New York City Things to Do Tips by daryll

Chrysler is definitely my favourite skycraper of all, the shape the appearance and amazing built during 1930's. I didnt have much time to explore around the area but admiring the building from Empire State were my best experience.

Anyone or everyone comes to NYC must will should not miss this grand architecture.

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Directions: Few blocks from Grand Central Station, walk crosstown towards to east side

A must to do list especially your first time to NYC.

Reasons :

1. One of American most famous urban Park : feature in many many movies and television shows which officially made it most popular and well know city parks in the world.

2. Starting from 59th St. up to 110th St.; Manhattan one and only largest Park. Dont mistaken as New York largest park (actually is Bronx Park is larger)

3. Looks natural BUT were landscaped by famous architect Frederick Law Olmsted with few man made lakes, lots of walking tracks, and even a zoo (known as Central Park zoo.

4. You'll find some big rocks around Central Park which actually existed since the glaciers and thats the reason and why there is so many skyscraper built on Manhattan Island.

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Directions: start point from 59th St. from east or west eg: Plaza Hotel
Website: http://www.centralpark.org/

Not Just Grand But Awesome Central Terminal for New York. The feeling is like entering a beautiful museum.

Considered one of the largest train station in the world and beautifully decorated with special galaxy like ceiling which had made it lot of difference.

Still very much important for local new yorker to commute, with it 44 platforms which serves most New York County State and up to Conneticut.

There are many shops and restaurant at the concourse which one of it consist of grand central market, brilliant locations for commuters working in Manhattan.

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Address: 42nd St & Park Ave.
Website: www.grandcentralterminal.com

After 9/11, Empire State Building regain as its status as highest structure of the entire manhattan island.

Quick Facts

1. 103 Floors

2. Built in 1930

3. Beautiful mural feature 1930 interiors

4. Best view from the top is on the 86th floor

5. Located in Midtown - 350th Fifth Avenue

6. Most well known structure

7. A MUST TO DO & SEE LIST (especially ur first trip)

TIP: Get a ticket in advance, or like me I got a 3 day ticket inclusive which save a lot money and time, coz the queue if you see is way too long. Having a ticket purchase in advance is like having a VIP Pass.

Get a best picture angle from Avenue of the Americas, next to Macys to take picture from street level to highest deck.

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Phone: (212) 947-1360
Address: 350 5th Avenue
Directions: 1, 2, 3 or 9 (Seventh Avenue Lines), A, C or E (Eighth Avenue Subway) to 34th Street/Penn Station.
Website: http://www.esbnyc.com/

The view from above Empire State Building is definitely an event that you should NOT miss especially when is your first trip to NYC. 360 degrees view from the Observatory on the 86th floor and you can see as far as Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn on the east side, New Jersey and Hudson River on the west and Uptown with fantastic landscape of Central Park.

Its definitely an amazing experience. Go a night or day, best to view during dusk when sunset comes you get to see both day and night view.

Not sure whether worth to spend money extra for observotary view from 102 floor.

Again do get a ticket in advance to avoid long queue

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Phone: (212) 947-1360
Address: 350 5th Avenue
Directions: 1, 2, 3 or 9 (Seventh Avenue Lines), A, C or E (Eighth Avenue Subway) to 34th Street/Penn Station.
Website: http://www.esbnyc.com/

Often shown in tv ads, movies and documentary, most populated attraction by the tourist is like is where all began but little people knows about Times Square at 42nd street during the 80s which is not a place to be, full of crime and issues.

Today Times Square transformed into most happening on earth, with neon lights, big screen displaying all big ads such Coca -cola, Hersheys, Nasdaq, Virgin some of the obvious.

Is the place where you can shop, eat, tourist info centre, theatre show, church events, dance, clubs, you name it you'll get it.

In fact most bus tour or loop tour starts from Times Square.

Its a hot spot 24 hours. You wont miss it.

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Directions: 42nd Street, Brodway & 7th avenue

This particular memorial area is not located at Ground Zero but Greenwich village, small notes or drawings contributed from all ages, comes in drawing or poem just for reminder for those who died considered as heroes of 9/11.

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Address: Greenwich Village
Directions: Grayline Sightseeing provides this stop on the way to Greenwich village town

Located southwestern tip of Lower Manhattan which is one of most important park in Manhattan. Surrounded by skyscrapers where most big companies such American Express and Merrill Lynch based.

Battery Park is also a base for circle line cruise and new york cruise which obviously crowded by tourist whom intended to go see the statue of Liberty.

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Directions: Take the 4 or 5 to Bowling Green Station or the N/R to South Ferry Station