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This area’s
destinations can be lumped into two categories: New York State and New York
City. New York City has many
popular attractions. The Statue of
Liberty and Ellis Island, both of which are accessible by ferry, the Empire
State Building, and the United Nations building are just a few of the more
popular New York City sites. Tourists
can also enjoy visiting Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Museum of
Natural History, and Central Park. Some
of the more popular day tours are visits to Chinatown, St. John the Divine
Cathedral, Niagara Falls, and Long Island.
New York City is a place where 7 and a half million people speaking more
than 85 languages live side by side. The city of New York has a special magnetism--a charisma, if you will--that pulls in the intelligent, the creative, the determined, the overbearing, and the overblown from all over the world. Just about any language and any dialect is spoken here, from Mandarin to Brooklynese; no other dot on the map is quite so ethnically, culturally, and socially diverse. This is the nerve center of world finance and trade. The international hub of advertising, publishing, entertainment, and fashion. The creative core for the arts. The top showcase for pure celebrity. And, now as never before, a huge magnet for travelers from all over the country and around the globe, in search of a brief glimpse of it all.
In remembrance of the thousands of people who perished in the attack on the World Trade Center. In recognition of the millions for whom the twin towers were a symbol of New York City at its best and this country at its most confident. In honor of the many who built it. In solidarity with the numberless around the world who mourn the tragedy at this site.
Let it not be remembered for the evil acts of violence targeted at fear, panic and death. But remember the human spirit, the brotherhood of mankind, and the goodness that not only New Yorkers but Americans and the world over have dedicated to saving our most precious resource: life. For this is the only way to stand up to those wish to fight from shadows, or are rabid enough to believe it is worth their own life to see so many others end.
New York Television Tours
In the city that never sleeps, some of the most exciting television experiences begin long before the sun comes up. So grab a cup of joe to go and hotfoot it to your first stop on your own New York City TV tour, West 49th Street. If you arrive in the pre-dawn hours, you can stake out a prime spot in front of Studio 1A for the Today show with Katie Couric and Matt Lauer. Show up on a Friday in the summer, and you may even get to shake your groove thing at one of their live outdoor concerts. While at Rockefeller Center, get on line for the NBC Studio Tour. Lucky tour goers can sneak a peek at pre-show rehearsals and enter news control rooms like those used on Dateline and NBC Nightly News. If you don't mind waiting around, you can also try for last-minute tickets to tapings of Saturday Night Live or Late Night With Conan O'Brien. After a long morning on your feet, you may want to leave the stand-up to someone else. So head southwest to the off, off Broadway Pulse Ensemble Theater on West 42nd Street and catch the Kramer Reality Tour. It's the only New York City tour about nothing, based on the most successful "show about nothing" — Seinfeld. Kenny Kramer, the real man behind Executive Producer Larry David's Kosmo Kramer character, will take you on a video-enhanced bus ride past Manhattan's most memorable Seinfeld sites, like the Soup Nazi's Soup Shop. Bright lights, big city, the smell of New York pizza. Put you in the mood for a little Chianti and a lot of mobster intrigue? Bada Bing! On Location Tours will take you to 15 real sites from The Sopranos. Or are you one of the girls? You can try on your chic New York swagger on the Sex and the City tour. Feed your own shoe fetish at Carrie Bradshaw's D& G, and check out the city's dating pool at favorite show haunts like Tao. All this talk about television may leave you craving quality time with your favorite reruns. No problem; you can view many of them at New York's Museum of Television and Radio on 52nd Street. Their library contains the largest collection of TV and news episodes anywhere. If time permits, hop on the R train and catch a lesson in classic TV history at the American Museum of Moving Image at the Old Astoria Studio in Queens — home to hundreds of TV artifacts, TV- and movie-inspired art, and interactive experiences. It's right about time to see what your "Friends," Monica and Phoebs, have gotten themselves into. So head back to your hotel room, dig into a pint of ice cream and click on the television. You're one of them now, you know — living another day in the life of New York television. By Monica Castillo Lake Placid was the
site of the 1932 and the 1980 Winter Olympics.
The Olympics are still a big part of life in Lake Placid.
It is home to the U.S. Olympic Training Center, Kodak Park, and the only
bobsled and luge runs in the entire country. There
is also the Olympic Ice Arena, which housed two indoor rinks and a speed-skating
oval. Every 4th of July
Lake Placid hosts the Independence Day 70-meter Ski Jump and the 34th
Annual Freestyle Figure Skating competition.
During the summer months of June and July, Equestrians will enjoy the
community’s two world-class horse shows. The Finger Lakes are
bodies of water located in the heart of New York.
They are long, thin parallel lakes that reflect the Native American
Heritage of the region. They boast
such names like Keuka, Seneca, Cayuga, and Owasco.
The Finger Lakes offer great opportunities for fishing, boating, and
other outdoor activities. The area
is also home to the state’s large and impressive wine industry.
Tours and tastings are offered at many of the more than 50 vineyards in
the area.
Niagara Falls is one of the world’s first and most famous sights. This 180-foot high natural wonder is situated directly on the border of the United States and Canada. Niagara Falls can be seen in many different ways. The Maid of the Mist boat goes right up to the foot of the falls, the observation tower will place you right above its brink, and a helicopter ride gives a great aerial view. Goat Island separates the American Falls from Canadian Falls and is easily accessible by foot.
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New
York 
September
11th, 2001: Remembered
Over
the years television has brought New York City's familiar faces and places into
our homes. Think of Al Roker cheerfully forecasting your beautiful day as you sip
that first cup of coffee in the morning. Or Jerry, George and Elaine retelling
their misadventures over lunch at Monk's Restaurant on Broadway. For the pop
culture addict, and lovers of the most American art form — television — no
city holds fonder memories than New York. So on your next trip to the beloved
Big Apple, take a New York minute to stop by your favorite TV places and say
hello.
The
best way to get around New York is by taxi.
Public restrooms
are few and far between so plan accordingly.