Times Square/Broadway Hotels

When tourists get to New York City, they inevitably head to Times Square and Broadway. The neon signs, marquees, theater productions and concentration of people on the move all symbolize the heart of New York.

Broadway plays are performed in the 38 theaters around Times Square and Broadway in the area between 41st and 53rd Streets. Off-Broadway plays, ranging from drama to musicals, are performed in the 50 or more smaller theaters located throughout Manhattan. Off-off Broadway is a term referring to another 200 theaters, clubs and experimental venues throughout the city.

The theater district got its start in this area in the early 1900s, especially with the advent of vaudeville and the racy (for the time) Ziegfeld follies. Times Square took it name from the nearby headquarters of The New York Times. During the century the area went from peaks in the 1930s to the valleys of the 1980s, when the area was populated with peep shows and adult entertainment. By the 1990s, however, local theater owners and businessmen banded together to clean up the area, and today it enjoys a full revival with more than 12 million tickets sold annually.

Theater tickets can be purchased directly from the theaters. Discount tickets can often be purchased for the same day performance at two TKTS booths. The Times Square booth is located at Broadway and 47th Street and in Lower Manhattan at the South Street Seaport booth on Front Street. Lines form early, so give yourself plenty of time.

For information visit the following web sites:

Live Broadway
Broadway.com
Playbill

There are over 20,000 eateries in NYC.

We have chosen a few sites that may help you with your selection: Visit
Menu Pages - Restaurant Search
Restaurants in New York City
Restaurant Passion - Restaurant and Dining Guide in NYC

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NEW YORK CITY TOURS AND ATTRACTIONS

New York City sightseeing tours are offered by the New York Party Shuttle. They offer one of New York's most comprehensive 5 1/2-hour daily sightseeing tours. They offer two New York City Tours per day: a morning tour that departs Times Square at 8:30am and ends at approximately 2pm and an afternoon tour that starts at 3pm and ends at approximately 8:30pm.

New York Party Shuttle
212-277-8018

With more than 75 years of sightseeing services, Gray Line New York Sightseeing is a great operator of double decker, deluxe motor coach and trolley bus tours in NYC. To see their NYC routes visit Gray Line New York.

Gray Line New York Sightseeing
49 W. 45th Street
New York, NY 10036
212-397-2600

The Central Park Bike Tour, the eco-friendly way to explore Central Park. You get a great combination of exercise and sightseeing.

Bite of the Apple Tours
biketours1@aol.com
or 212-541-8759

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FERRY & HELICOPTER NEW YORK CITY TOURS

Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Tours

Circle Line Ferry offers year round boat access to both the Statue of Liberty and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. The ferry embarks from Battery Park, NYC and Liberty State Park, NJ. The short water trip takes you to Liberty Island where you can stand under the 305ft. Statue of Liberty and also to Ellis Island where you can explore the location where in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, 12 million immigrants to the US made there way to our shores. For a ferry schedule and reservations, visit Statue Reservations

Circle Line Tour
17 Battery Place
New York, NY 10004
212-269-5755

Fly in a state-of-the-art helicopter along the Hudson River seeing unforgettable aerial views of Manhattan, Wall Street, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Governors Island, the South Street Seaport and the Brooklyn Bridge. The tour departs from either the helicopter hanger at Pier 6 or All New York Tours hanger in Paulus NJ.

All New York Tours NY Visitor Center - 777 Eighth Avenue
Port Authority Terminal - Street Level
New York, NY 10036
866-868-7786

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MUSEUMS IN NEW YORK CITY TOURS AND ATTRACTIONS

Empire State Building: See New York City from the top of the Empire State Building. Get a view if the City by looking down rather than looking up! For more information including how to avoid standing in line for tickets visit: Empire State Building Visitor's Guide

The Rockefeller Center, in midtown Manhattan, is known for the Today Show, very big Christmas tree, winter ice skating, Radio City Music Hall and endless shopping and dining opportunities. For additional information on your visit to Rockefeller Center visit: Rockefeller Center Visitor's Guide. Since the Museum of Natural History opened to the public in 1869, the museum has evolved and grown. In addition to the Rose Center planetarium and regular exhibits, the museum has ever changing new exhibits, so there is always something new to see. Visit: American Museum of Natural History Visitor's Guide

Metropolitan Museum of Art has over 2 million works of art from around the world and throughout history. About 5 million visitors tour the Met each year. For more information visit: Metropolitan Museum of Art Visitor's Guide

The Museum of Modern Art was founded in 1929 as the first museum dedicated entirely to contemporary art. MOMA is host to an impressive collection of modern artistic efforts. To find out more information about hours and the latest exhibits, Visit: Museum of Modern Art Visitor's Guide

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