It’s the “Big Apple,” the “City of Dreams,” the “City That Never Sleeps,” and maybe even the “Greatest City in the World” (at least according to Lin Manuel Miranda).
New York City is comprised of five boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island) and each one is really like its own city.
There are three major airports in the NYC area: 1) LaGuardia (LGA) in Queens, NY, 2) John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in Queens, NY, and 3) Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, NJ.
Choose your hotel location based on where you’ll spend the most time or by Subway lines. If you’re going for a specific event, pick a place that’s either nearby or has access to a Subway line that will get you there easily.
New York is famous for Broadway theater, for baseball games at Yankee Stadium, for concerts at Madison Square Garden. For New York style pizza, bagels and delis, hot dog carts and stands, trendy cupcake and cronut shops.
Wear good walking shoes. Yes, it’s a fashionable city, but even the locals don’t get caught out on the streets in questionable footwear. It’s just so much walking. And standing!