Category: New York
TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICES. The following addresses may be useful: New York Convention and Visitors Bureau, main office: 2 Columbus Circle, is a non-profit organization subsidized by the city’s hotels …
If you haven’t seen Harlem, you haven’t seen New York, proclaim real lovers of the town. Tourists who want to see the city’s underside for themselves should follow certain …
The museums alone make New York one of the world’s great cultural capitals. At last count, there were almost 50. Visiting just a few of them could easily fill …
The New Republic After a series of battles around New York, their last stronghold, the English finally gave up in 1783, recognizing the independence of the American colonies. Washington …
Life was by no means easy, though. In those days of poor communications, it was practically impossible to do anything without prior approval from the home country. Relations 13 …
New Amsterdam In 1609 the East India Company of Holland sent an Englishman. Henry Hudson, to look for a westward route to the Indies. He didn’t find what he …