Spring 2020 NYC Official Visitor Guide

118 NYC & Company | Official Visitor Guide Sightseeing & Tours SeaStreak seastreak.com  Ferry to Sandy Hook beach, Oktoberfest, West Point, fall foliage, and New Jersey. Self-guided sightseeing cruises. Kids ride free December throughMemorial Day. 732 872 2628, 800 262 8743 | 2 First Ave., Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716 Statue Cruises statuecruises.com Provides scheduled ferry transporta- tion to Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Buy tickets at ferry slip or online and print at home. Departs from Battery Park. 877 523 9849 Battery Park/Ferry Slip, Manhattan  See Ad Index on pg. 236. Sacred Ground 9/11 Memorial &Museum 911memorial .org  A national tribute of remem- brance and honor to the men, women, and children killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993. Memorial is free; admission for museum (advance purchase strongly recommended). 212 266 5211 | World Trade Center (Liberty St. & Greenwich St.), NYC 10007  See Ad Index on pg. 236. African Burial Ground National Monument nps.gov/afbg  This National Landmark is the final resting place for nearly 15,000 enslaved and free Africans who lived during the 17th and 18th centuries. Adjacent visitor center tells their story, and provides site tours (reser- vations suggested) of the memorial. Visitor center closed Sun., Mon. Monument closed Nov.–early Feb. 212 637 2019 | Memorial: Duane St. at Elk St.; visitor center: 290 Broadway (Duane– Reade Sts.), NYC 10007  America’s Response Monument (De Oppresso Liber) wtc.com/things todo/parksandrecreation  The first publicly accessible monument dedi- cated to US Special Forces, sculptor Douwe Blumberg’s statue is the first monument near Ground Zero to rec- ognize 9/11 heroes. Liberty Park, 155 Cedar St. (West St. btw. Cedar & Liberty Sts.), NYC 10006  Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine stjohndivine.org  Largest cathedral in the United States, with Gothic Revival architecture, stained- glass windows, public gardens, and special exhibitions. Public and pri- vate tours daily. Admission. Gift shop. 212 316 7540, 212 932 7347 | 1047 AmsterdamAve. (112th St.), NYC 10025  General Grant National Memorial (“Grant’s Tomb”) nps.gov/gegr /index.htm  The largest tomb in North America pays tribute to Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War general (America’s first four-star general) and 18th President of the United States. ClosedMon., Tues. 212 666 1640 Riverside Park, 122nd St. at Riverside Drive, Morningside Heights, NYC 10027  Green-Wood Cemetery green-wood .com  Park-like outdoor museum: Brooklyn history, sculpture, graves of notables, including Leonard Bernstein, “Boss” Tweed, baseball’s Henry Chadwick. Walking tours; author events. Open seven days. 718 210 3080 | 500 25th St. (enter at Fifth Ave. and 25th St.), Sunset Park, Brooklyn 11232  Irish Hunger Memorial batterypark city.org  Dedicated to those who perished during “The Great Hunger,” this unique memorial incorporates an authentically recreated 19th century Irish cottage, plus Irish stones, soil, vegetation. 212 417 2000 corner of Vesey St. and North End Ave., Battery Park City, NYC 10007  Marble Collegiate Church marblechurch.org  A diverse, vibrant place of connection and community. Landmark 1854 building with Tiffany windows. World class music, worship, and walkable laby- rinth. Free tours by request. Closed Sat. 212 686 2770 | 1 W. 29th St. (Fifth Ave.), NYC 10001  New York City AIDSMemorial nycaidsmemorial.org  Under a strik- ing white canopy are granite pavers engraved with words from the Walt Whitman poem “Song of Myself,” benchesandawaterfeature. St.Vincent’s TrianglePark,200-218W.12thSt.(Seventh– Greenwich Aves.), NYC 10011  Police Memorial batteryparkcity.org A fountain and granite wall memori- alize New York City police officers killed in the line of duty. One wall bears the names of fallen officers. 212 417 2000 | Pumphouse Park, Liberty St. and South End Ave., Battery Park City, NYC 10080