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Leisuretime:
New York City offers world-class museums and galleries, unparalleled music and theater,
1,700+ parks, and myriad other activities. Boredom? Not an option.
More than anything, New York is a city of neighborhoods, each with its own distinct
history and personality: the stately apartment buildings and tony shops of the Upper East
Side, the bustling, crooked streets of Chinatown, the blend of storied waterfront and new
construction in downtown Brooklyn. Each neighborhood can—and should—be explored
on foot; a day passed wandering New York City streets is always a day well spent.
Of course, there’s so much more to do in the city besides walking. In fact, most visitors
can recite from memory a list of New York’s tried-and-true tourist stand-bys: Times

2. Square, Rockefeller Center, the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, Central Park,
MoMA, the Met, the Museum of Natural History, Yankee Stadium. No one needs to be
told that these iconic attractions are worth a visit: they are and they always will be. But
to really immerse yourself in the city, with its energy and wit and incomparable blend of
cultures, we suggest veering off the well-trodden path
Art lovers, for example, might want to check out Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island
City, the Milk Gallery in Chelsea, or the Park Avenue Armory on the Upper East Side.
Music fans can scope out emerging talents at Mercury Lounge on the Lower East Side,
catch a show at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in Fort Greene, or just walk
through Washington Square Park—informal live concerts are legion on sunny days. Film
buff? Head to the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria or the one-of-a-kind Nitehawk
Cinema in Williamsburg, where you can sip a craft cocktail while you watch a movie.
From comedy shows and hidden parks to flea markets and exclusive boutiques, our
favorite things to do in NYC are an eclectic mix of can’t-miss classics and beloved local
haunts.
Geography:
The geography of New York State varies widely. While the state is best known for New
York City's urban atmosphere, especially Manhattan's skyscrapers, most of the state is
dominated by farms, forests, rivers, mountains, and lakes. New York's Adirondack Park is
larger than any U.S. National Park in the contiguous United States.[1] Niagara Falls, on
the Niagara River as it flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, is a popular attraction. The
Hudson River begins near Lake Tear of the Clouds and flows south through the eastern
part of the state without draining lakes George or Champlain. Lake George empties at its
north end into Lake Champlain, whose northern end extends into Canada, where it drains
into the Richelieu River and then the St. Lawrence. Four of New York City's five boroughs
are on the three islands at the mouth of the Hudson River: Manhattan Island, Staten
Island, and Brooklyn and Queens on Long Island.
"Upstate" is a common term for New York counties north of suburban Westchester,
Rockland and Dutchess counties. Upstate New York typically includes Lake George and

3. Oneida Lake in the northeast; and rivers such as the Delaware, Genesee, Mohawk, and
Susquehanna. The highest elevation in New York is Mount Marcy in the Adirondacks.
Education:
Education in New York City is provided by a vast number of public and private
institutions. The city's public school system, the New York City Department of Education,
is the largest in the world, and New York is home to some of the most important
libraries, universities, and research centers in the world. The city is particularly known as
a global center for research in medicine and the life sciences.
Columbia University's Low Memorial Library.
In 2006, New York had the most post-graduate life sciences degrees awarded annually in
the United States, 40,000 licensed physicians, and 127 Nobel laureates with roots in local
institutions.[1] The city receives the second-highest amount of annual funding from the
National Institutes of Health among all U.S. cities.[2] It also struggles with disparity in its
public school system, with some of the best and worst performing public schools in the
United States. Under Mayor Michael Bloomberg the city embarked on a major school
reform effort.
The New York Public Library, which has the largest collection of any public library
system in the country, serves Manhattan, The Bronx, and Staten Island.[3] Queens is
served by the Queens Borough Public Library, the nation's second largest public library
system, and Brooklyn Public Library serves Brooklyn.[3] The New York Public Library has
several research libraries, including the Main Branch and the Schonberg Center for
Research in Black Culture.
Sports:
Sports in New York City have a long and distinguished history. New York City is home to
the headquarters of the National Football League, the National Hockey League, the
National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer. Each of
these professional sports leagues has a strong presence in the metropolitan area .Football
is the city's second most followed sport, slightly trailing baseball.[citation needed] The

4. city is represented in the National Football League by the New York Giants and New York
Jets. Both teams play in MetLife Stadium in nearby East Rutherford, New Jersey near New
York City. In 2014, the stadium hosted Super Bowl XLVIII. The teams have an intra-city
rivalry, the only one of its kind in the NFL.
Basketball is one of the most widely played recreation sports in the city, and professional
basketball is also widely followed. The city's National Basketball Association teams are the
long-established New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets, who became the first sports
team representing Brooklyn in over 50 years when they moved to the borough from New
Jersey for the 2012–13 NBA season.
Ice hockey in New York is also widely popular and closely followed.[citation needed] The
New York Rangers play in Manhattan in the National Hockey League, calling Madison
Square Garden home. The New York Islanders, play in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The New Jersey Devils play in Newark, New Jersey, a short distance from the city. The
Islanders' American Hockey League affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, are based in
southwest Connecticut.In soccer, New York is represented by four teams, including the
New York Red Bulls, and New York City FC of Major League Soccer, the New York
Cosmos of the North American Soccer League, and Sky Blue FC of the National Women's
Soccer League. The Red Bulls play their home games at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New
Jersey. New York City FC, a new team owned by Manchester City F.C. and the New York
Yankees, joined the MLS in 2015. NYCFC have plans to build a soccer-specific stadium
within the five boroughs of the city and for the team to also develop an intra-city rivalry
with the Red Bulls. The New York Cosmos play their home games at James M. Shuart
Stadium in Hempstead, New York and are also proposing a 25,000 seat stadium of their
own to be constructed at the border of Queens and Nassau counties. Sky Blue FC play

5. their home games at Yurcak Field in Piscataway
Township, New Jersey at the main campus of Rutgers University.