Destination: New York City
 New York City is the largest city in the United States and the center of global finance, communications, and business. New York City is unusual among cities because of its high residential density, its extraordinarily diverse population, its hundreds of tall office and apartment buildings, its thriving central business district, its extensive public transportation system, and its more than 400 distinct neighborhoods.
NYC is comprised of five boroughs: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
When to go
New York is a year-round destination. There isn't really an off-season when prices drop substantially. Winter bargains are sometimes available for airfares to the city and some major hotels offer packages during the slower months from January to mid-March.
Queens
Queens is the largest of the five boroughs. Covering 282.9 sq km (109.2 sq mi) at the western end of Long Island, Queens is separated from Brooklyn by Newtown Creek and from the rest of the city by the East River and Long Island Sound. It stretches to the Atlantic Ocean on the south and borders Nassau County on the east. It is overwhelmingly residential and probably the most ethnically diverse community in the world. Queens is the home of Shea Stadium, Aqueduct Racetrack, the National Tennis Center, and both LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy airports.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the second largest and most populous of the five boroughs. It is located on the southwestern tip of Long Island west of Queens and situated across the Upper Bay and the East River from Manhattan. Brooklyn retains a strong separate identity. It has an important central business district and dozens of varied and clearly identifiable neighborhoods, including Bedford-Stuyvesant, the largest black community in the United States, and Williamsburg, Crown Heights, and Borough Park, all of which have large populations of Orthodox Jews.
Staten Island
Staten Island is the third largest and least populous of the five boroughs. It is located at the juncture of Upper New York Bay and Lower New York Bay.
The Bronx
The Bronx is the fourth largest and the northernmost of the five boroughs, and the only one on the American mainland. Even so, it is surrounded by water on three sides: Long Island Sound on the east, the Harlem and East rivers on the south, and Hudson River on the west. The borough's many attractions include the world-famous Bronx Zoo, Yankee Stadium, and the New York Botanical Garden.
Manhattan
Manhattan, or New York County, is the smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.
It is the site of virtually all of the hundreds of skyscrapers that are the symbol of the city.
Among the more famous of these are the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, and Citicorp Center. Things to do include
visiting the NYSE, Times Square, or going to a New York Hair Salon.
Attractions
Whatever your inclination, New York City has an attraction to meet your interest.
Some of the more famous attractions include:
- The Statute of Liberty
- Central Park
- Times Square
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum of Modern Art
- SoHo
- Tribeca
- Greenwich Village
For more information please visit the New York Yellow Pages, which features maps,
directions, hotels and local businesses. There are some great New York hotel packages available too!
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