Archive for the 'NY Attractions' Category
Coney Island Report: Astroland’s final Day
In case you hadn’t heard, and even whether you have, Astroland shut down (possibly for good) yesterday. There was a protest calling for a one-year extension on the death sentence, but mostly a lot of public turned out to ride the rides and walk around and to have their quotes jotted down by repo…
The American Museum of Natural History
Address: Central Park West (8th Avenue) at 79th Street
Hours: Sunday to Thursday, 10:00am - 5:45pm; Friday to Saturday 10:00am - 8:45pm; closed: Christmas and Thanksgiving day
The American Museum of Natural History is home to the largest collection of insects, amphibians, ocean life, reptile…
Rockefeller Center
Address: 47th to 51st streets between Fifth and Sixth avenues
In 1928, John D. Rockefeller envisioned Rockefeller Center as the site of three huge office buildings and an ideally-located opera house. The stock market crash of 1929 forced him to re-evaluate his plans. The opera house backed …
The Statue of Liberty
Address: Liberty Island
Hours: July to August: 9:30am - 5:30pm daily; September to June: 9:30am - 6pm daily. Closed: December 25. Transportation: Ferries depart from Battery Park every 30 minutes, from 9:30am - 3:30pm during the summer months (winter hours vary).
Lady Liberty, as the statu…
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Address: 1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street)
Hours: Sunday to Wednesday: 9:00am - 6:00pm; Friday to Saturday 9:00am - 8:00pm; closed Thursdays
The Guggenheim museum is the home to one of the finest collections of contemporary and modern art in the world.
Established over sixty years ago …
Chinatown
Address: East of Center Street, south of Canal Street
Chinatown began as a small community of Chinese immigrants seeking work in the West so that they could send home wages to their families still living in China.
At the turn of the century, Chinatown was isolated and controlled by secre…
Radio City Music Hall
Address: 50th Street at Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue)
One of the most popular and spectacular venues in New York City, Radio City Music Hall has been delighting audience members since it first opened in 1932. Conceived by S.L. “Roxy” Rothafel, it was the largest indoor theater in the wo…
Ellis Island
phone: (212) 363-7620 or (212) 269-5755
Hours: July to August: 9:30am - 6pm daily; September to June: 9:30am - 5pm daily. Closed: December 25.
Transportation: Ferries depart from Battery Park every 30 minutes, from 9:30am - 3:30pm during the summer months (winter hours vary).
During …
Tortoise Friends at the Museum of Natural History
Photographs of animals taking a stroll make Gothamist happy, so we must share this great photo from WhatISee, who noticed some African spurred tortoises at the American Museum of Natural History. Mud and Hermes live at the museum and venture in their Upper West Side neighborhood to nosh on some leav…
