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New York, United States

Location shoots 40,000 annually

Waterfront 578 miles/ 930 kilometers

Electricity 110/120 volts, 60Hz; round two-pin plugs are standard

Dialing Code Manhattan 212, 646 & 917; outer boroughs 718, 347 or 917

Population Population 8,008,278 (city); 18,087,000 (metropolitan area)

Ethnic Mix 26.6% Black, 35 % White, 27% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 13% Other race.

Local Time

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Local Expert: Steve Mirsky

Outside of my well worn daily routine, I consider every place I visit to be a travel experience. Whether it's hunting down the best Turkish coffee a few subway stops away or taking you inside the...

 
May 10, 2008
Food

Donovan’s Pub

Address:
Donovan's Pub
57-24 Roosevelt Ave, Queens, NY, United States, 11377
718.429.9339

At first glance, an Irish presence in the heart of Woodside in Queens appears to be an anomaly in this heavily Latino enclave.  But look closely and you'll still find ties to the ol' sod.  Donovan's Pub with its dark wood trimmed white stucco exterior is one such holdout.  Just

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May 05, 2008
Attraction

Socrates Sculpture Park

Address:
Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd.
(718)956-1819 website

The first warm days of spring have arrived, flowering trees and tulips are in full bloom, and you want to see some good art.  Not up for spending hours in the sanctity of the indoors plowing through gallery upon gallery of lengthy exhibits?

Then take the N or W train from Manhattan to...

May 04, 2008
Accomodation

Fort Place Bed and Breakfast

Address:
Fort Place Bed and Breakfast
22 Fort Place
718-772-2112 website

Not up for spending hundreds of dollars on a tiny nondescript hotel room in Manhattan? Don't want to economize by staying the night in a closet?  Keep that wallet in your pocket, hop on the free Staten Island Ferry, and sit back for a 25 min. ride through New York Harbor grazing past...

May 03, 2008
Attraction

Union Square Greenmarket

Address:
Union Square Park
Broadway to 4th Ave, East 14th St to East 17th St, New York, NY, 10021, United States
website

NYC's largest farmers market is open year round Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 8 AM to 6 PM sprawling over most of Union Square Park. During peak seasons, more than 250,000 customers visit per week but it wasn't always this way.

Believe it or not, back in the 1970s, New

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May 03, 2008
Local News

El Museo Del Barrio

Style, texture, and whimsy aren't exactly what you'd be obsessing over if you were an artist that just escaped from one of Latin America's strife ridden countries. Your immediate need to release anguish, express deep seated emotions, and share your jagged perceptions of life would take...

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