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Bite into the Big Apple
A
l i c i a K e ys
w a s
right when she sang:
“there’s nothing you
can’t do, now you’re in
New York…”
Situated
20 hours from Kuala
Lumpur by air, the Big
Apple is well worth the lengthy trip and
almost too good to be true upon arrival.
The streets and buildings are immediately
familiar from the wealth of TV shows and
movies set within this hallowed ground,
and the place seems to humwith vibrancy
and positivity that will burst through
your jetlag haze and have you humming
Sinatra’s famous tune with a happy smile.
Get down with the ‘hoods
The grid-like layout of the city makes
it easy to get orientated and lends itself
to exploration of Manhattan Island’s
distinctive neighbourhoods, each of which
stamp their own style on the streets,
buildings, shops and restaurants they
house. The differences can be vast, from
the wealthy Upper East Side to the artistic
Hell’s Kitchen, with each ‘hood serving
NewYork isacitylikenoother, aplacewhereallvisitorswill findtheirownpieceofpleasure
in one of themost diverse and interesting cities on earth.
get
away
W o r d s :
S a r a h R e e s
as a piece in the rich puzzle that is NYC.
Greenwich Village is an ever-popular
area known for its quirky, hippie under-
current and enjoyed by visitors for its
pretty houses and abundance of coffee
shops and cafes. China Town is also a
good spot to experience a different vibe
– this area boasts the highest concentra-
tion of Chinese people in the Western
Hemisphere and promises some of the
most authentic Asian food you will find
in the city.
Picture Perfect
For those who need iconic spots, New
York has them in abundance. Wall Street
and the NewYork Stock Exchange warrant
a picture and while in the area, a visit to
Ground Zero is an emotional but neces-
sary part of understanding the make-up
of the city. The Statue of Liberty begs to
be photographed, with visitors choosing
to take a boat trip to Liberty Island itself
to climb into the crown or simply catch
a ferry across to Brooklyn and snatch a
American stage star and entertainer
George M Cohan surveys the bustle
of Times Square
The iconic Flatiron Building was
one of the city’s tallest when
completed in 1902