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Lower Eastside is discovered
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The old must constantly
make way for the new. This is the character of New York. This is how Greenwich
Village, founded in 1792, changed from the leading part of the city of
the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to a paradise for free spirits
and Bohemians in the twentieth century. But they were drawn more and more
over the years to the East Village. This part of the city, in which former
migrants from Germany, Poland, Russia, and Puerto Rico settled, became
the center for the hippies. Today increasing numbers of well-paid people
live in luxuriously rehabilitated apartments above the art galleries. Artists
and students now head for the more southerly and once deserted Lower Eastside
that is developing into one of the liveliest parts of town. The Latinos
have also settled here and
Chinatown, once the Jewish
quarter and long ago more than a match for Little Italy, extends its tentacles
further eastwards.
Immediately opposite
in Brooklyn Heights a charm awaits the like of which is nowhere else in
New York. Behind small front gardens are lines of sandstone and brick town
houses along cobbled streets and avenues that unexpectedly radiate a peaceful
tranquillity. Lower down on the Brooklyn Promenade the gaze drifts across
the East River to the island of skyscrapers that from here have the appearance
of a grandiose backdrop for an improbable drama.
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| New York City's best hotels
Sofitel New York, New
York City
45 West 44th Street
New York City, NY 10036
Traveler Recommended:
#3 hotel in New York
City for romance
Casablanca Hotel, New
York City
147 West 43rd Street
New York City, NY 10036 |
Affinia Dumont, New York
City
150 East 34th Street
New York City, NY 10016
Hotel Giraffe, New York
City
365 Park Ave S
At 26th Street
New York City, NY 10016
The Lucerne Hotel, New
York City
201 West 79th Street
New York City, NY 10024 |
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Residence Inn Manhattan/Times
Square, New York City
1033 Avenue of the Americas
New York City, NY 10018
Renaissance New York Hotel
Times Square, New York City
714 7th Avenue
New York City, NY 10036
Affinia 50, New York City
155 East 50th Street
New York City, NY 10022
Library Hotel, New York
City
299 Madison Avenue
At 41st Street
New York City, NY 10017
Inn New York City, New
York City
266 West 71st St.
New York City, NY 10023
Hotel Elysee, New York
City
60 East 54th Street
New York City, NY 10022
Courtyard New York Manhattan/Times
Square South, New York City
114 West 40th Street
New York City, NY 10018
The Blakely New York,
New York City
136 West 55th Street
(formerly The Gorham
Hotel)
New York City, NY 10019 |
Embassy Suites Hotel
New York City, New York City
102 North End Avenue
New York City, NY 10281
Trump International Hotel
and Tower, New York City
1 Central Park West
New York City, NY 10023
Kimberly Hotel, New York
City
145 East 50th Street
New York City, NY 10022 |
Hilton Times Square,
New York City
234 West 42nd Street
New York City, NY 10036
The Michelangelo, New
York City
152 West 51st Street
Between 6th and 7th Avenues
New York City, NY 10019
The Benjamin, New York
City
125 East 50th Street
New York City, NY 10022 |
When to go to New York City
New York City is a major
domestic and international tourist destination, as well as a world economic
capital. This constant influx of people means tourism in the city doesn't
limit itself to the usual summer and holiday high seasons. Instead, all
year is high season. At the times of year when corporate travel tapers
off, tourist travel picks up. And travel providers also have to prepare
for the influx of international tourists during the extended holidays of
other countries. Because there is no low season, there's no best time to
visit if you want to avoid crowds and high prices. Instead, you'll add
the most value to your trip by avoiding the highest peak seasons and booking
well in advance.
It's an understatement
to say that New York City is a popular travel destination year-round. Over
the past seven years, an average of 36 million people per year visited
the city. Add that many visitors to a city of eight million residents and
a daily influx of about 800,000 commuters, and you've got a very crowded
city
Three airports serve New York City
There are three major
airports near New York City. John F Kennedy (JFK) airport is on Long Island
about 12 miles east of Manhattan. LaGuardia is in Queens about 6 miles
from downtown and Newark airport is across the Hudson river in New Jersey
about 12 miles to the southwest of the city. Ready access is available
from each airport via taxi or bus. Public transportation is excellent in
New York City. Busses, subway trains and taxis provide the most convenient
means of transportation. New York City is one of the few cities in the
USA with adequate train service. Commuter trains cover most of the nearby
communities and neighboring states. Longer distance passenger trains travel
the east coast corridor and go to many major cities across the country. |
