Weekends in New York， 5th Edition: 2，192 Delicious， Relaxing， Romantic， Enlightening Possibilities for Two Perfect Days

ISBN: 9780679035466

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Visitor Information
The New York Convention and Visitors Bureau at 59th Street be-
tween Broadway and 8th Avenue provides free information??? includ-
ing brochures??? subway and bus maps??? listings of hotels and weekend
packages??? and discount coupons for some Broadway shows. 2 Co-
lumbus Circle??? New York??? NY 10019??? tel. 212/397-8222 or 8OO/NYC-
VISIT. Open weekdays 9-6??? weekends 10-6.
The New York Division of Tourism offers a free series of I Love New
York booklets??? which include a number of New York City attractions
and tour packages. 1 Commerce Plaza??? Albany??? NY 12245??? tel. 518/
4~4-4116 or 800/225-5697.
Fund for the Borough of Brooklyn has several excellent publications
a .b~ut the borough. Their quarterly calendar of events lists enter-
tainment and places of interest. 30 Flatbush Ave.??? Suite 427??? Brook-
lyn??? NY 11217??? tel. 718/855- 7882.
Office of the Queens Borough President publishes Discover Queens???
which covers cultural events??? museums??? sports and recreation. What
to See and Do in Queens and How To Get There tells exactly that??? and
Queen s World Fare lists restaurants. 120-55 Queens Blvd??? Kew
Gardens??? NY 11424??? tel. 718/286-3000.
Useful Phone Numbers
Transportation Amtrak (tel. 800/872-7245).
Long Island Railroad (tel. 718/217-5477).
Metro-North trains (tel. 212/532-4900).
Local Metropolitan Transit Authority (tel. 718/330-1234).
New Jersey Transit (tel. 201/762-5100).
PATH trains (tel. 800/234-7284).
Port Authority Bus Terminal (tel. 212/564-8484).
Tri-State Port Authority Bridges and Tunnels (tel. 212/360-3065).
Entertainment Bryant Park Music and Dance Half-Price Tickets Booth (tel. 212/
382-2323).
Lincoln Center (tel. 212/877-2011).
Madison Square Garden (tel. 212/465-6741).
NYC On Stage (tel. 212/768-1818) lists TKTS Half-Price Theater
Tickets??? obtainable at Times Square (Broadway and 47th St.) and at
Lower Manhattan Theater Center??? 2 World Trade Center??? Mezza-
nine.
New York Movie Phone for what s playing--when and where (tel.
212/777-FILM).
Park Events Hot Line (tel. 212/360-3456).
Telecharge (tel. 212/239-6200).
Tieketmaster (tel. 212/307-7171).
Getting to New York City
By Bus Major bus lines serving the city include Greyhound (tel. 800/231-
2222)??? serving locations nationwide; Peter Pan Trailways (tel. 800/
343-9999)??? serving major cities in the Northeast; Short Line Bus
System (tel. 212/736-4700)??? serving upstate New York and New Jer-
sey; Adirondack/Pine Hill Trailways (tel. 212/967-2900)??? serving the
Hudson Valley??? upstate New York??? and Canadian destinations; and
Capitol Trailways (tel. 800/858-8555)??? serving points in eastern
Pennsylvania.
All long-haul and commuter bus lines feed into the well-policed but
still not-very-lovely Port Authority Terminal??? a mammoth multilevel
structure between 40th and 42nd streets and 8th and 9~1~ avenues.
By Car
Getting