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See also Accommodations and Restaurant indexes below.

GENERAL INDEX Bungalow 8, 199 Buses, 15–16, 36–38 Abyssinian Baptist Church, 152–153 Business hours, 41–42 Accommodations, 45–77. See also Bus tours, 161 Accommodations Index; specific Butterfly Conservatory, 128 neighborhoods Airlines, 11–12 Airports, 11–15 Cabanas, 197 All State Cafe, 193–194 Cabaret, 187–188 American Express, 41 Cafe Carlyle, 187 American Family Immigration History Cafe Wha?, 200 Center, 130–131 Cain, 199 American Immigrant Wall of Honor, 130 Calendar of events, 3–8 American Museum of Natural History, , 179–180 121, 128 Carolines on , 188 Amtrak, 17 Car travel, 1, 17 Ansonia, 150–151 Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 153 Apollo Theater, 178–179 Cedar Tavern, 190–191 Area codes, 41 , 155–161 Arlene’s Grocery, 184 Central Park Zoo/Tisch Children’s Zoo, Art galleries, 142 158–159 ATMs, 19–20 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, 180 Channel Gardens, 135 Babysitting, 9 Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, 156 Bagels, 97 Chelsea, 29 Bars and cocktail lounges, 188–200 accommodations, 52 Battery Park, 24 restaurants, 92–96 B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 184 Chelsea Art District, 171 Belvedere Castle, 156 Children’s Museum of , Bemelmans Bar, 194 142–143 Big Apple Greeter, 9 Children’s Zoo (the Bronx), 165 Biking, 159, 164 Chinatown, 26, 83–84 Black, 200 Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, 83 Blue Note, 184–185 Chinese New Year, 3–4 The Boat House, 156 A Christmas Carol, 8 Boating, 159 Christmas traditions, 8 BoweryCOPYRIGHTED Ballroom, 185 Chrysler MATERIAL Building, 151 The Bronx, 164–165 Chumley’s, 188–189 Bronx Zoo, 164–165 Church Lounge, 189 Brooklyn, 166–168 Circle Line Cruises, 161–162 Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), 179 CityPass, 129 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 166 The Cloisters, 143 Brooklyn Bridge, 128–130 Clubs, 198–200 Brooklyn Museum of Art, 166–167 Club Shelter, 200 Brooklyn Public Library, 166 Comedy Cellar, 188 10_945188 bindex.qxp 10/10/06 8:51 PM Page 202

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Coney Island (Brooklyn), 167 Coney Island Museum (Brooklyn), 167 Garment District, 173 The Conservatory (Central Park), 156 Gay and lesbian travelers, 10–11 Cooper-Hewitt National Design The Ginger Man, 192–193 Museum, 143–144 Gramercy Park, 30 Credit cards, 20 accommodations, 52–57 Creole, 195 restaurants, 96–98 Crobar, 200 Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn), 8, 166 Customs regulations, 18–19 , 132–133 Gray Line New York Tours, 161 Great Hall Balcony Bar, 198 Greenwich Village, 28–29 airy (Central Park), 156 D accommodations, 49–51 The Dakota, 151 Halloween Parade, 7 Dance clubs and party scenes, 199–200 restaurants, 90–92 Debit cards, 20 shopping, 171 Delis, 106 Ground Zero, 26, 141 The Den, 196 Guest House, 199 Disabilities, travelers with, 9 Dive bars, 194–195 Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, 181, 185 Doctors, 42 Halloween Parade, Greenwich Double Happiness, 189 Village, 7 Dublin House, 197–198 Hanukkah Menorah, Lighting of, 8 Harbor cruises, 161–162 Harlem, 33 restaurants, 116–117 ar Inn, 189 E Harlem Spirituals, 163–164 Easter Parade, 4 Harlem Week, 6 The East Village, 28 Hell’s Kitchen, 31 restaurants, 88–89 Herald Square, 173 shopping, 170 Holiday Trimmings, 8 Elderhostel, 10 Home, 198 Ellis Island, 130–131, 138 Horse-drawn carriage rides, 159 El Museo del Barrio, 144 Hospitals, 42 Emergencies, 42 Hurley’s Hudson Beach Café, 197 Empire State Building, 131–132

ce-skating, 7, 160 amilies with children, 9 I F Immigration Museum, 130 Feinstein’s at The Regency, 187–188 Independence Day Harbor Festival, 5 Festivals and special events, 3–8 In-line skating, 160 and , 173–174 Inside CNN, 164 Film Society of Lincoln Center, International Center of Photography, 180–181 145 The Financial District, 24, 26 International travelers, 17–19 accommodations, 45–46 Inwood, 33 Flatiron Building, 151 The Flatiron District, 30 accommodations, 52–57 restaurants, 96–98 Jazz at Lincoln Center, 181 shopping, 172–173 Jeremy’s Ale House, 196 Fleet Week, 4–5 Jimmy’s Corner, 194 Flushing Meadows Park (Queens), 6 John F. Kennedy International Airport Fourth of July Fireworks, 5 (JFK), 11, 15 The Frick Collection, 144–145 Joyce Gold History Tours of New York, 163 10_945188 bindex.qxp 10/10/06 8:51 PM Page 203

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Money matters, 19–20 KGB Bar, 189–190 Monkey Bar, 193 King Cole Bar, 193 Morgan Library, 146–147 The Knitting Factory, 185–186 Municipal Art Society, 162 Murray Hill, 32 accommodations, 64–71 LaGuardia Airport, 11 restaurants, 105–110 Lasker Pool, 161 Museum Mile Festival, 5 Lasker Rink, 7, 160 Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Lesbian and Gay Pride Week and Memorial to the Holocaust, 147 March, 5 (MoMA), Libraries, 43 134–135 Limousine services, 13–14 Museum of Television & Radio, Lincoln Center Festival 2007, 5–6 147–148 Lincoln Center for the Performing Museum of the City of New York, 148 Arts, 180–183 Lincoln Center Out of Doors, 6 Liquor laws, 43 NBC Studio Tour, 135–136 Little Italy, 26–27 Neighborhoods, 24–33 Loeb Boathouse, 159 Newark International Airport, 11, 14 Lower East Side, 27 New Museum of Contemporary Art, accommodations, 46–48 148 restaurants, 84–86 Newspapers and magazines, 43 shopping, 168–169 New Year’s Eve, 8 Lower East Side Tenement Museum, New York Aquarium (Brooklyn), 145–146 167–168 Lower Manhattan, 24, 26 New York Botanical Garden, 165 Marathon, 7 New York Film Festival, 6–7 McSorley’s Old Ale House, 191 New-York Historical Society, 148–149 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, 7–8 New York International Auto Show, 4 , 139 New York magazine, 22 , 174 New York Philharmonic, 180 Marathon, New York City, 7 New York Public Library, 151–152 Meat-Packing District, 29–30 New York State Theater, 180 accommodations, 49–51 New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), 140 restaurants, 90–92 New York Times, 22, 175 shopping, 171 New York Waterway, 162 Medical requirements for entry, 18 Nightlife, 175–201 Mercury Lounge, 185, 186 92nd Street Y Tisch Center for the Messiah, 8 Arts, 162–163, 183 MetroCards, 34–37 NoHo, 28 Metropolitan Museum of Art, restaurants, 88–89 133–134 Nolita, 28 Metropolitan Opera, 180 restaurants, 86–88 Midsummer Night’s Swing, 6 shopping, 169–170 Midtown, 29–32 NoshWalks, 163 bars and cocktail lounges, 192–195 Nutcracker Ballet, 8 Midtown East, 32 NYC & Company, 1 accommodations, 64–71 NYCVB Visitor Information Center, 2, restaurants, 105–110 21–22 Midtown West, 30–31 accommodations, 57–64 restaurants, 98–105 10_945188 bindex.qxp 10/10/06 8:51 PM Page 204

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Smoking, 44 Oak Room, 188 S.O.B.’s, 186–187 Official NYC Visitor Kit, 1 SoHo, 27 Old Town Bar & Restaurant, 191 accommodations, 48–49 Orchard Street, 27 restaurants, 86–88 shopping, 169 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Pegu Club, 190–192 137 Pen-Top Bar, 197 Soul, 199 Pete’s Tavern, 190 South Street Seaport & Museum, 24, Pharmacies, 43 26, 149–150 Pier 17, 150 Special events and festivals, 3–8 Pizzerias, 104–105 Spirit, 199 Playgrounds, Central Park, 160 Staten Island Ferry, 137–138 Plunge, 196 Statue of Liberty, 138–139 Police, 43 Subway, 34–36, 41 Puerto Rican Day Parade, 5 Subway Inn, 195 Swimming, 161 , 136–137, 183–184 Tap a Keg, 195 Radio City Music Hall Christmas Taxes, 44 Spectacular, 7, 8, 183 Taxis, 38–40 Reservations, restaurant, 78 Telephone, area codes, 41 Restaurants, 78–120. See also Temple Bar, 192 Restaurant Index; specific Temple Emanu-El, 154 neighborhoods Thanksgiving Day Parade, 7–8 Restaurant Week, 3 Theater, 175–178 Restrooms, 43–44 Theater District, 173 Rink at , 135 , 135 Rise Bar, 196 Time Out New York, 22, 175 Rockefeller Center, 7, 8, 135–137 , 30–31 Rose Center for Earth and Space, 121 accommodations, 57–64 Rose Theater, 181 New Year’s Eve, 8 Rudy’s Bar & Grill, 194 restaurants, 98–105 Russian Vodka Room, 193 shopping, 173 sightseeing, 139 Times Square Visitors Center, 21 Safety, 40–41 Tisch Children’s Zoo, 158–159 St. John the Divine, Cathedral of, 153 Titanic Memorial Lighthouse, 150 St. Nick’s Pub, 186 Top of the Rock, 136 St. Patrick’s Cathedral, 154 Tourist information, 1–2, 21–22 St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 4 Tours, organized, 161–164 St. Paul’s Chapel, 155 Tower Galleries, 137 Sales tax, 44 Toys “R” Us store, 139 Senior travelers, 10 Train travel, 17 79th Street Boat Basin Café, 197 Transit information, 44 Shakespeare in the Park, 5 Transportation, 34–40 Shark Bar, 199 Travelers Aid, 44 Shecky’s New York Bar, Club & Traveler’s checks, 20 Lounge Guide, 175 TriBeCa, 26 Shopping, 168–174 restaurants, 78–82 Skyscraper Museum, 149 Trinity Church, 154–155 Smoke, 186 10_945188 bindex.qxp 10/10/06 8:51 PM Page 205

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Country Inn the City, 51 Under the Volcano, 193 Doubletree Guest Suites Times Union Square, 30 Square, 58 accommodations, 52–57 Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel, 70 restaurants, 96–98 Gershwin Hotel, 56–57 shopping, 172 Hotel Beacon, 72–74 United Nations, 152 Hotel Elysée, 66–67 Upper East Side, 32–33 Hotel 41, 60–61 accommodations, 75–77 Hotel Gansevoort, 49 restaurants, 118, 120 Hotel Giraffe, 53 Upper West Side, 32 Hotel Metro, 61–62 accommodations, 71–75 Hotel Newton, 74–75 restaurants, 110–118 The Hotel on Rivington, 46, 48 shopping, 174 Hotel Plaza Athénée, 76 Uptown, 32–33 Hotel QT, 62 bars and cocktail lounges, 195–200 Inn at Irving Place, 50, 53, 56 U.S. Open Tennis Championships, 6 Inn on 23rd Street, 50, 52 The Kitano New York, 67 Larchmont Hotel, 50–51 Village Vanguard, 187 Le Parker Meridien, 59 Village Voice, 22, 175 The Library Hotel, 67–68 Visas, 17–18 The Lowell, 76–77 Visitor information, 1–2, 21–22 The Lucerne, 74 The Mercer, 48–49 The Peninsula-New York, 64–65 Wall Street, 139–140 Red Roof Inn, 63 Washington Heights, 33 Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park, Weather, 3, 44 45–46 Weill Recital Hall, 180 Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park, West Indian-American Day Parade, 6 57 Westminster Dog Show, 4 The Roger, 68–69 White Horse Tavern, 190 St. Regis, 65 Whitney Museum, 140 Sofitel New York, 59–60 Wollman Rink, 7, 160 Thirty Thirty, 70–71 World Trade Center Site, 26, 141 Travel Inn, 63–64 Trump International Hotel & Tower, 71–72 Yankee Stadium, 141 Waldorf=Astoria and the Waldorf Towers, 69–70 The Wall Street Inn, 46 Zankel Concert Hall, 180 RESTAURANTS ACCOMMODATIONS Absolute Bagels, 97, 115 Affinia Gardens, 77 Amy Ruth’s, 116 The Algonquin, 57–58 A.O.C. Bedford, 90 The Benjamin, 65–66 Aquavit, 105–107 Broadway Inn, 62–63 Artie’s Delicatessen, 114 Carlton Hotel on Madison Avenue, Artie’s New York Delicatessen, 106 52–53 Barbetta, 98–99 The Carlyle: A Rosewood Hotel, Barney Greengrass, the Sturgeon 75–76 King, 106, 114–115 Casablanca Hotel, 60 Becco, 101 Colonial House Inn, 51 Big Wong King, 83 10_945188 bindex.qxp 10/10/06 8:51 PM Page 206

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BLT Fish, 96 Lupa, 87 BLT Steak, 107 Maremma, 91 Bombay Talkie, 92–93 Mas, 90–91 Bread Tribeca, 79, 82 M&G Diner, 117 Brick Lane Curry House, 88–89 Miss Mamie’s Spoonbread Too, 117 Bubby’s Pie Company, 82 Molyvos, 100 Burger Joint, 102, 108 Mo Pitkin’s House of Satisfaction, 89 Café des Artistes, 110 Murray’s Bagels, 92, 97 Carmine’s, 100, 111, 114 New York Burger Co., 98, 108 Carnegie Deli, 102, 106 New York Noodletown, 83 Celeste, 115 Noche Mexicana, 118 Cendrillon, 86–87 Norma’s, 101 Chanterelle, 78–79 Oceana, 108–109 Charles’ Southern Style Kitchen, 116 The Odeon, 82 City Bakery, 98 Onera, 114 Clinton St. Baking Company, 85 Ouest, 111 Cookshop, 92 Oyster Bar & Restaurant, 110 Copeland’s, 116–117 Pao!, 87–88 Country, 107–108 Paola’s, 118, 120 Dévi, 96–98 Patsy’s Pizzeria, 105 Ess-A-Bagel, 97, 110 Pho Viet Huong, 84 Fiamma Osteria, 86 P.J. Clarke’s, 108–110 Flor de Mayo, 115–117 Rare Bar & Grill, 109, 110 Frankie & Johnnie’s, 99 RUB, 93, 96 Good Enough to Eat, 117–118 Sapporo, 103 Gray’s Papaya, 115 Savann, 114 Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, 104 Serendipity 3, 120 H&H Bagels, 97, 115 Shake Shack, 98, 109 ‘inoteca, 85 Stage Deli, 102, 106 John’s Pizzeria, 92, 102, 104 Strip House, 91 Katz’s Delicatessen, 85–86, 106 Sylvia’s, 117 Keens Steakhouse, 99–100 Tavern on the Green, 110–111 La Nacional, 93 THOR, 84 Landmarc, 79 Totonno’s Pizzeria Napolitano, 105 Le Miu, 88 Uncle Nick’s, 103 Lombardi’s, 104–105 Virgil’s Real BBQ, 102 Lombardi’s Pizza, 88 Wondee Siam, 103–104