When Macworld Expo brought my fellow Mac-users to New York City I created these resource pages for them. People continue to tell me they're quite helpful. I hope they help you too.
~General Info • History~
General NYC information — links about my home-town
New York Convention and Visitor's Bureau
NewYorkCity.com: Check out the maps here. They are really informational, except that each neighborhood is not named on a main map. So, here are some tips and direct links:
- The Javits Center is in the Garment District.
- Chelsea is immediately below the Javits Center.
Wired New York - I love this site. It all at once cures my homesickness and makes me homesick by bringing me back to NYC. Among other things, this site is an excellent way to see and learn about the building that make up this amazing city.
- There's an entire section on the skyscrapers. For example, you can learn about the three buildings that raced for the title of world's tallest building (40 Wall Street held the title first, then the Chrystler Building, and finally the Empire State Building.)
- Learn about the bridges (like the Brooklyn Bridge and Bronx Whitestone) and tunnels. [For transport info on the bridges and tunnels see the MTA site.]
- Discover the neighborhoods of NYC; there are links from the home page.
- Read discussions about New York City.
YourNY.com — a directory of many things
NYC.GOV — The Official New York City Web Site
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center site. "Javits" is the location of the Macworld Expo, This site also links to a lot of good info.
I Love NY - An official New York State site that covers all of the state.
LongIsland.com: about the Long Island area and events there.
Finding Places
Finding an address in Manhattan is easy because most of the streets are in a logical numbered grid. When you're given an address, it'll often be stated along with a cross street (unlike in LA where many have no clue what a "cross street" is). In case it's not though, there are 2 great solutions for you.
On the web
- The Manhattan Address Locator (ManhattanAddress.com), generously provided by Greg Costiky. There are 3 parts to this.
- The main page is for when your address is on an avenue. (Avenues go north-south so this gives you the east-west street (usually a nunber like 59th).
- Then there are links for when your address is on a street which means it's east-west and you need the north-south cross street.
- There's also a link for seeking a named street without an address number.
- NY.com's Manhattan Address Locator.
PalmOS
- For the PalmOS there's the X-Man Manhattan Address Locator for Palm Organizers by Roamin' Empire Software. It's the same as NY.com's. Just $5! Try it and if you like and use it, be sure to pay the shareware fee.
In Print
- I highly recommend that in NYC you carry FlashMaps New York City with you.
Newly out of college and job-hunting in NYC, I asked a limo driver for an address. He pulled out his FlashMaps, turned to the cross street page and told me the exact cross street in well... a flash. He said no professional driver should be without it. I bought my first copy that day, wore it out over the years I lived in NYC, and continue to own copies. FlashMaps are now published by Fodor's. This one is $10.95. - As a world traveller, I relied heavily on Lonely Planet's books so it would be worthwhile to look into the Lonely Planet New York City Map.
- Also take a look at the Rough Guide New York City Map.
Media
Newspapers
- The New York Times on the Web
- Newsday (New York Newsday) (I grew up reading the Long Island Newsday)
- The NY Post
- The Daily News
Radio
- WPLJ Radio - Was my favorite in High School. You can find concert info here, like the Jones Beach music series.
Magazines
- The New Yorker
- New York Magazine (New York metro.com) — New York magazine is a print publication available at a great price, but there is also a lot of info on line at this joint venture between New York magazine and MetroTV on the Web. The site says, "New York Metro is a website with news about the city as well as reporting and criticism about restaurants, the arts and entertainment, shopping, and services in New York. A joint venture between Primedia and Rainbow's MetroTV, New York Metro publishes original editorial content as well as content from NEW YORK Magazine, MetroTV, About, and other partners."
History & Places
Forgotten NY: This site is pretty not in the best shape. It has several different versions of the site all cross-linked, some files are totally empty, and such. But there's a lot of great stuff to be found here, so it's worth the visit.
Long Island History: This was put together by the local newspaper - Newsday. I love it. (If you land at JFK or LaGuardia, you're really on Long Island. Brooklyn and Queens (the respective counties) are part of NYC, but are physically on Long Island.
The Tribute in Light Memorial: a QuickTime VR on the web, by 360VR Studio. Click the Digital City link at the bottom of their page too, for more of NYC.
Central Park — there's no place like NYC anywhere in the world and no place like Central Park. It was born on July 21, 1853 and is 150 this summer. The link just behind these words is to the official park website. It's full of information. Here, you can learn about $3 yoga classes or that a horse and buggy ride is $34 for the first 20 minutes. And of course, you can take a virtual tour of the park so you'll be familiar with it and comfortable when you arrive in person.
Additionally, an "advetorial" at NewYorkmetro.com called Celebrating Central Park has a list of many events happening in the park.
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for the information presented here or anything that happens to you if you use any information presented here.