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. Does 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 (18,81,8536 to be precise).
If basic arithmetic is correct, 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!
NEW YORK CITY HOT WEB SPOTS!
New York City – that is where we are – and we LOVE! So please share in our fun and check out the spots below: http://www.wnyc.org/ - The great Public Radio station – source for freebies and podcasts. http://gothamist.com/ - The Gothamist – source of neighborhood specific breaking news; cool hot spots highlighted; the skinny on city life. http://nycvisit.com/ - Want to know what the experts know what is going on? Check out the official convention bureau site – a year’s stay is not long enough for a single week! http://www.ny.com/ - Need a subway map? Need bus schedules to the airport? Want to find . . .? So much of all of this is collected here! http://www.nyc.gov/ - The government of the City of New York – need a birth certificate? Need to know the emergency evacuation routes are for a hurricane? Need the link to the Board of Education? Need to know where to find where your towed car it? Check out this site – chock full! http://newyork.citysearch.com/ - A free listing of restaurants, bars, nightlife – sorted by neighborhood, with reviews. METRO NYC AREA LINKS http://nycvisit.com/ - Want to know what the experts know what is going on? Check out the official convention bureau site – a year’s stay is not long enough for a single week! http://www.ny.com/ - Need a subway map? Need bus schedules to the airport? Want to find . . .? So much of all of this is collected here! http://www.nyc.gov/ - The government of the City of New York – need a birth certificate? Need to know the emergency evacuation routes are for a hurricane? Need the link to the Board of Education? Need to know where to find where your towed car it? Check out this site – chock full! http://newyork.citysearch.com/ - A free listing of restaurants, bars, nightlife – sorted by neighborhood, with reviews. Check out this Web site for free events: http://www.nycvisit.com/content/index.cfm?pagePkey=37 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 Botanic Garden. Central Park Conservancy Tours allow visitors to discover the park’s history, ecology, and design on free, volunteer-led walking tours that have themes such as “Waterways and Vistas” and “Statues and Monuments.” Grand Central Partnership leads a tour year-round of the Grand Central area, exploring architecture and social history, on Fridays at 12:30 p.m. 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: 11/14/08