#NewYorkCity is a wonderful place to spend your vacation. This booklet will aid in planning out your days visiting this wonderful city. It includes everything from shopping, dining, museums, architecture, history, and even comes with a convenient set of maps to use while getting around this bustling city.
“All you’ve got to do is decide to go
and the hardest part is over.
So go!â€
TONY WHEELER, COFOUNDER – LONELY PLANET
THIS EDITION WRITTEN AND RESEARCHED BY
Brandon Presser, Cristian Bonetto, Carolina A Miranda
New York
City
©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd
Contents
Welcome to
New York City .................. 4
New York City’s Top 16 ... 6
What’s New .....................17
Need to Know ................ 18
Top Itineraries ...............20
If You Like… ....................22
Month by Month ............ 25
With Kids ........................29
Like a Local .................... 32
Eating .......................... 34
Drinking & Nightlife ...38
Gay & Lesbian .............41
Entertainment ........... 43
Shopping ..................... 46
Sports & Activities .... 49
Plan Your Trip page 1
Understand New York City 349
Survival Guide
385
New York City Maps
413
lan our rip
4
Explore New York City
52
Transportation ........... 386 Directory A–Z .............. 391
Index ............................ 402
New York City Today .. 350
History ..........................352
The NYC Table ............ 364
The Arts....................... 368
Architecture .................372
Painting the Town
Pink ............................... 377
NYC on Screen ............ 381
Neighborhoods at a
Glance ......................... 54
Lower Manhattan &
the Financial
District ............................56
SoHo & Chinatown ........80
East Village &
Lower East Side ...........100
Greenwich Village,
Chelsea & the
Meatpacking
District .......................... 128
Union Square,
Flatiron District &
Gramercy ..................... 160
Midtown.........................174
Upper East Side ........... 210
Upper West Side &
Central Park .................227
Harlem &
Upper Manhattan ........246
Brooklyn .......................262
Queens ........................ 296
Day Trips from
New York City ...........309
Sleeping .................... 326
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