Destinations
Even if you read a thousand reviews and write a lot of valuable tips on the worksheet out, getting ready for a meeting with New York still does not work – an ultra-dynamic city that is constantly on the move, stuns and enthralls itself, immersed in the abyss of colors and emotions. In short, welcome to New York, baby!
Going to New York, don’t expect to find out why it’s called the Big Apple – even New Yorkers themselves won’t be able to answer that question. There are, as always happens in such cases, a lot of versions – one is more ridiculous than the other. It’s better to get prepared for that people will talk to you on the streets, anticipating any talk of the sacramental “Where are you from?” That every little square or intersection will seem familiar to you (because in some movies you have already seen them) that staying alone or at least finding yourself in a small place will not work.
In many ways, the choice of a hotel in New York depends on why the traveler came to the city. If you study contemporary art in the Chelsea Galleries, it is reasonable to live there. Crazy shopaholics should stop in Soho or in Middletown. Those looking for a secular life and get-togethers in clubs are better off looking for a Meatpacking District. When traveling to New York for museums or with children, it makes sense to settle in a quieter location near Central Park, such as the Upper West Side.
Please note that the cost of a Manhattan hotel room is one of the highest in the world: you can get a room in a hostel for $ 50, a modest room in a hotel with bathroom on the floor will cost $ 100-150, and you get nothing more but a very small number with a basic set of options for $ 200. However, there is no shortage of offerings: Manhattan’s hotels open to all the leading US and global chains, including the Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott and Holiday Inn.
In addition to classic American food – from hot dogs and french fries and hamburgers to chicken wings and steaks – you can taste the dishes of almost any of the 170 nationalities living in the Big Apple. Let’s start with the classics: according to the assurances of the Americans, in New York it is worth to try, firstly, the legendary bagels, secondly, no less legendary cheesecake with soft cheese on whipped yolks and, thirdly, real beef steaks cooked in a good dozen variations of annealing (however, Americans themselves claim that steak should be enjoyed only near the place where cows are walking freely – for example, in Kansas). The most “proper” bagels are baked in Brooklyn and on 3rd Avenue in Midtown, and it is necessary to go for bagels early in the morning when they are just taken out of the oven. Taste cheesecake is accepted in the first themed cheesecake cafe “Juniors” – it is not shunned to visit by many celebrities. As for the steaks, they can be ordered at any American restaurant – by the way, the pleasure is not cheap, for lunch for two get ready to pay about 120-150 USD.
Materials are from the site: tonkosti.ru
The International Airlines of Ukraine fly directly from Kiev to New York, the journey time is 10.5 hours. Belarusians will have to settle for a connecting flight, there is no direct flight between Minsk and New York.
You can also get to New York with a transfer in Moscow. Moscow and New York connect daily Aeroflot regular flights with departure from Sheremetyevo and arrival at the Kennedy airport. The flight is nonstop, travel time is minimum 9.5 hours.
Public transportation in New York is represented by subway, city buses, cable car to Roosevelt Island (here called the tram) and a Staten Island ferry, as well as legendary yellow New York cabs.
An extensive network of bus routes runs through New York from southern Brooklyn to the northern Bronx. There are buses running within one area and those that can be traveled between areas – this indicates the letter before the route name on the windshield of the bus: M for Manhattan, Bx for the Bronx and so on. The trip will cost $ 2.75.
The New York City Subway is the fastest, the most convenient and the cheapest way to travel around the city. A Metro Card is required for travel – it can be purchased not only at metro stations (at cash desks and vending machines), but also at regular grocery and hardware stores – look for the emblem of the card on signboards. The one-trip ticket costs $ 3 and is valid for two hours after purchase.
Almost 13,000 taxis are wheeled across New York City – their canary-yellow color, an iron tin-pendant on the hood depicting the Brooklyn Bridge and a rooftop “lantern” have long become one of the city’s symbols. Taxis can be stopped on the street (only if the “lantern” is lit), to call on the phone or go to the assistance of the receptionist (worth leaving $ 1 tips).
Brooklyn (8.44km)
Queens (14.72km)
Manhattan (8.55km)
The Bronx (19.26km)
United States dollar, $
CAN, MEX
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15 $
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