The very best things to do in Brooklyn Most visitors to New York still choose to stay near the neon lights of Times Square and sightsee their way through the attractions of Midtown. While Manhattan has clear draws, it’s also worthwhile venturing out to New York’s other neighborhoods. The second most popular of the five […]
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Rooftop Bars NYC
Discover which rooftop bars in NYC you MUST visit If you’ve ticked the Top of the Rock and the Empire State Building off your New York sightseeing list but you’re still hungry for a view of the Manhattan skyline, it’s time to discover the best rooftop bars NYC has to offer. There are a large number […]
New York’s Cooper Hewitt Museum
New York’s Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum is the nation’s only museum devoted exclusively to design and its impact on daily life. Located in steel magnate Andrew Carnegie’s gilded-age mansion, the historic edifice made history as the nation’s first residence with a structural steel frame and an Otis passenger elevator. The mansion is still making […]
10 Must-See Sights of Central Park
Central Park is the great, green heart of New York City. The 843-acre green space (two and a half miles in length and a half mile in width) includes meadows, forests, lakes, monuments and spectacular architecture. In fact, the area is so vast and the delights so plentiful, it can be difficult to select the […]
New York’s Easter Parade 2015
Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet, And of the girl I’m taking to the Easter parade. Irving Berlin In a city that loves a parade, New York’s Easter Parade is a one of a kind spectacle. Neither a typical parade or a sacred rite, the Easter Parade is an informal procession […]
The Flatiron Building: A New York Icon
In a city of striking architecture and towering structures, the Flatiron Building is one of New York’s most celebrated skyscrapers. Its elegant design and narrow wedge shape (which seems to defy the laws of physics) has intrigued New Yorkers for over a century. The Flatiron has been the subject of paintings, photos, postcards and films, […]
Jazz Clubs in Harlem
Jazz was born in New Orleans, but it evolved and flourished in Harlem. Legendary artists like Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holliday, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis played Harlem. Jazz genres like Swing, Bebop, Latin and Cool Jazz were born there, and the neighborhood once teemed with renowned Jazz clubs. Now, after decades of decline, […]