New York City Today
Tips for shopping in the historical city of New York.Holiday travellers headed to New York from Edinburgh can expect to see a safer, cleaner city than in years past. The FBI considers New York the safest large metropolis and the city continues to grow rapidly. Since 2006, more than 44 million holiday and business travellers descend upon the city each year. The growth of the city is on pace with the tourist trade, and new clubs, restaurants, hotels, and condominiums are springing up around the five boroughs of the city.
Whilst New Yorkers enjoy the Starbucks on every corner, they are careful to preserve the city’s greatest treasures for all holiday travellers to enjoy. Visit these landmarks sites for the full flavour of the city.
Take in a ballgame at one of the new baseball stadiums: Mets’ Citi Field in Queens or Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Have a picnic lunch in Central Park and visit Strawberry Fields, dedicated to the late Beatle John Lennon. Stroll down Times Square until you grow weary, then watch the world go by from a free beach chair provided by local merchants. Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art and view the European tapestries and architecture located in The Cloisters. If visiting the Empire State Building, buy tickets online to avoid the hassle of long lines. The Statue of Liberty’s crown is now open to visitors, but preservation of the iconic lady prohibits more than 240 visitors per day, so definitely pre-book if planning to include this in an itinerary.
Combining a few of the classic attractions with the local neighbourhood eateries and clubs will make any holiday traveller feel at home in the Big Apple.
