New York City
Back view of Statue of Liberty, on Liberty Island Source: Angus Oborn
View of Yankee Stadium, Bronx, home of NY Yankees baseball team since 1923 Source: Angus Oborn
View over Hudson River, towards Empire State Building and Chrysler Building Source: Angus Oborn
2nd Avenue Deli, a Kosher classic, Lower East Side, Manhattan Source: Angus Oborn
Full moon over Manhattan, with Hudson River in foreground Source: Jeff Greenberg
Enormous rainbow balloon snake at Gay Pride Parade Source: Angus Oborn
Tom's Restaurant, familiar from TV Show Seinfeld Source: Angus Oborn
Gershwin Hotel has collection of pop art, hosts live music and comedy Source: N
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New York City Fast Facts
- Area:
- 785 km2
- Population:
- 8364000
- Timezone:
-
-5
- Area Dialing Code:
Manhattan 212 or 646. 718 Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. Note that you have to dial a 1 before dialling the area code followed by the local number.
- Languages Spoken:
- English, Native American languages, American English
- Currency:
- US Dollar
- Code: USD
- Symbol: US$
- Electrical Plugs
-
- 110V 60Hz
New York City Overview
About New York City
They don't come any bigger than the Big Apple - king of the hill, top of the heap, New York, New York. It's got its fair share of the tired, the poor, and the huddled masses, but it...
Travel Advice
Getting There & Around
Don't be afraid of the subway: it's pretty safe these days and is still the speediest way of taking Manhattan, although the buses are also efficient. They do take much longer than...
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Activities
Traffic and its fumes are a serious disincentive to exercise-minded New Yorkers. So are bagels and cream cheese. Most New Yorkers are not fitness freaks, and yet there seems to be a...
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