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  New York City Guide -Recommendations and Reviews by Citysearch
This summer, New York's top chefs have been singing the praises of Greenmarket cherries, which are experiencing an especially sweet and tasty crop.
New York trends have a way of overstaying their 15 minutes, and right now Kobe beef is starring in an epic of "Seven Samurai" proportions.
New York has no shortage of waterfront views, but we often forget to take advantage of them.
newyork.citysearch.com /browse_roundups/list.html   (534 words)

  
  Brooklyn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Brooklyn coterminous with Kings County is a borough of New York City in the U.S. State of New York.
Kings County was named in honor the King at the time that counties established in New York Charles II Brooklyn which was originally the Village Breuckelen on the shore of the East River near Lower Manhattan was named after the town of Breukelen in the Netherlands.
With a current population of 2 465 (2000 census) Brooklyn is the most populous borough in New York City and would the fourth largest city in the USA all by itself.
www.freeglossary.com /Brooklyn,_New_York   (1974 words)

  
 World Almanac for Kids
NEW YORK, one of the Middle Atlantic states of the U.S., bordered on the N by the Canadian provinces of Ontario and QuÉbec; on the E by Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut; on the SE by the Atlantic Ocean; on the S by New Jersey and Pennsylvania; and on the W by Pennsylvania and Ontario.
New York’s intermediate appellate courts, the four appellate divisions of the supreme court, are made up of a total of 47 permanent judges, who are chosen from among the members of the supreme court.
New York was the preeminent U.S. state in commerce and manufacturing from the early 19th century until the late 1960s, when it began to be surpassed by California; in the 1990s it continued to be a leading component of the U.S. economy and remained first in many branches of economic activity.
www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/states/newyork.html   (5920 words)

  
 Qwika - similar:Brooklyn
Expensive real estate: Brooklyn Heights in the snow taken from the Promenade, 2003 View of Brooklyn Heights from Manhattan Brooklyn Heights is a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City that was originally Brooklyn Village, and, from 1834, the main area of Brooklyn City.
New Utrecht was a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City.
Brooklyn Museum, June 2005 Opened in 1897, the Brooklyn Museum building is a steel frame structure—built to the standards of classical masonry—designed by the famous arc...
www.qwika.com /rels/Brooklyn   (1705 words)

  
 Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City.
In 1898, Brooklyn joined with Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens and Richmond (later Staten Island) as the five boroughs to form the modern City of Greater New York.
Brooklyn, the 'Borough of Homes', can be understood as a collection of neighborhoods, many historically descended from the old towns and villages of Dutch times.
en.mcfly.org /Brooklyn   (2397 words)

  
 New York Apartments
NYC isn't technically the state capital of New York, but it is without a doubt one of the most important cities in the state, in the country and in the world.
New York City is famous for its ethnic diversity, which is illustrated in its many international neighborhoods, such as Little Italy, China Town, Harlem and Spanish Harlem.
Brooklyn, southeast of Manhattan on the other side of the Brooklyn Bridge, is home to Coney Island, a town known for its old-fashioned amusement park and popular beach.
www.rent.com /rentals/new-york/new-york-city/new-york   (595 words)

  
 Howstuffworks "How New York Works"
The City, as New York City is often referred to, is home to world-renowned museums and restaurants, exciting attractions, an array of entertainment and unbeatable shopping.
New York City (NYC) is located on the Eastern Atlantic coast of the United States.
Brooklyn is situated to the southeast of Manhattan.
travel.howstuffworks.com /new-york.htm   (380 words)

  
 Street Racing in New York- Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Drag Race, as defined by Webster's New World Dictionary, is "a race between cars accelerating from a stand still on a short, straight course." Street racing is drag racing-highly illegal on public streets, but nonetheless still a drag race.
New York's street scene is serious as cars are hauled to the races on trailers.
It was dubbed a "quality of life" issue, like prostitution, public consumption of alcoholic beverages and New York's fabled "squeegee people." Basically, street racing deteriorated the quality of life for NYC residents and the legislation gave cops the ability to impound vehicles that violated it.
www.musclemustangfastfords.com /features/0408mm_new_york_street_racing   (3312 words)

  
 List of Brooklyn, New York neighborhoods - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
These are the neighborhoods of Brooklyn, one of five boroughs of New York City, USA.
Neighborhood Maps from NYC Department of City Planning:
Neighborhoods in the New York City Borough of Brooklyn
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Brooklyn,_New_York_neighborhoods   (112 words)

  
 Transportation Alternatives Brooklyn Committee
The Brooklyn Committee meets the last Monday of every month at Ozzie's, 249 5th Avenue, between Carroll Street and Garfield Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn (see the Calendar for up-to-date listings).
The innovative $1.2 million Downtown Brooklyn project study, first ever collaborative traffic planning venture for New York City, was the result of intensive negotiations between neighborhood groups, T.A. and City officials in late 1997 and early 1998.
By far the highest priority of both T.A. and the neighborhood groups who spurred the city into conducting the planning process is to reduce the number of cars traveling on west Brooklyn streets.
www.transalt.org /campaigns/brooklyn   (385 words)

  
 New York hotels, United States. All hotels in New York by alphabet.
The Hotel Wales is an elegant, first class hotel located in the heart of New York City.
The hotel is located in Central Manhattan on Madison Avenue in New York's exclusive Upper East Side.
Not only is this hotel ideal for travelers who have come to New York City for pleasure, but business travelers will find that the Muse is as equally accommodating.
www.new-york-hotels-offer.com /hotels-tz-1.html   (471 words)

  
 New York City : Shopping : The Top Shopping Streets & Neighborhoods | Frommers.com
Here's a rundown of New York's most interesting shopping areas, with some highlights of each to give you a feel for the neighborhood.
When 23rd Street was the epitome of New York uptown fashion more than 100 years ago, the major department stores stretched along Sixth Avenue for about a mile from 14th Street up.
Brooklyn is becoming a shopping destination in its own right, and the best can be found in Williamsburg.
www.frommers.com /destinations/newyorkcity/0021023037.html   (3148 words)

  
 New York City Neighborhoods
Part of NY.com, much of the information is taken from the Encyclopedia of New York City.
From the Research Library of the New York Public Library, the page links to selected Internet Resources including the Landmarks Preservation Society, Museum of the City of New York, New York Transit Museum and the Paperless Guide to New York City.
To access news article databases through the Pace Library, go to the library home page (http://library.pace.edu/), click on Databases, and use the pull-down menu labeled "Subject Research Area" to select General.
www.pace.edu /library/instruct/birnbaum/newyorkcityneighborhoods.htm   (1119 words)

  
 New York City Guide: What to do, where to eat, where to stay, more - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
A crown jewel of colonial America that was purchased from natives for about $600, the island of Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs have grown to comprise one of the most important cities in the country and the world.
In New York City space is precious, which is why hotels are a tricky business.
New York is one of the world's great restaurant cities.
www.usatoday.com /travel/destinations/cityguides/newyork/overview.htm   (500 words)

  
 Williamsburg, Brooklyn
The neighborhood, formerly the most congested residential area in Brooklyn, has lost some sixty thousand inhabitants since the 1920'S. Here, with the erection in 1936-7 of Williamsburg Houses, a PWA construction project, began Brooklyn's first experiment in large-scale low-rent housing.
Williamsburg in the middle nineteenth century was a popular resort; its hotels near the Brooklyn Ferry attracted a wealthy, cosmopolitan crowd, including such gourmets and sportsmen as Commodore Vanderbilt, Jim Fisk, and William C. Whitney.
The entire group was planned by a committee of architects selected by the New York City Housing Authority, with R. Shreve as chairman.
www.brooklyn.net /neighborhoods/williamsburg.html   (992 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The bid to bring the Nets to New York looked like a slam dunk yesterday when state officials unanimously approved a sweeping plan that will dramatically alter the Brooklyn skyline with 16 soaring towers and a pro basketball arena.
Santhosh Paul is charged with trying to hire a hit man to kill his spouse of six years by "stabbing her through the heart," authorities said.
Life expectancy for New Yorkers born in 2004 climbed to 78.6 years, according to statistics released yesterday by the city's Health Department.
www.nydailynews.com /front   (994 words)

  
 Brooklyn New York City Attractions Map - Find the NYC attraction you seek in Manhattan NY
One of the five boroughs of New York City just across the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan, Brooklyn has the largest population of the five, numbering almost 2.5 million.
Also on the page is a description of the NYC neighborhood where the attraction is located, as well as links to other attractions in the same area.
The New York City locations identified on the map are approximate.
www.mustseenewyork.com /maps/brooklyn-attractions-map.html   (224 words)

  
 Brooklyn, New York Real Estate - Trulia
New York (2393), Hoboken (79), Jersey City (368), Weehawken (21), Union City (78), West New York (179), North Bergen (121), Kearny (32), within 5 miles (5326), within 10 miles (5326)
List price: The price at which a property is advertised by the listing agent (also known as asking price).
It may vary slightly from the number of days the property has been on the market, but it is generally a good indication of how long a home has been for sale.
www.trulia.com /NY/Brooklyn   (693 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Boroughs - Industry zone on 'save' list   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The gritty factory buildings of Williamsburg and Greenpoint will be named one of New York's most endangered historic treasures today by a state preservationist group.
The Preservation League of New York put the neighborhood on its annual "7 to Save" list - a reaction to Mayor Bloomberg's housing plan passed last year that allows developers to build apartments in the former industrial district.
"The real danger is in clear-cutting the whole neighborhood, taking it all down and putting up something new," said Ward Dennis, spokesman of the Waterfront Preservation Alliance, a Brooklyn group that nominated Williamsburg-Greenpoint to the list.
www.nydailynews.com /boroughs/story/393429p-333615c.html   (267 words)

  
 New York Apartment - 3 Bedroom to share in Brooklyn
The green tiled bathroom to share has a brand new bathtub with shower, a marble sink, a wooden storage cabinet and a mirrored medicine cabinet.
One of the best-known and most popular neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
Park Slope is located southeast of downtown Manhattan and is often accessed by the F train.
www.nyhabitat.com /new-york-apartment/roommate-share/6068   (437 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn (Neighborhoods of New York City): Books: Kenneth T. Jackson,John B. Manbeck   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
This generously illustrated book takes us on a tour of the ninety neighborhoods of Brooklyn, with their diverse ethnic enclaves, abundance of architectural styles, and many churches and festivals.
Under the guidance of Professor John Manbeck and using the resources of the Citizens Committee for New York City, THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF BROOKLYN is a survey of Brooklyn that is as colorful and diverse as the borough itself.
Listen, I was born and bred in Brooklyn, and lived there most of my adult life, though I've voluntarily exiled myself to the southland, just had enough of winter.
www.amazon.com /Neighborhoods-Brooklyn-New-York-City/dp/0300077521   (1269 words)

  
 Brooklyn Real Estate Agents, Brooklyn Homes For Sale, REALTORS and Brooklyn
Brooklyn, with a population of more than 2.3 million, is a borough of New York city and where most New Yorkers reside.
HomeGain provides Brooklyn, New York real estate information and resources to guide homeowners and homebuyers through the process of selling and buying a house, condo or other Brooklyn realty property.
HomeGain has services to help you find a top Brooklyn real estate broker or agent, get the value of your Brooklyn home and a comparative market analysis (CMA), view Brooklyn real estate and MLS listings, prepare your home for sale, and more.
www.homegain.com /local_real_estate/NY/brooklyn.html   (577 words)

  
 New York vacation Packages - Harlem Gospel Sunday Brunch
Next Stop New York has pledged to donate a percentage of net profit to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI).
Please send us your email address if you would like to be informed about Next Stop New York specials.
Proper attire is required for all Harlem and Brooklyn Gospel tours (no shorts, halter-tops or T-shirts).
www.nextstopnewyork.com /HarlemBrunch.htm   (239 words)

  
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Brooklyn Hospitals, NY, New York Hospital Database -
With about 2.5 million inhabitants, it would be the fourth-largest city (after New York City itself, Los Angeles and Chicago) in the United States all by itself, if it were still a city.
Brooklyn Schools - New York City Public Schools Webring
www.angelfire.com /stars3/education/brooklyn.html   (154 words)

  
 NYC.com: The Authentic City Site for New York Hotels, Restaurants, Real Estate, Broadway, Tours, Events, Movies, ...
If you are looking to move to New York, or looking to sell your condo, co-op or home, this service is for you.
Our New York Music Calendar has dates and times for everything from the sold out shows in Madison Square Garden, to the small stage at the back of the bar.
Search New York restaurants by cuisine, area or rating.
www.newyorkcity.com   (1089 words)

  
 New York Hotels - Hotels in New York - NewYorkHotelsDiscounts.com
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The Vanderbilt YMCA is centrally located in Midtown Manhattan near Grand Central Station, the United Nations, Rockefeller Center and St Patrick?s Cathedral.The Vanderbilt YMCA offers 400 private rooms, singles, doubles, and quads at reasonable rates, each with a color TV, air conditioning and daily...
Located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan's Theater District, the Milford Plaza offers exceptional value in hotel accommodations and the convenience of proximity to all of New Yorks major attractions including Times Square, corporate business headquarters and the Javits Convention Center.
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 New York City subway map : Find the nearest subway to any address
This can be a great way to discover new places, provided your friends' taste doesn't totally suck.
This map combines Google's API with OnNYTurf's beautiful hand drawn subway map to present a database of over 1,600 New York City bars.
Drag the map to view bars in each neighborhood or select a neighborhood name from the list at the top of the map.
www.newyorkontap.com /Subways.asp   (362 words)

  
 New York | SiteBits
I took the E to the first stop in Brooklyn, High Street, which is literally next to the entrance to the bridge.
Unlike other Manhattan bridges, the pedestrian walkway on the Brooklyn Bridge is in the center, rather than on the sides, providing an expansive view of the city in front of you...
In New York City, you're more likely to see a butterfly tattoo than you are an actual butterfly.
www.sitebits.com /usa/new-york   (1198 words)

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