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18_573837 bindex.qxd 12/14/04 11:22 PM Page 299 Index See also Accommodations and Restaurant indexes, below. GENERAL INDEX Alamo car rentals, 290 Art & Tapisserie, 247 Albee Baby Carriage Co., 251 ARTime, 186 Alexander Hamilton Customs Art museums A AA (American Automo- House, 189 American Folk Art bile Association), 290, 291 Alex’s MVP Cards, 239 Museum, 164 traveler’s checks, 14 Alice Austen House (Staten Children’s Museum of the AARP, 23 Island), 178 Arts, 164 Abracadabra, 245 All of a Kind Family, 36 The Cloisters, 165–166 Access America, 20 All State Car and Limo, 28 Cooper-Hewitt National Accommodations, 52–84. Alphabets, 243 Design Museum, 166 See also Accommodations The Amato Opera Theatre, Forbes Magazine Galleries, Index 263 166 best bets, 8–10 AMC Empire, 188 Guggenheim Museum, Brooklyn, 83–84 American Airlines, 26, 289 166–167 discounts, 13 American Automobile Asso- Metropolitan Museum of Flatiron District and Green- ciation (AAA), 290, 291 Art, 158–159 wich Village, 79–80 traveler’s checks, 14 Museum of Modern Art high season, 53 American Ballet Theatre, 267 (MoMA), 168 Lower Manhattan, 80–83 American Express, traveler’s Queens Museum of Art, Midtown East, 74–79 checks, 14 175–176 price categories, 59 American Folk Art Museum, tours, 186 reservations, 53 164 ArtsConnection, 222 services, 53, 59 American Foundation for the Asia Society, 224 surfing for, 24–25 Blind, 24 Asphalt Green, 221 with swimming pools, 62 American Girl Place, 1, 2, Astor Place, 191, 220 taxes, 51 144–145, 241–242 Astroland (Brooklyn), 176 toll-free numbers and The American Girls Revue, ATA, 26 websites, 297–298 260 ATMs (automated teller Upper East Side, 64–68 American Kennels, 242 machines), 14, 287 Upper West Side, 59–64 American Museum of Folk Augustus Saint-Gaudens what’s new, 2 Art, 224 Park, 212 The Adventures of Taxi gift shop, 249 Austen, Alice, House (Staten Dog, 36 American Museum of Nat- Island), 178 Aer Lingus, 289 ural History, 5, 143–145, Autorent, 47 Affinia hotels, 75 152–154, 195 Avenues, 37–38 Afternoon tea, 121, 124 gift shop, 248 Avery Fisher Hall, 264 Air Canada, 289 treasure hunt, 152 Avis car rentals, 47, 290 Airfares American Museum of the surfingCOPYRIGHTED for, 24 Moving Image (Queens), MATERIAL tips for getting the best, 174–175 B aby Depot at Burlington 30–31, 289 America West, 26 Coat Factory, 233, 251 Airlines, 26, 289–290 AMNH IMAX Theater, 265 BabyGap, 229 bankruptcy, 31 Amtrak, 33 Babysitters, 59 international, 288–289 Ancient Playground, 209 Baby Sitters Guild, 49 toll-free numbers and Animal Bites, 50 Babysitting services, 49 websites, 296–297 Annex Flea Market, 227 Bagels, 98 Air New Zealand, 289 Aquarium, Maritime (Nor- Ballet, 267 Airports, 26–30 walk,Connecticut), 280 Ball fields, Central Park, 198 Airport security, 29–30 Aquarium, New York Balto the sled dog, 201 AirTrain JFK, 28 (Brooklyn), 179 Bambini, 235 AirTrain Newark, 28 Arcades, 273–274 BAMKids Film Festival, 265 AirTran, 26 18_573837 bindex.qxd 12/14/04 11:22 PM Page 300 300 INDEX Bank Street College Book Bonne Nuit, 232 Buttercup Bake Shop, 111 Store, 227 Bonpoint, 236 Butterfly Zone (Bronx Zoo), Barnard College, 193 Bookberries, 228 155 Barnes & Noble, 227–228 Books, set in New York story hours, 273 City, 36 Baseball, 8, 213–214, Books of Wonder, 228, 273 C abs, 34, 46 272–273 Bookstores, 227–229 to/from airports, 26, 28 The Baseball Center NYC, Borders, 228 Café Figaro, 190 214 Borough Tow Pound, 47 Caffe Dante, 190 Basketball, 270–271 Botanical Garden, New York Caffe Reggio, 190 Basketball courts, 214 (the Bronx), 181 Caffé Roma, 192 Bathrooms, 48 Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, Calypso Enfants, 232 Battery Park, 204 180 Canal Street, 191 Battery Park City, 41, 204 Bow Bridge (Central Park), Candy, chocolate and Battery Park City Esplanade, 198 sweets, 229 162 Bowling, 215–216 Cards and collectible figures, Battery Park Promenade, 215 Bowlmor Lanes, 215 239–240 A Bear’s Place, 253 British Airways, 288 Carl Schurz Park, 204 The Beast (high-speed Broad St., No. 85, 189 Carl Schurz Park Playground, boat), 185 Broadway, 37 211 Beauty and the Beast, 260 No. 195, 189–190 Carmel, 28 Beggars, 22 The Bronx, 42, 141 Carmine Street Playground, Bellini, 251 Yankee Stadium Tour, 174 212 Belt Parkway, 40 Bronx Equestrian Center, Carmine Street pool, 221 Bengali Express monorail 217 Carnegie Hall Family ride (Bronx Zoo), 155 Bronx River Parkway, 40 Concerts, 264 Berkeley Girl, 235 Bronx Zoo, 1, 48, 154–156 CarnegieKids, 264 Bernard Family Playground, Brooklyn, 42–43, 141 Carousels, 167 210 accommodations, 83–84 Car travel, 32–33, 47, 288 Bethesda Fountain (Central pizza, 139–140 for international visitors, Park), 198 playgrounds, 213 290 Bethesda Terrace (Central sights and attractions, Castle Clinton National Park), 198 172–174, 176 Monument, 204 Betwixt, 236 strolling around, 194–196 Catamimi, 232 Bicycling, 214–215 Brooklyn Academy of Music Cathedral of St. John the BiddingForTravel, 24 (BAM), 257 Divine, 193, 224 Big Apple Circus, 18, 258 Brooklyn Banks, 220 Cellphones, 25–26 Big Apple Greeter, 41 Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, 43 Central Park, 1, 37, 38, 40, Big Apple Parent, 13, 256 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 197–202 Big City Kites, 253 180 animal statues in, 200–201 Big Fun Toys, 2, 226, 253 Cherry Blossom Festival, 17 basketball courts, 214 Big Onion Walking Tours, 186 Brooklyn Bridge, 194–196 bicycling, 214–215 Bike New York: The Great Brooklyn Center for the The Dairy, 182 Five Boro Bike Tour, 17 Performing Arts, 263 Dana Discovery Center, Bird-watching, Prospect Park Brooklyn Children’s 182, 222 Audubon Center, 183 Museum, 172–173 Easter egg hunt, 17 Black History Month, 17 Brooklyn Cyclones, 269 Henry Luce Nature Obser- Blades Board & Skate, Brooklyn Heights, 196 vatory at Belvedere 220, 250 Brooklyn Heights Castle, 182–183 Bleecker Bob’s Golden Promenade, 162–163 in-line skating and Oldies, 245 Brooklyn Museum, 173 roller-skating, 219 Bleecker Street, 190 Brooklyn-Queens Express- playgrounds, 205 Bleecker Street Playground, way (BQE), 40 Shakespeare Garden, 183 212 Bruce Frank, 240 sights and attractions, Bloomingdale’s, 241 Bruckner Expressway, 33 198–202 Blue Man Group: Tubes, 261 Bryant Park Carousel, 167 story hours, 273 The Boathouse (Prospect Bucket shops, 31 Victorian Gardens, Park), 203 Budget car rentals, 47, 290 1, 177–178 Boat tours, 184–185 Business hours, 49, 291 Central Park Carousel, 167 Prospect Park (Brooklyn), Bus tours, 183–184 Central Park Chess and 203 Bus travel, 34–35, 45–46, Checkers House, 216 Boingo, 25 290 Central Park Tennis Center, Bombalulu’s, 232 221 18_573837 bindex.qxd 12/14/04 11:22 PM Page 301 GENERAL INDEX 301 Central Park Wildlife Center, City Lights, 263 Crumbs, 111 6, 156 City Parks Special Events Cupcakes, 111 gift shop, 249 Hot line, 50 Currency and currency Central Reservation City Pass, 142 exchange, 286 Service, 53 Claire’s, 244 Customs regulations, Chameleon Comics, 239 Claremont Playground, 210 284–285 Channel Gardens, 188 Claremont Stables, 217–218 Cybercafe, 50 Chatham Square, 192 Classes and workshops, Cyclone roller coaster Chelsea, 41 222–224 (Brooklyn), 176 playgrounds, 212 Classic Toys, 253 restaurants, 121–125 Clement Clarke Moore Park, shopping, 226 212 D affy’s, 234 Chelsea Kids Quarters, 251 Climbing, 216 The Dairy, 182 Chelsea Market, 124 The Cloisters, 165–166 Dana Discovery Center (Cen- Chelsea Piers AMF Bowling, Clothing, 229–239 tral Park), 182, 222 215–216, 273 baby and preschooler, 229, Dance performances, 267 Chelsea Piers Field House 232–233 Dance Theater Workshop, 267 basketball courts, 214 boys’ fashions, 238–239 Dateline, 6–7 batting cages, 214 everyday, 233–235 Daylight saving time, 294 climbing, 216 girls’ fashions, 235–238 Delacorte Theater (Central golf, 216–217 what to pack, 19–20 Park), 201 gymnastics, 217 Coliseum Books, 228 Delta Airlines, 26 skateboarding, 220 Collector’s Universe, 239 Dentists, 49 Chelsea Screamer, 184 Colony Music Center, 245 Department stores, 241 Cherry Blossom Festival, 17 Columbia University, 193 De Salvio Playground, 213 Cherry Hill Fountain (Central Columbus Park, 192, 213 De Salvio Square, 192 Park), 198 Comic books, 239–240 DeWitt Clinton Park, Chess, 216 Compleat Strategist, 243 211–212, 214 Chess Forum, 216, 243 Concerts, 263–265 Dial-A-Doctor, 49 Chess Shop, 216, 243 Coney Island (Brooklyn), 176 Diana Ross Playground, Children’s Emporium, 234 Confucius Plaza, 191 205, 208 Children’s General Store, 253 Congo Gorilla Forest (Bronx Didi’s Children’s Boutique, Children’s International Film Zoo), 155 232, 254 Festival, 266 Connection kit, 25 Dinosaur Hill, 254 Children’s Museum, Conservatory Garden, Dinosaur Park, 210 Brooklyn, 172–173 180–181 Directions, asking, 22 Children’s Museum, Long Conservatory Water (Central Disabilities, travelers with, Island (Garden City), Park), 198 23–24 276–277 Consolidators, 31 services for, 49 Children’s Museum, Staten Consulates, 291–292 Discounts, hotel, 13 Island, 176 Continental Airlines, 26, 289 Disney Store, 252 Children’s Museum of Conway’s, 234 Doctors, 49 Manhattan, 164, 223 Cooper-Hewitt National Dog run gift shop, 248 Design Museum, 166 Carl Schurz Park, 204 Children’s Museum of the gift shop, 248 Riverside Park, 202 Arts, 164, 223 Cooper Union, 191 Dollar car rentals, 47, 290 Children’s Place, 234 Cosmic Comics, 239 Dollhouses, Museum of the Children’s Zoo (Bronx Zoo), Cozy’s Cuts for Kids, City of New York, 169 155 244, 253 Dolls and dollhouses, China Institute, 224 Cradle of Aviation Museum 241–243 Chinatown, 41 (Garden City), 277 Donnell Library, 50, 171, 273 restaurants, 137–138 Crafts Downtown, strolling