Trip IdeasFodor's New York City 2010
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Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in New York City!
•Your vacation never looked better. This Fodor’s full-color guide paints an unforgettable picture of New York City with vibrant maps, vividly illustrated features, and stunning color photos.
•Updated annually, Fodor’s New York City provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s New York City features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in New York City.
•Experience New York City like a local! Fodor’s New York City includes unique photo-features that impart the city’s culture, covering trips to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island; quintessential museum; a look at Ground Zero; Central Park activities; and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
•Full-color pullout map
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in New York City!
•Your vacation never looked better. This Fodor’s full-color guide paints an unforgettable picture of New York City with vibrant maps, vividly illustrated features, and stunning color photos.
•Updated annually, Fodor’s New York City provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s New York City features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in New York City.
•Experience New York City like a local! Fodor’s New York City includes unique photo-features that impart the city’s culture, covering trips to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island; quintessential museum; a look at Ground Zero; Central Park activities; and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
•Full-color pullout map
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Experience New York City............9
New York City Today............10
New York City Planner............12
What's Where............14
New York City Top Attractions............18
New York City with Kids............21
New York City Like a Local............22
Sitting in a TV Audience............24
New York City for Free............26
Chow Down Chinatown Walk............28
Sightseeing New York City............30
Chapter 2: Lower Manhattan............37
The Financial District, the Seaport, and the World Trade Center Area............41
Chinatown and TriBeCa............55
Chapter 3: SoHo & Little Italy............59
SoHo............63
Little Italy............67
Galleries............69
Chapter 4: East Village & the Lower East Side............71
East Village............75
Lower East Side............80
Chapter 5: Greenwich Village & Chelsea............83
Greenwich Village and the Meatpacking District............87
Chelsea............96
Chapter 6: Union Square............105
Chapter 7: Midtown............119
Chapter 8: The Upper East Side............139
Chapter 9: Central Park............147
Chapter 10: The Upper West Side............163
Chapter 11: Harlem............173
Chapter 12: Brooklyn............181
Chapter 13: Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island............205
Queens............209
The Bronx............218
Staten Island............224
Chapter 14: Museums............227
Museums Planner............228
Top Museums............249
Museums Also Worth Seeing............253
Chapter 15: The Performing Arts............263
Theater............267
Music............272
Opera............274
Dance............276
Performing Arts Centers............278
Film............280
Readings and Lectures............284
Chapter 16: Nightlife............287
Clubs and Entertainment............289
Bars............305
Gay and Lesbian............314
Chapter 17: Shopping............317
Chapter 18: Where to Eat............381
Where to Eat Planner............384
Best Bets for New York City Dining............386
Restaurant Reviews............404
Chapter 19: Where to Stay............467
New York City Lodging Planner............470
Best Bets for New York City Lodging............472
Travel Smart New York City ............521
Index............539
About Our Writers............552
NYC IN FOCUS
Experience
Gateway to the New World............31
Lower ManhattanGround Zero............48
Museums
The American Museum of Natural History............230
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ............238
Nightlife
New York Nights............292
Shopping
SoHo............322
Nolita............330
Fifth Avenue & 57th Street............338
Madison Avenue............346
The Meatpacking District............354
Lower East Side............362
West Village............370
Where to Eat
Lower Manhattan............388
SoHo, NoLita & Little Italy............390
East Village & Lower East Side............392
Greenwich Village with West Village & Meatpacking District............394
Union Square, with Gramercy, Murray Hill & Flatiron District............396
Midtown West & Chelsea............398
Midtown East/Upper East Side............400
Upper West Side/Harlem............402
Maps
Lower Manhattan............38
SoHo & Little Italy............60
East Village & the Lower East Side............72
Greenwich Village & Chelsea............84
Greenwich Village............92
Chelsea Galleries............100
Union Square............106
Midtown............120
Brooklyn............182
Brooklyn Heights............186
Park Slope............198
Queens............210
The Bronx............219
Staten Island............225
Major Museums Map............252
Museums Also Worth Seeing............255
Shopping in New York City............319
Dining in New York City............383
New York City Dining & Lodging Atlas............453
New York City Today............10
New York City Planner............12
What's Where............14
New York City Top Attractions............18
New York City with Kids............21
New York City Like a Local............22
Sitting in a TV Audience............24
New York City for Free............26
Chow Down Chinatown Walk............28
Sightseeing New York City............30
Chapter 2: Lower Manhattan............37
The Financial District, the Seaport, and the World Trade Center Area............41
Chinatown and TriBeCa............55
Chapter 3: SoHo & Little Italy............59
SoHo............63
Little Italy............67
Galleries............69
Chapter 4: East Village & the Lower East Side............71
East Village............75
Lower East Side............80
Chapter 5: Greenwich Village & Chelsea............83
Greenwich Village and the Meatpacking District............87
Chelsea............96
Chapter 6: Union Square............105
Chapter 7: Midtown............119
Chapter 8: The Upper East Side............139
Chapter 9: Central Park............147
Chapter 10: The Upper West Side............163
Chapter 11: Harlem............173
Chapter 12: Brooklyn............181
Chapter 13: Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island............205
Queens............209
The Bronx............218
Staten Island............224
Chapter 14: Museums............227
Museums Planner............228
Top Museums............249
Museums Also Worth Seeing............253
Chapter 15: The Performing Arts............263
Theater............267
Music............272
Opera............274
Dance............276
Performing Arts Centers............278
Film............280
Readings and Lectures............284
Chapter 16: Nightlife............287
Clubs and Entertainment............289
Bars............305
Gay and Lesbian............314
Chapter 17: Shopping............317
Chapter 18: Where to Eat............381
Where to Eat Planner............384
Best Bets for New York City Dining............386
Restaurant Reviews............404
Chapter 19: Where to Stay............467
New York City Lodging Planner............470
Best Bets for New York City Lodging............472
Travel Smart New York City ............521
Index............539
About Our Writers............552
NYC IN FOCUS
Experience
Gateway to the New World............31
Lower ManhattanGround Zero............48
Museums
The American Museum of Natural History............230
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ............238
Nightlife
New York Nights............292
Shopping
SoHo............322
Nolita............330
Fifth Avenue & 57th Street............338
Madison Avenue............346
The Meatpacking District............354
Lower East Side............362
West Village............370
Where to Eat
Lower Manhattan............388
SoHo, NoLita & Little Italy............390
East Village & Lower East Side............392
Greenwich Village with West Village & Meatpacking District............394
Union Square, with Gramercy, Murray Hill & Flatiron District............396
Midtown West & Chelsea............398
Midtown East/Upper East Side............400
Upper West Side/Harlem............402
Maps
Lower Manhattan............38
SoHo & Little Italy............60
East Village & the Lower East Side............72
Greenwich Village & Chelsea............84
Greenwich Village............92
Chelsea Galleries............100
Union Square............106
Midtown............120
Brooklyn............182
Brooklyn Heights............186
Park Slope............198
Queens............210
The Bronx............219
Staten Island............225
Major Museums Map............252
Museums Also Worth Seeing............255
Shopping in New York City............319
Dining in New York City............383
New York City Dining & Lodging Atlas............453
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