I went through some of my New York City bookmarks from the last four or five years to send some links to a friend who was visiting the city for the first time over Spring Break. Since we’re headed back next month, I was sifting through them once again and decided to post them here. 🙂

General information & tours
The New York Times’ Suggested Walking Tours
The New York Times’ NYC Travel Coverage
Journeywoman Insider Guide to Cheap Shopping in NYC
How to Visit New York
New York in the Movies
Manhattan City Guide – Citysearch

Transportation
MTA Trip Planner: for planning out specific routes
MTA: subway, bus, railroad, bridge and tunnel maps

Touristy Musts
Statue of Liberty
Statue Cruises: tickets for the ferry to Liberty and Ellis islands
The Empire State Building
Central Park

Museums
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
American Museum of Natural History

Restaurants/Food
Shanghai Asian Cuisine
Shanghai Cafe
Sugar Sweet Sunshine Bakery
The Village Voice’s New York All Restaurants Guide

Cathedrals & Architecture
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
St. Bart’s
New York Architecture Walking Tours

Music & Theater
Carnegie Hall
Joe’s Pub
Village Vanguard
Jazz Standard
Shakespeare in the Park
The Public Theater
Broadway.com

Other Fun/Interesting Places:
Library Way
Coney Island
Greenflea