The largest city in the United States, and center of one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Located on the east coast, in the state of New York.
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Where can I get information on freighter travel?
I want to go from New York City to any destination in Europe on a freighter. The only place I've found information for doing this requires a round trip. I don't want to go round trip. I want to ...
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Rooftop bar in Manhattan?
Currently I'm in New York. I'm looking for a rooftop bar that provides a great overview about Manhattan, but is still affordable. (20 dollar for cocktail at maximum.) Additionally, I want to go there ...
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What publicly accessible tall buildings are good for views & photography in Manhattan?
There was a similar question for London... but what about New York City?
I'm mainly thinking (Midtown) Manhattan, but feel free to recommend awesome vantage points elsewhere in NYC too. If going to ...
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Connecting time at JFK
We have an International flight leaving JFK at terminal 4 (South African Airways) at 11.40am... and our connecting flight arriving on Delta arriving at 8.55am at Terminal 3 (there are 2 of us ...
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What is a good visa agent for obtaining a Chinese visa from the NY consulate?
As a followup to an earlier question: I'm planning to travel to China shortly, and I'm looking into visa agents - those companies that will accept your passport and application documents by FedEx or ...
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Daytime airport hotel at JFK?
I have a 9-hour layover at New York JFK. From 10am until 7pm (although I have to checkin at 3pm for personal reasons).
This being in the middle of a 2-day travel, I would love to take a break to ...
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NYC–Montreal and NYC–Toronto overland
I was thinking of going from NYC to Montreal, and the first thing that sprang to mind is taking a train.
The distance is about 530 km (330 mi) beelining or 595 km by road—not much more than Madrid ...
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How to safely find an holiday apartment for renting in NYC?
We get horror stories about apartment renting in the US in the papers here in Australia periodically. However we're potentially looking to stay in NYC over New Year's with a few friends, so apartment ...
