Times Square
Times Square has been a popular New York attraction for over a century.
Its the only neighborhood in NY where businesses are required by law to display lighted signs.
Even people who don't want to shop or eat in the restaurants go to Times Square to see the billboards and lights.
Restaurants and stores line the streets of Times Square along with attractions such as Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
which features lifelike celebrity figures. You can also see yourself on the side of a building if you're standing
in just the right spot on the sidewalk. A camera transfers your image on a huge screen across the street and
you can wave at yourself. Times Square also offers a place to buy tickets to Broadway Shows at a discounted price.
Times Square is best known for the ball drop on New Years Eve. This event is watched by millions around the world.
Top of the Rock
John D. Rockefeller built Rockefeller Center in 1930 and completed it in 1939.
Rockefeller employed thousands of laborers at a time when people needed employment.
He built an observation deck on the 70th floor of the building that gave not only New
Yorkers but millions of visitors a breathtaking view of the city in every direction.
A stay in New York isn't the same without this elevator ride to the Top of the Rock
to view New York from a vantage point that will take your breath away.
Districts
New York is divided into many districts, each with it's own culture and flavor.
Manhattan consists of Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Midtown, and Lower Manhattan.
Central Park divides the Upper East and West Sides. Above the park is Harlem.
The Theatre District harbors most of the shows on Broadway. Chelsea was formerly
known as the meat packing district. Below midtown is the Flatiron and Gramercy
District. Below the Flatiron District, there are many ethnically diverse
neighborhoods like Little Italy, Greenwich, Lower East Side, East Village,
So Ho and Chinatown. Lower manhattan consists of the Wall Street Financial
District, South Street Seaport, and Battery Park.
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building was built in a year and 45 days and opened May 1, 1931.
It was the tallest building in the world from 1931 to 1972 when the World Trade
Centers were built. Millions of tourists flock there every year to get a view
from the 86th and 102nd floor observatories. The image of the Empire State Building
has appeared in hundreds of ads and movies like King Kong. There are countless toys,
models, postcards, ashtrays, and thimbles that bear its image.
St. Patricks Cathedral
St. Patricks Cathedral is the most famous Cathedral in New York City.
St Patricks was built in original and distinct Gothic Style.
Cathedrals used to be the center of the hustle and bustle of the city
and all that went on there. Today it is filled with an awesome calm that
attracts thousands of visitors to its doors every year.
Baseball Stadiums
New York Mets Citi Field
The New York Mets opened a new stadium, Citi Field in 2009. It can hold
approximately 45,000 fans and was designed to comfort Mets fans, visitors, and
to feature a lined seating pattern to bring spectators closer to the field on
all the levels of the stadium to grant the finest sightlines for an increased
experience at the ballpark.
New York Yankees Yankee Stadium
The New York Yankees Stadium is located in The Bronx in NYC. The Yankees also
opened a new stadium in 2009. A lot of the stadiums design comes from the previous
Yankee Stadium that was built in 1923. On a span of 24 acres the new stadium was
built, but the price tag was the most notorious costing $2.3 billion. It is now the
third most expensive stadium after the Wembley Stadium in London and the New Meadowlands
Stadium in New Jersey.