The Big Apple is one of the most visited cities worldwide, with over 43 million visitors per year. Truly the city that never sleeps, when you visit New York City, you will never run out of things to do and see. Museums, Broadway shows and the Statue of Liberty will keep you busy for days. Sure, you can't miss Times Square, Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Rockefeller Plaza, but you also need to experience the real New York. It's not all glitz and glam, but one thing is for certain - New York City is unlike any other place in the world.
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The last of the sweltering summer heat has finally faded into oblivion, giving way to blustery autumn conditions and magnificent fall foliage – and New York City is already amping up the holiday adrenaline with winter activities like ice-skating cropping up all over the city. The most famed of the bunch, the ice rink at Rockefeller Center (Fifth Avenue, between 49 th and 50 th Streets), is encompassed...
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Everyone has addictions. For some, it’s alcohol; others, it’s chocolate. Some spend all their money on shoes; still others splurge on fancy kitchen appliances. My addiction is one of the worst kind, as no amount of succumbing to it can satiate the craving for…plane tickets. It’s true, dear people of the Internet, each time a paycheck rolls in, I hop on one of my many online...
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Their polished looks, million-dollar smiles, shimmery costumes (often with short, short skirts!), not to mention those sky-high kicks for which they are known – the Rockettes have become international icons for a reason. And coming to New York during the holiday season and not experiencing one of their magnificent spectacles is like taking a trip to Pisa and not sneaking a peek at the Leaning...
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It’s no myth that when it comes to experiencing The Big Apple full throttle, you’re probably going to have to pay a pretty penny (unless, of course, you’re European and have a favorable exchange rate to contend with). With some hotel rooms that cost the size of a small house in rural America and the price of gourmet food enough to feed an African village, the thought of doing New...
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As an unofficial New York City tour guide to friends, family, friends of friends and family, complete randoms who I meet on the Internet and at bars (hey, I’m a friendly person!), the initial questions I often get pelted with include “Where do all the celebrities hang out? How do we go about seeing someone famous? Where can we find them?” Since jaded New Yorkers like myself are accustomed...
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There’s a magic that permeates the air in the Big Apple that just can’t be put into words. (And no, it’s not just that stench from yesterday’s leftover garbage on the corner of 52 nd and 8 th wafting through your nostrils.) Frank Sinatra crooned about it, scores of famed movie producers have made it the setting for their films, countless painters and photographers have depicted...
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In 2000, a little talked about TV series – Sex and the City – popularized a single bakery item, which, for years, had been utilized to celebrate birthdays and entice (read: bribe) children to be on their best behavior. Of course we mean the cupcake. You can blame (thank?) Sarah Jessica Parker for making a favorite childhood pastime look and, subsequently, taste trendy. Yet, as Sex and the City later...