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New Ferry Service Between Midtown and Staten Island

There's a new way to get between Manhattan and Staten Island. It's a new ferry route beyond Lower Manhattan to West Midtown, on the Hudson River. The entire trip takes about 35 minutes, and includes spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline every minute. The new ferry is from NYC Ferry, which has been ferrying passengers for several years between Manhahttan, Queens … [Read more...] about New Ferry Service Between Midtown and Staten Island

Best Beaches in Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island

New York City has more than 14 miles of Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound beaches, and it's one of the few places in the world where you can take the subway to the sand, sea and surf. NYC beaches are FREE. There's no access fee, and there's nobody checking your ID, as Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties have been doing, to prevent non-residents from visiting. NYC … [Read more...] about Best Beaches in Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island

Celebrating All Things Green in New York City

NYC celebrates our great green city all 365 days a year, not just on St. Patrick's Day. Despite what Kermit the Frog says, it's easy to be green in NYC, because green is everywhere, in NYC parks and gardens, neighborhood and street names, on the subway, on our iconic statues and monuments, with our favorite hometown sports teams, and what we eat. Even though the great … [Read more...] about Celebrating All Things Green in New York City

Quarantine Policy for NYC & NY State

Reminder about the current quarintine policy for business or leisure visitors to New York and for residents returning to NY from out-of-state. If you want to avoid a mandatory two-week quarantine, you must provide a negative Covid test taken within three days before arrival, and another negative test within four days after arriving. The updated travel quarantine policy … [Read more...] about Quarantine Policy for NYC & NY State

Moynihan Train Hall Penn Station Opens to Public

After more than three years of construction and $1.6 Billion dollars, the airy new Penn Station main hall opens to the public on Jan. 1, directly across Eighth Ave. from the dungeon-like facility we've all hated for decades. It's a bright, modern destination for Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road and NJ Transit commuters sick of the crowded and windowless Penn Station … [Read more...] about Moynihan Train Hall Penn Station Opens to Public

NYC Update: What’s Open, Cancelled, Postponed

Top News in NYC & Tri-State Update Dec. 28 The world's largest New Year's Eve party, in Times Square, also will be virtual. Brooklyn's famous Coney Island Polar Bear Club has cancelled its traditional New Year's Day plunge in the Atlantic Ocean. NYC holiday lights, windows and trees is will be lit through Jan. 3, some through Jan. 10. Visiting the Rockefeller … [Read more...] about NYC Update: What’s Open, Cancelled, Postponed

Parking on the Cheap in NYC: $14.99 or Less All Day

  Park all day in New York City for just $14.99 or less. Yes, that’s correct.  An entire 24 hours of garage parking for $14.99 in Manhattan, and $9.99 a day in Queens and Brooklyn, with a new parking website that finds unused space in garages near you. On Air Parking has been operating successfully for several years at airport parking facilities throughout … [Read more...] about Parking on the Cheap in NYC: $14.99 or Less All Day

MTA Holiday Nostalgia Train Rides Virtually in 2020

Get aboard for a trip back in time, on a vintage NYC subway train. The annual and popular MTA Holiday Nostalgia Train rides again in 2020, with vintage cars that were in service 1932 to 1977, and conductors dressed in vintage uniforms. You might remember light bulbs, woven wicker seats, ceiling fans and windows you could open before air conditioning.  And the … [Read more...] about MTA Holiday Nostalgia Train Rides Virtually in 2020

United Returns to JFK After Five Years

United Airlines returns to JFK in February 2021  with daily non-stop service to Los Angeles and San Francisco, five years after moving all its long-haul flights to Newark. United also flies out of LaGuardia. The West Coast flights will use the Boeing 767-300ER, which used to ferry passengers across the Atlantic.  United will use Terminal 7 for JFK-LAX and … [Read more...] about United Returns to JFK After Five Years