nd
Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution on 91st
National […]
Ground Zero, formerly the site of the Twin Towers, is under construction and will soon have a memorial established on the site where people lost their lives on September 11, 2001 due to a terrorist attack. This is commonly referred to as an example of grief tourism.
Due to the fact that Ground Zero is still […]
Greenwich Village is the current location of New York University, and has also been the home of many famous writers and artists. Greenwich Village is located in Southern Manhattan on the west side of town.
Formerly nothing more than marshland, Greenwich is well-known as the home of artistic and bohemian cultures since it’s establishment as a […]