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About New York
New York City was officially named New Amsterdam when it was first founded. New York, also known as “The Big Apple” or “The city that never sleeps”, is known for its rich culture and vibrant nightlife with its150 museums and many galleries, Broadway theatres, clubs, bars and restaurants. Besides this New York is home to some of the world’s tallest skyscrapers, largest city parks, widely divers shopping districts, business centers like Wall Street and monuments such as the Statue of Liberty.
Local highlights
Explore the city
- Rockefeller Center
- Astroland
- The Bronx Zoo
- Madison Square Garden
- Times Square
- Carnegie Hall
- Lower Manhattan with Greenwich Village, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown
Explore its many famous museums and historical sights, such as
- Statue of Liberty
- Ellis Island
- Empire State Building
- Lincoln Center
- Metropolitan Opera
- New York Aquarium
- Guggenheim Museum
- New York Hall of Science
- Lincoln Center
- Children’s Museum of Manhattan
- Museum of Natural History
- Anne Frank Center
- Poets House
- Center for Jewish History
- The Doll and Toy Museum of New York City
Highlights in the vicinity
Explore the rich cultural heritage of environment of New York, such as
- Long Islands with its seaside villages, beaches, surf fishing and whale watching.
- Hudson River, with its historic inns, charming towns, great estates and the famous United States Military Academy at West Point
Good to know
- No. of inhabitants: 8,085,742
- Timezone: UTC -5
- Weather: Summers in New York are hot and humid; temperatures in this time are around 30°C sometimes 35°C. Spring and autumn are milder, averaging temperatures of 10°C to 20°C. New York’s winters are naturally around the freezing point with regular snowstorms, sometimes dropping 30cm of snow.
- Emergency tel. number: 911
- Highway Service: NYS DOT (New York City Area HGWY info) tel nr. 718 482 4526
Local transport
- Subway
- Trains
- Busses
- Taxi’s
- Ferries
- Cruises
Inbound transport
- Nearest airport: JFK Airport is the main Airport when traveling into and out of New York. However, LaGuardia Airport and Newark Airport are also accessible.
- Trains: Staten Island Railway, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, PATH, New Jersey Transit, Hudson–Bergen Light Rail, Amtrak.
- Boat: large harbor with excellent cruise connections to the Bahamas, Canada, the Caribbean and much more.
- Car: Interstate Highways such as the I-78, I-80, I-87, I95, I-278, I-478, I-678 and I-878.
