New York State

New York

The city that never sleeps: Manhattan, its skyscrapers, museums and neighbourhoods.

The Brooklyn Bridge and the skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan

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Best areas to stay in New York

Midtown (Times Square)

Ideal for: first visit

At the centre of everything, near the main sights and Broadway theatres. Very busy.

Lower Manhattan and SoHo

Ideal for: couples, shopping

Southern Manhattan: Wall Street, the 9/11 Memorial, shops and restaurants.

Brooklyn (Williamsburg, DUMBO)

Ideal for: solo, local life

A neighbourhood feel, cafés and views of Manhattan, a few subway stops away.

Upper West Side

Ideal for: families, quiet

Residential, between Central Park and the Hudson, near the Natural History Museum.

Practical info about New York

New York is easy to explore by subway, which runs day and night, and on foot. Accommodation is expensive and often small: a well-connected area matters more than the exact address.

What to see in New York

  • Central Park, Times Square and Fifth Avenue;
  • the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, by boat;
  • the Brooklyn Bridge, to cross on foot;
  • the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA and the American Museum of Natural History;
  • the 9/11 Memorial and One World Observatory;
  • the High Line, a walkway on a former railway.

Getting to New York

From JFK airport, the AirTrain and the LIRR train reach Penn Station in about 50 minutes; the AirTrain and subway are cheaper but slower. Newark airport (New Jersey) is linked to Manhattan by train.

All our tips for the country in Travel in the United States.

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