17_247631-bindex.qxp 7/8/08 1:48 PM Page 330 Index See also Accommodations and Restaurant indexes, below. GENERAL INDEX AARP, 324 No. 2305, 228 Metropolitan Museum of ABC Carpet & Home, 258–259 and 125th Street, 232 Art, 135–137 Abercrombie & Fitch, 264 Affordable New York City, 25 The Museum of Arts and Abyssinian Baptist Church, Airports Design, 160–161 191, 227–228 transportation to/from, 314 Museum of Modern Art, Academy Records, 256 Air travel, 311–317 139–141 Access America, 313 The Algonquin, 274 must-see, 3 Accommodations, 21–67. See Alice Tully Hall, 268 The Neue Gallery, 158–159 also Accommodations Index Allen Room, 273 New Museum of Contempo- apartment rentals, 21–28 Alphabets, 260 rary Art, 160 average prices, 304 Amato Opera Company, 268 P.S. 1 Contemporary Art bed-and-breakfasts American Apparel, 251 Center (Queens), 165–166 (B&Bs), 24 The American Ballet Theater, The Rubin Museum, 161 best, 4 269 The Studio Museum in bidding for savings, 38–39 American Folk Art Museum, 150 Harlem, 158 Brooklyn, 58–61 American Girl Place, 264 The Whitney Museum, Chelsea, 42–44 The American Museum of Natural 146–147 Chinatown, 51–52 History, 137, 139, 265 Whitney Museum of near Columbus Circle, 40 AMF Bowling, 207 American Arts at Altria, for disabled travelers, 322 Amtrak, 313 147 discounts, 35 Anbar, 254 Astor Place Theater, 295 East Village and Lower East Andrea Rosen, 153 At Home in New York, 26 Side, 50–51 Anthropologie, 253–254 ATMs (automated-teller Greenwich Village, 47–50 Apartment rentals, 21–28 machines), 317–318 Harlem, 56–58 The Apollo Theater, 231, 275 Avenues of Manhattan, 6 Hell’s Kitchen, 34, 36 APT, 283 Avery Fisher Hall, 268 hostels, 66–67 Area codes, 326 Hotel 31, 41 Argentine Consulate, 179 Babeland, 260 Midtown East, 40–42 A Ride for All, 323 The Baby Sitters’ Guild, Midtown West, 36–40 Armstrong, Louis, House and 321–322 The Pod Hotel, 41 Museum (Queens), 162 The Back Room, 281 price categories, 29 Art galleries Backstage tours, 184–185 Queens, 61–63 Brooklyn, 194, 196 Bagels, 114 Ramada Inn Eastside, 41 Chelsea, 152–153 The Balcony Bar at the religious retreats, 65–66 Art museums Metropolitan Museum, 285 seasons, 29 American Folk Art Museum, BAM (Brooklyn Academy of specialty hotels, 63–66 150 Music), 301 star ratings, 29 Brooklyn Museum, 157–158 B&H, 258 Times Square, 29, 32–34 The Cloisters, 149–150 Baraza, 281 TriBeCa, 52–54 Cooper-Hewitt National Barbara Gladstone Gallery, 152 Union Square, the Flatiron Design Museum, 148–149 Bargemusic, 269 District, andCOPYRIGHTED Gramercy El Museo del Barrio, 158 MATERIALBarnes & Noble, 256 Park, 44–47 Frick Collection, 142–143 Bars and lounges, 279–285 Upper East Side, 56 The Guggenheim Museum, gay, 287–290 Upper West Side, 54–56 141–142 lesbian, 290 Acting classes, 178 iconic, 135–137, 139–142 Bar Veloce, 283–284 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. International Center of Baseball, 208 Boulevard Photography Museum, Basketball, 209 corner of 135th Street and, 164 Battery Park, 205–206, 215 229 Isamu Noguchi Museum B.B. King Blues Club and Grill, No. 2303, 228 (Queens), 165 275 330 17_247631-bindex.qxp 7/8/08 1:48 PM Page 331 General Index 331 Beacon’s Closet, 252–253 Brooklyn Brewery Tour, 185 restaurants, 83–89 The Beacon Theater, 275 Brooklyn Bridge, 134–135 subway directions, 84 BedandBreakfast.com, 22, 28 Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 170 Chinese New Year, 304 Bed-and-breakfasts (B&Bs), 24 Brooklyn Museum, 157–158 Christ Church United Methodist, Behind The Emerald Curtain, Brooks Brothers, 264 193 184–185 Bryant Park, 203–204, 299 Chrysler Building, 167 Bellevue Hospital Center, 327 Bungalow 8, 287 Cielo, 286 The Belmont Stakes, 306 Burlesque, 277 The Circle Line, 174 Belvedere Castle, 202 Business hours, 326 City Center, 270 Best Cellars, 261 Bus tours, 174–175 City College, 224–225 Bethesda Terrace, 201 Bus travel, 10–11, 313–314, 323 City Pass, 138 Beth Israel Medical Center, 327 City Reliquary (Brooklyn), 196 Big Apple Greeters, 173, Cabaret, 274–275 CitySights, 175 196–197 Café Carlyle, 274 City Sonnet, 25–26 Bigelow, 257 Cain, 287 Classes and lectures, 176–179 Big Onion Tours, 173 Calder, Alexander Stirling, 234 Classical music, 268–269 Biking, 203 Calendar of events, 304–309 Cleopatra’s Needle, 202 Birdland, 273 Calypso Outlet, 254 The Cloisters, 149–150 Birthplace of Teddy Roosevelt, Campbell Apartment, 284 Clothing, 251–255 162 Canaan Baptist Church, 191 Colony, 256 The Bitter End, 276 Canyon of Heroes, 220 Columbia Presbyterian Medical Black Swan Recording Company, Carmel Limousine, 315 Center, 327 226 Carnegie Hall, 268 Columbia University, 177 Blake, Eubie, 226 The Carousel (Central Park), 201 Columbus Circle Bleecker Street, 239 Carriage rides, Central Park, 203 accommodations near, 40 No. 160, 239 Casellula Café, 284–285 Comedy Cellar, 278 Bloomingdales, 246 Castle Clinton, 215 Comedy clubs, 278–279 The Blue Note, 274 Cathedral of St. John the Comic Strip Live, 278 Blues, 275–277 Divine, 166–167, 192 Concert halls, 270–271 Blumstein’s Department Store, Center for Jewish History, 163 Congregation Emanu-El, 193 231 Central Park, 198–203 Congregation Shearith Israel, BnBfinder.com, 28 Central Park Conservancy, 173 193 The Boat Basin Café, 280 Central Park Summerstage, 306 Conservatory Gardens, 202 Boat Show, New York National, Central Park Zoo, 169–170, 200 Conservatory Waters, 202 309 Century 21, 246 Consignment shops, 252 Boat tours, 174 Chaan, 187–188 Consulates, 326–327 Books, recommended, 325–326 Chanukah, 308 Cooking classes, 178 Books of Wonder, 256 Chelsea, 15–16 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Bookstores, 256–257 accommodations, 42–44 Museum, 148–149 Bowery Ballroom, 275 art galleries, 152–153 Cosmetics and beauty supplies, Bowling Green Park, 212 bars, 283–284 257–258 Bowling Green Station, 214 dance clubs, 287 Country music, 275–277 Bowlmor Lanes, 206–207 restaurants, 82–83 Courtrooms, 186 The Box, 280 Chelsea Piers, 207 Craigslist (www.craigslist.org), 28 Broadway, 243, 521, 523 Children, families with Credit cards, 319 Broadway Box, 292 clothing, 255 The Crisis, 229 Broadway Dance Center, 179 restaurants, 108 CSA Travel Protection, 313 Broadway Panhandler, 259 sights and attractions, The Cubby Hole, 290 The Bronx, 20 169–172 Customs regulations, 310–311 The Bronx Zoo, 171–172 The American Museum The Cutting Room, 276 Brooklyn of Natural History, Cyber-café, 325 accommodations, 22, 58–61 137 Cyberfelds at Village Copier, 325 brief description of, 18–19 museums, 140 sights and attractions, Children’s Museum of Daffy’s, 255 134–135, 157–158, Manhattan, 170 The Daily Show with Jon 170–171 Chinatown, 12 Stewart, 180–181 Willamsburg tour, 194–196 accommodations, 51–52 The Dairy (Central Park), 200 Brooklyn Academy of Music Buddhist temple in, Dakota apartment house, 202 (BAM), 270–271, 301 191–192 Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, 206 17_247631-bindex.qxp 7/8/08 1:48 PM Page 332 332 Index Dance classes, 179 East Village, 14 Football, 209 Dance clubs, 286–287 accommodations, 50–51 Forbidden Planet, 260 Dance companies, 269–270 bars, 281–282 The 40/40 Club, 283 Dance Theater Workshop, 270 restaurants, 89–94 Fourth of July, 306 The Danspace Project, 270 Economy Candy, 261 Fraunces Tavern, 159–160, 216 David Zwirner, 153 Eddie’s Bicycle Shop, 203 The Frederick P. Rose Hall, 271 Decibel, 282 Eileen Fisher, 254 Frick Collection, 142–143 Delacorte Theater, 202 Eldridge Street Project, 156 Furniture, 258–260 Department stores, 246–248 Electricity, 326 Desmoiselles d’Avignon Ellis Island, 128–129 Gabays, 249 (Picasso), 141 El Museo del Barrio, 158 Gagosian, 152 Dim sum restaurants, 84, 85–87 Embassies and consulates, Galapagos (Brooklyn), 196 Dining. See also Restaurant 326–327 GAP, 264 Index Emergencies, 327 The Garden at Ono, 280 bagels, 114 Empire State Building, 119–120, Gay Pride Weekend, 306 best, 4–5 126 Gays and lesbians for burgers, 77 restaurant near, 78 advice for, 323 Chelsea, 82–83 Employees Only, 282–283 bars and nightclubs, Chinatown, 83–89 Encores, 253, 270 287–290 dim sum, 84 Entry requirements, 309–310 Oscar Wilde Bookstore, for disabled travelers, 322 Evolution Nature Store, 260 256–257 East Village, 89–94 Explorer Pass, 138 Gentleman’s Resale, 253 Financial District, 101–102 Gifts and paper goods, 260–261 Greenwich Village, 96–100 Factory tours, 185 Glass, 284 Harlem, 115–116 Families with children Go! Airport Shuttle, 315 Japanese, 92–93 clothing, 255 Goldman Sachs Building, 216 Lower East Side, 94–96 restaurants, 108 The Golf Club at Chelsea Piers, the Meat-Packing District, sights and attractions, 207 100–101 169–172 Good Morning America, 183 Midtown East, 78–80 The American Museum Gotham Comedy Club, 279 price categories, 69 of Natural History, GoToBus.com, 314 star ratings, 69 137 Governor Lovelace’s Tavern, 216 Times Square, 70–78 museums, 140 Gramercy Park tipping, 106 theater, 301–302 accommodations, 44–47 TriBeCa, SoHo, and Nolita, toys, 264–265 Gramercy Square, 15 104–109 travel advice, 321–322 Grand Central Terminal, 168 Union Square and the FAO Schwartz, 264 Gray Line, 175 Flatiron District, 80–81 Fashion Week, 305, 307 Greater Refuge Temple, 191 Upper East Side, 112–115 Fax machines, 328 Great Lawn, 202 Upper West Side, 109–112 Feast of San Gennaro, 307 Greene Street, 241 Vietnamese, 88–89 Federal Hall, 160 No. 72, 240–241 Di Palo, 261 Federal Hall National Memorial, The Green Flea, 250 Disabilities, travelers with, 218–219 Greenwich Village, 14–15 advice for, 322–323 Federal Reserve Bank, 185–186 accommodations, 47–50 Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, 273 Feinstein’s at the Regency, 274 bars, 282–283 DOCS at New York Healthcare, Festivals and special events, restaurants, 96–100 320 304–309 walking tour, 233–243 Don’t Tell Mama, 274 summer, 298–299 Grid plan of Manhattan, 6, 8 The Drama Bookshop, 256 Figureworks Gallery (Brooklyn), Ground Zero Museum Workshop, Drinking laws, 326 196 130 DuBois, W.