New York City rewards almost any kind of trip: parks and museums by day, Broadway and dining by night, and neighborhoods that each feel like a different city. Here are some of the best reasons to go, and how private flights into the area work.
1. An abundance of green space
Beyond its museums and galleries, New York has parks and green spaces throughout the city. Central Park offers room to walk, jog, or cycle, and Washington Square Park is one of the city's liveliest gathering places.
2. A city of many cultures
People from around the world live and work side by side in New York. Neighborhoods such as Chinatown and Little Italy in Manhattan reflect that history, and the city's restaurants, galleries, and museums draw visitors back again and again.
3. Broadway and the performing arts
For theater lovers, Broadway is the main event, with long-running productions such as Hamilton at historic theaters across the Theater District. Beyond Broadway, the city's performing arts venues and festivals run year-round; check current listings before you go.
4. World-class shopping
Fifth Avenue's flagship department stores and boutiques, and the shops and galleries of SoHo, make New York one of the world's great shopping cities.
5. Nightlife
When the lights go down, New York's restaurants, bars, and music venues keep going. It's known as the city that never sleeps for good reason.
Late-night drinks and dining
A few places worth staying out for:
- Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle on the Upper East Side: a classic cocktail bar with live piano, a gold-leaf ceiling and murals by Ludwig Bemelmans, the illustrator of the Madeline books.
- Dante in Greenwich Village: a café dating to 1915, reborn as one of the city's best-known cocktail bars, with a long list of spritzes and Negronis.
- The Fleur Room on the 35th floor of Moxy Chelsea: a glass-enclosed rooftop lounge with hanging flowers and views from the Empire State Building to the Statue of Liberty.
Hours and reservation policies change often, so check before you go.
Flying privately to New York
Most private flights to New York use airports outside Manhattan. Teterboro (TEB) in New Jersey is the closest dedicated business aviation airport to Midtown, and Westchester County (HPN) and Republic (FRG) on Long Island are common alternatives depending on where you're headed. Traffic into the city can vary widely, so the closest airport isn't always the fastest door-to-door.
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