Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
When negotiating pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk, think of yourself as a vehicle - don't stop short, follow the speed
of the crowd around you and pull off to the side if you need to take out your map or umbrella. Most New Yorkers are re-
spectful of personal space, but they will bump into you - and not apologize - if you get in the way.
When boarding the subway, wait until the passengers disembark, then be aggressive enough when you hop on so that
the doors don't close in front of you.
In New York you wait 'on line' instead of 'in line.'
Oh, and it's How-sten Street, not Hew-sten.
Tourist Information
In this web-based world, you'll find infinite online sources to get up-to-the-minute in-
formation about New York.
In person, try one of the five official bureaus (the Midtown office is the shining star) of
NYC & Company (
212-484-1222; www.nycgo.com ) , listed below.
Midtown (D2;
212-484-1222; www.nycgo.com ; 810 Seventh Ave btwn 52nd & 53rd Sts;
8:30am-6pm
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm Sat & Sun;
B/D, E to 7th Ave)
Times Square (D3;
212-484-1222; Seventh Ave btwn 46th & 47th Sts, Times Square;
9am-7pm;
1/2/3, 7, N/Q/R to Times Sq)
Macy's Herald Square (D5; 151 W 34th St;
9am-9:30pm Mon-Fri, 10am-9:30pm Sat, 11am-8:30pm
Sun)
Lower Manhattan (C4;
212-484-1222; City Hall Park at Broadway;
9am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm
Sat & Sun;
R/W to to City Hall)
Chinatown (D7;
212-484-1222; cnr Canal, Walker & Baxter Sts;
10am-6pm;
J/M/Z, N/Q/R/W, 6 to
Canal St)
The Brooklyn Tourism & Visitors Center (
718-802-3846; www.visitbrooklyn.org ; 209 Joralem-
2/3, 4/5 to Borough Hall) has all sorts
on St btwn Court St & Brooklyn Bridge Blvd;
10am-6pm Mon-Fri;
of info on Manhattan's rival borough.
Travelers with Disabilities
Federal laws guarantee that all government offices and facilities are accessible to the dis-
abled. For information on specific places, you can contact the mayor's Office for People
Search WWH ::




Custom Search