18_595466_bindex.qxd 8/4/05 10:11 PM Page 393 Index See also Accommodations and Restaurant indexes, below. GENERAL INDEX Address locator, Manhattan, American Sephardi Federation, 102 253 Adventures on a Shoestring, American Surety Company, 22 AAA (American Automobile 291 Amtrak, 61 Association), 74 Airfares Anna Sui, 324 AARP, 42–43 discounts for international Annex Antiques Fair and Flea Abaya, 373 visitors, 72 Market, 318–319 ABC Carpet & Home, 315–316 surfing for, 44 The Ansonia, 267 Above and Beyond Tours, 43 tips for getting the best, Anthropologie, 326 Abyssinian Baptist Church, 58–60 Antiques and collectibles, 272–273 Airlines, 51–52, 73 318–319 Academy Records & CDs, 338 bankrupt, 59 Apartment rentals, 125–126 Accommodations, 122–167. international, 72 Apollo Theater, 356 See also Accommodations Airporter, 57 The Apple Store, 331–332 Index Airports, 51–52 Aquarium, New York best, 9–11 security procedures, 57–58 (Brooklyn), 300–301 chains, 124 transportation to and from, Arcades, 296 Chelsea, 134 52–57 Architecture, 15–26 family-friendly, 149 Air-Ride, 52 Art Deco, 25 Greenwich Village and the Air Tickets Direct, 59 art moderne, 25–26 Meatpacking District, Air tours, 288 Beaux Arts, 23–24 131–133 AirTrains, 54–55 best structures, 7 landing the best room, 126 Alexander and Bonin, 259 Federal, 16, 18 Midtown East and Murray Allan & Suzi, 328 Georgian, 15–16 Hill, 150–160 All State Cafe, 382 Gothic Revival, 19–20 pet policies, 122 Allstate limousines, 53 Greek Revival, 18–19 price categories and rack Alphabet City, 97 International style, 24–25 rates, 122 Alphaville, 319 Italianate, 20–22 seasonal guidelines, 29–30 Amato Opera Theatre, 349, 353 Second Renaissance Revival, senior discounts, 42 American Airlines Vacations, 61 22–23 SoHo, 129–131 American Automobile Associa- skyscrapers, 22 South Street Seaport and tion (AAA), 74 Area codes, 118 Financial District, 129–131 American Ballet Theatre, 355 Argosy Books, 320 surfing for, 45–47 American Express, 28, 118 Arlene Grocery, 365 Times Square and Midtown American Family Immigration Armstrong, Louis, House West, 139–150 History Center, 242 Museum (Queens), 304 tipping, 78–79COPYRIGHTEDAmerican Folk Art Museum, MATERIALArt Deco architecture, 25 tips for saving on, 122–126 252 Art galleries, 258–259 TriBeCa and the Lower East American Girl Place, 342 Art moderne buildings, 25–26 Side, 128–129 American Immigrant Wall of Asia Society, 252 Union Square, the Flatiron Honor, 242 Astor Hall, 269 District, and Gramercy Park, American Jewish Historical Astor Row Houses, 267 135–139 Society, 252 Astor Wines & Spirits, 343 Upper East Side, 165–167 American Museum of Natural Atlantic Theater Company, Upper West Side, 160–165 History, 6, 86, 239–241 349, 351 what’s new in, 1 American Museum of the Mov- ATMs (automated teller Acker Merrall & Condit Co., 343 ing Image (Queens), 303–304 machines), 28, 70 18_595466_bindex.qxd 8/4/05 10:11 PM Page 394 394 INDEX Auto., 332 The Boat House, 277 Bubble Lounge, 371 Avalon, 384 Boating, Central Park, 281 Bucket shops, 59 Boiler Room, 386 Bull and Bear, 380 Boingo, 48 Burberry, 324 Babysitting services, 42 Bongo, 376 Buses, 73, 113–114 Bagels, 198 Books, recommended, 63 to/from airports, 54–57 The Baggot Inn, 365 Books of Wonder, 320–321 for disabled travelers, 41 Baktun, 384 Bookstores, 320–323 Business hours, 74, 118–119 Ballet, 355, 356 Borders, 320 Bus tours, double-decker, 286 Balto, statue of, 280 Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, 299 Butterfly Conservatory, 241 BAM (Brooklyn Academy Botanical Garden, New York of Music), 356–357 (the Bronx), 297–298 BAM Next Wave Festival Boucher, 335 Cabanas, 372 (Brooklyn), 34–35 Bow Bridge, 278 Cabaret, 369–370 B&H Photo & Video, 332 Bowery Ballroom, 364 Cabs, 115–116 Barbara Gladstone Gallery, 259 Bowling, 285 to/from airports, 52–53 Bargemusic, 349, 354 Bowlmor/Pressure, 375 for disabled travelers, 41 Barnes & Noble, 320 Brandy’s Piano Bar, 386 Cafe Carlyle, 369 Barney’s Co-op, 3, 316 Brill, Wildman Steve, 290 Café del Bar, 382 Barneys New York, 13, 316 Broadway City, 296 Cafe Wha?, 384 Barracuda, 386 Broadway Line, 346 Caffè Roma, 178 Barramundi, 373 Broadway on Broadway, 34 Calendar of events, 30–37 Bars and cocktail lounges, Broadway Panhandler, 333 Cameras, digital, 49, 60 371–383 Broadway Show League, 279 The Campbell Apartment, 379 Baseball, 306 Broadway Ticket Center, 350 Camper, 340 Basketball, 307 Bronwyn Keenan, 259 Carmel, 53 Bateaux New York, 286 The Bronx Carnegie Club, 377 Bath and beauty products, best way to spend a day in, 9 Carnegie Hall, 14, 349, 357 319–320 brief description of, 108 Carolines on Broadway, 370 Battery Park, 92, 282–283 restaurants, 224, 226–227 Car rentals, 27, 116 Bauman Rare Books, 320 sights and attractions, for disabled travelers, 40 B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 297–298 Car travel, 73–74, 107, 116 364, 366 Bronx Zoo Wildlife Conserva- Castle Clinton National Beacon Theatre, 363 tion Park, 7, 297 Monument, 271 Beaux Arts architecture, 23–24 Brooklyn Cathedral of St. John the Bed & breakfasts (B&Bs), best way to spend a day in, 9 Divine, 7, 35, 88, 273 125–126 brief description of, 105–108 New Year’s Eve Concert for Belmont Stakes, 32 restaurants, 227–228 Peace, 37 Belvedere Castle, 277, 278 shopping, 314–315 Cellphones, 49–51 Bemelmans Bar, 11, 165, 380 sights and attractions, Center for Jewish History, Bergdorf Goodman, 316 299–303 252–253 Bergdorf Goodman Man, 316 Brooklyn Academy of Music Central Park, 7, 86, 239, Bethesda Fountain, 278 (BAM), 356–357 275–282 Bethesda Terrace, 278 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 299 activities, 280–282 Bicycling Brooklyn Bridge, 4, 6, 84, entertainment, 360–361 in Central Park, 280–281 241–242 exploring, 278–280 along the Hudson River, 8 Brooklyn Cyclones, 306 guided walks, 277 tours, 290 Brooklyn Heights, 105, 302 orientation, 277 Big Apple Circus, 36 Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory, 180 safety tip, 278 Big Apple Greeter, 41 Brooklyn Museum of Art, traveling to, 277 Big Cup, 386 299–300 visitor information, 277, 278 Bike New York: The Great Five Brooklyn Promenade, 302 The Central Park Conservancy, Boro Bike Tour, 32 Brooklyn Public Library, 299 277 Birdland, 366–367 Brooklyn Tabernacle, 300 Central Park Drive, 277, 280 Bitter End, 365 Brooks Brothers, 325 Central Park Reservoir, Black, 384 Bryant Park, 283 6, 264–265 Black Orchid Books, 322 Bryant Park Summer Film Central Park West, movie Bloomingdale’s, 3, 316–317 Festival, 361 locations on, 265 Blue Note, 367 Bu & the Duck, 327–328 Central Park Zoo, 280 18_595466_bindex.qxd 8/4/05 10:11 PM Page 395 GENERAL INDEX 395 Century 21, 317 CityPass, 240 Delta Vacations, 61 Chamber Music Society of Classical music, 354–355 Department stores, 315–318 Lincoln Center, 358 Classic Transportation, 56, 57 DFN Gallery, 259 Chanel, 324 Cleopatra’s Needle, 279 Diamond District, 335 Channel Gardens, 246 Climate, 30 Digital cameras, 49, 60 Charles A. Dana Discovery The Cloisters, 253 Disabilities, travelers with, Center, 277, 279 Clothing, 323–328 40–41 Cheap Tickets, 59 Club Shelter, 384 Dive bars, 378–379 Cheim & Read, 259 C. O. Bigelow, 319–320 Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, 367 Chelsea, 43–44 The Cock, 386 Doctors, 119 accommodations, 134 Coffee, 330 Don Hill’s, 385 art galleries, 259 Cold Stone Creamery, 180 Double-decker bus tours, 286 bars and lounges, 376–377 Coliseum Books, 13, 321 Double Happiness, 371 brief description of, 98–99 Colonial Transportation, 56 Downtown (Manhattan) restaurants, 190–191 Colony Music Center, 339 art galleries, 259 shopping, 312 Comedy Cellar, 370 neighborhoods, 92–98 Chelsea Antiques Building, 319 Comedy clubs, 370–371 shopping, 308 Chelsea Art District, 312 Complete Traveller, 321 Downtown Brooklyn, 107–108 Chelsea Market, 329–330 Coney Island (Brooklyn), Doyle & Doyle, 335 Chelsea Piers, 98–99, 285 108, 300 Drama Book Shop, 321 Cheryl Hazan Arts Gallery, 259 Coney Island Museum, 269 Drinking laws, 74–75 Children, families with Connecticut Limousine, 57 Driver’s licenses, foreign, 66 accommodations, 149 The Conservatory, 277 Dublin House, 382 best places to take the kids, 7 Conservatory Garden, 279 DUMBO (Brooklyn), 105–106 information and resources, Conservatory Water, 278 Duplex Cabaret, 386 41–42 Consolidators, 59 Dusk, 377 restaurants, 210 Consulates, 75 Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, shopping Continental Airlines 270 clothing, 327–328 Vacations, 61 Dylan’s Candy Bar, 331 toys, 342–343 Cooper-Hewitt National Design sights and activities, 294–297 Museum, 253–254 theater, 348 Council Travel, 59 Ear Inn, 14, 373 Children’s Museum of Credit cards, 29, 70 Easter Parade, 31 Manhattan, 295 Crime, 117–118 East River, running along the, Children’s Museum of the Arts, Crobar, 384–385 282 295 Currency and currency The East Village Children’s Zoo (the Bronx), 297 exchange, 69 bars and lounges, 374–375 Chinatown, 8 Custard Beach, 180 brief description of, 96–97 bars and lounges, 371, 373 Customs regulations, 67–68 restaurants, 185–186 brief description of, 94–95 CyberCafe, 48 shopping, 311 restaurants, 178–179 Cynthia Rowley, 324 EasyInternetCafé, 48 shopping, 308–309 Economy class syndrome, 39 Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, Eden, 382 180 Dahesh Museum of Art, 254 Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, 270 Chinese New Year, 30–31 The Daily Show with Eichler’s, 321 Chocolate, 329 Jon Stewart, 292 Eileen Fisher, 326 The Chocolate Bar, 329 The Dairy, 277 Elaine’s, 382 The Chocolate Show, 35 The Dakota, 86, 268 Elderhostel, 43 Christmas traditions, 36–37 Dance clubs and party scenes, ElderTreks, 43 Christmas tree, Rockefeller 383–385 Electricity, 75 Center, 36 Dance performances, 355–356 Electronics, 313, 331–332 Chrysler Building, 7, 25, Dangerfield’s, 370 Electronics stores, 107 82, 268 Dba, 374 Ellis Island, 83, 242, 249 Chumley’s, 375 DCA Gallery, 259 El Museo del Barrio, 254 Church Lounge, 371 Dean & DeLuca, 330 ELTExpress, 59 Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises, Decade, 385 Embassies and consulates, 75 80, 286–287 Deep vein thrombosis, 39 Emergencies, 75–76, 119 City Center, 355 Delacorte Theater, 279, 360 Empire State Building, 2, 4, 25, City Hall, 94 Delis, Jewish, 203, 206, 264 82, 242–243, 264, 296 18_595466_bindex.qxd 8/4/05 10:11 PM Page 396 396 INDEX Enid A.