Fodor’s New York City 2019

614 Pages·2018·58.03 MB·English

by  Fodor’s Travel Guides

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ISBN 9781640970489
Ebook ISBN 9781640970496
ISSN 2328–3106
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Photo Credits: Cover: Tetra Images/Getty Images; Experience New York City: Sean Pavone /
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Bronx, and Staten Island: Ffooter | Dreamstime.com; Where To Eat: Nick Solares/Cherche Midi; Where To
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CONTENTS
Cover
Copyright
About This Guide
Welcome to New York City
New York City Images
1 EXPERIENCE NEW YORK CITY
New York City Today
Planner
What’s Where
New York City Sports Teams
Sitting in a TV Audience
Free and Cheap
NYC’s Waterfront Parks
New York City with Kids
New York City Museums, an Overview
Great Itineraries
New York City Festivals
Best Tours in New York City
2 LOWER MANHATTAN
Financial District
New York Harbor
TriBeCa
3 SOHO, NOLITA, LITTLE ITALY, AND CHINATOWN
SoHo
NoLIta
Little Italy
Chinatown
4 THE EAST VILLAGE AND THE LOWER EAST SIDE
East Village
Lower East Side
5 GREENWICH VILLAGE AND THE WEST VILLAGE
Greenwich Village
West Village
6 CHELSEA AND THE MEATPACKING DISTRICT
Meatpacking District
Chelsea
7 UNION SQUARE, THE FLATIRON DISTRICT, AND GRAMERCY
PARK
Union Square
Flatiron District
Gramercy Park
8 MIDTOWN EAST
Midtown East
Murray Hill
9 MIDTOWN WEST
10 THE UPPER EAST SIDE
11 THE UPPER WEST SIDE
Central Park
Inwood
12 HARLEM
13 BROOKLYN
Brooklyn Heights
Downtown Brooklyn
DUMBO
Carroll Gardens
Cobble Hill
Boerum Hill
Fort Greene
Williamsburg
Bushwick
East Williamsburg
Park Slope
Prospect Heights
Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights
Coney Island
Brighton Beach
14 QUEENS, THE BRONX, AND STATEN ISLAND
Queens
The Bronx
Staten Island
15 WHERE TO EAT
Best Bets
Planning
Restaurant Reviews
Eat Like a Local
NEW YORK CITY DINING AND LODGING ATLAS
16 WHERE TO STAY
Planning
Hotel Reviews
17 SHOPPING
18 NIGHTLIFE
19 PERFORMING ARTS
Planning
TRAVEL SMART NEW YORK CITY
ABOUT OUR WRITERS
MAPS
Lower Manhattan
SoHo, NoLIta, Little Italy, and Chinatown
The East Village and the Lower East Side
Greenwich Village and the West Village
Chelsea and the Meatpacking District
Union Square, the Flatiron District, and Gramercy
Midtown East
Midtown West
Upper East Side
The Upper West Side
Central Park
Harlem
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, and DUMBO
Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, and Fort Greene
Williamsburg, Bushwick, and East Williamsburg
Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Bed-Stuy, and Crown Heights
Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island
Astoria and Long Island City
Flushing and Corona
The Bronx
Staten Island
Dining in New York City
New York City Dining and Lodging Atlas
Manhattan Subway Lines
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
Fodor’s Recommendations Everything in this guide is worth doing
—we don’t cover what isn’t—but exceptional sights, hotels, and
restaurants are recognized with additional accolades. Fodor’sChoice
indicates our top recommendations; and Best Bets call attention to
notable hotels and restaurants in various categories. Care to
nominate a new place? Visit Fodors.com/contact-us.
Trip Costs We list prices wherever possible to help you budget well.
Hotel and restaurant price categories from $ to $$$$ are noted
alongside each recommendation. For hotels, we include the lowest
cost of a standard double room in high season. For restaurants, we
cite the average price of a main course at dinner or, if dinner isn’t