Manhattan Bridge

Directions

Manhattan Bridge is relatively close to the Brooklyn Bridge. What separates them on Brooklyn side are the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park and the Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Getting there by Train:

Take the A/C to High Street and exit onto Cadman Plaza West. Go left, toward the BQE. Cadman Plaza West becomes Old Fulton Street as you walk down the hill. Take a right at Front Street. Take the second left at Main Street. The entrance to the Park is one block ahead at the end of Main Street.

You can also take the 2/3 to Clark Street and exit onto Henry Street. Take a left and walk down Henry Street until you reach Cadman Plaza West/Old Fulton Street. Take a left and walk down the hill. Turn right at Front Street. Take the second left at Main Street. The entrance to the Park is one block ahead at the end of Main Street.

And if you cake the F to York Street walk down Jay Street 2 blocks toward the waterfront. Turn left on Water Street. Proceed straight until Main Street. Turn right. The entrance to the Park is one block ahead at the end of Main Street.


View of Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn side.

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Brooklyn Bridge

How to get there:
Take the 4,5 or 6 subway to the Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall Station, the N or R subway to City Hall or the 2 or 3 subway to Park Place.



View from Manhattan side, walking toward Brooklyn.

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View from Manhattan side, walking toward Brooklyn.

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View from Brooklyn side, toward Manhattan.

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View from Brooklyn side, toward Manhattan.

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This view is from South Street Seaport

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Rockefeller Center

From Wikipedia:

"Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres between 48th and 51st Streets in New York City. Built by the Rockefeller family, it is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan, spanning between Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.^[1][3][4] It is the largest privately held complex of its kind in the world, and an international symbol of modernist architectural style blended with capitalism.

The centerpiece of Rockefeller Center is the 70-floor, 872-foot (266 m)"

How to get there:
By Subway:Take the B, D, F or Q to Rockefeller Center (between 47-50th streets)
Penn Station (Pennsylvania Station - 6th Avenue and 34th Street):
From Penn station take the 1 train to 50th Street and Broadway and walk east to Fifth Avenue toward Rockefeller Center.
Grand Central Station:
Take the number 6 train to 51st Street and Lexington Avenue; Then walk west to 5th Avenue to Rockefeller Center.
Bus:
Any of the fallowing bus line will take you to Rockefeller Center %th Ave. and 50th St.
Take M1, M2, M3 or M4 to 50th Street. These buses run on the 5th ave from North to South, and on Madison Avenue from South to North.
From Broadway take the M6 or M7 bus to 50th Street (North and South)
From 49th Street take the M27 or M50 bus. Get off anywhere between 5th Avenue and 7th Avenue. Buses run East and West.

Visit their website for things you can see and do at Rockefeller Center.

This view of the Empire State Building is from top of the Rock Observation Deck:


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Grand Central Terminal

This is a great place to visit and take some nice in-door pictures.
There are about 35 different places to eat here, and about 68 Shops including Banana Republic, Duane Reade and Barnes & Noble.


Directions to Grand Central
Grand Central is located in the heart of midtown Manhattan, on 42nd Street and Park Avenue.
Grand Central can be accessed by all forms of public transportation including:
Train - MTA Metro-North Railroad
Subway - 4, 5, 6, 7, and S lines
Bus - M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M42, M98, M101, M102, M104, Q32




Located on the first level. This is where you buy tickets and get general information.

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