Manhattan, New York City

NEW YORK'S BEST ATTRACTIONS

* Ellis Island -

Modernism -

11 W 53rd St, NY 10019, Tel: (212) 397-6980 www.moma.org

Pier 86, W 46th St and 12th Ave, NY 10036, Tel:(212)245-007 www.intrepidmuseum.org

225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, NY 10016 Tel: (212) 685-0008 www.themorgan.org

29 East Fourth Street, NY 10003 Tel: (212) 777-1089 www.merchantshouse.com

Central Park West at 79th St, NY 10024 Tel: (212) 769-5100 www.amnh.org

1220 5th Avenue, NY 10029 Tel: (212) 534-1672 www.mcny.org

2 East 91st Street NY, Tel: (212) 849-8400 www.cooperhewitt.org

1071 Fifth Av. (at 89th St.), NY 10128 Tel: (212) 423-3500 www.guggenheim.org

1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd St, NY 10028 Tel:(212) 535-7710 www.metmuseum.org

624 West 26th St, NY 10001 Tel: (212) 206-1062 www.whitney.org

The Majestic is one of five Art Deco twin-towered apartment buildings on Central Park West.

Cast-Iron Architecture -

Mass-produced cast-iron was often used for building facades. SoHo has many of the best examples, such as this building at 28-30 Green Street.

The quirky, yet elegant, shapes of buildings like the World Financial Center, build in 1985, in Lower Manhattan.

Opulent Style, created for the richest of owners, in exemplified by the Beaux Arts grandeur of thee Frick mansion, in Upper East Side.

The Seagram Building's sleek bronze-and-glass walls, scant decoration and monumental scale typify postwar architecture.

The glory of New York architecture, these buildings expressed a perfect blend of practical engineering skill together with fabulous decoration, such as this gargoyle on the Chrysler Building.

The Skyscraper -

Federal style was popular in civic architecture of the 19th centry; City Hall combines it with French Renaissance influences.

Manhattan is famous for its extravagant musicals and its ferocious critics. It is one of the world's greatest theater and dance centers, featuring every kind of production imaginable. Whether your preference is for the glitz and glamour of a Broadway blockbuster or something truly experimental.

* Longacre - 220 W. 48th St.
* Lunt-Fontanne - 205 W.46th St.
* Lyceum - 149 W. 45th St.
* Majestic - 247 W. 44th St.
* Marquis - 211 W. 45th St.
* Minskoff - 200 W. 45th St.
* Music Box - 239 W 45th St.
* Nederlander - 208 W. 4st St.
* Neil Simon - 250 W. 52nd St.
* New Amsterdam - 214W. 42nd St.
* New Victory - 209 W. 42nd St.
* Palace - 1564 Broadway
* Richard Rodgers - 226 W. 46th St.
* St.James - 246 W. 44th St.
* Shubert - 225 W. 44th St.
* Studio 54 - 254 W. 54th St.
* Walter Kerr - 219 W. 48th St.
* Winter Garden - 1634 Broadway

* New York State Theater - 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, NY 10023, Tel: (212) 870-7700
www.lincolncenter.org
* New York City Ballet - 20 West 63rd Street, NY Tel: (212) 870-5570
www.nycballet.com
* Ballet Hispanico - 167 West 89th Street,NY Tel: (212) 362-6710
www.ballethispanico.org
* American Ballet Theatre - 890 Broadway, NY Tel:(212) 475-8751
www.abt.org

* New York City Center - 131 West 55th Street, NY Tel: (212) 581-1212
www.nycitycenter.org
* The Ailey Citigroup Theater - 405 West 55th Street,NY, Tel: (212) 405-9056
www.alvinailey.org
* Broadway Dance Center - 322 West 45th Street, NY Tel: (212) 582-9304
www.broadwaydancecenter.com
* Tada Theatre & Dance - 15 West 28th Street, NY Tel: (212) 252-1619
www.tadatheater.com

The orchestra in residence at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center is the New York Philharmonic. It is also the annual site for the popular 'Mostly Mozart' series and Young People's Concerts. Alice Tully Hall, in Lincoln Center, is an acoustic gem and home to the Chamber Music Society.
One of the world's premier concert halls is the revamped Carnwgie Hall Upstairs in the Weill Recital Hall there are quality performances for reasonable prices.
The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is the home of the Brooklyn Philharmonic. The Merkin Concert Hall is host to some
top chamber ensembles and soloists. For really excellent acoustics, go to the Town Hall. The 92nd Street Y's Kaufmann Concert Hall also offers a lively menu of music and dance. There is also the Frick Collection and Symphony Space, both of which offer a varied program ranging from gospel to Gershwin, classical to ethnic. The beautiful Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium in the Metropolitan Museum of Art is for chamber music and soloists, while the Florence Gould Hall, at the Alliance Francaise, presents a varied program of chamber music and orchestral pieces.

Rock comes in many forms: gothic, industrial, techno, psychedelic, post-punk funk, indie, and alternative music are among the latest crazes. If you prefer to see more of a band than a giant video screen, the following venues have a much more intimate, friendly atmosphere.

The Knitting Factory has live jazz and new music while the Mercury Lounge is one of the most happening music spots, featuring hot new bands being groomed for MTV. Irving Plaza is where erlatively unknown and sometimes known rock groups play, as do the occasional famous country and blues musicians.
The opening of the Bowery Ballroom in 1998 helped revive the Lower East Side, boasting superior acoustics and sightlines and usually booking well-known touring acts and local bands.

Ellis Island

New York's Best: Museums

Empire State Building

* Museum of Modern Art -

* Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum -

* Morgan Library & Museum -

* Merchant's House Museum -

Ellis Island, NY www.ellisisland.org

* American Museum of Natural History -

* Cooper-Hewitt Museum -

South Street Seaport

* Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum -

* Metropolitan Museum of Art -

* Whitney Museum of American Art -

New York's Best: Architecture

Apartment Buildings -

Rockefeller Center

Post-Modernism -

Museum of Modern Art

Beaux Arts -

Central Park

Federal Architecture -

Statue of Liberty

New York's Best: Theaters and Dances

Broadway Theaters:

* Al Hirschfield - 302 W. 45th St.
* Ambassador - 219 W. 49th St.
* American Airlines Theatre - 227 W. 42nd St.
* August Wilson - 245 W. 52nd St.
* Barrymore - 243 W. 47th St.
* Belasco - 111 W. 44th St.
* Bernard B Jacobs 242 W. 45th St.
* Biltmore - 261 W. 47th St.
* Booth - 222 W. 45th St.
* Broadhurst - 235 W. 44th St.
* Brooks Atkinson - 256 W. 47th St.
* Cort - 138 W. 48th St.
* Eugene O'Neill - 230 W. 49th St.
* Gerald Schoenfeld - 236 W. 45th St.
* Gershwin - 222W. 51st St.
* Helen Hayes - 240 W. 44th St.
* Hilton - 213 W. 42nd St.
* Imperial - 249 W. 45th St.
* John Golden - 252 W. 45th St.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brooklyn Bridge

Ballet:

Contemporary Dance:

Chinatown

Classical Music:

Comedy, Cabaret, and

Literary Events

Comedy Showcases

Leading the comedy club pack is the Broadway Comedy Club in the Thester District, which has formed from a merger of Chicago City Limits and NY Improv. As the city's largest club, it draws big names nightly.

Rock, and Jazz Music:

Rock Music

A converted bodega, Arlene's Grocery has been attracting a loyal crowd since 1995, thanks to acts ranging from rock to country and comedy. Joe's Pub draws those who appreciate the eclectic roster of rock, jazz, hip-hop, and lounge music. Amore upscale venue Crash Mansion showcases up-and-coming talents of any musical persuasion, from rock and punk to Brazilian and jazz, as well as featuring established performers such as Norah Jones.

draws top acts from around the country, he seems to have gotten respect after all. The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre has sassy, Chicago-style improvisation on Sundays.

The Gotham Comedy Club in the Flatiron District, presents a wide range of comics in a sophisticated setting. Comic Strip Live, on the East Side, has hosted a slew of top comics, including Eddie Murphy, and continues to introduce many new comics to the scene. The basement-level Comedy Cellar in Greenwich Village presents a nightly lineup of new and established comics. Also good are Stand-Up New York, NY Comedy Club, and Laugh Lounge NYC, which showcases two comedy shows a night, as well as offering nicely priced cocktails. Underground Lounge and The Laugh Factory are also good value.

Caroline's also has big-name comics perform in elegant surroundings. The famous catchphrase of the bug-eyed New York comedian Roger Dangerfield was "I get no respect", but judging from the lasting fame of his Dangerfield's Comedy Club, which

Knitting Factory - 74 Leonard St.
Mercury Lounge - 217 E Houston St.
Irving Plaza - 17 Irving Pl.
Bowery Ballroom - 6 Delancey St.
Arlene's Grocery - 95 Stanton St.
Joe's Pub - Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St.
Crash Mansion - 199 Bowery

Jazz Music

Smoke is an intimate nightspot offering a divergent roster of musicians, and Birdland features ex-Mingus alumni and musicians such as Bud Shank.
Cafe Carlyle, an East Side spot once famed for late jazz pianist and singer Bobby Short, now features clarinetist-filmmaker Woody Allen playing with Eddy Davis and his New Orleans Jazz Band. Jazz Standard, with an ample underground performance space, showcases top-notch jazz performes most nights of the week.

In Greenwich Village, jazz temples from the 1930s survive and continue to foster great music. Foremost among them is the Village Vanguard, where some of the most highly revered jazz memories linger and newer ones are being fashioned by such groups as the McCoy Tyner and Branford Marsalis trios. Blue Note hosts big bands at high prices but has a great atmosfere. Smalls offers cutting-edge jazz, with four sets a night from two different bands. The Knitting Factory features contemporary and avant-garde jazz.

Cabarets and Piano Music

For a classic piano lounge with a panoramic Manhattan view, visit the Top of the Tower at the Beekman Tower Hotel. The "long-distance hummer" award goes to the late Bobby Short, who played his piano for over 25 years at the Cafe Carlyle in the Carlyle Hotel.

Also in the Carlyle is Bemelman's Bar, with its whimsical murals; it attracts a relaxes crowed who enjoy first-class crooners. A jacket is required if you visit the 5757 Bar at the Four Seasons Hotel, but opulence of the place makes it worth dressing up.
The spirited cabaret Don't Tell Mama showcases
emerging and established performers who belt out their songs with equal gusto. Ars Nova in Hell's Kitchen is an informal, anything-goes cabaret where you may see show tunes and experimental comedy.
For Manhattan's choicest cabaret, kick back and enjoy the show at lively Duplex, the longest- running cabaret venue in New York City.

A sopisticated club and restaurant, Iridium features progressive jazz. If you are in New York in June, do not miss the annual JVC Jazz Festival, where such famous jazz and blues icons as Oscar Peterson and B.B. King play at various clubs all around Manhattan.
Jazz at Lincoln Center events are scheduled throughout the year, including concerts by the renowned Lincoln Center Jazz Orchester under the direction of Wynton Marsalis.

Clubs, Dance Halls:

When and Where

The best and hippest time for clubbing is during the week - it's also a lot cheaper. Take a fair amount of money and some ID to prove that you're old enought to drink (over21) but beware, all the drinks are very expensive. The trendiest clubs roll on
until 4am or later. Fashions and club nights change all the time.

Pacha

Dancing

New Yorkers thrive on music and dancing. The dance floor available all around the city range from the ever popular SOB's - for jungle, reggae, soul, jazz and salsa - to a few huge basketball-court-sized places, such as Roseland. This has ballroom dancing every Thursday and Sunday and is New York's classic Broadway ballroom, revealing a tantalizing glimpse of older Broadway culture. It also has a good megasize, 700-seater, restaurant with a full stocked bar.

Sports

Football

The city's two professional football teams are the New York Giants and the New york Jets. The both play their home games across the river at the Giants Stadium in New Jersey.

The legendary club Pacha, with started out in Ibiza, has opened a swanky four-floor venue in the heart of Times Square and is consistently booking top international DJs to make the most of the colossal sound system installed here.
Marquee is another A-list spot in Chelsea, with a glass-enclosed VIP mezzanine that draws Hollywood starlets. Bring some models if you want to be sure of getting in.

Those who prefer a more underground house scene should head to Apt for top DJ tunes. Home is exclusive, dim, and sexy in Chelsea.
The Plumm fills with trendy clubbers, celebrities, and those who have come to spot them. Join the crowd cutting moves on the dance floor to hip-hop, funk, rock, and classic. The door policy can be strict, so dress up in your hippest duds.
Also attracting a try-hard crowd is The Pink Elephant, with its swanky decor (a lot of pink lights).The tables all require bottle service, and house music is the mainstay. Even more elite is the Hiro Ballroom at the Msritime Hotel, a Sunday night must for the beautiful set. There are two levels to this Japanese-themed restaurant, with ample seating for poseurs who wish to see and be seen.

Plumm

Baseball

To capture the essence of this American institution, baseball fans should try to see the famed New York Yankees, who moved to the new Yankee Stadium in 2009. The team's legendary accomplishments are manifold, and include winning the most World Series titles and boasting such celebrated player as Joe DiMaggio and Jackie Robinson. The New York Mets, the other major baseball team, plays at Shea Stadium in Queens.

For those who are more interested in music and dancing, rather then decor, head to Club Shelter, New York's longest-running deep-house club, and The Sullivan Room, which draws the cream of techno talent and has recently been renovated, with more seating space and an upgrade to the sound system.

Tavern on the Green

Nightclubs

Nightclubs are the places to see a show. Expect to pay a cover charge; many of the clubs also require that you have at least two drinks.
The Rainbow Grill on the 65th floor of the RCA Building has a fine piano bar. The chic Supper Club surrounds you with gold lame draperies and features big band music downstairs. Cabaret singers perform upstairs in their intimate Blue Room. Joe's Pub at the Public Theater has very decent food and serves the likes of John Hammond and Mo Tucker. Central Park has an indoor/outdoor club, Tavern on the Green, which offers jazz in its Chestnut Room, and Feinstein's at the Regency is the epitome of classic cabaret.

Horse Races

Harness racing, in which horses pull sulkies, takes place year-round at the Yonkers Raceway. Flat races are held daily, except Tuesday, October to May, at the Aqueduct Race Track in Queens, and May to October at the Belmont Park Race Track in Long Island.

Ice-Skating

* Rockefeller Plaza Rink
* Wollman Memorial Rink - Central Park
* Lasker Ice Rink - Central Park
* Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers (indoor sites)

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