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Every New York neighbourhood has its movie theatres, but the two largest concentrations are in the Times Square area and along Third Avenue above 57th Street. These feature the …
Sports Believe it or not, New Yorkers are active sportsmen, and they have more athletic facilities at their disposal than most other city dwellers. In Central Park you can …
Armchair sportsmen will find ample fare on television. The major American networks provide excellent coverage of sports events. The baseball season runs from April to October; football (American style) …
A little further uptown, between Broadway and Park Row, you’ll find the City Hall, built between 1803 and 1812. The offices of the mayor of New York are located” …
On the corner of Pearl and Broad streets stands Fraunces Tavern, built as a home in 1719 then converted to a tavern in 1762 by Samuel Fraunces. It was …
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was responsible for building the centre. which was opened in 1976. Besides the two 110-storey towers with their thousands of …
If you can, go there on the weekend, when all the Chinese of the New Y ork area turn up to do their weekly shopping. Do go into one …
Retrace your steps as far as Sheridan Square and follow Waverly Place back to Washington Square. Then go up MacDougal towards 8th Street. MacDougal Alley and, on the other …
The beach tourist area for France is the French Riviera, or as the French call it, The Cote d’Azur, the blue coast. It extends from Marseille in Southeast France …
Lower East Side At the turn of the century, the period of the main waves of immigration, many newcomers moved into the Lower East Side. The vast majority of …