Spring 2020 NYC Official Visitor Guide

110 NYC & Company | Official Visitor Guide Sightseeing & Tours New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building nypl.org/visitSASB This great research library, housed in a landmark Beaux-Arts building, also hosts a variety of exhibitions and educational programs. Daily tours. Gift shop. Open daily. Free. 917 275 6975 | Fifth Ave. at 42nd St., NYC 10018  UNICEF House—Danny Kaye Visitors Center unicef.org/virtualtour/index .html  Learn about UNICEF’s work and history through a dynamic exhibit featuring an interactive light show, kiosks, and photos. Multi- lingual. Closed Sat., Sun. 212 326 7000 | 3 U.N. Plaza (44th St. between First & Second Aves.), NYC 10017  Multilingual Tours Amadeo Travel Solutions amadeo travel.com  Multilingual live guided tours fromNew York City to popular American destinations from one to three days, with guaranteed depar- tures year-round. Ten languages offered. 212 642 0915, 866 426 2336 mail: 25 Pompton Ave., ste. 101, Verona, NJ 07044 New York Off Road LLC newyorkoff road.com  Offers French-speaking visitors personalized tours in small groups, including unique, romantic, gourmet or underground tours that suit all interests, budgets, groups size, time constraints. 917 969 5669  Viajes El Corte Ingles Inc.—ECI Travel ecitravel.com  Provides service to high-end clientele in Spanish and English. Services include hotel con- tracting, itinerary planning, meet- and-greets, tours, dining and enter- tainment events. 212 944 9400, 800 333 2469 | mail: 500 Fifth Ave., ste. 1730, NYC 10110 Volatour volatour.com  Tours, trans- portation and customer service for Italian, French and Spanish travel- ers. 212 557 1654 | 33W. 46th St., 1st fl., NYC 10017  Neighborhoods & Organizations The five boroughs of NewYork City are comprised of more than one hundred neighborhoods. These are a select few. Also refer to Learning Centers &Organizations in this section for more information on citywide neighborhoods. The Bronx Arthur Avenue littleitalybronx.com | arthuravenuebronx.com  Short avenue and its surrounding streets represent the Little Italy of the Bronx. Italian restaurants, import grocers, cafés and machinery repair shops dominate the scene. Near the New York Botanical Gardens and Bronx Zoo. 187th St.–Arthur Ave. and environs, Bronx The Bronx TourismCouncil ilovethe bronx.com  Information on great things to see and do, neighborhoods, historic attractions, special events and more. 718 590 3518 | The Bronx County Building, 851 Grand Concourse, #123, Bronx 10451 FordhamRoad Business Improvement District fordhamroadbid.org  Choice of more than 300 specialty shops and chains. FordhamRoad is an outdoor mall experience. Third largest retail corridor in New York City, largest in the Bronx. 718 562 2104, 718 562 1269 | FordhamRd. from Third to Jerome Aves.; mail: 2488 Grand Concourse, rm. 413, Bronx 10458  Brooklyn Caribbeing/Little Caribbean NYC caribbeing.com  Island hop in Flatbush, Brooklyn’s bustling Caribbean community, site of numerous Caribbean businesses such as restaurants, bakeries and fresh markets. Culinary and cultural guided tours. Flatbush Ave. (Empire– Nostrand Aves.), Church Ave. (Ocean– NewYork Aves.), and Nostrand Ave. (Empire Blvd.–Flatbush Ave.), Flatbush, Brooklyn  Coney Island coneyislandfunguide .com  ”The People’s Playground,” the iconic amusement district that’s home to the Wonder Wheel and the original Nathan’s Famous, is NYC’s entertainment seaside destination. 718 594 7895 | centered around Surf Ave. & Stillwell Ave.; mail: Alliance for Coney Island, 1000 Surf Ave., Brooklyn 11224  DUMBO dumbo.is  ”Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass” is Brooklyn’s cobblestoned, artsy enclave of reimagined factories, avant-garde performing spaces and distinctive shopping. 718 237 8700 Approximate boundaries: York St. to the south, the East River to the north, Bridge St. to the east, the Brooklyn Bridge to the west, Brooklyn