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    The Mini Rough Guide to New York (Travel Guide eBook)
    The Mini Rough Guide to New York (Travel Guide eBook)
    The Mini Rough Guide to New York (Travel Guide eBook)
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    The Mini Rough Guide to New York (Travel Guide eBook)

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    About this ebook

    This pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do, what to see and how to get around New York. It covers top attractions like the Empire State Building, as well as hidden gems, including the High Line. This will save you time, and enhance your exploration of this fascinating city.


    This Mini Rough Guide to NEW YORK covers: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. 


    In this travel guide you will find: 


    RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVERY TYPE OF TRAVELLER 

    Experiences selected for every kind of trip to New York, from cultural explorations in Chinatown to family activities in child-friendly places, like the Upper West Side or chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas, like Midtown Manhattan. 


    TOP TEN ATTRACTIONS
    Covers the destination's top ten attractions not to miss, including Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge and the Rockefeller Center and a Perfect Day itinerary suggestion. 


    COMPACT FORMAT

    Compact, concise, and packed with essential information, with a sharp design and colour-coded sections, this is the perfect on-the-move companion when you're exploring New York.


    HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS

    Includes an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture.


    WHAT TO DO

    Detailed description of entertainment, shopping, nightlife, festivals and events, and children's activities.


    PRACTICAL MAPS

    Handy colour maps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your way around.


    PRACTICAL TRAVEL INFORMATION

    Practical information on Eating Out, including a handy glossary and detailed restaurant listings, as well as a comprehensive A-Z of travel tips on everything from getting around to health and tourist information.


    STRIKING PICTURES

    Inspirational colour photography throughout.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateSep 1, 2022
    ISBN9781839058738
    The Mini Rough Guide to New York (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Rough Guides

    Rough Guides are written by expert authors who are passionate about both writing and travel. They have detailed knowledge of the areas they write about--having either traveled extensively or lived there--and their expertise shines through on every page. It's priceless information, delivered with wit and insight, providing the down-to-earth, honest read that is the hallmark of Rough Guides.

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      The Mini Rough Guide to New York (Travel Guide eBook) - Rough Guides

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      HOW TO USE THIS E-BOOK

      Getting Around this e-Book

      This Rough Guide Mini e-Book is designed to inspire you and help you plan for your visit to New York, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

      The guide begins with our selection of Highlights, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan an unforgettable trip. The Introduction and History and Culture chapters give the lowdown on New York, past and present, while the Out and About chapter is a comprehensive guide to all the best sights. You will find ideas for getting active in Things to Do, while the Food and Drink chapter introduces you to the local cuisine and gives listings of our favourite restaurants by area. Travel Essentials offers just that; practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, Where to Stay provides a special selection of hotels for every budget.

      In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

      Maps

      All key attractions and sights in New York are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

      Images

      You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of New York. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

      About Rough Guides:

      Published in 1982, the first Rough Guide – to Greece – was created by Mark Ellingham and a small group of friends who couldn’t find a guidebook to meet their needs. Combining a contemporary, journalistic style with a thoroughly practical approach to travellers’ needs, the immediate success of the book spawned a series that rapidly covered dozens of destinations. These days, Rough Guides include recommendations from budget to luxury and cover more than 120 destinations worldwide, all regularly updated by our team of ever curious, roaming writers. These Rough Guide Minis may be small, but they are packed with information and inspiration and offer amazing value for money.

      © 2022 Apa Digital AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd.

      Table of Contents

      10 Things Not To Miss

      A Perfect Day in New York

      Overview

      A City Transformed

      A Gorgeous Mosaic

      History and Culture

      New Amsterdam

      New York

      The New Republic

      Burgeoning Town

      Mass Immigration

      Highs And Lows

      Out and About

      Downtown

      One World Trade Center and 9/11 Memorial

      Battery Park City

      Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

      Fraunces Tavern

      Wall Street

      Brooklyn Bridge

      South Street Seaport

      West Midtown – Theater District

      Times Square and Broadway

      North of Times Square

      West 42nd Street

      Central Midtown

      Bryant Park

      Rockefeller Center

      Fifth Avenue

      Museum of Modern Art

      East Midtown

      Madison and Park Avenues

      Grand Central and the Chrysler Building

      United Nations

      South Midtown

      Empire State Building

      Upper East Side – The Museum Mile

      Frick Madison

      Metropolitan Museum of Art

      Neue Galerie

      Guggenheim Museum

      Other museums

      Central Park

      Park highlights

      Upper West Side

      Lincoln Center

      Natural History Museum

      Columbia University Area

      Harlem and North Manhattan

      An historic district

      Washington Heights

      The Cloisters

      Other neighborhoods

      The Lower East Side

      The Bowery and Nolita

      Chinatown

      Little Italy

      SoHo and Tribeca

      Greenwich Village

      East Village

      Meatpacking District and Chelsea

      Excursions to the outer boroughs

      Brooklyn

      The Bronx

      Queens

      Things To Do

      Shopping

      When and Where to Shop

      What to Buy

      Entertainment

      Theater

      Classical Music and Dance

      Film

      Dance Clubs

      Cabarets and Jazz Clubs

      Bars

      Sports

      Watching Sports

      Playing Sports

      Children’s New York

      Food and Drink

      Price

      Meals and Meal Times

      New York Specialties

      Iconic delis and the pastrami sandwich

      Diners and coffee shops

      Bakeries

      Bagels

      Pizza

      New York cheesecake

      Steakhouses

      Burgers and hot dogs

      Carts

      Healthy fast food options

      Ethnic Enclaves

      Where To Eat

      Downtown

      Midtown

      The Upper East Side

      The Upper West Side

      A–Z Travel Tips

      A

      Accommodations

      Airports

      B

      Bicycle Rental

      Budgeting for your trip

      C

      Car rental/hire

      Climate

      Clothing

      Crime and safety

      Customs regulations

      D

      Driving

      E

      Electricity

      Embassies and consulates

      Emergencies

      G

      Getting there

      H

      Health and medical care

      L

      LGBTQ+ travelers

      Lost property

      M

      Maps

      Media

      Money

      O

      Opening hours

      P

      Police

      Post offices

      Public holidays

      T

      Telephones

      Time zones

      Tipping

      Toilets

      Tourist information

      Transportation

      Travelers with disabilities

      V

      Visas and entry requirements

      W

      Websites

      Weights and measures

      Y

      Youth hostels and YMCAs

      Where To Stay

      Downtown

      Midtown

      Herald Square, Murray Hill, Gramercy Park

      The Upper East Side

      The Upper West Side

      10 THINGS NOT TO MISS

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      1. Brooklyn Bridge

      Stroll across this 19th-century icon. For more information, click here.

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      2. The Guggenheim

      As well known for its architecture as for its paintings. For more information, click here.

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      3. Statue of Liberty

      Welcoming millions to New York since its dedication in 1886. For more information, click here.

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      4. MoMA

      Home to one of the world’s best collections of modern art. For more information, click here.

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      5. Times Square

      Get up close to the spectacle of this iconic world landmark. For more information, click here.

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      6. Empire State Building

      The famed skyscraper offers eye-popping views of Manhattan. For more information, click here.

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      7. American Museum of Natural History

      From dinosaurs to planets, it’s all here. For more information, click here.

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      8. Greenwich Village

      A laid-back feel characterizes the infamously bohemian ‘Village’. For more information, click here.

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      9. The Metropolitan Museum of Art

      A vast and fabulous trove of historical treasures. For more information, click here.

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      10. Central Park

      Unwind in New York’s playground. For more information, click here.

      A Perfect DAY IN NEW YORK

      9.00am

      Breakfast. Enjoy the quintessential breakfast of New Yorkers – bagel, lox, and cream cheese – at Katz’s Delicatessen on the Lower East Side. After breakfast, stroll down Ludlow where you can window-shop the hip neighborhood’s boutiques.

      10.15am

      Lower East Side origins. Just a couple of doors down from Delancey on Orchard Street is the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. Here you can step back in time and learn about the immigrants who originally populated the Lower East Side with a visit to the tenement building built in 1863. You can tour recreated homes of former residents who lived here between the 1860s and 1980s.

      11.15am

      Walk to Brooklyn. Continue heading south, through bustling Chinatown, to the Brooklyn Bridge entrance at the end of Centre Street. Cross the bridge via the walkway to arrive in Brooklyn at the other side of the East River. It takes around a half hour to cross the bridge, or a little more if you stop to take in the view.

      12.30pm

      Pizza perfect. A Brooklyn institution, Grimaldi’s Pizzeria (1 Front Street; exit the bridge via the first stairs) is a must. After lunch, wander down Old Fulton Street. Grab an ice cream from Ample Hills Creamery (1 Water Street) before strolling the promenade along the East River in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The views of lower Manhattan are picture-perfect.

      2.30pm

      Old Masters in the afternoon. Take the subway to the Upper East Side. The temporary Frick Madison (945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street) is a wonderful museum, much more manageable than the nearby Met. The collection includes works by artists including Rembrandt, Vermeer and Gainsborough. Note that the collection should move back to its original home, the mansion of Henry Frick, at the end of 2023/early 2024.

      4.30pm

      Central Park. After the Frick, take a walk through Central Park, which is just across Fifth Avenue. There is an entrance at 72nd and Fifth Avenue. Stroll to the Lake, Strawberry Fields or the Shakespeare Garden.

      6.30pm

      Dinner time. Head to one of the best steakhouses in the Times Square neighborhood, Charlie Palmer Steak NYC, for the pre-theater prix-fixe menu. Or try the legendary Sardi’s in the heart of New York’s Theater District for dinner and a pre-show cocktail.

      8.00pm

      Broadway. Hit the Great White Way and enjoy one of the many Broadway or off-Broadway performances.

      10.30pm

      City lights. Top off your day with a perfect panoramic view of the city with all its sparkling lights from Top of the Rock on the 69th floor of the Rockefeller Center. Or head to the on-site bar, Bar SixtyFive, for cocktails with a view.

      Overview

      First-time visitors to New York usually come with wide eyes and high expectations. The quintessential urban landscape – the Big Apple – does not disappoint. No matter what it is you are after, you will find it: great theater, marvelous museums, luxurious hotels, fascinating history, exciting nightlife, sumptuous dining. Peace and quiet can even be found, in the rooms of high-rise hotels far above the teeming streets, or by venturing into the upper reaches of Central Park, or walking out onto the terrace overlooking the Hudson River at the Cloisters.

      ‘The city’

      New Yorkers refer to Manhattan as ‘the city’, even though they identify the other boroughs by name. For addresses, ‘New York, New York’ means Manhattan.

      At first, New York can be a little overwhelming, however

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