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Welcome to

New York City

Presented byDestinations Travel

The CityFive boroughs– Bronx– Brooklyn– Manhattan– Queens– Staten Island

NYC has more than 8 million inhabitants

17%

29%

20%

29%6%

BronxBrooklynManhattanQueensStaten Island

NYC

Fun factsNYC cabs are yellow because John Hertz, the founder of the Yellow Cab Company in 1907, read a study saying that yellow was the easiest color to spot.The Statue of Liberty weights 450,000 pounds.There is a Main Street in all boroughs but Manhattan. There are 6,374.6 miles of street in NYC.The Bronx is the only borough connected to the mainland.

NYC

Getting AroundTaxiBusSubwayFerryWalk

NYC

Hungry?Over 18,000 restaurantsTourist favorites– Serendipity– Hard Rock Café– Carnegie Deli– Tavern on the

Green

NYC

Things to Do

Bronx ZooConey IslandStatue of LibertyTimes SquareCentral ParkEmpire State BuildingNY Stock Exchange

Museums– Metropolitan Muse

um of Art– Museum of Moder

n Art– Museum of Natural

History– Whitney Museum– Guggenheim

Museum

NYC

Take a TourDestinations provides information about daily guided tours. All tours leave from hotel lobby.

Tour Description Start Time

NYC Skyscrapers

Tour the city’s most famous structures—including the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building

12 p.m.

The Financial Capitol

Tour Wall Street and then visit the World Financial Center and the New York Stock Exchange

8:30 a.m.

The Lower East Side

Visit the neighborhood that was bustling during the massive immigration at the turn of the century

9 a.m.

Lincoln Center Spectacular

Tour all the buildings that comprise this performing arts complex; after the tour, see a world-famous NYC Ballet

4 p.m.

Sample Itineraries

The Upper East Side1. Meet at Metropolitan

Museum of Art2. Lunch in Central Park3. Tea at Pierre Hotel4. Shopping

Times Square1. Meet in Times Square2. See Carnegie Hall3. Lunch at Carnegie Deli4. See a show (Matinee)5. Horse and buggy ride

through Central Park

Have a Wonderful

Stay in

new york city