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About the city of New York
Location:
New York State,
Eastern USA
Climate:
Summers are hot and can
be humid in July and August.
Winters months are cold and
fresh with snow. Spring, early
Summer and Autumn are good
times to visit.
Currency:
US Dollars
Time Difference:
GMT -5 hours
Transfer Time:
From JFK airport 40 minutes
- $35 to Manhattan in a yellow
cab, from Newark 45 minutes
$55 in a cab or get a train
to Grand Central station.
Tips on city breaks to
New York
From
the dreamy high of its art, architecture,
literature and music to the grit,
heat, hustle, and constant in-your-face
attitude of its citizens, New York
is a panoply of ups and downs, a
city that both excites and overwhelms,
just as it also defies all expectations.
Welcome!
One of
the best ways to see the entire island
of Manhattan is to sail around it
on a Circle Line Cruise. (West 42nd
Street @ Pier 83). This three-hour
narrated tour offers terrific views
of the city's icons (Statue of Liberty,
Brooklyn Bridge), as well as the weird
fishin' shacks along the Harlem Coast
and the surprising greenery of the
less-travelled northern end. Romantics
will love the sunset cruise.
Built
during America's Great Depression,
the Empire State Building (5th Avenue
@ 34th Street) may no longer be
the tallest building in the world,
but it remains one of the city's
finest Art Deco masterpieces and
is still the most famous silhouette
in the skyline. Two observatories
on the 86th and 102nd floors are
open 365 days a year until 11.30
p.m. (King Kong not included.) The
nearby Chrysler Building (Lexington
@ 42nd Street) is the other Art
Deco gem topped with a spire. Its
lobby is filled with beautiful murals
and detail, but alas, no observation
deck.
A generous
oasis of nature in the middle of
Manhattan's concrete jungle, Central
Park changes colour with the seasons.
Summer's the perfect time to rent
a boat and row around on The Lake,
to sit along the rim of Bethesda
Fountain, or to visit Strawberry
Fields, just across the street from
the signature apartment buildings
of Central Park West, including
the fabulous Dakota, of John and
Yoko fame.
