Battery Park is a 25 acre public park located at the Battery, the southern tip of the New York City borough of Manhattan, facing New York Harbor. Along the waterfront, there is a stop on the New York Water Taxi route and ferries depart for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs of New York City. An independent city until its consolidation into New York in 1898, it is New York City's most populous borough with over 2 million people. Brooklyn is characterized by cultural diversity, an independent art scene, and a unique architectural heritage.

Central Park is a large public, urban park in the borough of Manhattan. It contains several lakes and ponds, extensive walking tracks, two ice-skating rinks, the Central Park Zoo, the Central Park Conservatory Garden, a wildlife sanctuary, and an outdoor amphitheater. Indoor attractions include Belvedere Castle, the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater, and a historic carousel.

The winding, narrow streets between Worth and Hester along with East Broadway and West Broadway converge upon Canal-Chinatown's main street. The Eastern States Buddhist Temple on Mott Street hosts frequent festivals and parades, especially during the January and February with Chinese New Year celebrations, when paper puppet dragons, firecrackers and beating drums rule the streets.

Ellis Island, is at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor, is the location of what was at one time the main entry facility for immigrants entering the United States; the facility operated from January 1, 1892 until November 12, 1954.

The streets of the Village make up a primarily residential neighborhood that gave birth to the Beat Generation. Its charm is personified by lots of low-rise townhouses, tiny gardens, secret courtyards and a serpentine layout of streets. Past literary residents include Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman and Mark Twain.

Harlem's main thoroughfare is 125th Street, where you can find the famous Apollo Theater, a concert venue for rising musicians. The Harlem Jazz and Music Festival is an annual summer festival taking place each August, with food tasting, art exhibits, concerts, music, street entertainment, sporting events and an auto show.

Manhattan is the central island in the New York archipelago. Its Midtown is a hub unto itself: Spanning 30th Street to 50th Street from river to river. It's home to landmarks as varied as the United Nations, the New York Public Library, and Madison Square Garden. Visitors flock to the Broadway shows of Theater District and nearby Times Square, as well as to Bryant Park.

SoHo is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Originally associated with the arts, it has since become famous for both destination shopping and its downtown scene. SoHo's boutiques and restaurants are clustered in the northern area of the neighborhood, along Broadway and Prince and Spring streets.

Tribeca is a neighborhood in lower Manhattan. It runs roughly from Canal Street south to Chambers Street, and from the Hudson River east to Broadway. The neighborhood is also home to the Tribeca Film Festival, founded to celebrate New York City as a major filmmaking center and to contribute to the long-term recovery of lower Manhattan.