Landmarks:

• Empire State Building Observatory
• Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty
• Grand Central Terminal
• New York Public Library and Bryant Park
• Rockefeller Center
• Central Park /Central Park Zoo
• Times Square
• Apollo Theater
• Lincoln Center
• Staten Island Ferry
• New York Stock Exchange
• Brooklyn Bridge
• United Nations
• St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Neighborhoods:

• Chelsea
• Chinatown
• Financial District
• East Village
• Greenwich Village
• Hell’s Kitchen
• Harlem
• Lower East Side
• SoHo (South of Houston)
• TriBeCa (Triangle Below Canal)

Events:

• Cirque du Soleil
• Broadway (For all current Broadway and Off-Broadway listings, see Playbill online at http://www.playbill.com.)
• Monday Night Movies in Bryant Park (during summer months)
• Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
• Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting
• Ice Skating – Bryant Park, Central Park, Rockefeller Center
• Radio City Music Hall
• Christmas Window Displays, Midtown
• Grand Central Laser Light Show
• Sporting Events
  • Knicks
  • Yankees
  • Rangers
  • Islanders
  • Giants
• Union Square Christmas Shops
• Barnes and Noble author engagements
• Street Fairs
• Parades and Festivals

Museums:

• American Museum of Natural History
• Frick Collection
• The Guggenheim Museum
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Museum of Modern Art
• New York Botanical Gardens
• Whitney Museum of American Art

Summer 2008 Events:

• Fleet Week (May 24-31)
• Brooklyn Film Festival (June 2-11)
• Big Apple Barbecue Block Party (June 10-11)
• Caribbean Week in New York (June 10-17)
• Taste of Times Square (June 12)
• Museum Mile Festival (June 13)
• Mermaid Parade (June 24)
• Independence Day (July 4):
  • Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island
  • MACY’S Fireworks Show – 9pm. Fireworks can be viewed downtown, on the East River, and in Jersey City.
• Restaurant Week (July 10-14 and July 17-21)
• Harlem Week (Begins August 2)
• Metropolitan Opera in Central Park – call (212) 362-6000 for more information
  • La Traviata (August 22) at 8pm
  • Rigoletto (August 23) at 8pm
• Tax Free Shopping Week – last week in August/first week in September