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to go for pastrami
What are central parks highlights and where the best place to get these in Manhatten
in the Big Apple don't go anywhere because here are 10 things
you need to know about New York (Instrumental)
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Locate on America's East Coast, New York is arguably the most famous city in the
world andas you walk down it's streets and avenues,
you soon realize it's just like it is in the movies
steam rises from manholes its famous yellow taxies can be seen everywhere and there are
hot dog stands on every second corner now here's the first those ten things
(Instrumental) New York is made up of five boroughs Brooklyn
Queens, Staten Island the Bronx
and the best-known of all Manhatton, and this is where you'll find most of the city's
top attractions this includes the Empire State Building, Central
Park Times Square the Chrysler Building and more
while ferries to the statue Liberty on Liberty Island
depart from lower Manhattan. Well no trip to New York is complete without a trip
up the Empire State Building for the best views in Manhatton come here
to the top in rock at the top of the Rockefeller Center
it's got unrivelled views of Manhatton and it’s a great place to get a picture of the
Empire State Building
and central Park which is right behind me (Instrumental)
while you will undoubtley spend most of your time in Manhatton
when in in New York try and visit at least one of the other boroughs
up in the Bronx you'll find the Yankee Stadium and the Bronx Museum
while Queens is full of ethnic neighborhoods like the Greek Astoria
and in Staten Island you can visit the Staten Island Museum
just one stop from Manhatton on the two or three subway line
is Clark Street Over in Brooklyn and here you will find the Brooklyn promenade
which is as you can see one of the nicest places in the whole of New York
this promenade can be found in Brooklyn Heights while
other attractions in Brooklyn include coney island with its beachfront promenade
and the neighboring russian area Brighton Beach
(Instrumental) New York is extremely easy to navigate
Manhattan is divided into numbered streets which are drawn from North to South
and avenues from east to west buses can be handy for getting around Manhattan
as can the subway which is the best way to get to the other bouroughs
and at some stage during your stay you will definitely use one of the city's
famous yellow taxis when getting a taxi in Manhattan
as most the avenues are one-way try and get one on an avenue that's going in the same
direction you are this may mean having to walk a block or two
tbut your'l end up saving yourself time and money
and always remember to tip the taxi driver about fifteen percent
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New York has a reputation for being an expensive city
but there's actually lots to do here for free one of the most popular things to
for free is walk to Brooklyn Bridge while also free
and worth visiting are prime central station and St Patrick's
Cathedral and easily one of the best things to do for
free in New York is ride a Staten Island Ferry
the journey takes approximately thirty minutes each way
and boasts amazing views of lower Manhattan and in particular
the Statue of Liberty this is the Met which isn't the only one of
New York's most famous museums but is also one of the world's most famous
museums over five million people pass through the
doors here every year and once inside they get to see everything from
collections of ancient Roman art to works by contemporary American artists
other highlights in the Met include collections of nineteenth-century
impressionist art a reconstruction of Chinese scholars garden
and the Temple of tendur an actual ancient Egyptian temple which dates back
to 15 BC The Met is located on a part of Fifth Avenue
known as 'museum mile' other museums on the mile include the well-known
Guggenheim Museum and the lesser-known Neue gallery
across Central Park on Central Park West is the spectacular American Museum of Natural
History this enormous museum has fascinating collections
focusing on dinosaurs extinct mammals and more
it is also connected to the Rose center which is all about astrology
(Instrumental) located smack bang in the middle of Manhattan
central park is by far the world's most famous City Centre Park
and to really appreciate it you need to put by at least half a day to explore
highlights of the park include sheeps meadow which
is great for just chilling out in, the lake where you can take out
rowing boats, the Bay Bridge which has appeared in numerous films
the rambles which is heavily wooded making it quite unique
the Bethesda fountain which is the best known fountain in the park and strawberry
fields the tribute to the late John Lennon
(Instrumental) New York shopping is legendary and the most
famous place to go shopping is along
Fifth Avenue in particular between 59th Street and 47th Street
it is also home to some famous department stores
namely Saxon Fifth Avenue bloomingdale's on Lexington Avenue
and Macy's on Herald Square the largest department store in the world
if you are a non-us citizen and you're planning on shopping at Macy's
before you buy anything from here head to the visitor center near the broadway entrance
with your passport as once you do you get the Macy's discount card
that knocks 11 percent off most goods and for bargains
check-out Century 21 and Canal Street both in lower Manhatten
when it comes to food New York it comes down to three things
pizza pretzels and pastrami there are pizza places
all over New York but one of the best pizzerias is John's of
Bleecker Street in the West Village. Pretzels can be bought
at hot dog stands all over the city and Katz's Deli in the Lower East Side and Carnegie
Deli in midtown Manhattan are the most famous places
to try pastrami While Katz's and Carnegie deli are the most
famous places to go for pastrami they are quite expensive. So
if you are looking to try the same thing at almost half the price
come here to Eisenberg sandwhich shop which is on Fifth Avenue
between 22nd 23rd Street in Manhattens Flatiron District
they do equally good sandwich's which are far cheaper
(Instrumental) Even though it's such a big and busy city
New York is full of villages south of 13th Street cand west of 6th
Avenue is the West Village and here -your'l find
familiar parts of the of the city thanks to programs like 'Friends' and 'Sex
and the City' over the other side of Manhatten is the East
Village around St Marks Place and second avenue and
here things are a little bit more alternative.
The coolest of these village's is Greenwich Village and in particular around
Bleeker and Mcdougal Street where theres the welcome to
Greenwich Village sign it's full of alternate shops and funky cafes
there's really laid back atmosphere here
so you should try and check it out after the Sun sets over New York there is
lots to do after dark if you're into the theatre you've got Broadway
but if you're looking for something a little livelier
there are bars galore and one of the coolest places to go out at night
is Greenwich village here your'l find bars like the red line which always has live music
the wild west themed 1849 whilst Slane of the village is the number one
Irish Bar. New York is also well known for its comedy clubs and one of the best
in the city is the comedy cellar of Greenwich French village
Chris Rock andJerry Seinfeld have both appeared here in the past
and if you're looking for something a little bit different you should check
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So that is our ten things you need to know about New York Hopefully your'l pick up some
tips and hints from what you just saw
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