Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
1
Financial District and the Harbor Islands
Lady Liberty and the historic heart of
the city.
2
Soho and Tribeca
Fashion chic, urbane shopping and fine art.
3
Chinatown, Little Italy and Nolita
The city's boisterous Chinese quarter and re-
minders of its Italian past.
4
The Lower East Side
Dynamic shopping, drinking, dancing and food.
5
The East Village
This still vibrant neighbourhood was once the hangout of rebels,
artists and the beats.
6
The West Village
Bohemian area fondly known as “the Village”.
7
Chelsea and the Meatpacking District
Excellent galleries and energetic clubs.
8
Union Square, Gramercy Park and the Flatiron District
Genteel east-side neigh-
bourhoods.
9
Midtown
High-rise commercial zone home to MoMA. Grand Central and the Rock-
efeller Center.
10
Times Square and the Theater District
Prepare for sensory assault on Broadway.
11
Central Park
The first landscaped public park in the US.
12
The Upper East Side
New York's wealthiest neighbourhood boasts the Frick, the
Met and the Guggenheim.
13
The Upper West Side
Affluent residential area, home to Lincoln Center and
Columbia University.
14
Harlem and North Manhattan
The bedrock of twentieth-century black culture.
15
The Outer Boroughs
Hit Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx for must-see sights,
Staten Island for the ferry ride.
