Spring 2020 NYC Official Visitor Guide

112 NYC & Company | Official Visitor Guide Sightseeing & Tours Downtown Alliance downtownny .com  Provides comprehensive information about hotels, attrac- tions, shopping, dining, tours and events in New York City’s most intriguing and exciting destination, Lower Manhattan. 212 566 6700 | 120 Broadway, ste. 3340, NYC 10271  See Ad Index on pg. 236. East Midtown Partnership eastmidtown.org  Information on east Midtown shops, restaurants and hotels. 212 813 0030 | 875 Third Ave., Mezzanine, NYC 10022 East Village Visitors Center eastvillagevisitorscenter.com  Daily neighborhood walking tours (special tours: sacred sites; poets and artists; gangsters and organized crime). Maps, local information, performing arts tickets, discounts—and $1.00 coffee. Closed Sun., Mon. 212 228 4670 | 61 E. 4th St. (Second Ave.–Bowery), NYC 10003 El Barrio visitelbarrio.com  Visit El Barrio, East Harlem’s welcoming, multicultural community. Admire public art and gardens, savor baked goods and ethnic foods and learn from its cultural and arts institu- tions. 212 860 8821 | 96th St. to 139th St., from the East River to Fifth Ave., Manhattan, mail: c/o Hope Community Inc., 174 E. 104th St., NYC 10029 Experience: Harlem experience harlem.com  Experience: Harlem is the insider’s guide to Harlem’s best shopping, dining, arts, culture, deals, events and more. 212 933 0964 | 2214 Frederick Douglass Blvd., ste. 304, NYC 10026 Fifth Avenue Association fifthavenue .nyc  Fifth Avenue, the heart of NYC, is home to the finest shopping, dining and cultural destinations: Tiffany’s, Saks, MoMA, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Central Park, galleries. 212 265 1310 Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership discoverflatiron.org  The Flatiron District: Rich in history, distinctive in architecture, bursting with energy. Great restaurants, fabulous shopping. Free 90-minute walking tour every Sun., 11am (meet 23rd St.– Broadway at statue). 212 741 2323 27 W. 24th St., ste. 800B, NYC 10010  Grand Central Partnership grand centralpartnership.nyc  Free walking tour, information window in Grand Central and sidewalk greeter carts throughout Midtown. 212 883 2420 122 E. 42nd St., ste. 601, NYC 10168 Greenwich Village  Historic neigh- borhood of the Beat Generation and gay movement. Bob Dylan, Jack Kerouac and Dylan Thomas roamed its streets. Many late-night cafés and music clubs. Broadway–Hudson River and Houston–14th Sts., Manhattan Harlem  Epicenter of African- American culture. Highlights: Apollo Theater, Studio Museum in Harlem, and Sugar Hill, where Count Basie, Chief Justice Thurgood Marshall and Sugar Ray Robinson once resided. 110th–155th Sts., Fifth Ave.–Hudson River, Manhattan HarlemOne Stop harlemonestop .com  Unique Harlem experiences— art scene, historic districts, swing dance, jazz, nightlife, walking tours and more. 212 939 9201, 917 583 4109 502W. 142nd St., ground fl., NYC 10031  Harlem Park to Park harlemparkto park.org  HP2P annual events— HarlemRestaurant & Retail Week, HarlemHarvest Festival, Shop Harlem Live HarlemVendor Fairs— allow visitors to experience Harlem like a “local.” 917 568 3490 | mail: 134W. 118th St., ground fl., NYC 10026  Hudson Yards hudsonyardsnewyork .com/discover  Includes more than 100 shops and restaurants, The Shed, Vessel, 14 acres of public open space, an Equinox Hotel, and the Edge observation deck. 212 801 1000 30th–34th Sts. from Tenth–Twelfth Aves., Manhattan 10001  See Ad Index on pg. 236. Lincoln Square Business Improvement District lincolnsquarebid.org  Free shopping, dining and entertainment guides to Lincoln Square, the gate- way to the Upper West Side at three outdoor information carousels. 212 581 3774 | mail: 1881 Broadway, ste. 2R, NYC 10023 Lower East Side lowereastsideny .com  Historic streets with unique shops, discount shopping, restau- rants, tours and museums. 212 226 9010 | East of First Ave., fromBrooklyn Bridge to Houston St., Manhattan, visitor center: 70 Orchard St. (Grand–Broome Sts.), NYC 10002