Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 212-209-3370;
www.screentours.com
; tours $15-45)
Gossip Girl
and
How I Met Your
Mother
are on the list of tours as well as long-running ones that allow you to flesh out
your Carrie Bradshaw or Tony Soprano fantasies.
Festivals & Events
From cultural street fairs to foodie events, you are bound to find something that will ex-
cite you, no matter the time of year, but there's almost too much to digest in summer
when outdoor celebrations proliferate.
Restaurant Week
FOOD
(
Feb & July)
Dine at top restaurants for $20 and $30
212-484-1222;
www.nycgo.com
;
deals.
Armory Show
CULTURAL
( 212-645-6440;
www.thearmoryshow.com
;
Piers 92 & 94, West Side Hwy at 52nd & 54th Sts;
Mar)
New York's biggest contemporary art fair sweeps the city, showcasing the new work
of thousands of artists from around the world.
Tribeca Film Festival
FILM
( 212-941-2400;
www.tribecafilm.com
;
late Apr & early May)
Robert De Niro co-organizes
this local downtown film fest, which is quickly rising in prestige.
Fleet Week
NAVAL
( 212-245-0072;
www.fleetweeknewyork.com
; May)
Dressed in their formal whites, an
annual convocation of sailors and their naval ships and air rescue teams descend on the
city.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Pride
CULTURAL
( 212-807-7433;
www.nycpride.org
; Jun)
Pride month, with a packed calendar of parties
and events, culminates with a major march down Fifth Ave on the last Sunday of June.
Mermaid Parade
CULTURAL
(
www.coneyisland.com
; late Jun)
Something of Mardi Gras on the boardwalk, this parade
turns Surf Ave on Coney Island in Brooklyn into a free-expression zone that's fun, crazy
and artistic.
New York Film Festival
FILM
