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EXPERIENCING THE FAIRY
TALE OF NEW YORK
by Nicola Palmer, Perfect Getaways
There are few places more magical than Christmas time in New York.
Whether it is ice skating at the Rockerfeller Centre underneath the most
amazing Christmas Tree, taking a horse-drawn ride around Central Park
or shopping in some of the best and most magical stores in the world, New
York has everything! There is so much to do that you literally can’t get
everything in during one visit.
New York City is split into five boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The
Bronx and Staten Island, with each having their own unique wonders to enjoy.
MANHATTAN
Manhattan is where it all happens and where most tourists will endeavour
to stay when visiting New York. We have all grown up watching movies and
TV programmes with the sea of yellow taxis, amazing high sky-scrapers and
countless visitor attractions. Manhattan really is the city that never sleeps.
Manhattan is the cultural and financial centre for New York City and receives
tens of thousands of visitors into it from the surrounding boroughs every day.
It is split into three neighbourhood districts from North to South (Uptown,
Midtown and Downtown) and two ‘sides’ (East Side and West Side). This,
along the majority of avenues and streets being numbered, makes Manhattan
the easiest city to navigate in the world whilst having so many diverse
neighbourhoods to visit and experience. With so much to see and do this
gives you the perfect way to cram as much in as possible while you are there.
York, John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport, located
in Queens. The third airport, Newark, is outside New York City in New Jersey.
THE BRONX
The Bronx is the most northernly neighbourhood district of New York and is
the only borough that is part of the US mainland. It is home to the Bronx Zoo
which is the largest metropolitan zoo in the world. Additionally, the world-
famous New York Yankees are based in The Bronx at the Yankee Stadium
which is a must-visit attraction. If you are lucky enough to be visiting when
there is a game on you will witness one of the greatest sporting venues in the
world where Babe Ruth dominated the baseball scene for 14 years in years
gone by.
STATEN ISLAND
Staten Island is best known for the famous Staten Island Ferry which runs
from Manhattan to Staten Island, 24 hours a day 365 days a year, every 30
minutes or every 15-20 minutes during peak times. It is completely free and
gives the very best, most unobstructed views, of the Statue Of Liberty which
is a colossal copper statue presented to the USA from France in 1886. It is
renowned as the very first welcoming sight for immigrants visiting the United
States Of America and has become iconic for its meaning of freedom. Staten
Island also gives fantastic views onto Lower Manhattan.
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Brooklyn is situated on the south tip of Long Island to the east of Manhattan
and is the most populated borough in New York. It is famous for its art scene
and architectural heritage. It is also the perfect place to get the very best
views and pictures of the Manhattan skyline. It is linked to Manhattan by
three bridges with the most famous bridge being the Brooklyn Bridge which
was the longest suspension bridge in the world when opened in 1883. You can
drive, walk or bike across the bridge whilst remembering the famous scenes
from films such as Manhattan, Spiderman and The Incredible Hulk. There
are also a bunch of movies you will remember where the Brooklyn Bridge
explodes. Perfect Getaways have the most amazing deals to New York with deposits
starting from just £29 per person. If you are looking for a magical Christmas
experience, they are currently offering the following deals:
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Half Board at the fabulous 4* Rui Plaza (rated as excellent) Midtown
Manhattan on the 4th December for four nights with direct Virgin
Atlantic flights - £1,247pp
•
B&B at the Hampton Inn Manhattan Seaport in Lower Manhattan on
the 4th December for four nights with direct Virgin Atlantic flights -
£897pp
If you are looking to go outside the peak Christmas season, January is an ideal
time to visit New York. Perfect Getaways have the following offers:
•
Half Board at the fabulous 4* Rui Plaza (rated as excellent) Midtown
Manhattan on the 20th January 2021 for four nights with direct United
Airlines flights - £899pp
•
B&B at the Hudson Hotel in Midtown Manhattan on the 20th January
2021 for four nights with direct United Airlines flights - £599pp
QUEENS
Queens is on the north of Long Island and sits off the upper east side of
Manhattan. Queens was originally a collection of small towns founded by
the Dutch and has become the most ethnically diverse urban area in the
world. It is home to Flushing Meadows which hosts the US Open Tennis
Championships. It is also the first borough of New York that most tourists
will witness when landing with two of the three major airports servicing New
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