New York City Overview
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It's always been a city of superlatives: largest, tallest, trendiest, best. Sadly, it's now linked to a different kind of top billing: deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history

Without question, the destruction of the World Trade Center changed New York City. But, more important, it gave the world a new look at New Yorkers: The city's millions of residents have shown the kind of character, determination and resilience that has made New York into the amazing place that it is. We have always thought they were the most important reason to visit.

But rest assured that the city still has plenty to see and do -- more, in fact, than you'll ever be able to experience in one visit. A few attractions remain shuttered but some stunning new ones have opened. New York continues to offer the finest selection of entertainment, museums and restaurants in the world. As for landmarks, it probably still has more world-famous icons than any other city -- the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge. But, like a missing family member, it's the part of the skyline that's now gone that many visitors will long to see.


Top Picks
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Sights -- Liberty Island (the Statue of Liberty itself remains closed); the Empire State Building; Grand Central Terminal; a ride on the Staten Island Ferry; Ellis Island National Monument; the Brooklyn Bridge.

Museums -- Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museum of Modern Art (now in Queens); American Museum of Natural History; Guggenheim Museum; Brooklyn Museum of Art.

Memorable Meals -- Daniel for quintessential upscale New York dining; Indochine for French-Vietnamese food and celebrity sightings; the River Cafe for spectacular views of nighttime Manhattan; Hatsuhana for delicious sushi; Molyvos for superb Greek food; La Caridad for that distinctive New York hybrid, Cuban-Chinese.

Late Night -- A performance at Joe's Pub; a Broadway show; stand-up comedy at Caroline's; hot jazz at the Village Vanguard; dancing at the enormous Webster Hall.

Walks -- Window shopping along 5th Avenue near Central Park; walking through the park from 59th Street to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
 
   


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