NYC Sightseeing
Past-Present-Future
Past-Present-Future
If you are able to come early to visit on your own, or hangout after the gathering, we highly recommend it!
New York City is just south of Manhattanville University.
Want to explore the area while your here?
Check out the site organized by ethnic neighborhoods and lifestyles (ADA compliant, LGBTQ+, Greenspaces, etc). It's updated by season, so keep checking as you get closer to your travel!
Apps to Download for travel aid!
MTA Train Time has train timetables for the Metro North system (NYC to Westchester) and the Long Island Rail Road system (NYC to LI)
NYC Transit has Subway/Bus routes around NYC
Yelp helps you pick restaurants and shops by number of reviews and most stars
NYCGo a travel planning and ticketing app that can be used for New York City.
Cool places to check out while your in the area!
Inwood: The Cloisters at Fort Tryon Park, Northernmost tip of Manhattan.
Harlem: Schoenberg Center for Black Culture (part of the NY Public Library), The Apollo Theater, Sylvia’s Soul Food, Abyssinian Baptist Church
Upper West Side: American Museum of Natural History,
where "Night at the Museum" was based at Central Park
Cool places to check out while your in the area (continued)!
Upper East Side: The Guggenheim, Fifth Avenue and 89th St designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Midtown: The Museum of Modern Art, Carnegie Hall, Rockefeller Center, and St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Battery Park: Free ferry to Governor's Island Park, free ferry to Staten Island to view the Statue of Liberty, and tickets for ferry to Staten Island, The Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island Museum. Must purchase tickets weeks in advance - $25.50 for General Admission.
Plus much, much more! Check out this document for further ideas!