New York is a superlative city. Its streets are traveled first in movies, In advertising fences, In the ads… New York is everywhere and everyone has already been there without needing to be. References to the city are so abundant, and so frequent, that when you first arrive you don't really know how to deal with it, where to start loving her. To begin with, If you have doubts about where to stay Click here. And if you want to mitigate that bewilderment before the great city, There are ten things that you can't miss from New York, where all the commandments are condensed in one: walk, Walk and walk:
1- Walk through the Brooklyn bridge
It's just a kilometer, But few walks in the world have more magic than this. Walk on the historic Brooklyn bridge, Built in 1883, With the Lower Manhattan in front of us, It is one of those things that never forget. It is best to move by subway to the high street station (lines A and C), Already in the Brooklyn neighborhood, and make the tour in the direction of Manhattan. You have to recreate on the ride. The occasion deserves. If we choose the sunset, Much better the left lane to take photos. On the other side awaits the recoleto Pier 17, unmistakable for their period ships.
2- Ferry gratuito a Staten Island
If you want to have great views of Manhattan, the ferry that makes the journey to the State Island district from Battery Park. You have no excuse: It is free. The best panoramic will have them on the return trip so without the need to stand up on the ground, You can return to Manhattan in the same Ferry. The service has a high frequency, So you arrive at the time you arrive (Also at dusk) You won't have to wait too long. The experience is very worthwhile.
3- A visit to Miss Liberty
City icon from 1886, The Statue of Liberty is a must. If you arrive by subway, The stop is South Ferry. But eye! Place yourself in the first wagons of the convoy because the rest is out of the platform and you will not be able to get off. Once in Battery Park, Ferry tickets to Liberty Island are bought in Clinton's fort. If we want to soak up the symbolism that the statue of liberty had for millions of immigrants, We must continue in Ferry until Ellis ashore, The entrance door to New York until 1954. Here they wrote the first lines of the American sleep the ancestors of 100 Millions of current citizens of the United States. A monument to memory.
4- Get lost in Central Park
To the green heart of New York, The first major public park in the United States, You have to dedicate a day and, If it can be, a Sunday, When it looks in all its splendor. And when you are surprised with a hot puppy in your hand singing a beatles song around a street musician you will be sure that, in fact, You are in New York. Paséalo a you are, aimlessly, Losing yourself among its centenary trees, Timbering on the grass, Uploading to its rock hills, Enjoying their lakes. And as soon as you will find a statue of Alicia in Wonderland as the tribute to John Lennon in Strawberry Fields, in front of the building where he was killed.
5- Musical en Broadway
It doesn't matter if you don't know English. A visit to the Big Apple is not complete if you are not going to see one of Broadway's classics. You have the possibility of getting interesting discounts on tickets (up to him 50%) In the Visitor Center Information by Times Square (Broadway climbing, right hand).
6- Jazz evening
The offer of premises where to listen to jazz is abundant. Our recommendation is the Birdland, At the crossroads 42 to 8th Ave (315 In. 44th St.), where from 1949 The greatest of the genre have played. You can go to dinner or just listen to the concert and have a drink, But in any case it is better to reserve.
7- De Chinatown y Little Italy al Soho
You have to dedicate at least one morning to walk in these three neighborhoods. The subway stop Canal Street Leaves you to a step of Chinatown and Little Italy. The Chinese neighborhood is an amalgam of stores and back rooms where you always have what you are looking for. It is contraindicated for the pocket to stay too long touring it. It is better to eat in little Italy (Da Gennaro is a good choice (129 Mulberry Street), The restaurant where they killed Ganster Joey Gallo while celebrating his birthday. For dessert, A walk to Green Street, One of the main arteries of the Soho, a landscape of cast iron stairs where the bad ones escaped in the movies.
8- Listen to Gospel in Harlem
Travel agencies usually offer the possibility of listening to gospel in a church, But if you don't want to spend a dollar you can ride it for free. At the crossroads of San Nicolás Avenue with the 138 St., eg. In the Methodist Church of St. Mark You can hear a great gospel on Sunday mornings. There is a meter line F stop at the same door. The only inconvenience is that the Mass lasts a lot and you have to sit in the end to abandon the church slicing when Gospel's desire has already satiated. And even if it is almost obvious to remember it: Avoid taking pictures not to bother the faithful.
9- Cena en Times Square
It is another of those unique moments that make you feel that you are in New York. Dine at the rotating restaurant on the last floor of the hotel Marriot, In the heart of Times Square (Next to the Plaza Hotel), surrounded by neons to which brighter, It is an adrenaline injection. And then you have to be confused between Times Square's crowd, The heart of the world, and observe the transfer of people and pectoraliar types that are only seen here.
10- Subir al Empire States
You almost always have to queue and it is full of tourists but, Who is able to visit New York and not go up to Empire State? Us either. A few days you have the possibility of admiring Manhattan to 320 meters from the ground.
