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New York City is back on top of the tourism map, which means many visitors are traveling between LaGuardia, JFK and Newark Liberty airports and Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island. As a native and lifelong New Yorker, these are my recommendations for the most reliable and affordable public transportation, car services and licensed taxis,
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New York City is back on top of the tourism map, which means many visitors are traveling between LaGuardia, JFK and Newark Liberty airports and Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island. LaGuardia Airport transportation can be as little as $2.90 per person for public transportation, $65 for a NYC taxi or as much as
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New York City is back on top of the tourism map, which means many visitors are traveling between LaGuardia, JFK and Newark Liberty airports and Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island. This comprehensive guide gives you all your choices for Newark Airport transportation without spending a fortune or wasting time. As a native and
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New York City lights up for the holidays like nowhere else on earth. Here’s your calendar and guide to the best NYC holiday tree and Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremonies, vintage subway rides, Kwanzaa celebrations, crafts markets and more. Enjoy NYC on the cheap with these FREE and family-friendly 2025 holiday events. If you want to
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Now that my hometown is back on top of the must visit destination list, here’s how to enjoy NYC on the cheap. December is a great time to be in NYC, including for FREE museum admission, lighting of Christmas Trees in Rockefeller Center and Bryant Park vintage subway train rides, outdoor ice skating in NYC
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The best late night TV shows are taped in New York City, and tickets are FREE. Here’s how to get tickets to The Late Show With Seth Myers.
The price of freedom and independence is high. Here are six top memorial sites in NYC where you can honor our men and women in uniform any day of the year, not just on Veterans Day. These war memorials are FREE to visit year-round and reflect on the true cost of freedom and independence.
One of the great pleasures of winter in New York City is ice skating, especially at one of the rinks with a skyline view and those which give discounts to NYC residents. Here are the best places to skate – including for FREE – around my hometown, including prices, hours and rental costs.
Avoid the tourist traps and suburban mall chains and get native NYC vibe and flavor, along with value for your restaurant dollar, at these local choices, where celebrity-spotting is included on the menu.
Celebrate World UN Day on October 24th by planning to visit one of many destinations around the world associated with the international organization.