1. Stroll through the West Village
Time seems to have stood still here since the 19th century. Pebbles and sandstone buildings, lined with avenue trees, still characterize the image of the West Village today. It is best to leave the for New York* make street games totally atypical and not geometric. Countless boutiques, restaurants, galleries and interesting bars make getting lost a fun discovery tour.
It says so on 6th Avenue Jefferson Market Courtformer detention center for women, where Mae West was held for one night after being charged with adultery for her 1927 Broadway hit “Sex,” and sentenced to 10 days in prison and a $ 500 fine.
Typical architecture can be discovered particularly well on Bleecker and Commerce Street. The tail in front Magnolia bakery by the way, it only forms because of cupcakes – who likes it … Anyway, if you resist the sweet temptation, you deserve a treat: in the best craft brewery in the West Village, the Blind Tiger.
2. Take the Staten Island ferry
The best option The smallest borough in New York with 474,558 inhabitants (2015). Staten Island know is the ferry service from South Ferry to St. George.
The ferry operates 24 hours a day, making it a great way to avoid the morning and afternoon rush hours while commuting between Manhattan’s Whitehall Terminal and Staten Island.
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The approximately 25-minute journey is a perfect harbor tour, especially as the ferry is free. However, it is advisable to have one MetroCard to have with you to be mobile immediately after the boat trip. And the best way to get to the ferry terminal is by metro. Number 1 goes to South Ferry station at the terminal, R train stops at Whitehall station, 4 and 5 stop at Bowling Green station. Incidentally, bikes can be brought along, which pays off on Staten Island.
If you are in good physical condition, you can discover for yourself one of the most forgotten and picturesque places in New York. Approximately 13 miles (20.8 kilometers) from the ferry dock, off Arthur Kill Road and near Rossville Avenue is the Staten Island Ship Graveyard. Dozens of ships rust and rot here. The path to the water is now blocked by a fence. But the view of the enchanted place is still impressive.
3. Bryant Park – a gem in the hustle and bustle of the big city
East of Times Square, in the middle of the Manhattan Pier, is the Bryant Park. With its 16.187 m2 a city oasis. This is where Midtown people meet to play chess or crochet, do yoga or tai chi, or just sit in the sun and read in one of the two cafes (Bryant Park Grill, Bryant Park Café). At lunchtime, Bryant Park is packed with employees from the surrounding skyscrapers.
During New York Fashion Week, the park transforms into a runway and there is always something to see and hear, such as the Broadway hits Broadway in Bryant Parkpiano music a Piano in the park o Shakespeare shows, accordion concerts and modern danceand all for free.
There are also fencing, fly fishing and language courses in the park, not to mention free WiFi, of course. The park is located on Sixth Avenue between 42nd and 43rd Street and is easily accessible on foot. Those further away can take the B, D, F or Q train to 42nd Street Station, or 7 to Fifth Avenue.
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4. By tube to Brighton Beach and Coney Island
New York is the city of cultures of the world. Almost every ethnic group has its own neighborhood or at least its own streets. Something very special among all the popular neighborhoods is Brighton Beach, known to New Yorkers as Little Russia by the Sea.
Many emigrants from the former Soviet Union and survivors of the Nazi persecution of Jews have settled here over the past 60 years, in close proximity to Coney Island’s legendary Fun Mile. Strolling along Coney Island Avenue feels like you are in a small Russian town. Cyrillic signs and advertisements everywhere, an all-Soviet mix of voices from Russian, Ukrainian, Uzbek – and of course vodka, pelmeni, borscht and herring in every restaurant.
