Celebrate Christmas in New York City

Rockettes Toy Soldiers

It is the ultimate city, the place more songs have been written about, where more movies have been filmed: it’s the Top of the Rock, “top of the heap, king of the hill,” New York, New York.

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Getting to Manhattan, over the Brooklyn Bridge

The view of Manhattan from the Brooklyn Bridge

For well over a hundred years the Brooklyn Bridge has connected two large boroughs: Brooklyn and Manhattan. On a daily basis, people drive, walk, or ride a bike over the Brooklyn Bridge to get into Manhattan or vice versa, to get back into Brooklyn.

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Visiting the 9/11 Memorial in New York

Waterfall at the 9/11 Memorial in New York

You can now visit the moving 9/11 Memorial in New York City, formerly “Ground Zero” at the World Trade Center site.

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Wednesday is matinee day in New York City

TDK half price tickets

If you’re in the New York City area, or planning a trip to the Big Apple, remember Wednesday is matinee day. Most shows start at two o’clock or two-thirty. And there’s a variety of shows right now on Broadway to see.

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South Street Seaport, NYC

South Street Seaport

If you are looking for something to do when you are in the NYC area, consider walking the South Street Seaport. You don’t need to make plans ahead of time nor do you need dinner reservations. Just show up and you can stop in at one of the restaurants on Pier 17. Or stop for a drink at an outdoor cafe and enjoy people watching like they do in Paris.

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American Museum of Natural History in New York City

Tyrannosaures Rex a/k/a T Rex

What is it about kids and dinosaurs? Children want nothing more than to visit the museum on Valentine’s Day to see their favorite dinosaur, the T-Rex.

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