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See also Accommodations and Restaurant indexes below.

GENERAL INDEX Aquarium, New York (), 162–163 Architectural highlights, 145–147 A ARP, 10 Area codes, 39 ABC Carpet & Home, 166 Area . . . id, 165 Abyssinian Baptist Church, 147–148 Arlene Grocery, 181 Accommodations, 42–75. See also Art galleries, 137–138 Accommodations Index Art museums Chelsea, 47 The Cloisters, 138–139 Financial District, 43–44 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Flatiron District, 47–53 Museum, 139 , 47–53 The Frick Collection, 140 Greenwich Village, 46 International Center of Photography Midtown East, 61–67 (ICP), 140 Midtown West, 53–61 Metropolitan Museum of Art, price categories and rack rates, 42 129–130 reservation services, 42 Museum of Modern Art tax, 41 (MoMA), 130 Times Square, 53–61 Solomon R. Guggenheim TriBeCa, 44–46 Museum, 132 Union Square, 47–53 Whitney Museum of American Upper East Side, 73–75 Art, 136 , 68–72 Astor Hall, 147 Airlines, 11–12 ATA, 12 Airports, 11–13 Avalon, 194 transportation to and from, 12–18 Air-Ride, 12 AirTrains, 14–15 AirTran, 12 B abysitting services, 9 A La Maison, 170 Bagels, 96 Allstate, 16 BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), American Airlines, 12 176 American Express, 20, 39 BAMcafé (Brooklyn), 177 American Family Immigration BAM Rose Cinemas (Brooklyn), History Center, 127 176–177 American Immigrant Wall Barneys New York, 170 of Honor, 127 Barrumundi, 188 AmericanCOPYRIGHTED Museum of Natural Bars and cocktail MATERIAL lounges, 186–193 History, 118–119 Battery Park, 24 America West, 12 Beacon Theatre, 181 Amtrak, 17 Belvedere Castle, 150 Amy’s Bread, 168 Bemelmans Bar, 192 Anna Sui, 164 Bergdorf Goodman, 169 , 145 Big Apple Circus, 8 Apollo Theater, 176 Big Apple Greeter, 10 10_571494 index.qxd 10/12/04 6:17 PM Page 197

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Biking, 153 ice-skating, 7 tours, 159 Runner’s World Midnight Run, 9 Blades Board and Skate, 154 safety tip, 152 Bleecker Street, 166 The Conservancy, 150 Bloomingdale’s, 169 Central Park Drive, 153–155 Blue Note, 181–182 /Tisch Children’s Zoo, The Boat House (Central Park), 150 152–153 Boating, 153 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Boroughs, 22–23 Center, 178 Botanical Garden, New York Channel Gardens, 131 (), 160–161 Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, 150 Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, 161 Chelsea, 29 Bowery Ballroom, 182 accommodations, 47 Line, 172 art galleries, 138 Broadway on Broadway, 6 restaurants, 90–91 Broadway Ticket Center, 175 Chelsea Commons, 189–190 Bronwyn Keenan, 137 Chelsea Market, 168 The Bronx, sights and attractions, Chelsea Piers, 29 159–161 Chelsea Wine Vault, 168 Wildlife Conservation Park, Cheryl Hazan Arts Gallery, 137 159–160 Children, families with, 9 Brooklyn, sights and attractions, Children’s Museum of , 161–163 138 Brooklyn Academy of Music Children’s Zoo (the Bronx), 160 (BAM), 176 Chinatown, 26 , 161 restaurants, 80 Brooklyn Bridge, 119, 126 shopping, 163 Brooklyn Museum of Art, 161–162 Chinese New Year, 3–4 Brooklyn Public Library, 161 Choice Hotels, 10–11 Buses, 35–36 A Christmas Carol, 8 to New York, 17 Christmas traditions, 8 to/from airports, 16–17 Christopher Street, 166 Butterfly Conservatory, 119 Chrysler Building, 146 Church Lounge, 186 Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises, C abaret, 184–185 156–157 Café Carlyle, 184–185 City Center, 177 Calendar of events, 3–9 CityPass, 126 Carmel, 16 The Cloisters, 138–139 Carnegie Hall, 177 Club Shelter, 194 Carolines on Broadway, 185 Comedy Cellar, 185–186 Car rentals, 1 Comedy clubs, 185–186 Car travel, 17–18 Coney Island (Brooklyn), 162 Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 148 Confino Family Apartment tour, CBGB, 182 141–142 CenterCharge, 178 The Conservatory, 150 Central Park, 149–155, 180 Continental Airlines, 12 activities, 153 Cooper-Hewitt National Design exploring, 152–153 Museum, 139 getting to, 150 Crobar, 194 guided walks, 150 Currency and currency exchange, 20 10_571494 index.qxd 10/12/04 6:17 PM Page 198

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Fourth of July Fireworks D airy, The (Central Park), 150 Spectacular, 5 The Dakota, 146 The Frick Collection, 140 Dance clubs and party scenes, Frontier Airlines, 12 194–195 Dean & DeLuca, 168 Delis, 105 G arment District, The, 166 Delta Airlines, 12 Gay and lesbian travelers, 5 DFN Gallery, 137 accommodations, 51 Diamond District, 167 information and resources, 11 Diana Ross Playground, 154 GE Building, 131 Disabilities, travelers with, 9–10 The Ginger Man, 190 Doctors, 40 Global Tickets Edwards & Edwards, Double-decker bus tours, 156 172 Double Happiness, 186 Gotham Comedy Club, 186 Dublin House, 193 Gramercy Park, 29, 30 Dylan’s Candy Bar, 169 accommodations, 47–53 restaurants, 91–96 Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn), 161 E ar Inn, 186–187 Grand Central Terminal, 128–129 Easter Parade, 4 restaurants, 106–107 East Village, 28 Gray Line New York Tours, 156 restaurants, 84–86 Great Hall Balcony Bar, 193 shopping, 165 Greenwich Village, 28–29 Eden, 193 accommodations, 46 Elderhostel, 10 restaurants, 86–90 ElderTreks, 10 shopping, 165–166 Electronics stores, 167 Greenwich Village Halloween Ellis Island, 126–127, 134 Parade, 7 El Museo del Barrio, 139–140 Ground Zero (World Trade Center Emergencies, 40 site), 24, 136–137 Empire State Building, 127–128 Guggenheim Museum, 132–133 E-Walk, 167

H AI Hot Line, 10 F airway, 168–169 Halloween Parade, Greenwich Families with children, 9 Village, 7 Fat Witch Bakery, 168 Hanukkah Menorah, Lighting of the, 9 Feinstein’s at the Regency, 185 Harbor cruises, 156–157 Festivals and special events, 3–9 Harlem, 32–33 and 57th Street, 168 restaurants, 117 Film Society of Lincoln Center, 178 Harlem Spirituals, 158–159 Financial District, 24 Harlem Week, 6 accommodations, 43–44 Hat Shop, 164 Flatiron Building, 146 Hell’s Kitchen, 30–31 Flatiron District, 29, 30 Henri Bendel, 169 accommodations, 47–53 , shopping, 166 restaurants, 91–96 High Bar, 189 shopping, 166 Historic Orchard Street Shopping Fleet Week, 4–5 District, 163–164 HIV-positive visitors, 19 10_571494 index.qxd 10/12/04 6:17 PM Page 199

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Holiday trimmings, 8 Jimmy’s Corner, 190 Horse-drawn carriage rides, 154 Joyce Gold History Tours of New York, Hospital Audiences, 9 158 Hospitals, 40 JVC Jazz Festival, 178 Hotel ConXions, 42 Hotel Reservations Network, 42 Hotels, 42–75. See also Accommoda- K eith Prowse & Co., 172, 175 tions Index Kelly Christy, 165 Chelsea, 47 King Cole Bar, 191 Financial District, 43–44 The Knitting Factory, 183 Flatiron District, 47–53 Gramercy Park, 47–53 Greenwich Village, 46 L aGuardia Airport, 11–13, 16, 17 Midtown East, 61–67 , 7, 154 Midtown West, 53–61 Legends, 16 price categories and rack rates, 42 Lehmann Maupin, 137 reservation services, 42 Lesbian and Gay Community Services tax, 41 Center, 11 Times Square, 53–61 Lesbian and Gay Pride Week and TriBeCa, 44–46 March, 5 Union Square, 47–53 Lettie G. Howard, 145 Upper East Side, 73–75 Limousine services, 13–16 Upper West Side, 68–72 Lincoln Center Festival 2005, 5, 178 House of Cards and Curiosities, 166 Lincoln Center for the Performing Humanities and Social Sciences Arts, 177 Library, 147 Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors, 178 Lincoln Center Theater, 178 Liquor laws, 40–41 I ce cream, 116 Little Italy, 26 Ice-skating, 7 pasticcerie, 81 Central Park, 154 Loeb Boathouse, 153 Immigration Museum, 127 Lord & Taylor, 166 Independence Day Harbor Festival, 5 Louis K. Meisel, 137 In-line skating, 154 , 26 International Center of Photography restaurants, 84 (ICP), 140 shopping, 163–164 International Gay & Lesbian Travel Lower East Side Tenement Museum, Association (IGLTA), 11 141 International travelers, 18–20 Lower Manhattan, 24 Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, 126, 140–141 Inwood, 33 M acy’s, 166 Irving Plaza, 182–183 Thanksgiving Day Parade, 8 Isaac Stern Auditorium, 177 Madame Tussaud’s New York, 135 Madison Avenue, shopping on, 170 Makor, 181 J azz Standard, 183 Marathon, , 7 Jeremy’s Ale House, 188 Marc Jacobs, 164 JetBlue, 12 Meat-Packing District, 29 JFK International Airport, 11–17 restaurants, 86–90 Jill Anderson, 165 10_571494 index.qxd 10/12/04 6:17 PM Page 200

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Medical requirements for entry, New York International Auto Show, 4 19–20 New York magazine, 22 Mercury Lounge, 183 New York National Boat Show, 3 Messiah, 8 New York Philharmonic, 178, 180 Metro Bicycles, 153 New York Public Library, 146–147 MetroCards, 34–36 New York Road Runners, 155 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York State Theater, 178 129–130 New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), 135 Metropolitan Opera, 177–178, 180 New York Times, 22, 171 Midsummer Night’s Swing, 6, 178 New York Transit Museum Store, 129 Midtown East, 31 New York Waterway, 157 accommodations, 61–67 Nightlife, listings, 171 restaurants, 103–104 Niketown, 168 Midtown West, 30 92nd Street Y, 157–158 accommodations, 53–61 92nd Street Y Tisch Center for the restaurants, 96–103 Arts, 179–181 Midwest Airlines, 12 NoHo, 28 Money matters, 20 Nolita, 27 Monkey Bar, 191–192 restaurants, 81–82 Mostly Mozart, 6, 178 shopping, 164–165 Municipal Art Society, 157 Northwest Airlines, 12 Murray Hill, 32 NoshWalks, 158 restaurants, 103–104 The Nutcracker, 8 Museum Mile, 32 NYC & Company, 1 Museum Mile Festival, 5 NYC/Onstage, 172 Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living NYCVB Visitor Information Center, Memorial to the Holocaust, 21–22 142–143 in London, 2 Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), 130 Museum of Television & Radio, 143 Museum of the City of New York, 142 O ak Room, The, 185 Music, live, 181–184 Official NYC Visitor Kit, 1 O. K. Harris, 137 Olympia Airport Express, 17 N atural History, American Orchard Street, 27 Museum of, 118–119 Oscar Wilde Bookshop, 11 NBA Store, 168 NBC Experience store, 131 NBC Studio Tour, 131 P angaea, 187 NBC television studios, 131 Pat Hoffman Friedman Playground, Neighborhoods, 24–33 154 Newark International Airport, 11–17 Pearl River, 163 New Museum of Contemporary Art, Peking, 145 143–144 Penn Station, 17 New Year’s Eve, 9 Pen-Top Bar, 189 New York Airport Service, 16–17 Performing arts, 176–181 New York Aquarium (Brooklyn), Peter Blum Gallery, 137 162–163 Pete’s Tavern, 192 New York Botanical Garden (the Pharmacies, 41 Bronx), 160–161 Pier 17, 145 New York City Marathon, 7 Pioneer, 145 New York Film Festival, 7, 178 Pizza, 102 New-York Historical Society, 144 Playgrounds, Central Park, 154 10_571494 index.qxd 10/12/04 6:17 PM Page 201

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Police, 41 Port Authority Terminal, 17 S afety, 38–39 Punch & Judy, 187 St. John the Divine, Cathedral of, 148 St. Marks Place, 165 St. Nick’s Pub, 184 Q uikbook, 42 St. Patrick’s Cathedral, 148–149 St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 4 Saks Fifth Avenue, 169 R adio City Music Hall, 131–132, Sales, 167 181 Sales tax, 41 Radio City Music Hall Christmas Sanctum, 187 Spectacular, 7, 132, 181 Satalla, 183–184 Reflecting Absence, 137 Seasons, 2–3 Reservations Selia Yang, 165 hotel, 42 Senior travelers, 10–11 restaurants, 76 Shakespeare in the Park, 5, 180 Restaurants, 76–117. See also Shark Bar, 193 Restaurant Index Shine, 194 Chelsea, 90–91 Shopping, 163–170 Chinatown, 80 Chinatown, 163 East Village, 84–86 East Village, 165 Flatiron District, 91–96 Flatiron District, 166 Gramercy Park, 91–96 Greenwich Village, 165–166 Grand Central Terminal, 106–107 Herald Square, 166 Greenwich Village, 86–90 Lower East Side, 163–164 Harlem, 117 Nolita, 164–165 Lower East Side, 84 SoHo, 164 Meat-Packing District, 86–90 sources for serious shoppers, 167 Midtown East, 103–104 Times Square, 167–168 Midtown West, 96–103 Union Square, 166 Murray Hill, 103–104 Shuttle services, to/from airports, Nolita, 81–82 16–17 reservations, 76 Sights and attractions SoHo, 81–82 in the outer boroughs, 159 Times Square, 96–103 places of worship, 147–149 TriBeCa, 76–80 skyscrapers and other architectural Union Square, 91–96 highlights, 145–147 Upper East Side, 114–117 top attractions, 118–137 Upper West Side, 107–113 tours, 155–159 Restaurant Week, 4 Skyscraper Museum, 144 Rise Bar, 188–189 Skyscrapers, 145, 146 Riverside Park, 155, 189 Smoke, 184 , 31, 130–132 Smoking, 41 ice-skating rink, 7, 131 SoHo, 27 Lighting of the Christmas Tree, 8 restaurants, 81–82 Tram, 132 shopping, 164 Rose Center for Earth and Space, 118 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Roundabout Theatre Company, 174 132 Rudy’s Bar & Grill, 190–191 South Street Seaport, 24, 144–145 Runner’s World Midnight Run, 9 South Street Seaport Museum, 145 Running, 154–155 Southwest Airlines, 12 Russian Vodka Room, 192 Special events and festivals, 3–9 Rustic Playground, 154 Spector Playground, 154 10_571494 index.qxd 10/12/04 6:17 PM Page 202

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Spirit (club), 194–195 United Airlines, 12 Spirit Airlines, 12 United Nations, 147 Stage Door Tour, 132 Upper East Side, 32 Ferry, 133 accommodations, 73–75 , 134–135 restaurants, 114–117 Subway, 33–35 Upper West Side, 32 safety tips, 39 accommodations, 68–72 Subway Inn, 191 restaurants, 107–113 Super Shuttle, 16 shopping, 170 Swing 46, 195 Urban Outfitters, 165–166 US Airways, 12 U.S. Open Tennis Championships, 6 T ap a Keg, 191 Taxes, 41 Taxis, 36–38 V illage Vanguard, The, 184 to/from airports, 13 Village Voice, 22, 171 Tel-Aviv, 16 Visas, 18–19 TeleCharge, 172, 179 Visitor information, 1–2, 21–22 Telephone area codes, 39 Temple Emanu-El, 149 Thanksgiving Day Parade, 8 W alker’s, 187 Theater, 171–176 Wall Street, 135 Theatre Direct International (TDI), 172 Washington Heights, 33 Thomas Cook Currency Services, 20 , 28 Ticketmaster, 172, 179 Weather, 2–3, 41 Tiffany & Co., 168 Weill Recital Hall, 177 Time Out New York, 22, 171 West Indian-American Day Times Square, 30 Parade, 6 accommodations, 53–61 Westminster Kennel Club Dog restaurants, 96–103 Show, 4 shopping, 167–168 , 29 sightseeing, 135 Whiskey Ward, 188 Times Square Visitors Center, 21 White Horse Tavern, 187–188 Tisch Children’s Zoo, 153 Whitney Museum of American Titanic Memorial Lighthouse, 145 Art, 136 TKTS booth, 175–176 Wild West Playground, 154 Today show, 131 , 7, 154 Toga Bike Shop, 153 World Trade Center site Toys “R” Us, 135, 167 (Ground Zero), 24, 136–137 Train travel, 17 Transportation, 33–38 to/from airports, 12–18 Z abar’s, 169 TriBeCa, 24, 26 Zankel Concert Hall, 177 accommodations, 44–46 Zenith Media Lounge, 143 restaurants, 76–80 Zoos Bronx Zoo Wildlife Conservation Park, 159–160 U nder the Volcano, 192 Central Park Zoo/Tisch Children’s Union Square, 29, 30 Zoo, 152–153 accommodations, 47–53 Zum Schneider, 188–189 restaurants, 91–96 shopping, 166 10_571494 index.qxd 10/12/04 6:17 PM Page 203

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ACCOMMODATIONS W Times Square, 57 Affinia Dumont, 62–63 W Union Square, 51–52 Americana Inn, 59–60 Belvedere Hotel, 57–58 The Benjamin, 63 RESTAURANTS Broadway Inn, 58 Absolute Bagels, 96, 112 The Carlyle, 73 Acme Bar & Grill, 85 Chelsea Lodge, 47 Aix, 111 Colonial House Inn, 47, 51 Aquavit, 97–99 Cosmopolitan Hotel-Tribeca, 44, 46 Artie’s New York Delicatessen, 105 Country Inn the City, 51, 68 Atelier, 97 Doubletree Times Square Guest Babbo, 86 Suites, 53–54 Balthazar, 82 Excelsior Hotel, 69 Barney Greengrass, the Sturgeon Gershwin Hotel, 52 King, 105, 112 Habitat Hotel, 66–67 Big Wong King, 80 Hotel Beacon, 69–71 The Biltmore Room, 90 Hotel Giraffe, 47, 50 Blue Smoke, 94–95 Hotel Metro, 59 Boat Basin Café, 155 Hotel Newton, 72 Bread Tribeca, 79 Hotel Plaza Athénée, 73–74 Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory, 116 Inn at Irving Place, 50 Bubby’s, 79–80 Inn on 23rd Street, 47, 50 Café Boulud, 114–115 Larchmont Hotel, 46 Café des Artistes, 107, 110 Le Parker Meridien, 54–55 Caffé Roma, 81 The Library Hotel, 64 Carmine’s, 99–100, 112 The Lucerne, 71–72 Carnegie Deli, 101, 105 The Marcel, 52–53 Celeste, 112 The Melrose Hotel, 75 ‘Cesca, 111 The Michelangelo, 55 Chanterelle, 76, 78 The Novotel, 57 Charles’ Southern-Style Kitchen, 117 The Peninsula–New York, 61 Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, 116 Plaza Hotel, 64–65 City Crab, 95 Red Roof Inn, 60 Clinton St. Baking Company, 84 The Regency, 65 Cold Stone Creamery, 116 Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Cub Room, 81 Park, 43 Custard Beach, 116 Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Daniel, 114 Park, 53 db Bistro Moderne, 98 St. Regis, 62 Dos Caminos, 82, 95 Sofitel New York, 55–56 EJ’s Luncheonette, 89, 112 The Stanhope Park Hyatt New York, Eleven Madison Park, 91, 94 74–75 Ess-A-Bagel, 96, 107 Thirty Thirty, 67 Ferrara, 81 Travel Inn, 60–61 Fiamma Osteria, 81–82 Tribeca Grand Hotel, 44 Flor de Mayo, 112–113 Trump International Hotel & Tower, 68 Florent, 89–90 Waldorf=Astoria and the Waldorf Good Enough to Eat, 113 Towers, 66 Grand Sichuan International, 91 Wall Street Inn, 43–44 Grimaldi’s, 102 The Westin New York at Times H&H Bagels, 96, 112 Square, 56–57 Home, 88 10_571494 index.qxd 10/12/04 6:17 PM Page 204

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Hurley’s Hudson Beach Café, 155, 189 Pampano, 104 Il Laboratorio del Gelato, 116 Patsy’s Pizzeria, 102, 117 Jean-Georges, 110 Payard Pâtisserie & Bistro, 115 Joe’s Pizza, 89 P.J. Clarke’s, 106 John’s, 102 Prime Burger, 107 John’s Pizzeria, 89, 102 rm, 104–106 Katz’s Delicatessen, 84, 105 Sapporo, 103 La Grenouille, 103–104 Second Avenue Deli, 85, 105 Lombardi’s, 102 Serendipity 3, 115, 117 Lombardi’s Pizza, 82 Boat Basin Café, 189 Mandoo Bar, 103 Stage Deli, 101, 105 Mickey Mantle’s, 100 Strip House, 86, 88 Mojo, 84–85 Sylvia’s, 117 Molyvos, 98–99 Tamarind, 94 Moran’s Chelsea, 90–91 , 110–111 Murray’s Bagels, 89, 96 Thalassa, 78–79 New York Noodletown, 80 Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse, 99 Nobu/Next Door Nobu, 78 Veselka, 85–86 Norma’s, 100–101 Virgil’s Real BBQ, 101 Nougatine, 110 Voyage, 88–89 Old Town Bar & Restaurant, 96