IN THIS ISSUE: FOCUS NEW YORK CITY

To Subscribe to HT News: Click Here

Welcome to the premier issue of HT News! All of you who are receiving this newsletter have signed up for our mailing list at www.hotelstravel.com. Each month, we will offer unique and useful information pertaining to travel. We hope you enjoy it! Please send any comments to feedback@hotelstravel.com.

LINKS TO HELP GETTING TO AND AROUND NYC

New York Thruway
Whether you want to check on traffic advisories and construction, toll rates, or calculate distance - this is the place to come. http://www.thruway.state.ny.us

NY Metropolitan Transit Authority
Here you'll find subway and bus information, a printable map of downtown as well as information about suburban bus lines. http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us

The Port Authority of New York/New Jersey
If you need information about tunnels & bridges, ports, ferries
or airports - this is a great resource. You'll even find tips about airport security, carry on luggage as well as pre-boarding and check-in. http://www.panynj.gov

Back to Top

CURRENT AND UPCOMING MUSEUMS EXHIBITIONS

Guggenheim Museum
Transient Spaces - March 8-June 5, 2002
The sculptures of British artist Rachel Whiteread explore relationships between memory, architecture, and the body. http://www.guggenheim.org

American Natural History Museum
Baseball as America - March 16-August 18, 2002
The first major exhibition to examine the relationship between baseball and American culture. http://www.amnh.org

Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence
March 12-June 19, 2002
The first major loan exhibition of tapestries in the United States in 25 years, featuring tapestry production between 1460 and 1560. http://www.metmuseum.org

MoMA
Gerhard Richter: Forty Years of Painting
February 14-May 21, 2002
180 paintings by German artist Gerhard Richter, spanning his career, from 1962 to today. http://www.moma.org

Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Biennial - March 7 - May 26, 2002
The largest Biennial since 1981 featuring the work of 113 artists.
http://www.whitney.org/index.shtml

The Frick Collection
May 14 - August 4, 2002 - Greuze: The Draftsman
An exhibition devoted to the drawings of French eighteenth-century painter and draftsman Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725 - 1805). http://www.frick.org

The Jewish Museum
Mirroring Evil -Nazi Imagery Recent Art
March 17- June 30, 2002
* Pay-What-You-Wish on Thursday nights.
Come anytime 5-8pm! http://www.jewishmuseum.org

Back to Top

HOTEL NEWS

• Forbes magazine recently named the best & worst hotel bars in NYC
• Accor targets 224 new hotels in 2002 representing 25,116 rooms
• Millennium and Copthorne Hopeful of Upturn

Back to Top

HOT DEALS

Our hot deals change weekly.
Click here to see our current hotel specials!

Back to Top

BOOKS ABOUT NY

• 2002 New York City Restaurants
• Manhattan Block by Block:A Street Atlas
• Fodor's New York City 2002
• The Historical Atlas of New York City: A Visual Celebration of Nearly 400 Years of New York Cities History
• Second Helpings from Union Square Cafe: 140 New Recipes from New York's Favorite Restaurant
• One Nation: America Remembers September 11, 2001
• A Photo Tour New York
• New York: A Tribute to the City and Its People

Back to Top

FEATURE ARTICLE

If you are planning on visiting Ground Zero, you should be aware that free tickets are distributed (two per person) on a first come first serve basis. You can obtain the tickets at the South St. Seaport ticket booth; at Pier 16 in lower Manhattan.

The ticket booth is open from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM and you will receive tickets for the first available time. Note, you can't ask for a specific time. The viewing platform, which can accommodate 400 people, is open daily, from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

If you have some extra time on your hands you may also combine a visit to the Whitman Gallery of the South St. Seaport Museum at 209 Water St. The museum offers a free 20-30 minute presentation on the history and aftermath of the World Trade Center. If you are short on time, you can always walk the entire perimeter and view the site, even without tickets. Some of the viewing spots along the way include; West and Albany St., Church and Liberty St., Church and Vesey St., Park Place and Greenwich St., Murray and West St.

On March 11, 2002 a new Temporary Memorial, The "SPHERE" was dedicated. The "SPHERE", is a 45,000 ton steel and bronze sculpture by artist Fritz Koenig. The sculpture was originally created in 1971, as a monument to world peace through international trade; it stood in the fountain of the former trade center plaza. The sculpture was partly damaged and now serves as a temporary memorial, in Battery Park

Back to Top

FEEDBACK

We would love to hear from you! Send you comments to feedback@HotelsTravel.com

If you enjoy HT News please forward it to friends and colleagues. HT News is sent to you once a month, from HotelsTravel.com,an award-winning site with over 75,000 links to lodging, guides, maps and quality resources.Thank You!

To Subscribe to HT News: Click Here

The sites listed above are provided as an information service to our readers. HotelsTravel.com is not responsible for content on other Web sites.

Copyright © 2002 WebScope

Back to Top