The New York City Traveler

On Sunday, Feb 3rd there will be a battle in Arizona as our New York Giants take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. If you aren’t counted among the chosen few who are able to attend the game in person (and enjoy the 70 degree temperatures) there are plenty of great bars in New York City to catch all the action.
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Times Square’s ESPN Zone (map) is like the Disneyland of sports bars. It boasts over 80 HDTVs, 42,000 square feet of restaurant and bar space, and televisions in the bathrooms– in fact last time I …read more

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Tomorrow is the first day of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, which highlights the designs we can look forward to in Fall ‘08.  This semi-annual event takes place in New York City’s Bryant Park each February and September.  
This year’s highlights include shows by veteran designers Nicole Miller, Carolina Herrera, Zac Posen, and Michael Kors.  Debuting their collection will be newcomers Iódice, Araks, Mara Hoffman, Rubin Singer and Malan Breton. 
Fashion Week is considered to be a must-attend event by journalists, buyers, and socialites alike.   Tickets to shows are by invitation only but stay tuned to The New York City Traveler …read more

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The Carnegie Deli is an attraction all on its own.  According to the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau it is one of the most visited restaurants in Manhattan.  But why?  Yes, the pastrami sandwiches are bigger than your head…. but are they really worth the $15 price tag?  Or the fact that you will wait at least 30 minutes before being seated?  Or the extra-surly service that is always included?  I really believe that the Carnegie Deli is like Paris Hilton… famous for being famous. 
In my opinion, any deli that has opened branches in Las Vegas at …read more

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Somebody should tell these guys that Weekend at Bernie’s was just a movie.  New York Daily News
That guy that visited all 171 Starbucks in Manhattan has now moved into a New Jersey IKEA store.  MarkMalkoff.com
JetBlue set to bring back ’60s airline glamour in the TWA Terminal at JFK. NewYorkology
Skyscraper dining may return to New York in 2013 as developers are looking for a restaurant tenanat for the 101st and 102nd floors of the Freedom Tower.  Observer 
What housing crisis?  Check out this West Village 1800 sq foot condo that is listed for $5.495 million.  For those of you playing along, that …read more

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Taking a cab in New York City can be a new, and sometimes daunting, experience for travelers to The Big Apple.  With just a few pointers, you can be cruising the streets of Manhattan in the back of a taxi in no time. 
It always seems that there are never taxis available when you need them, though this has not always been the case.  The Haas Act of 1937 restricted the number of cabs in the city from 20,000 to 12,000.  Can you imagine 20,000 cabs in 1937?  The act also introduced the medallion system which improved service and increased …read more

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John F. Kennedy International Airport is truly the United States’ international airport.  Flights from Abu Dhabi, Casablanca, and Reykjavík arrive on a daily basis.  The smaller LaGuardia Airport has a large number of short-haul and regional flights with destinations mostly along the East coast.
Panic!  You’ve just realized that your Delta airline tickets have you arriving from Mumbai into JFK and departing out of LaGuardia five hours later for your regional flight to Charlotte.  Don’t worry!  I’ll cover all of the transportation options and make going from JFK in the south end of Queens to LaGuardia Airport in the north end …read more

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Classic opera meets Broadway meets daytime talk show, Jerry Springer the Opera is coming to New York for two days only!   Based on the television show The Jerry Springer Show, the stage show is notable for its profanity and its unusual depiction of religious themes. 
By far one of the most controversial stage productions in recent memory, Academy Award nominee Harvey Keitel will star as infamous talk-show host Jerry Springer in the New York City production.
Check out the video excerpt of the UK production of Jerry Springer the Opera: 

Location:  Carnegie Hall, 57th Street & 7th Avenue …read more

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Zabar’s is one of my favorite gourmet markets on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.  The shelves are stocked with everything you could ever need for your dinner party.  Here is my mom shopping for the famous Zabar’s bagels and lox. 
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At the very northern tip of Manhattan Island, perched high atop a hill overlooking the Hudson River, The Cloisters, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s medieval collection of art and architecture, makes the out-of-the-way journey all worth it.  
The Cloisters was built in 1930 with the financial assistance of John Rockefeller and George Gary Barnard.  This 12th-century building was actually built using parts of five cloisters from medieval European monasteries.  Inside the museum, the center cloister was purchased from the French monastery Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa; other parts have been transplanted from Spanish monasteries.     
The Cloisters collection includes Robert Campin’s three-panel painting, …read more

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is housed in a beautiful Greek-Revival building in Central Park, along Fifth Avenue. “The Met” as it is called, attracts over five million visitors a year– more than any other attraction in New York City.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art first opened in 1872 and was located in a Midtown brownstone. The museum quickly outgrew its space and moved a few more times before acquiring its current space in Central Park.
The museum’s permanent collection consists of over two million works of art from the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Far …read more

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