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New York City Overview

We New Yorkers have heard the proud refrain from local politicos many times: how New York is better than ever. The FBI has rated New York as the safest big city in the United States. It's cleaner than it ever was. The number of hotels, restaurants, and clubs keeps growing and gets better every year. This rebirth has helped bring in over 44 million tourists in 2006 and even more are projected in the next few years. Everything seems rosy. Why then, are some of us worried about our city? With this boom, those of us who have been here a long time and have seen the changes from a city in need to what it is today, fret that this renaissance is one without character. We worry that with a Starbucks on every corner and new, glass and steel condos sprouting like mushrooms at the expense of an old favorite bookstore or our local Cuban/Chinese joint, that we are slowly losing our identity; the fear being that we will become like everycity USA. Read More

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Feature Articles

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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

Highlights of the East Coast
Intrepid Travel Inc.
from $792, 7 days
Over seven days, travel down the eastern side of the States through cities and towns that have been pivotal in the creation of the nation we know...
New England Small Ship Voyage
Adventure Life Voyages
from $1850, 6 days
During this 6-day cruise of New England, venture the shores of Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and Cuttyhunk. Each region has its own distinctive...

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Fitness

Mike Roberts's NYC Triathlon Results
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Outside’s 34-year-old executive editor finished in the top 20 for his division.

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Attractions

Whitney Museum of American Art

At 75th St
945 Madison Ave
New York, New York

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What is arguably the finest collection of 20th-century American art in the world belongs to the... Read More

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Walt Whitman Birthplace

West Hills
246 Old Walt Whitman Rd
South Huntington, New York

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You don't have to be a Leaves of Grass fan to enjoy this famous poet's... Read More

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Central Park

59th St. to 110th St. and 5th Ave. to 8th Ave.
New York, New York 10022

Description: Be sure to traipse through Central Park, a green oasis smack-dab in the heart of Manhattan's... Read More

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