Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There
Subway
Fulton St is the area's main interchange station, servicing the A/C, J/M/Z, 2/3 and 4/5 lines. The 1
train terminates at South Ferry, from where the Staten Island Ferry departs.
Boat
The Staten Island Ferry docks at the southern end of Whitehall St. Services to Liberty and Ellis Islands
depart from Battery Park.
The Sights in a Day
Beat the crowds and catch the New York Harbor ferry when it opens to tour the
Statue of Liberty
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and
Ellis Island
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. Those with
smaller wallets can hop on the
Staten Island Ferry
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)
for a free ride in the
harbor, which offers postcard-worthy photo ops of the southern portion of Manhattan.
Head back to Manhattan for lunch at Anthony Bourdain's
Les Halles
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Memorial & Museum
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. Afterwards, lighten the mood with some retail ther-
apy at bargain-mecca
Century 21
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)
or head over to the
Brooklyn Bridge
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for a wander along the cantilevered Gothic wonder.
Do dinner and a show in Tribeca, stopping first at brasserie-style
Locanda
Verde
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)
, then hitting up the
Flea Theater
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)
, one of the
best respected off-off-Broadway institutions in town. End the night at
Brandy Library
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)
, where you can choose from a veritable encyclopedia of spirits.
