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New
York, New York... If
you choose to study in New York, you’ve made a great
choice. This capitol of the world is itself one huge university-with-out-walls.
Walk down any street any you may hear fifteen different languages
spoken. Sit at the counter in any of the city’s thousands
of coffee shops and you’ll meet people from all walks
of life.
Of course, let’s
not forget about the serious stuff. Studying in New York is
not all about running down to Chinatown at four in the morning
for dumplings, or shopping until you drop at Bloomingdale’s.
New York offers perhaps the widest and most concentrated array
of educational opportunities that you’ll find anywhere
in the world. There are numerous colleges and universities
with undergraduate and graduate programmes in every field,
community or junior colleges, professional institutes, and
continuing education programs.
Once you’ve
established your educational needs and goals, and decided
what it is you want to study, you’ll soon be overwhelmed
by just how much the “Big Apple” has to offer. Just
by reading this article, you’ll be spellbound by the
numerous attractions and activities on offer…
From its rich history
to cutting edge style, New York City has entered the new century
with a burst of energy and excitement that promises to remake
the world’s most dynamic city. For the 38.4 million visitors
expected this year, this means wonderful new museums and cultural
centers, lots of exciting festivals and sporting events, 21st
Century transportation services and a wide array of new visitor
services designed to enhance any visit.
New York continues
to be the safest large city in America, the streets are cleaner
than they’ve been in years, the economy is booming, neighbourhoods
throughout all five boroughs are revitalised and the city
boasts the largest amount of parkland of any major U.S. city.
Museums and Culture
Already home to
so many of the world’s top cultural attractions, New
York City opens its arms to facilities and renovations.
The Museum of Modern
Art has undertaken an extensive expansion which will double
its current exhibit space with larger, more flexible skylight-enhanced
galleries for its permanent collections and temporary exhibitions.
Other highlights will include an extensive education and research
complex, an entrance specifically devoted to school groups
and tours and an additional theatre, the $650 million expansion,
already begun, is expected to be completed in 2004 and 2005.
Meanwhile. In June 2002 the museum will open a temporary exhibition
space in a former swingline factory in Long Island City, Queens,
quickly becoming an arts hub.
Bringing New York’s
past out of storage, the Henry Luce II Center for the Study
of American Culture at the New York Historical Society showcases
more than 40, 000 items from the institution’s massive
holdings of fine and decorative arts – much of which
has been hidden away in storage facilities for the past ten
years. Opened in November 2000 the collection spans over 2000
years of paintings, sculpture, furniture, tools for home and
trade, Tiffany lamps, textiles, metals, ceramics and glass.
In a nod to it’s
past and future, Carnegie Hall has announced plans to re-establish
the building’s former lower-level recital hall while
creating additional education space for institutional programs.
The return of the space in 2002 will restore Carnegie Hall
to its original performance capacity with three halls –
including the 2, 804 seat Carnegie Hall and the 268-seat Weill
Recital hall – in service to music. In addition, the
space will be able to accommodate the latest audio-visual
systems and communications technology for recording and transmitting
events.
The Museum of American
Folk Art is building an an all new $18 million structure encompassing
a 30, 000 square-foot exhibit space featuring enhanced facilities
and four times the existing exhibition space. The new structure
will fulfil the Museum’s long-term goal of establishing
a permanent home.
The Skyscraper
Museum has permanent home in Battery Park City. The museum
is housed in a new 35-storey tower that is the new-Ritz Carlton
Hotel. The Skyscraper Museum celebrates the city’s rich
architectural heritage and examines the historical forces
and individuals that have shaped its successive skylines.
The Sporting Capitol
of the United States
New York garnered
lots of attention this fall when the Baseball World Series
featured a match-up between the Yankees and the Mets –
the City’s two major league baseball teams. The inner-city
match-up, termed a “Subway Series” because one could
travel from one home stadium to the other via public transportation.
Last took place in 1956, where the New York Yankees defeated
their cross-town rival Brooklyn Dodgers for the title.
New Visitor Services
A flurry of new
visitor services are making it easier for visitors to explore
the City’s wonderful diversity and excitement. Visiting
New York’s boroughs just got easier. Tours offered by
Brooklyn Information & Culture explore Brooklyn’s
Little Italy in Bensonhurst, Park Slope’s “Golden
Coast,” the Russian enclave of Brighton Beach’s
Little Odessa and Coney Island. Other itineraries include
a unique Hassidic tour of the Chabad-Lubavitch community in
Crown Heights, a tour of the famed Brooklyn Botanic Garden
and the Brooklyn Museum of Art or an African-American Heritage
Tour featuring Underground Railroad stops, historic houses
and the residences of famous Brooklynites. Gray Line New York
Tours, a coach USA company and New York’s oldest and
largest sightseeing and transportation company is bringing
back an old favourite with a new twist – double-decker
tours of the city’s most populous borough, Brooklyn.
The tours will highlight downtown Brooklyn’s landmark
buildings, a sampling of the delicious Middle Eastern foods
of Atlantic Avenue and a walk through the Lush Botanic Garden.
Transportation
for the 21st Century
New buses, trains,
airport expansions and high speed rail will make getting to
and around New York City faster and more convenient than ever
before. Cruise into New York City at up to 150 miles per hour
on Amtrak’s Acela Express new high-speed train service.
Eventually the Acela Express will include non-stop trips between
Washington and New York requiring less than two and a half
hours travel each way from Boston to new York in fewer than
three hours and 23 minutes. John F. Kennedy International
Airport is undergoing a major transformation and redevelopment.
Upon completion of the projects in 2004, visitors will benefit
from additional flights, more convenient service and faster
access to New York City. As for getting around the city, New
York’s largest subway expansion in a generation is underway.
The Metropolitan’s Transportation Authority’s five-year,
$17.2 billion plan includes new trains, buses and two new
subway lines, including a rail link to LaGuardia Airport.
Other aspects of the program, which began in 2000, include
major improvements and repairs of the city’s bridges
and tunnels and overhauls of the Long Island Railroad and
Metro-North commuter lines.
Contributed
by:
The New York Convention & Visitors Bureau
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