Spring 2020 NYC Official Visitor Guide

114 NYC & Company | Official Visitor Guide Sightseeing & Tours Queens Astoria & Ditmars-Steinway astoria .org | steinwaystreet.org  Known primarily as the City’s traditionally Greek neighborhood, but one of its most culturally diverse areas and home to cultural institutions, food destinations and shopping. Approxi- mate boundaries: Broadway to the south, the East River to the north and west, 49th St. and Hazen St. to the east, Queens Flushing flushingbid.com  NYC’s largest Asian community. Find the most authentic Asian cuisine, an ancient herbal remedy or an impos- sible-to-find Japanese comic book along Main Street. 718 888 1805 Approximate boundaries: Kissena Park to the south, 20th Ave. to the north, Parsons Blvd. to the east, Grand Central Parkway to the west, Queens Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce flushingchamber.nyc Provides visitor information and promotes special markets, festivals, performances, and tours of one of the most dynamic communities in America. 646 820 5163 | mail: 13532 38th Ave., ste. 25, Flushing, Queens 11354 Long Island City Partnership licqns .com  Home to world-class muse- ums, expansive waterfront parks, local flea markets and comedy clubs, andMichelin starred to ethnic street food, LIC has it all. 718 786 5300 | Approximate boundaries: Newtown Creek to the south, Broadway to the north, 31st St. and Sunnyside rail yards to the east, the East River to the west, Queens 11101 Queens TourismCouncil itsinqueens .com  Promotes the world’s most diverse county, with unique cultural organizations, attractions, shopping, tours and special events. Contact for free maps, brochures, coupons and travel assistance. 718 263 0546 Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Queens 11424  Staten Island St. George visitstatenisland.com /just-off-the-ferry/  Surrounding Staten Island Ferry terminal: his- toric architecture, charming street life, museums, theatre, restaurant scene, burgeoning artist community, lively bars, culture, baseball, views of Lower Manhattan. Approximate boundaries: Victory Blvd. to the south, Jersey St. to the west, and NewYork Harbor to the north and east, Staten Island Parks & Nature The Battery thebattery.org A 25-acre public park at Manhattan’s southern tip. Sweeping harbor views include Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island. Contains gardens, mon- uments, SeaGlass Carousel. Hosts cultural events. State Street and Battery Place (at the foot of Broadway), Manhattan  Bayswater Point State Park parks.ny .gov/parks/86/details.aspx  Passive recreation (hiking, birding, nature study) on 12 acres of beachfront, wetlands and woodlands fronting a peninsula on the eastern shore of Jamaica Bay. 718 967 1976 | 1479 Point Breeze Pl. (Mott Ave. east of Beacon Pl.), Far Rockaway, Queens 11691  Bronx Zoo bronxzoo.com  Largest metropolitan zoo in the United States, with award-winning exhibits that showcase animals in naturalis- tic habitats. Website gives seasonal admission rates. 718 220 5100 | Off the Bronx River Parkway at FordhamRd., Bronx 10460  Brooklyn Botanic Garden bbg.org A 52-acre living museumwhere beauty, romance and fun blossom in the world-class plant collections and specialty gardens, including the country’s first Japanese Garden, the world’s first Children’s Garden, Cranford Rose Garden, Steinhardt Conservatory and more. 718 623 7200 990Washington Ave. (Eastern Pkwy.), Brooklyn 11225  Bryant Park bryantpark.org An urban oasis in the heart of Manhattan. Le Carrousel, year-round. Free ice skating rink, Oct.–Mar.; holidaymarket, Nov.–Jan.; free outdoor movie nights, June–Aug. 40th–42ndSts.andSixthAve., NYC10018  Central Park centralparknyc.org Landscaped and recreational areas totaling 843 acres: playing fields, zoos, FriedsamMemorial Carousel, skating rink, theater, lakes, visitor centers, entertainment. 212 310 6600 59th–110th Sts., Fifth Ave.–Central Park West, NYC  Central Park Zoo centralparkzoo .com Polar bears, penguins, monkeys and sea lions in spectacular natural habitats. Admission. 212 439 6500 830 Fifth Ave. (64th St.), NYC 10021 