About New York City
Manhattan Island is about two miles wide and over 12 miles long. It contains most of the business, economic, entertainment and cultural sights of the city. A four-mile long by half-mile wide Central Park, located at the very center of the island, neatly divides the city into sectors. The southern part of the island is called "Downtown" and the section directly south of Central Park is called "mid-town". Everything from the middle of the park to the northern tip of the island is usually called "Uptown". The part of the island closest to Long Island is called the "East Side" and the part closer to the Hudson River is the "West Side". The two neighborhoods lying on either side of Central Park are called "Upper East Side" and "Upper West Side".
Useful Web Sites Listing for NYC
Resources | Getting Around NYC | General Information NYC | Tours NYC | General Theatre Information
Theatre Companies | Music/Dance/Cabaret Venues | Music/Dance/Cabaret Groups | Museums
http://www.timeout.com/newyork/file/visitor-info/getaround.html
This site explains how to make navigating New York City easy—you'll know everything from what a Metro Card is to the best places to catch a taxi.
www.centralpark.org (Central Park)
www.nycvisit.com (NYC Visit)
www.nymetro.com (NYC Metro)
www.nyctourist.com (NYC Tourist)
www.mta.nyc.ny.us (Metro Transportation Information)
www.zagat.com (Zagat – Restaurants, Nightlife, Hotels, and Attractions)
www.bigonion.com (Big Onion Walking Tours)
www.foodsofny.com (Foods of NY Tours)
www.mas.org (Municipal Art Society of NY)
www.nyctours.com (Joyce Gold History Tours of NY)
www.nycwalk.com (NYC Cultural Walking Tours)
www.nycvb.com
www.curtainrising.com (Curtain Rising)
www.broadway.com (Broadway)
www.nytheatre.com (NY Theatre)
www.offbroadwayonline.com (Off Broadway)
www.oobr.com (off-off Broadway)
www.playbill.com (Playbill)
www.playbyplay.com (Play by Play)
www.talkinbroadway.com (Talkin’ Broadway)
www.tdf.org (Theatre Development Fund)
www.theatermania.com (Theatre Mania)
www.atlantictheater.com (The Atlantic Theatre Company)
www.bam.org (The Brooklyn Academy of Music)
www.cherrylanetheatre.org (The Cherry Lane Theatre)
www.foodforthoughtproductions.com (Food For Thought Productions)
www.irishrepertorytheatre.com (The Irish Repertory Theatre)
www.newvictory.org (The New Victory Theatre)
www.met.com (The Manhattan Ensemble Theatre)
www.mtc.nyc.org (The Manhattan Theatre Club)
www.nationalactorstheatre.com (The National Actors Theatre)
www.playwrightshorizons.org (Playwrights Horizon)
www.publictheater.org (The Public Theatre)
www.roundabouttheatre.org (The Round About Theatre Company)
www.signaturetheatre.org (The Signature Theatre Company)
www.secondstagetheatre.com (The Second Stage Theatre Company)
www.vineyardtheatre.org (The Vinyard Theatre)
www.bluenotejazz.com (Blue Note Jazz)
www.birdlandjazz.com (Bird and Jazz)
www.bottomlinecabaret.com (Bottom Line Cabaret)
www.carnegiehall.org (Carnegie Hall)
www.citycenter.org (City Center)
www.donttellmama.com (Don’t Tell Mama’s Cabaret Club)
www.joyce.org (The Joyce Theatre specializing in dance Performances)
www.iridiamjazzclub.com (Iridiam Jazz Club)
www.lincolncenter.org (Lincoln Center)
www.the-townhall-nyc.org (Town Hall, NYC)
www.littleorchestra.org (The Little Orchestra Society)
www.abt.org (American Ballet Theatre)
www.dancetheatreofharlem.com (Dance Theatre of Harlem)
www.macnyc.com (Manhattan association of cabarets and clubs)
www.metromasschoir.org (Metro Mass Choir)
www.metopera.org (The Metropolitan Opera Company)
www.nycballet.com (The New York City Ballet)
www.paultaylor.org (The Paul Taylor Dance Company)
www.svhamstra.com (Cabaret Hotline)
