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Ellis Island The
Museum tells the inspiring story of the largest human migration in modern history.
Between 1892 and 1954, 12 million immigrants were processed at Ellis Island. |
| Today more than 40 percent, or over 100
million, of all living Americans can trace their roots to an ancestor who came
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Come and enjoy New York City outdoors. The Central Park Web
Site is your guide to the worlds most famous park. This site features the first
online tour of Central Park with over 50 stops and photographs.
Visit Official
Web Site. Central Park Extends south to north from 59 th to
110 th St. and east to west from Fifth Ave. to Central Park West (212)
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| Over 840 acres of landscaped and recreational
areas: zoo, theater, sports facilities, lakes and more. |
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Lincoln Center for the Performing
Arts at 62nd to 66th St, between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave, NY 10023-6583, (212)
875-5350. Lincoln Center Hotline (212) 875-5400.
Lincoln Center offers an array of exciting programs every day of the year. Program
range from the well known to adventurous; from large-scale to intimate; from formal
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from programs for adults to programs for children and families.
Situated on 15 acres on the Upper West Side. Daily tours include Metropolitan
Opera House, Avery Fisher Hall, NY State Theater, and Vivian Beaumont Theater,
Tours originate on the Concourse level at Lincoln Center. Gift shop.
LINCOLN CENTER THEATER Reestablished in 1985, Lincoln
Center Theater has become one of New York not-for-profit theater producers, presenting
a year-round schedule of plays and musicals at its home base at Lincoln Center,
at theaters on and off Broadway, as well as international touring productions,
television and film projects and original cast recordings. LCD’s illustrious history
includes premieres of new works by Wendy Wasserstein, John Guare, Tom Stoppard,
Mboengeni Ngema and David Mamet, as well as acclaimed revivals of A Delicate Balance,
Carousel, The Heiress, Our Town, and The House of blue Leaves, among other. Information
(212) 239-6200
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC Founded in 1842, the New York Philharmonic is America’s
oldest orchestra and one of New York’s finest cultural treasures. Under Music
Director Kurt Masur, the 107 virtuosos of the Philharmonic play close to 170 concerts
for audiences of almost one million people every year. Renowned for its performance
of the classical repertoire, the orchestra is praised for a visionary commissioning
program and its presentation of the finest guest conductors and artists in the
world. Highlights of every season include free Summer Parks Concerts, Young People’s
Concerts, Rush Hour and Saturday Matinee programs and a series of special holiday
programs each winter. 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, Manhattan Information (212) 875-5656
NEW YORK CITY OPERA For more than 50 year, New
York City Opera has virtually redefined the opera repertory with its bold and
innovative productions of the rarely performed and the new, as well as beloved
classics. City Opera’s performances bring together some of the world’s most exciting
performers, directors and designers, to create productions with a conceptual,
Theatrical flair you rarely find in an opera house. The company’s long tradition
of showcasing young singers helped launch the careers of Beverly Sills, Renee
Fleming and Placido Domingo, to name a few. The company presents more than 115
performances during its Fall-Spring season at the New York State Theater. Information
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Times Square
Broadway-Seventh Ave, 42nd-47th St, NY, TKTS booth for same-day half-price theater
tickets at 47th St., and Broadway. (Opens 3pm for evening shows, noon for matinees). |
Carnegie Hall
154 W. 57th St. (Seventh Ave.), NY 10019: (212) 247-7800.
World Famous concert hall.
Tours: Mon - Tue. and Thu-Fri. 11:30 am, 2pm, 3pm.
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THE THEATER AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
This ultramodern, multi-use classic amphitheater has seating for 5,600 people.
A Christmas Carol, The Wizard of Oz, concerts, family shows and graduations are
among the events scheduled at the Theater. The Madison Square Garden Expo Center
is also the host to many conventions and trade shows. Seventh Avenue 31st to 33rd
St, NYC
YANKEE STADIUM
This 57,545-seat stadium is home to the New York Yankees, winners of the 1996
World Series, and baseball’s most successful team. Visit Monument Park and view
the plaques, historic monuments and retired number exhibits dedicated to the all-time
Yankee Great. Tours of Yankee Stadium to get the "behind-the-scenes" look at the
inner working of "The House That Ruth built" are available by appointment year
round for groups of 12 or more. 161st Street and River Avenue Insiders Stadium
Tour: Including Yankee History, Dugout Area, press box, Monument Park, and Scoreboard
Operations. Tours available Monday through Friday 10am – 4pm, By Appointment only
year round. Minimum group is 12 people. Call (718) 579-4531
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