Welcome to NYC; The Big Apple.
Planning a trip to the five boroughs of New York City can be part
of the fun, but there's also a lot of ground to cover - how to get
there, what to expect from the weather, how to hail a taxi, best
things to see, best places to eat and much more.
Whether it's your first visit or your hundredth, there's
always something new to see and do. From world-class dining to
shopping, exciting nightlife to culture, New York City's streets
pulse with an unmistakable rhythm that attracts more than 50
million visitors annually. With a skyline that's
recognizable worldwide, plus more than 8.6 million people from all
corners of the world who call it home, New York City is a
one-of-a-kind destination. Each of the five boroughs, whose names
many will know without ever having been here, are Manhattan, Staten
Island, Brooklyn, Queens and The Bronx, and they are
home to some of the most famous and popular landmarks and
attractions anywhere in the world! Each has its own
distinctive flavor, while individual neighborhoods, streets and
even single blocks maintain identities all their own. Staten
Island and the more famous Manhattan are actually islands in the
famous Hudson River, Brooklyn and Queens are located on Long
Island, and the Bronx is on the US mainland adjacent to the Hudson.
All the islands are linked by ferries across the river, and
numerous bridges over and tunnels under it.
Manhattan is just 2.3 miles wide at
its widest point and 13.4 miles long, and is the most densely
populated of all of the 5 boroughs. 11 Avenues run roughly
north and south, and right up to 191 Streets running east and west.
One-way streets are common, with traffic travelling east on
even-numbered streets and west on odd-numbered streets. Fifth
Avenue divides the island in half into the east and west sides, for
example, E. 52nd Street or W. 52nd Street. For north-south avenues,
20 blocks equals a mile, and the street numbers increase as you go
uptown. Blocks can be a useful measure of distance, but keep in
mind your direction: walking uptown from 1st Street to 6th Street
is about a quarter of a mile, but walking the same number of blocks
crosstown, from First Avenue to Sixth Avenue, is approximately a
mile. The most famous New York attractions, other than the
Statue of Liberty, can be found in Manhattan, including Times
Square, Central Park, the Empire State Building, Wall Street and
the Met, (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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