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New York Neighborhood Highlights - Things to Do in Neighborhoods Around the Five Boroughs of NYC. 20 Things to do in New York for $1 or Less. With a little local know how, it's possible to see the finest acts on Broadway for free and kick back at open air cinemas without spending a cent.

20 Things to do in New York for $1 or Less

So grab cheap flights to New York and make the most of NYC for $1 or less! 1. Money Saving at the Met Most visitors to New York's Metropolitan Museum end up shelling out to get in when the attendants inaudibly mumble it's a suggested donation and not a flat out fee. Enjoy the art and donate a dollar instead. 2. You might need an iron stomach to digest hot dogs and pretzels from certain street vendors in Manhattan, but the majority are risk free and cheap. 3.

To experience some of the best Broadway acts without spending anything, check out Broadway in Bryant Park every Thursday. 4. For a complimentary shot of Rhythm and Blues, take a stroll over the Brooklyn Bridge to the lawn at the MetroTech Commons, on the corner of Flatbush and Myrtle Avenues. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Seven Secrets of New York City. In a city as well-known as NYC, it’s easy to think “off the beaten path” trips no longer exist.

Seven Secrets of New York City

After all, the city is crammed with well-known sights, and even those who have never been there will recognise NYC’s icons from decades of film and TV including everything from The Godfather to Friends. Dig a bit deeper, though, and a whole range of alternatives to the Empire State-Statue of Liberty-Central Park merry-go-round present themselves. So grab cheap flights to New York, and go under the skin of the Big Apple! 1. Stroll in the sky Boating lakes and ice cream stands are usually about as exciting as parks get, but NYC’s High Line takes things in loftier directions. Greenwich / West Village New York City Neighborhood Map. Times Square - Official Site. Scouting NY. Staten Island Ferry - Visitor Guide to the Staten Island Ferry in New York City. The Staten Island Ferry in Brief: Want to see the New York Harbor up close?

Staten Island Ferry - Visitor Guide to the Staten Island Ferry in New York City

The Staten Island Ferry serves commuters traveling between Staten Island and Lower Manhattan, but visitors looking to see New York City's working waterfront (& the Statue of Liberty) will enjoy the free ride across the New York Harbor. Staten Island Ferry Essentials: AddressesManhattan: Whitehall and Water StNew York, NY 10006 (Map)Staten Island: 1 Bay St.Staten Island, NY 10301Phone: 718-815-BOAT Nearest Subways In Manhattan, J/Z to Broad Street; 1 to South Ferry; 4/5 to Bowling Green. In Staten Island, Staten Island Railway to St. The Downtown Boathouse. Sailing on Schooner Adirondack; New York City Sails and Private Charters on the Hudson River (Manhattan, NY) Schooner Adirondack Set sail aboard the first yacht of the Classic Harbor Line Fleet: Schooner Adirondack!

Sailing on Schooner Adirondack; New York City Sails and Private Charters on the Hudson River (Manhattan, NY)

This 80-foot beauty has been setting sail, making waves, bonding friends, families, and lovers in New York Harbor since 1998! She has thousands of repeat guests every summer and is out for a sail up to 5 times a day! Drinks are always complimentary and the captain and crew are always friendly and fun. (Just read her awesome reviews!) The Schooner Specs80 feet overallCertified for up to 42 GuestsFlies just under 2000 square feet of Sail Check out all sails on the Schooner Adirondack Activity-Specific Policies Please review the seller’s policies for this activity. Non-refundable, cannot be rescheduled. Once purchased, tickets cannot be refunded and cannot be rescheduled because your space is being guaranteed at the event.

Activity takes place rain or shine. The activity runs regardless of weather conditions. Parties of 12 or more will be contacted for an additional gratuity charge of 18%. New York City Chinatown and Little Italy Neighborhood Map. Explore chinatown nyc - home. Chelseamarket. A blog about life in New York City: A Walk Through Chelsea Market. A sneak preview of Manhattan's new High Line Park. A derelict mass of rusty iron and reinforced concrete; a vestige of a bygone era that tore through the West Side of Manhattan; a grim and gritty canopy, sheltering blood-soaked meat packers and transgender prostitutes.

A sneak preview of Manhattan's new High Line Park

Back in 1990, the raised tracks of the High Line, which until 1980 had freighted factory goods between 34th street and Chelsea and Soho downtown did not seem to me like the natural place for a park. Unknown to even the most inquisitive New Yorker, this 1½-mile stretch of abandoned elevated railway had become a secret garden in the sky - a home to saplings, wild grasses and monarch butterflies. Now, two decades on, the whole city is in the know: that hunk of junk is about to become a park. Climbing stairs to its rail bed reveals manic planting and construction. I'm at the Gansevoort Woodland, the park's southern terminus, where dense vegetation transports me from the urban life of the stylish Meatpacking District below. After that the line went native.

Loved, yes. Paris. Looking, Moving, Gathering: Functions of the High Line. New York's beloved High Line is a machine for generating three types of urban social activity: looking, moving, and gathering.

Looking, Moving, Gathering: Functions of the High Line

The June 7 inauguration of the second section of the elevated park, designed by James Corner Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro, has doubled the length of the park to one full mile (1.6 km). Cutting an elevated, verdant path through West Chelsea, the High Line now offers doubly abundant opportunities for looking (at the city, at each other, at oneself), moving (aimlessly or purposefully), and gathering (with friends, with strangers, with one's thoughts).

Separated by a chicken-wire fence until this week, the first and second sections of the elevated park now blur seamlessly. Completed two years apart, they were designed as a whole.