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Originally one of the six towns of King County, Brooklyn is one of the oldest parts of the United States. This massive borough stretches from festive Coney Island to elegant Brooklyn Heights. But from whatever neighborhood Brooklynites hail, they remain a largely proud lot. They can boast of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the gorgeous bridge that bears the borough's name, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and a growing restaurant scene. Some are even boastful of their accent. This most heavily populated borough in New York City is home to almost 2.5 million people. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Once a working-class community, Chelsea more recently became a posh address. As rents in Greenwich Village rose, the vibrant gay community moved upwards to occupy Chelsea's many brownstones and loft spaces. Others followed, and today it reflects New York's ethnic and cultural diversity. Located on the West Side of Manhattan, Chelsea is notable for its shopping and nightlife as well as its art. There are over 200 art galleries in Chelsea, and it is known for its filmmakers and photographers despite an increase in job diversity these past few years. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Asian restaurants, grocery stores, and trinket shops line the ever-crowded streets in New York's Chinatown. One need not travel to Hong Kong to obtain a $10 Rolex watch, as plenty are available here. Dim sum and other favorites lure diners on practically every corner. New York's Chinatown is the largest in America, surpassing even San Francisco's Chinatown in population. Both a residential and commercial neighborhood, there are close to 200 Chinese restaurants in the area for visitors to explore, and it has accrodingly grown to be an attraction in itself, where brave tourists attempt the more-unusual Chinese foods such as tea-flavored eggs. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Long a poor, multiethnic neighborhood, for the last 20 years artists, students, and yuppies have gone a long way toward gentrifying the neighborhood. Today, the artistic and bohemian spirit that initially brought about change remains evident. Urban gardens and art exhibits sit beside cafes, craft shops and vegetarian restaurants. Situated just to the east of Greenwich Village, East Village is home to a wide array of music and art as a unique culture distinguishes the neighborhood. One of the major meeting places is the Astor Place "CUBE," so-named for the cube sculpture in the middle of the square. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The majestic Flatiron Building lords over this beautiful, eclectic district marked by loft spaces to the west and pre-war residences to the east. More than a century after their construction, the apartment buildings and townhouses around private Gramercy Park remain coveted addresses. A quiet area known for being safer than other New York City neighborhoods, Gramercy and the Flatiron District are located between Lower Manhattan and Midtown. With four different squares, great locations to meet with people, and its diverse architecture (neo-gothic, roman, and classical styles), Gramercy Park should not be missed. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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At the turn of the 19th century, Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Long the national epicenter of African-American culture, Harlem was home to the Harlem Renaissance, arguably the country's most influential artistic, literary, and cultural movement. It has since witnessed some of New York's worst poverty and crime. But now, Harlem is benefiting from a booming economy, as rents rise and tourists clamor to visit its jazz clubs and Southern restaurants. Recent gentrification has led to increased property values, and even former President Bill Clinton has rented office space in Harlem, on 125th Street near the Apollo Theater. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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A few blocks west of midtown Manhattan lies Hell's Kitchen, a community filled with eclectic restaurants, bars, and shops. Home to yuppies and artists as well as the traditional Irish and Puerto Rican residents whose conflicts were the basis of the Broadway musical West Side Story, Hell's Kitchen is also referred to as Midtown West or Clinton. Ninth Avenue is lined with a wide variety of ethnic restaurants. While neighboring districts are moving toward a more sophisticated business class, Hell's Kitchen is proud of its blue-collar past and attempts to keep that kind of spirit alive. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Frank Sinatra, Italian Restaurants and kitsch draw tourists to this lively neighborhood surrounding Mulberry Street. The Feast of San Gennaro still welcomes its throngs, but the neighborhood is fast being surrounded by nearby Chinatown. Originally populated by immigrants from Southern Italy, legend has it that the first pizzeria in New York City opened in Little Italy. Many scenes from Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather were filmed in the neighborhood. While the Chinese influence may be winning out, Little Italy still serves to give that Mediterranean flavor to tourists. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Another of NYC's artist hangouts, Long Island City is bounded by Broadway to the south and Hazen and 51st streets to the east. Despite relatively uneven development, this westernmost neighborhood in Queens has its fair share to offer. The district is home to the Museum of Modern Art in Queens (MOMA Qns) and the American Museum of the Moving Image, as well as the fascinating Socrates Sculpture Park. The 59th St. Bridge connects Manhattan and Queens in neighboring Long Island City. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The latest neighborhood to receive the "Soho" treatment, it is hard to believe that this part of Manhattan once housed some of the city's worst slums. At times a center for various different immigrant populations, remains of those distinct cultures exist in the form of Hester Street's Eastern European Jewish shops, restaurants and schools, Japaneese restuarants and specialty markets, and mosques to serve the growing Muslim population. Counterculture movements like anarchists and punk rockers also made a home there. Today, rents are rising and yuppies have arrived. The historic Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Manhattan, home to the most recognizable sights, dominates the popular perception of New York. Bordered by the Hudson River to the west and the East River to the east, a diverse collection of neighborhoods establishes Manhattan as the commercial, social, and financial center of New York City. Both the New York Stock Exchange and the United Nations are headquartered in Manhattan, as well as many corporations and investment banks. Central Park, situated in the middle of Manhattan, is the most-visited park in the United States. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Chelsea's energy was bound to spill downward into this former industrial wasteland. Now, some of the city's hottest destinations occupy spaces once reserved for slaughtered meat. First, Review © 2007, Wcities |
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As the name implies, Midtown is smack in the middle of everything. Nobody is really sure where Midtown begins (most would say somewhere in the 30s), but most agree it stops around Review © 2007, Wcities |
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From Flushing to Astoria, Queens is experiencing a quiet renaissance, as refugees from Manhattan's high rents continue to discover what this working-class borough offers its residents. As New York's largest borough and home to many immigrants, it's known for rich ethnic diversity. A hodgepodge of dozens of unique neighborhoods with distinct identities but no solid boundaries, the borough is peppered with inexpensive ethnic restaurants. The young professinal population is on the rise as well as the artistic scene in western Queens. Queens is also home to two airports, the Mets' Shea Stadium, Flushing Meadows Park, the Kaufman Astoria Studio and the American Museum of the Moving Image. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Once home to massive factories, artists moved in and transformed the area into a bustling urban mecca. Galleries, designer shops, sophisticated restaurants and trendy bars followed soon after. Today, tourists flock here and rents have risen sky high. Named for London's famous shopping neighborhood, the area used to be known as the Cast Iron District. The historic district retains this distinctive industrial architecture, which mostly dates from the 19th century. Some cobblestone streets still remain on Wooster street and part of Howard Street. Boutiques and restaurants grace the north side of SoHo along Broadway, Prince and Spring, where the streets are crowded with tourists and artists. The south side along Canal and Grand Streets is cheaper and more dilapidated, retaining some of the pre-"SoHo effect" factories and atmosphere. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Many New Yorkers miss the almost-gone seediness of Times Square, as the Disney Store has replaced sex shops and strip clubs. However, most people begrudgingly admit that it is better this way. Visitors adore everything from souvenir shops to enormous billboards and Broadway musicals. Named for the former headquarters of the New York Times, Times Square's businesses are required to display "spectaculars," or blinding fluorescent signs, which rival those in Vegas. Big-name television studios broadcast from here, and major restaurants and retailers operate flagship stores in Times Square. On New Year's Eve, the square holds an average of 750,000 revelers. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Long ignored as a commercial no-man's-land, Tribeca is now blooming. After SOHO became too hip for the hipsters they migrated here--New York's newest scene for chic and style. Short for the 'Triangle Below Canal Street', Tribeca, with its loft studios and converted warehouses, has been reinvigorated over the past two-and-a-half decades by New York's artistic community. Tribeca is also home to a growing number of families, giving the area a genuine community vibe. This neighborhood has everything, from dazzling historic architecture to hidden culinary gems to the world-famous Tribeca Film Festival. So, go ahead and discover what makes this area unique. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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This part of Manhattan, the area between Central Park and the East River, has some of the most expensive real estate in the country. Park, Fifth, and Madison have always been posh avenues; whether in the gilded mansions of yesterday or the area's highrise modern apartments, old money and high society have long made their home here. Consequently, shops to serve them line Madison Avenue, while Baby Gap coexists with art galleries and antique shops. Further east, new money has overtaken the old Yorkville slum. Manhattan hosts some of the world's most famous museums and cultural institutions, and the string of them along Fifth Avenue is called "Museum Mile." The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, the Jewish Museum, and El Museo del Barrio are just a few, and they will be joined by the Museum for African Art in 2008. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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When the co-ops of the East Side were freer to restrict residents, the Upper West Side became home to new money. Then, as "modernist" East Siders tore down their pre-war palaces, Upper West Side residents kept their old buildings. Thirty years later, renters value the neighborhood's attractive real estate. Meanwhile, bars and restaurants catering to Long Island and New Jersey folk (a.k.a. the Bridge and Tunnel crowd) continue to sprout like weeds along Columbus and Amsterdam avenues. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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New York's first district remains its most historic. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Once known as the last independent neighborhood in the city, Williamsburg is slowly changing. That's not to say that it's not going without a fight. Williamsburg is a hotbed of private businesses and artistic aesthetic. A fascinating mixture of Hispanic, Hasidic and hipster culture, Williamsburg's residents are proud of what they've built up here. While it is quickly filling up with SOHO spillover, there is still enough originality here to warrant a look. The best way to get Williamsburg is by the L to Bedford Avenue. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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