Did you know that in 2007 there were 46 million visitors to New York City? That is 13 million more there were a decade ago. No wonder our city sidewalks are crowded!
Did you know all those people are expected to spend $28 billion? That is almost twice the amount spent 10 years ago. Doesn’t this beg the question “Where’s the money?”
Did you know that the city has a population of over 8 million? But all our neighbors in the NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan area bring the total population count to almost 19 million!
If the projections are accurate, we contend with pedestrian and vehicular traffic moving approximately 65 million people this year!
And the Staten Island Ferry makes 104 trips each day carrying 65,000 passengers for free! Now that is a bargain!
If one should happen upon any one of 40,000 location shoots, it would hardly be a surprise, considering that over 250 films, over 100 TV shows with 100 daily productions and countless commercials are shot here. Watch out – you may be an unwitting part of the colorful background that is NYC!
NEW YORK CITY HOT WEB SPOTS!
New York City is where we are – and we LOVE to share the fun! So please check out the spots listed below:
http://www.WNYC.org/ - The great Public Radio station, and a source for freebies and podcasts.
http://gothamist.com/ - The Gothamist – is a source of neighborhood-specific breaking news. It highlights cool hot spots and gives the skinny on city life.
http://nycvisit.com/ - Want to know what the experts know about what is going on? Check out the official convention bureau site.
http://www.ny.com/ - Need a subway map? Need bus schedules to the airport? Want to find anything in particular? Odds are you can find it here!
http://www.nyc.gov/ - The official site of the government of the City of New York. Need a birth certificate? Need to know the emergency evacuation routes for a hurricane? Need the link to the Board of Education? Need to know where to find your towed car? Check out this site!
http://newyork.citysearch.com/ - A free listing of restaurants, bars, and nightlife – sorted by neighborhood, with reviews.
TOURS AND MORE…
Alliance for Downtown New York leads a free 90-minute walking tour that includes stops at Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange, every Thursday and Saturday at noon.
The Brooklyn Tourism Council operates a free weekend trolley from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. that stops at different locations (including the Zoo) in Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden.
Central Park Conservancy Tours allow visitors to discover the park’s history, ecology, and design. These free, volunteer-led walking tours have themes such as “Waterways and Vistas” and “Statues and Monuments.”
Grand Central Partnership leads a tour of the Grand Central area, Fridays at 12:30 p.m., all year long. In addition to exploring the architecture and social history of this neighborhood, the Partnership also offers a free lunchtime summer concert series.
Queens Botanical Garden is located in the northeast part of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.
Staten Island Council on the Arts & Humanities and the Bronx Museum of Arts offer a wide variety of free events in dance, music and the arts.
Last updated: 01/13/2012