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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Celebrating Thanksgiving Day, Macy's colourful parade is one of New York's best. It features clowns, floats, marching bands and plenty of celebrities. Gigantic helium balloons shaped like…
Winter Restaurant Week in New York City
For two weeks every winter, thousands of New York City's best restaurants offer lunches and dinners at greatly discounted prices.
In a city of parades, this is the daddy. New York's spinal cord, 5th Avenue, hosts the largest street parade in the city every St Patrick's Day as thousands of Americans of Irish descent march…
Summer Restaurant Week in New York City
New York City is blessed with thousands of fantastic restaurants. During Summer Restaurant Week (which actually stretches over two weeks) some of the very best offer three-course prix-fixe…
The US Open takes place at the USTA National Tennis Center, more commonly known as Flushing Meadows, in New York City. One of the four Grand Slam tournaments in tennis, the US Open is the last…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in Central Park contains examples of almost every artistic endeavour known to man, from modern art to native carvings. Particularly dazzling are the rooms…
Steeped in history, Amateur Night at the Apollo is raucous and great fun. Past winners of the contest who launched their careers here include Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin…
The Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island south of Manhattan and was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Recognised the world over, the Statue of Liberty is proudly revered by…
The Empire State Building in central Manhattan is one of the world's most famous skyscrapers. Tourists flock here to take in the incredible views of New York, but be warned, the height and…
Manhattan's vast Central Park, over 2.5 miles long, would take several days to explore fully. Locals love ice-skating in winter, boating in summer and cycling or rollerblading all year. Other…
Sotheby's 'Magnificent Jewels' Auction
If it's rare, sparkling and for sale, you'll find it at the twice-yearly Magnificent Jewels auction at Sotheby's New York. Bid for beautiful pieces or just sit back and watch the paddles and…
Times Square New Year's Eve Celebration
Times Square is a magnet for New Year's Eve revellers in New York. Bring a bottle and dress up warm to watch the crystal ball drop on the stroke of midnight at one of the world's biggest…
Sotheby's 'Magnificent Jewels' Auction
If it's rare, sparkling and for sale, you'll find it at the twice-yearly Magnificent Jewels auction at Sotheby's New York. Bid for beautiful pieces or just sit back and watch the paddles and…
The TD Bank 5-Boro Bike Tour is the largest mass-cycling event in the USA. A river of 30,000 cyclists flows from Battery Park between the skyscrapers of Manhattan at the start of a 68km…
New York is home to some of the world's best museums. During the Museum Mile Festival, many of the biggest and most exciting along Fifth Avenue, from 82nd Street to 104th Street, open their…
New York's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Pride week offers a special sense of history than other Pride celebrations. Around 250,000 marchers follow the lavender strip down 5th Avenue…
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Competition
As Hot Dog Capital of the World, New York holds its breath and its stomach for a brief moment each Fourth of July to watch this historic hot dog eating competition. Since 1916, New Yorkers…
Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular
New York City's famously large department store, Macy's, puts on a spectacular Fourth of July display with 14,000 aerial shells which explode from barges positioned all along the east side of…
American Ballet Theatre Season at the Met
Each year, more than 600,000 spectators flock to the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) season at the Met. The ensemble enjoys an enduring reputation as one of the world's finest companies, despite…
Central Park SummerStage is one of New York City's greatest summer institutions. Taking place at the Rumsey Playfield in the world-famous Central Park, the two month long festival fills the…