Archive for May, 2010

As the seat of the United Nations, and as the most populated city of the United States, with the world’s largest stock exchange, New York today probably exerts the most powerful influence globally, as a center for commerce, finance, media, culture, art, fashion, research, education, entertainment, and international affairs.

The city with its five boroughs of The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, is located on a natural harbor on the Atlantic Coast of Northeastern United States.

Skyline.

New York has many landmarks which leave an indelible impression on the visitor, its skyline being one. With over 5500 high rise buildings and 50 skyscrapers taller than 656 feet, the skyline of New York is one of the tallest the world. The architecture of New York ranges from the Woolworth Building (1913), an early gothic revival skyscraper built with massively scaled gothic detailing to classic brownstone row houses, townhouses, and shabby tenements.

Parks.

New York City has over 28,000 acres of parkland and 14 miles of public beaches augmented by thousands of acres of Gateway National Recreation Area.  30 million visitors flock to see Manhattan’s Central Park which though looks natural, is almost entirely landscaped. Central Park contains the Central Park Zoo, Belvedere Castle, extensive walking tracks, bridle paths, two ice-skating rinks, in July and August one of the rinks doubles as a swimming pool, the Central Park Conservatory Garden, a large expanse of natural woods, a wildlife sanctuary, several natural-looking lakes and ponds, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir with an encircling running track, and an outdoor amphitheater.

The 90 acre Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Flushing Meadows in Queens, and Bronx’s Pelham Bay Park, Van Cortlandt Park, New York Botanical Gardens and the Bronx Zoo form over 1500 acres of parklands.

Sights.

Standing tall is the iconic Statue of Liberty, the most recognizable land mark of the United States. Other major destinations include the Empire State Building, Broadway, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rockefeller Center, Times Square and Ellis Island. Events and festivals in New York like Tribeca Film Festival, Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village, the St. Patrick’s Day parade, and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade have attracted a lot of visitors. Fifth and Madison Avenues provide for some luxury shopping.

Food.

The city has been made famous for New York-style pizza, cheesecake and bagels by European and Italian immigrants. Middle Eastern foods such as falafels and kebabs have also made their presence on the streets of the city. The city is also home to some of the finest haute cuisine restaurants in the country.

With immigrants from every part of the world New York has the finest world cuisine restaurants, Italian, French, Spanish, German, Russian, English, Greek, Moroccan, Chinese, Indian, and Japanese cuisines.

Nightlife.

Bars, Pubs, Late night dining, pool halls, bowling alleys, comedy clubs, lounges, rock clubs, night clubs and jazz clubs, everything for everyone to just dance the night away or relax and enjoy or just play a game or two.

New York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States that is known worldwide as the “City That Never Sleeps” New York is called “The Empire State” because of its wealth and variety of resources which has attracted a lot of people into the city making it the nation’s third most populous. Iconic, hip, trendsetting and ever-changing, New York is a city of superlatives. The city seems to pull in the best and the brightest from every corner of the country making Diversity and contrast a pronounced aspect of the city.

CLIMATE

In general, New York has a humid continental climate, with warm and sunny summers from May to October, followed by cold winters. The best time to visit New York is during the spring and fall to enjoy the city at its liveliest best. The summers can vary from hot and humid to warm and muggy and often last until September. New York winters tend to be unpredictable, sometimes wild, with occasional snowstorms, freezing rain and bitter cold winds.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

The thunderous and spectacular Niagara Falls, the rugged mountains of the Adirondacks, the enchanting Catskills, all the lakes great and small, the Hudson River, and Fire Island — the variety and range of natural amenities make New York a cluster of scenic views. The main sightseeing attractions are Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Battery Park and Empire State Building. Other tourist destinations include shops line Madison Avenue, Apollo Theatre, Chinatown, Chinatown, Little Italy, Rockefeller Center, Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Bronx Zoo, New York Botanical Garden, Strawberry Fields, Hudson River Valley, Westchester County, Long Island Sound, Culinary Institute of America, Adirondack Park, Lake Placid, Hunter Mountain, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Spa State Park and many more.

AIRPORT

John F. Kennedy International Airport, located in Queens in southeastern New York City, is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which also manages the two other major airports in the New York metropolitan area, Newark Liberty and LaGuardia.  JFK primarily handles international flights and LaGuardia, the domestic flights while Newark Liberty handles both.

At John F. Kennedy International Airport, Newark Liberty and LaGuardia airport the car rental options available are: Avis, Budget, Hertz, National, Dollar and Enterprise.

TRANSPORT

When in New York, do what New Yorkers do, walk. Getting around in the city can be an exhausting task, but once you get the buses and subway information right, New York is as easy as it can get. New York City Subway is a fast, affordable, feasible and easy. It is known to be a great asset for the city serving an estimate of 5 million riders on a given week day. On your next visit to New York, do contact us for cheap car rentals at carrentalnewyork.biz