Red Hook Recreation Area, also called Red Hook Park, is a big public park in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn: about 24 hectares of ball fields, a running track and one of the large public pools New York built in the 1930s.
The main...
St. Paul's Chapel is the oldest surviving church building in Manhattan, built in 1766 on Broadway in Lower Manhattan, a block from the World Trade Center site. A chapel of Trinity Church, it has lived through both the Revolution and September...
The World Financial Center, renamed Brookfield Place in 2014, is the cluster of office towers and shops across West Street from the World Trade Center, in Battery Park City on the Hudson River. For visitors, the draw is its great glass hall full...
City Hall is the seat of New York's government, a pale stone palace with a domed tower in the middle of City Hall Park in Lower Manhattan. Finished in 1812, it is the oldest city hall in the United States still doing its original job: the mayor...
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is the busiest of the three airports that serve New York, on Jamaica Bay in Queens, 26 km southeast of Midtown Manhattan. More than 60 million passengers a year pass through its five...
Newark Liberty International Airport is the New York area's second-busiest airport, in New Jersey about 14 km west-southwest of Manhattan, and a major hub of United Airlines. Around 47 million passengers a year use it.
The AirTrain Newark...
LaGuardia Airport is New York's airport for flights within North America, on Flushing Bay in East Elmhurst, Queens. A perimeter rule bars most nonstops beyond 2,400 km, so long-haul flights use JFK and Newark. About 33 million passengers a year...
The Intrepid Museum, formerly the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, is a military, aerospace and history museum built around a World War II aircraft carrier, the USS Intrepid. It is moored at Pier 86 on the Hudson River, at 46th Street in...
The Cloisters is the Metropolitan Museum of Art's branch for medieval art and architecture, on a hilltop in Fort Tryon Park, at the northern end of Manhattan, above the Hudson River. Its buildings are made of real pieces of monasteries and abbeys...
The New York Stock Exchange, nicknamed "the Big Board", is the world's second-largest stock exchange, housed in a white marble temple on Broad Street at the corner of Wall Street in Lower Manhattan. Its building, opened in 1903, is a symbol of...
The Studio Museum in Harlem is a museum of art by artists of African descent, on 125th Street in Harlem. Founded in 1968 in a rented loft, it has long been a launching pad for young Black artists.
Since November 2025 it has filled a new...
Highly intellectual art gallery
Since neighboring project space Orchard closed in spring 2008, filmmaker Miguel Abreu has picked up the slack by hosting a highly intellectual series of performances, art theory seminars and film...
Cultural preservation of New York
The American Academy of Arts and Letters is an honor society of 250 architects, composers, artists, and writers. Members of the Academy are elected for life and pay no dues. As vacancies occur, the...
Refreshingly modern art
The art hanging on the walls of the ATM Gallery is always striking. Taking a regularly fresh approach to contemporary art, you can always find something surprising, yet inspiring all the same.
The ATM...
Fine art and luxury photography
Peter Lik's art gallery features the artist's fine art photography, as well as his luxury photography collections. The gallery was established in 2008, and has been a focal point for art lovers in SOHO ever...
This artistic haven boasts three small galleries that host ever-changing exhibitions, with past displays ranging from quilts crafted by 19th-century soldiers to sculptures by a renowned Ghanaian coffin-maker symbolizing slave-trading forts. If...
This waterfront museum offers a captivating exploration into modern Jewish identity and culture, from traditional practices to artistic accomplishments. Its core exhibition is divided into three levels: Jewish Life a Century Ago, Jewish Renewal,...
A museum dedicated to postcolonial New York, Federal Hall is a Greek Revival masterpiece. The exhibits explore George Washington’s inauguration, Alexander Hamilton’s relationship with the city, and John Peter Zenger’s trial and eventual...
Foundation center for the public service
In its efforts to raise awareness for public safety and the prevention of fires, the FDNY Fire Zone has created a foundation where that can take place in a fun and educational environment. ...
Dedicated to the lives touched by 9/11
One of the missions of the Ground Zero Museum Workshop is “to honor the men and women who lost their lives on September 11”.
The heroic efforts of the Ground Zero Recovery workers and those...
Hands on tech for kids of all ages
The Sony Wonder Technology Lab is a place of enjoyment for kids of all ages. Free, technology and science are the focal points for showing how entertainment is changing within our generation. The...
Charming children's playground
The irresistible allure of Billy Johnson Playground at Central Park is something that cannot be touched--only experienced. Also known as The Rustic Playground, the park is just north of the Children's Zoo,...
Old trolly stop in Central Park
Constructed in 1871, the Ladies Pavilion is a cast-iron structure that was razed as a shelter for people waiting for the trolley at 8th Avenue and 59th Street. Now a part of the expansive Central Park, the...
Constructed in 1765 as a countryside retreat for Roger and Mary Morris, the oldest house in Manhattan—an elegant mansion with columns—has achieved fame for being seized by the Continental Army in 1776 and briefly occupying the role of George...
Historic and financial walking tour
Wall Street Walks explores the Historic & Financial Heart of New York. Wall Street Walks offers a number of exciting and specialized walking of the financial district. See Lower Manhattan from an...
Glass-bottom dinner cruise
Bateaux New York is a European-inspired, all-glass vessel that will give you quite a cruise experience. Take an afternoon or an evening trip around New York's harbor, taking in the city from two very different...
Originally constructed to protect New York Harbor during the War of 1812, this national monument has since been transformed into an opera house, entertainment complex and even an aquarium. Today, it functions as a visitor center featuring a...
But its construction continues, and each year thousands of visitors come to admire its majestic beauty, as well as its unique blend of old and new. St John’s Cathedral in New York City is an awe-inspiring sight with its towering medieval-style...
Physically and spiritually beautiful church
The Catholic Church of Our Savior is a historic religious site in its own right. Housing its beautifully crafted tabernacle, the church offers a bit of its Spanish history with its Renaissance...
Popularly referred to as Grant's Tomb, this monument is the burial site of Ulysses S. Grant, the Civil War hero and 18th president of the United States, and his wife, Julia. It is the largest mausoleum in America and was completed in 1897, 12...
The historic enclave of Gramercy Park, a romantic oasis in the heart of Manhattan, was established in 1831 by Samuel Ruggles. He drained a swamp and designed the neighborhood’s streets after the style of English gardens. While access to the...
Exclusivity and prestige, two words which describe Park Avenue
Park Avenue is to residences what Broadway is to theater. The boulevard which runs through other neighborhoods is represented best by the opulent townhouses adjacent to Central...
Rose Center for Earth and Space's main attraction
Hayden Planetarium is the main attractions of the Rose Center for Earth and Space. The Star Theater here presents high resolution video space shows, while the Big Bang Theater reenacts the...
The New York Public Library, officially the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, is the flagship of the city's library system: a white marble Beaux-Arts palace on Fifth Avenue at 41st Street, with two stone lions at the door and one of the most...
Chartred sail for a watery city tour
Great for group outings, an evening on the town, or a different perspective on New York City, Shearwater Sailing offers chartered sail boat tours and events in the harbor. There are also events held...
Magical monument in Central Park
One of the most recognized monuments in Central Park, Belvedere Castle is a place of wonder and romance. The central location of the castle itself makes it easily accessible, even with the kids in tow. ...
Established in 1754, the oldest university in New York, King's College, had its beginnings in Lower Manhattan. Now one of the world's most esteemed research institutions, the Ivy League school relocated in 1897 to its expansive and gated campus,...
Diverse university parish
Centered at Columbus University amongst a diverse and heavily-populated urban neighborhood, the Corpus Christi Church stands as a unifying factor of it all. Surrounded by major educational institutions, students...
Central Queens' top attraction is the 1225-acre Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, which was constructed for the 1939 World’s Fair. The park's most iconic feature is the magnificent Unisphere – the world’s biggest globe, standing 120ft high and...
Harlem is the Manhattan neighborhood north of Central Park, long known as the cultural capital of Black New York, and perhaps of Black America. It is a place of music, churches, theaters and brownstone streets, and a living piece of American...