New York & New Jersey Broadway & Boardwalk Chapter 6

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3 New York Big Apple  Canadian visitors to NYC 762,000* (2005)  One of the most exciting cities in the world Upstate New York  Finger Lakes, Catskills, Adirondacks Niagara Falls, Saratoga City and Nature *

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 4 How Travellers Get There Air  LGA, JFK, EWR  Handle more daily flights than any other city  Ground transfer – can be expensive and can take longer than expected JFK – minutes to midtown Manhattan LGA –25-60 minutes to midtown Manhattan EWR – air train suggested

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 5 How Travellers Get There Rail  Grand Central & Pennsylvania Stations  AMTRAK, commuter trains & bus connections from every direction Coach tours  Becoming popular – no parking, and no getting lost in the city Cruise  NYC major port – trans Atlantic, Bermuda, Canada & New England Car  Other than traffic congestion and parking in NYC - popular

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 6 When to Go Summer Warm to hot Humid Winter Cold & snowy Summer Peak tourist season  ACY Weekends  NYC Jan & weekends are usually less expensive

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 7 Getting Around New York State Highway systems Good Tolls Train extensive Bus systems extensive Tour operators

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 8 Getting Around (cont.) New York City  Yellow Cabs  Subway  Check with doorman before walking out of hotel  Tours most popular choice  Ferry to Staten Island, Ellis Island & Statue

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 9 New York City Manhattan  Walking tours suggested Brooklyn  Prospect Park Bronx  Yankee Stadium Long Island  Beaches, the Hamptons Statue of Liberty  Universal symbol of political freedom & democracy  Gift from France 1886 Ellis Island  Museum of Immigration

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 10 Manhattan Times Square  Family friendly Broadway  #2 theatre district in the world  Get “rush” tickets and see a show Central Park  6% of Manhattan hosts 25 million visitors annually

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 11 Manhattan (cont.) Fifth Ave  Shopping haven from 50 th to 59 th  Macy’s Worlds largest department store  FAO Schwatz Toy store extraordinaire! Greenwich Bistros, galleries, shops Empire State Building  meters to top of lightning rod.  Audio tours with admission  86 th floor observatory Ground Zero  Viewing the World Trade Center Site

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 12 Manhattan (cont.) Rockefeller Center  Lower Plaza  Radio City Music Hall St. Patrick’s Lincoln Center  Opera, ballet, Philharmonic

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 13 Manhattan (cont.) Museums  Metropolitan Museum of Art largest in N.A.  Museum of Modern Art  Guggenheim  Natural History

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 14 New York State Hudson River Valley  Tarrytown  West Point  Hyde Park Long Island  Beaches, fishing, boating

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 15 New York State (cont.) Catskills  Grand hotel era 1800s -1970’s  Many comics & entertainers got their start in show business Woodstock  1969 rock festival held on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel  Over 500,000 attended

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 16 New York Lake District Adirondack Mountains Lake Placid  1980 Winter Olympics  Ski resort Thousand Islands  Cruises from Alexandria Bay Niagara Falls  Shared with Ontario

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 17 Finger Lakes Lakes, waterfalls Wineries Corning  Glass factory and museum Watkins Glen  Gorge & auto racing Cooperstown  Baseball Hall of Fame

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 18 New Jersey Atlantic City  Monopoly  Gambling Mini Las Vegas Quick getaway for Easterners  Boardwalk Nice beach Wildwood Entertainment & amusement parks

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 19 New Jersey (cont.) Beach resorts Suburban living  Bedroom community for NY Newark  Air access to NJ & NY Camden  Aquarium

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 20 Accommodations New York City  Typically expensive and small  Hotel market is business travellers  Weekend packages often available for leisure travellers Atlantic City  Packages may be bargains Resorts, B&B, hotels, motels and campgrounds cover the state.