10_571494 index.qxd 10/12/04 6:17 PM Page 196 Index See also Accommodations and Restaurant indexes below. GENERAL INDEX Aquarium, New York (Brooklyn), 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 Gramercy Park, 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 Upper West Side, 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 The Ansonia, 145 Big Apple Circus, 8 Apollo Theater, 176 Big Apple Greeter, 10 10_571494 index.qxd 10/12/04 6:17 PM Page 197 GENERAL INDEX 197 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 Central Park Conservancy, 150 Bloomingdale’s, 169 Central Park Drive, 153–155 Blue Note, 181–182 Central Park Zoo/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 (the Bronx), 160–161 Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, 150 Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, 161 Chelsea, 29 Bowery Ballroom, 182 accommodations, 47 Broadway 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 Bronx Zoo Wildlife Conservation Park, Cheryl Hazan Arts Gallery, 137 159–160 Children, families with, 9 Brooklyn, sights and attractions, Children’s Museum of Manhattan, 161–163 138 Brooklyn Academy of Music Children’s Zoo (the Bronx), 160 (BAM), 176 Chinatown, 26 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 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 198 198 INDEX 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 Fifth Avenue 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 Herald Square, 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 GENERAL INDEX 199 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 Lasker Rink, 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 Lower East Side, 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, New York City, 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 200 200 INDEX 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.