New York City
Attractions
Empire State Building
Fifth Ave. at 34th Street
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street
Rockefeller Center
Fifth Ave. at 50th Street
Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island
Catch the ferries at the tip of lower Manhattan
Also…
Shopping and Movies
Shopping
There are too many shopping districts to count!
Manhattan Mall, Macy’s, Herald Square
Fifth Avenue
Soho
Greenwich Village, East Village, West Village
Columbus Avenue
St. Marks Place
Movies
IMAX Theater
Village East Cinema
Try imdb.com for more listings.
NYC Essentials
- New York City Subway System
- Duane Reade / Walgreen’s Pharmacy – many open 24 hours
- Port Authority Police
- For non-emergency NYC info dial 311
Arts and Culture
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Fifth Ave. and E. 89th Street
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Ave. at 82nd Street.
The Museum of Modern Art
West 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Free admission Fridays.
Also…
Parks and Trails
Seasonal Fun
Summer
Fall
- Feast of San Gennaro
- Village Halloween Parade
- Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Winter
- Christmas in Rockefeller Center
- Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center
- New Year’s Eve in Times Square
Spring
Theater and Concerts
Lincoln Center
On Broadway between 62nd and 65th Streets.
Met Opera
Lincoln Center.
Broadway!
In the general area of Times Square and the surrounding blocks.
Carnegie Hall
West 57th Street and 7th Ave.
Also…
- City Center, 131 West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues
- Joyce Theater, 175 8th Ave, New York, NY 10011
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, 405 W. 55th St
- Madison Square Garden
- Barclay’s Center
Eats & Treats
New York City is the restaurant capital of North America, and there are too many to even start listing. Try:
Or Yelp, or Google Maps!
Sports and Athletics
Baseball
New York Mets
New York Yankees
Football
New York Giants
New York Jets
Hockey
New York Rangers
Basketball
New York Knicks
Brooklyn Nets
Soccer
New York Red Bulls
See A Parade!
New York City is home to some of the largest and most diverse parades anywhere! Here’s just a sampling of the many parades NYC hosts throughout the year. Check out more on sites like City of New York Events or Must See New York.
Chinese New Year / January or February
Martin Luther King Day Parade / January
Three Kings Day / January
St. Patrick’s Day Parade / March
Greek Independence Day / March
Easter Parade / April
Tartan Day Parade / April
Persian Parade / April
Cinco de Mayo / May
Celebrate Israel Parade / May or June
Philippine Independence Day / June
Puerto Rican Day Parade / June
Dominican Day Parade / August
West Indian Day Parade / September
Labor Day Parade / September
African-American Day Parade / September
German-American Steuben Parade / September
Columbus Day Parade / October
Greenwich Village Halloween Parade / October
Korean Day Parade / October
Veteran’s Day Parade / November
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade / November
Lincoln Center
Student discounts are available.
The Metropolitan Opera
Carnegie Hall
Student tickets here.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
MOMA
The Museum of Modern Art. Free admission on Fridays.
Citi Field
Home of the New York Mets.
Yankee Stadium
Home of the New York Yankees.
Madison Square Garden
One of the most famous venues in the world, home of the hockey Rangers, the basketball Knicks, and countless other sporting events and concerts. It’s also right atop Penn Station — a quick train ride away from South Orange.
National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Met Life Stadium
Home of the New York Giants, and the New York Jets.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The legendary Frank Lloyd Wright-designed museum.