Oct 09, 2009 10:30 - By: Aschonland
Anna Fader is a NYC native and is an expert on how to entertain kids in the Big Apple. There is a lot about New York City that typical tourists simply don’t know about and miss. This is especially the case when traveling kids. As Anna explains, there are five key things you need to know when visiting NYC. Taking her advice will likely save you sanity in terms of keeping kids engaged in learning while traveling – and probably save you money too.
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Jul 18, 2009 16:55 - By: Darren Farrington
Forty-seven million people visited Times Square in 2008—making the New York City crossroads the most popular tourist destination not only in the United States, but in the entire world. Sometimes, in fact, it feels like all 47 million are there at once.
A relatively quiet day in Times Square, the Crossroads of the World
When I first moved to NYC nearly nineteen years ago (gee, I’m old) Times Square was still swarming with adult “bookstores” and crack vials in the gutters. Broadway theatergoers tried to overlook the eyesores and stayed within the acceptable boundaries. There weren’t many megastores (if any) or restaurants that you’d want to bring your family into. But that’s changed.
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Aug 05, 2008 11:38 - By: Patricia Jenkins
Off the Beaten Subway Track: New York City’s Best Unusual Attractions is a recently released guide helping visitors and locals in the Big Apple find hundreds of off beaten track destinations in New York City.
We recently interviewed the author, Suzanne Reisman to learn more about the city and her book. Suzanne is a graduate of Columbia University (MPA) and New York University (BA) and a freelance writer. She is a contributing editor for Travel & Recreation to BlogHer.org, and her writing has appeared in Metro, New York Family, City Limits, New York Nonprofit Press, and Young Children. She and her husband live in New York City.
1. What is the most romantic destination in your book?
Since Off the Beaten (Subway) Track features mostly offbeat and unusual sites, nothing exactly fits the mold of romantic destinations. However, the garden at the Mt. Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden (421 E. 61st St.) is a lovely step back in time, as well as surprisingly peaceful, given its proximity to the FDR highway. Concerts are offered regularly throughout the summer.
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Jul 31, 2008 13:50 - By: P. Ling
Stuart Schuffman, aka Broke-Ass Stuart, is the author of the critically acclaimed book Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide To Living Cheaply In San Francisco. Stuart has been busy the past year writing another ‘living cheaply’ guide – for New York.
He lived in NYC and tramped the streets, put up with friends, hunted down cheap eats and bars with happy hour drinks and free food, and in general, experienced how it feels to be ‘young, broke and beautiful’ in the Big Apple. The book is due out in November. I asked him a few questions which might help you out if you’re stuck in a bad spot in NYC. Even if you have no such problems, follow his tips and your New York vacations will be memorable, to say the least. Read More »
