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NYC Restaurant Week is January 21 to February 9. That’s really three weeks but who is counting. It’s your annual chance to sample more than 500 participating restaurants with a Prix Fixe two-course lunch or or three-course dinner for $30-$60.
For more than 100 years, Times Square has been the center of the world New Year’s Eve. Join at least one million of your closest friends in person, or watch on TV with millions of others around the world. This year’s event features live performances by Mark Ambor, Mickey Guyton, Rita Ora, Carrie Underwood, Jonas Brothers, Megan Moroney,Sophie Ellis-Bextor, TLC, Greeicy, De La Ghetto, and Kapo plus special activities and appearances throughout the evening. And fireworks, too.
New York City lights up for the holidays like nowhere else on earth. Here’s your calendar and guide to the best 2024 holiday tree and Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremonies, vintage subway rides, Kwanzaa celebrations and more.
There’s always more happening than we can report here on ecoXplorer. So here’s what we’ve been reading about travel, automotive, food, fraud and the environment that you might have missed, along with news about my hometown New York City – from publications you might not follow, but we do. We link only to intel that’s
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AAA projects nearly 80 million of us will be on the road, in the air and on the seas. That’s an increase of 1.7 million people compared to last year and exceeds pre-Pandemic levels. So be prepared for traffic jams and long check-in lines at airport and cruise ship terminals.
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 or as much as $100 for a car service
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Whether you are a NYC native like me, moved here recently, or a visitor experiencing the greatest city on the planet, these are the best FREE things to do in New York City. This list offers something for everybody, including FREE museums and sightseeing, FREE guided tours, FREE tickets to late night TV shows,
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Happy Birthday USA, born July 4, 1776. Here are some of the best Fourth of July celebrations in the USA, in New York City, Washington, DC and elsewhere, including fireworks, concerts and parades. NYC: Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular Where: Hudson River, 14th to 34th Streets It’s the granddaddy of all Fourth of July
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Here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks spectacular, which returns to the Hudson River for the first time in a decade, including the best viewing spots. More than 60,000 shells and effects will be launched, from barges on the Hudson River, between 14th and 34th Streets Prime viewing
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