The best place for
information is the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau at 810 Seventh Ave at 53rd Street (Mon-Fri 8.30am-6pm, weekends and holidays 9am-5pm, or call one of their counselors at 212/484-1222,
www.nycvisit.com ). They have up-to-date leaflets on what's going on in the arts and elsewhere plus bus and subway maps and information on hotels and accommodation - though they can't actually book anything for you. Their quarterly
Official NYC Guide is good too, though the kind of information it gives - on restaurants, hotels, shopping and sights - is also available in the various free tourist magazines and brochures in hotels and elsewhere. These include complete (if superficial) rundowns on what's on in the more mainstream arts, eating out, shops, etc.
The state-run I Love New York organization has free booklets and maps available from 1 Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223 (tel 518/474-4116). Much of their information concentrates on New York State, though; before exploring beyond the five boroughs, get their statewide map and regional guides. They do also have info on New York City, including maps and restaurant and hotel lists
Visitors' bureaus
Bloomingdale's International Visitors' Center Lexington Ave (at 59th St) tel 212/705-2098.
Harlem Visitors' Bureau 219 W 135th St (between 7th and 8th aves). Call first: tel 212/283-3315.
NYU Information Center Shimkin Hall, 50 W 4th St (at Greene St/Washington Square) tel 212/998-4636.
Saks Fifth Avenue Ambassador Concierge Desk 611 5th Ave (at 49th St) tel 212/940-4141.
Times Square Visitor and Transit Information Center 1560 Broadway (between 46th and 47th sts) tel 212/869-1890.
Websites
CitySearch NY www.newyork.citysearch.com . A solid search engine, weekly updated listings and tame features on this comprehensive site.
NYC Transit Authority www.mta.nyc.ny.us . Official subway/bus/Metro-North and LIRR web site - schedules, fare info, reroutings, history and fun facts (more than 1.3 billion people ride the subway each year!).
NYC Visitors Bureau www.nycvisit.com . Official website of the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau.
PaperMag www.papermag.com . Updated daily and covering the cultural gamut, this hip guide has been on the cutting-edge of every trend to hit the streets.
Parks Department www.nycparks.org . The official word on all of the events in the city's parks.
Seinfeld's Real New York home.earthlink.net/~asena/srny . Everything you ever wanted to know about Jerry: where he lived, ate and got into trouble with George, Elaine and Kramer.
Time Out New York www.timeoutny.com . What's on this week in music, clubs, book readings, museums, movies, and other features from the publication.
Total NY www.totalny.com . One of the few guides sporting real New York attitude, Total's quirky features and eclectic listings tell you where to go and what to do.
The Village Voice www.villagevoice.com . The best thing here, from the elder (some say out-of-touch) alternative weekly, is the paper's witty listings section, "Choices."
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