NYC Apartment Rentals
- NYC rentals - our research using mostly ..... www.streeteasy.com
- Relocation to Brooklyn - furniture, moving, Brooklyn Links
Maps
- Google map - Lindsey goes to NYC - TourGuyFred
- AAccessmaps.com - zoom-in/zoom-out - link to adjoining areas of NYC - major streets, easy to use
- Streets of NYC - block-by-block - pictures and descriptions
- Webcam - 5th Avenue - between 49th/50th
NYC Transportation
- MTA home page
- MTA subway map - Links to schedules; plus buses and rail
- PDF map of bus routes - good overall map of Manhattan w/sections of city (e.g. SoHo, Little Italy, etc.)
- Metro-North Railroad / Grand Central Station - [map]
- New Haven Line - Greenwich (and western CT), New Haven
- Harlem Line - Scarsdale, Bedford hills, Wassaic
- Hudson Line - Yonkers, Poughkeepsie
- Long Island Railroad (LIRR) / Penn Station - [map] - (also see bus service below)
- Manhattan Subway Schedules
- N-Q-R - Broadway line
- B-D-F - 6th Avenue Line
[click on icons]
- 1-2-3 - 7th Avenue Line
[click on icons]
[click on icons]
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7th Ave @ 57th Street (Express)
to Times Square - Herald square - Union Square
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6th Ave @ 57th Street (Local F)
to Rockefeller Center - Bryant park - Herald Square - Washington Square
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8th Ave @ 59th Street (Express) - Columbus Circle
to Times Square - Sheridan Square (Christopher Street) - South Ferry (1) - Wall Street (2 & 3)
- Manhattan Bus Schedules
- M5 - Washington Heights - Riverside Park - Broadway - 59th Street - 5th Ave (SB) - 6th Ave (NB) - Staten Island Ferry Terminal
- M7 -
Harlem - Riverside Park (Grants Tomb) - Columbus Ave (SB) - Amsterdam (NB) - Broadway - 59th Street - 5th Ave (SB) -
- 6th Ave (NB) - 14th Street - M104 - Harlem - Broadway - 59th Street - 7th Ave (SB) - 8th Ave (NB) - 41st Street (Port Authority Bus Terminal)
- PATH - subway NYC-NJ - north station at 33rd Street, 6th Avenue, and Broadway
- Amtrak - [Routes and Timetables] - [station map]
- NYC-Philadelphia-Washington DC - 3-1/2 hours - use Corridor 1 schedule
- NYC-Boston - 4 hours - use Corridor 2 schedule
- NYC-Saratoga Springs-Lake George - use Adirondack schedule - Saratoga Springs (3-1/2 hours) - Lake George (4 hours)
- NYC-Albany-Syracuse - 5-1/2 hours - use Maple Leaf schedule
- NYC airports
- Lincoln Limosine - EWR-NYC - Towncar - $50+
- Go Airlink Shuttle - JFK/LGA - shared van - private SUV/Towncar
- Hampton Luxury Liner - 40th St. & Lexington Ave. to Hamptons - 2-to-2½ hours- $45 one way
- Jitney - Ambassador service to Hamptons - 40th St. & 3rd Ave. to Hamptons - 2-to-2½ hours - $45 one way
- ShortLine - avoid this service - reviews are horrible
- East River Ferry - pay $12 - get on-and-off at any stop all day long - look at maps & video on this Link - from Wall Street/Pier 11 - use M8 + M15 busses to get to Pier 11.
Bucket List
- Nearby Parks ..... walk to
- Central Park - between Central Park South (59th St.) and 110th St. - Official Website - doesn't work with IE8 [map] [walking tours] [wiki]
- Central Park Zoo - east of East Drive @ 64th St. - open year around [map] [wiki]
- Carousel - just south of 64th St. Transverse - open summer [map] [wiki]
- Balto statue - memorial to the Alaskan sled dogs who brought medicine to Nome in 1925 - east of East Drive @ 67th - north of zoo [map] [wiki]
- Olmsted Flower Bed - southern end of The Mall [map]
- The
Mall and Literary Walk
- 66th Street to 72nd Street - west of East Drive
- William Shakespeare - statue [map]
- Christopher Columbus - statue [map]
- Robert Burns - statue [map]
- Sir Walter Scott - statue [map]
- Fitz-Greene halleck - statue [map]
- Victor Herbert - west of Mall @ 70th St. - bronze bust [map] [wiki]
- Ludwig Van Beethoven - west side of concert ground, west of Mall @ 70th St. - bronze bust [map] [wiki]
- The Falconer - south of 72nd St. - statue [map] [wiki]
- Bethesda Fountain - northern end of The Mall - north of 72nd St. (Terrace Drive) - Angel of the Waters statue [wiki]
- Strawberry Fields - near entrance at West 72nd Street - memorial to John Lennon [map] [wiki]
- Alice and Wonderland statue - Alice, Mad Hatter, White Rabbit - east of East Drive @ 75th north of Conservatory Water [map]
- Shakespeare Garden - east of West drive @ 79th/80th - four acres [map]
- Grand Army Plaza - West 58th-to-60th Street at 5th Avenue [map] [wiki]
- Pulitzer Fountain - fountain w/ Pomona (Roman goddess of fruit) [map]
- Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman - golden statue w/ Nike (Greek goddess of victory)
[
map] Columbus Circle - Broadway, 8th Avenue, 59th Street [ map] - Statue of Christopher Columbus - traffic circle
- USS Maine National Monument - at SW entrance to Central Park - "Remember the Maine" - (Havana harbor 1898) [wiki]
- Places of Interest ..... walk to
- Carnegie Hall - 881 7th Avenue - between West 56th Street and West 57th Street [
map] - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) - 11 West 53rd Street - between West 5th Avenue and West 6th Avenue [
map] - Places of Interest ..... take taxi/bus/subway
- Lincoln Center - Columbus Avenue - between West 62nd Street and West 65th Street [map] - subway to 66th Street
- Metropolitan Museum of Art - 1000 5th Avenue at 82nd Street - M1,M2,M3 bus
- Soloman R. Guggenheim Museum - 1071 5th Avenue at 88th Street - M1,M2,M3 bus
- Grants Tomb - M5 Bus to Riverside Park (bus stop at tomb)
- largest mausoleum in North America
- Interior modeled after Tomb of Napoleon at Les Invalides in Paris
- Exterior inspired by Mausoleus's Tomb in Halicarnassus, Turkey (one of the Seven Wonders)
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument - M5 Bus to 89th Street & Riverside Dr. (bus stop at monument)
- NYC Tours
- Double-Decker - Hop-on-and-Hop-off - uptown - downtown - Brooklyn
- Guided Bike Tour - 3 hours - Hudson River & Central Park
- Skyscrapers
- Empire State Building - 350 5th Avenue - at 34th Street [map]
- World Trade Center (WTC) - 1 Albany Street [map]
- 9/11 Memorial Museum - reserve Visitor Pass early - limited times available.
- Observation floor - expected to open in 2015
- Sports
- New York Yankees - tickets - directions to Yankee Stadium (1 East 161st Street, Bronx) - Google Map
- New York Mets - tickets - directions to Citi Field (Roosevelt Ave & 126th St., Queens) - Google Map
- Events
- NBC live broadcasts - try for SNL or Jimmy Fallon
- Washington Park Music Festival - Greenwich Village - June-July - Tuesday evenings 8:00 PM (free)
- Macy's 4th of July Fireworks - Hudson River - 20th to 55th Streets
- Links
- A View on Cities - 92 places to visit including Grant's Tomb ! - Sitemap
- - walking tour of Central Park
- centralparknyc.org - doesn't work with IE8
Central Park South (59th St.) to 65th St. Transverse
65th St. Transverse to 79th St. Transverse
79th St. Transverse to 85th St. Transverse
85th St. Transverse to 97th St. Transverse
97th St. Transverse to 110th St.
| observation floor |
stand in line |
express no waiting |
|---|---|---|
| 86th only | $29 | $50 |
| 86th & 102nd | $46 | $67 |
| buy $67 online for maximum convenience | ||
Restaurants - Midtown
- MenuPages - by area - by neighborhood - by type of cuisine - by map
- Amma - Indian - 246 E 51st St. | between 2nd & 3rd Ave.
- Mint - Indian - 150 E 50th St. | between Lexington & 3rd Ave.
- Vermilion - Indian - 480 Lexington Ave. | at 46th St.
- Utsav - Indian - 1185 6th Ave. | at 46th St.
- Nirvana - Indian - 346 Lexington Ave. | between 39th & 40th St.
- Kokum - Indian - 106 Lexington Ave. | between 27th & 28th St.
- Junoon - Indian - 27 W 24th St. | between 5th & 6th Ave.
- Bistro Chat Noir - French - 22 E 66th St. | between 5th & Madison Ave.
- The Modern - French - 9 W 53rd St. | between 5th & 6th Ave.
- La Grenouille - French - 3 E 52nd St. | between 5th & Madison Ave. (Jul 25, 2014)
- Orsay - French - 1057-59 Lexington @ 75th St. (Nov 27, 2014)
- Ai Fiori - Italian - 400 5th Ave. | between 36th & 37th Ave.
Restaurants - Village / SoHo
- The Dutch - Italian - 400 5th Ave. | between 36th & 37th Ave.
Weekend Trips
- Martha's Vineyard
- Seastreak High Speed Ferry - 5 hours NYC/MV - departs Fri 3:00PM from East 35th St. Terminal - $240 RT
- JFK/MVY - 1h15m - Delta/Jet Blue - $400+ RT
- Mansion House Inn - Vineyard Haven - $300± per day after Labor Day
- Nantucket
- EWR/ACK - 1h30m - United - $300+ RT
- JFK/ACK - 1h30m - Delta - $300+ RT
- JFK/ACK - 1h30m - Jet Blue - $300+ RT
- Bed & Breakfast Inns
Visitor Accomodations
- AKA Central Park (hotel) - 42 West 58th - Studio~$315 - 1-BR~$415
- Park Lane (hotel) - 33 West 58th - Studio ~ $325-$425
- Marriott Essex House (hotel) - 160 Central Park South - Park View ~ $359