Why is it that every time I ask any outsider about New York, I always get the same reply of busy evening streets, Starbucks on every lane, and without a miss, New York’s skyline? It seems to me that these heights now make a signature of New York. The glorious and splendid skyline of New York is one of the most effervescent realizations of this city. With the world’s most intelligent designs, the city is most beautiful in the evenings with setting sun, just like the climax of Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead.



If you are fan of its skyline then you can not afford to miss The Skyscraper Museum, now located in the southern tip of Manhattan, New York City. The museum opened on May 1, 1997 and is the only museum in the world of this kind. Just like the name suggests, the museum projects skyscrapers as "objects of design, products of technology, sites of construction, investments in real estate, and places of work and residence."



The museum’s exhibition includes special tours, changing exhibitions, and constant events. The most striking feature of this museum is it’s stainless steel floor design, that gives the exhibition area look like standing 40 stories in the air over a Manhattan street.

With its famous new section called China Prophesy, the museum makes a beautiful presentation of Shanghai’s evolving identity as a skyscraper metropolis including Jin Mao, Tomorrow Square, Shanghai World Financial Center, and the new super-tall Shanghai Tower.



If you are planning to visit this intelligently designed exhibition then do make sure your accommodation choices are right. East Village Apartment makes the best short term apartments and holiday cottages furnished as per your needs. Also, this apartment is very close to the skyscraper museum so you won’t have to worry about the travel. Have a comfortable visit!

Built by famous Architects Carrère and Hastings on a budget of around $ 9 million, the famous library opened for general public in the year 1911. Presently, the New York Public Library consists of 87 libraries: four non-lending research libraries, four main lending libraries, and a library for the blind and physically challenged.



As of 2008, the research collections contain 44,160,825 items (books, videotapes, maps, etc.) of which 15,985,192 are books. The Branch Libraries contain 7,565,579 items of which 4,416,812 are books. The wide collection consists of a total of more than 50 million items, and the books number more than 20 million. This number is surpassed only by the Library of Congress and the British Library. Not just this, the New York Public Library can be accessed and used by anyone for free.



So if you are looking for some infotainment and are somehow a fan of some rare books then I must tell you that New York Public Library is a must visit in your itinerary. As mentioned before, the library is very close to East Village Apartments, so you can enjoy the luxury of a spacious accommodation at Manhattan rentals, without worrying about transportation in this city. We make sure that your trip to New York is as big as it could be!

It may not be wrong to say that New York has everything for everyone. It is one major hub of all cultures conglomerated, rewarding their lives in this majestic city. One such place, where most of the vacationers frequent is Little Italy in Manhattan. Little Italy is a diminutive neighborhood, completely dissimilar from the rest of New York and is located just a few steps away from East Village Apartments. Located in Lower Manhattan, between Canal and Houston Streets and Lafayette and the Bowery there have been many Italian émigrés that have come for better lifestyle, bringing the opulence of Italian goodness along with them.



If you are a fan of Italian traditions, than I must tell you, this place would not disappoint you. Very soon, again in this September, the world famous festival of San Gennaro will showcase major zeal of Italian culture. Like every year, Italian immigrants will gather along Mulberry Street in Manhattan's Little Italy to celebrate San Gennaro as the Patron Saint of Naples. The famous fair would last for 11 days this year. This is one time in the year when the American Italian community in New York boasts about their culture in the most colorful form. Little Italy’s architecture is very distinct, a never-before-seen kind of experience, like the cobblestone streets that dominate the area, with beautiful six story walk up buildings that housed the neighborhood’s Italian community. The most famous attraction of this place is the original St. Patrick’s Cathedral and the Police Building.



If you wish to attend this festival then it is the best time for you to reserve some cheap accommodation. East Village Apartment provides you the furnished accommodation close to the festival venue at very reasonable prices. So if you are searching for some good time this festival, make your reservations, the sooner, the better. Have a great Italian time!

The Opulence of Lower Manhattan: New York City Hall


Driving in Lower Manhattan has always been an amusing activity, especially in low trafficked streets. One can grab a sumptuous Ham Burger at Mickey Dee’s take away and just find arresting freshness of this city. The most striking view that you would love to see is the sudden cross of this grand opulence built in French Renaissance that just makes everyone look back from their windows. I am talking about the New York City Hall. Built between Broadway and Park Row, this gigantic attraction has always been a proud possession of New York City. The present building (replaced in the year 1700) has a very fascinating record. Government officials (then) held a major competition for the design, the winners were French and American architects called Joseph Francois Mangin and John McComb.



The most eminent part of the City hall is not just the intermingling of architectural style, but also the city hall park. Sprawling across the hall, this park is fertile green space, and is marvelously maintained, something too hard to stumble on in this busy branch of Manhattan. The innermost pathway of the park leads along shrubbery enclosed by benches. At the entrance of the enclosed park is a tablet with a brief portrayal of the park's history.


Tourists come here for its inimitable blend of American Georgian style of construction mostly found in the exterior, with interior touches of French Renaissance, added by the influence of Joseph Francois. You will notice a airy rotunda, as you ascend a majestic marble flight of stairs. On the second floor, Corinthian columns bear the dome.

Considering the meager distance from East Village Apartments where you take pleasure in an economical holiday in holiday flats and houses, at Manhattan rentals it’s hard to defy this aesthetic distinction. Enjoy the ride!

What could be one place that could show the present ‘future city of the planet’, New York City, a future that no one could ever imagine? If you are guessing some mystical tarot card reader with her crystal ball then I must say you are not even close. I am talking about the world famous tourist targeted restaurant called Mars 2112, NY. A theme based restaurant located in the Times Square district of the city, shows the future with pride over an area of 33,000 sq ft, making itself the largest themed restaurant in the world (when opened).




As the name suggests, the restaurant is a rare fusion of scrumptious cooking, continual anticipation and oodles of fantasies. The Dining Area of the place is a crystal crater which is 3 storeys high! As one sits and eats, in no time he feels like he is served on the planet mars, with real looking Mars subterranean landscape, with waiters dressed in Sci-fi costumes, and food and drinks named with space themed names. Mars 2112 makes sure that one reaches a new world altogether. As you dine, you are surrounded by millions of stars above with red lighted rocks all around making the place look surreal. Before you reach even close to the climax of fantasy, you meet Empress Glorianna, the ruler of Mars 2112 who shows you a Martian arcade, swaying everyone in the never-ending fun of this colorful place. Mars 2112 is definitely more of an experience than a restaurant. No wonder why, this place was rated as one of the major tourist attraction in New York City.


Located on a sunken courtyard in front of the Paramount Plaza building at Broadway and 51st Street, Mars 2112 is located very close to the East Village Apartment, a perfect place for a complete holiday in the heart of New York City. If you are looking for a comfortable stay or a resort for a short stay then this place is your heaven. East village apartment has flats and rooms for a cheap and luxurious accommodation that provide you the comfort of enjoying New York City with perfect ease.

If you are walking on the streets of New York and unexpectedly observe each person carrying the ubiquitous Big Brown Bag and wonder where they all are coming from, then probably the destination for your pursuit is the universal shopping name called Bloomingdale’s. The only place on the globe where shopping is perhaps a never ending challenge, with overabundance of choices in brands like Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Polo Ralph Lauren, Salvatore Ferragamo, and many more waiting for you to seize. Owned by Macy’s Inc., Bloomingdale’s flagship store at 59th Street and Lexington Avenue is one of the most visited stores by day-trippers in New York City, no wonder why every one in New York pompously says “It’s like No Other Store in the World”.


The Bloomingdale's story started in 1861 when brothers Joseph and Lyman G. Bloomingdale started their business by selling hoop-skirts in their Ladies Notions' Shop on Manhattan's Lower East Side, with an unsurpassed service, extraordinary assortment, and exclusive fashions, “Bloomie’s” has certainly made its name as an international retail institution. Unlike the preconceived forged perception of the store’s inadequacy of boasting just apparels and clothing , Bloomingdale’s also possess a global array of footwear, beddings, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, optical, and even house wares. Take home your purchases in the famous Big Brown Bag designed by fashion designer Mossimo Vignelli, certainly an assurance of delighting shopping bliss!

With its Annual events like Glamorama, Macy's Great Tree, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Celebrate the Season Parade etc., the store is definitely much more than just a shopping experience. To conclude, one thing that you should definitely do in your vacation in the New York City is experiencing this legendary shopping paradise. Bloomingdale’s is not very far from another astonishing place in Manhattan called East Village Apartments where you can take the pleasure of New York City in a holiday flat or a city apartment for a budgeted accommodation. Again providing you with a myriad of selections, this place is very close to every grand place one must visit in New York. Have a great time in NYC!

New York is one only destination where blistering glamour, remarkable aesthetics and elegant intellect are seen racing on the streets, in the fastest pace ever, towards the highest level of heroism that a man can achieve. One such place where such qualities of fine heroes are preserved in the most eloquent form is at the world renowned Madam Tussauds Wax Museum, the only place where over 200 real looking wax masquerades of famous world figures stand tall for the visitors to ogle at.


Located in the heart of New York City, at Times Square, rambling over a colossal 85,000 square feet, this museum has so much for everyone to experience that one can’t afford to miss it! Tourists from all over the world come to visit the legendary stop not just to take photos with their historical icons, but also for their inbuilt interactive virtual entertainment like Singing Karaoke for Simon Cowell (American Idol), flying over the Metropolis with Superman or entering Chamber of Horrors Live!

One can also enjoy an inbuilt 4D cinema that delivers amazing 3D technology viewing life like cinema, with the exceptional bizarre effects including wind, mist, scent, & digital surround sound that makes sure that viewers get transported into a whole new world. Do not miss this grand experience which is very close to this beautiful holiday resort called East Village Apartment where you get well furnished apartments at reasonable Manhattan prices

For architecture lovers, the one place in the whole wide world where Gothic and Romanesque architecture are blended in their purest forms, is shockingly not found in Europe, but right here in New York. The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, officially called the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in the City and Diocese of New York, is the Cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Located at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, in Manhattan's Morningside Heights, the cathedral is claimed to be the largest Cathedral and Anglican Church and fourth largest Christian church in the world. With its disputed title with Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, the grand stature is so massive that it makes the gigantic Statue of Liberty look small in its comparison.




The inside of the Cathedral covers more than half a city block, with 121,000 sq ft (11,200 m2), spanning a length of 183.2 meters (601 ft) and a height of 70.7 meters (232 ft). The inside height of the nave is a major 37.8 meters (124 feet). These dimensions make this architectural heaven a major attraction for tourists in the city. The beauty of its colossal dimensions is colored by the magnificent gothic stained glass that offers a beautiful view of the world around the place. The cathedral is surrounded by lush green gardens with virgin roses and colorful wandering peacocks, making the cathedral look so serene that one feels he is transported into a whole new world and era.



If you are planning a trip to New York, then The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine makes one major place for you to explore. Also, if you are looking for a resort or a holiday motel for a short stay then only one place can stand the beauty of the cathedral. Located very close, Manhattan’s East Village Apartments provide an ideal space for you to enjoy a great holiday serviced according to your needs. It is the closest place to not just the cathedral but also to all major places in NYC.

The major annual event that is driving restless tourists towards the greatest, busiest, fastest, prime city of this planet, New York, is again hitting the stadiums with ardent, obsessive aficionados from all parts of the world, coming to witness the toughest tennis on the game’s principal arena. U.S Tennis open is one foremost event where the obsession of triumph, the intenseness of rivalry, and an incomparable exhilaration come together to make U.S open not just the most pleasurable affair for every tennis fan across, but also making it the highest-attended annual sporting event in the world !


Starting from August 30th till September 10th of 2010, The skirmish tournament consists of five different event championships, men's singles, women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for senior, junior, and wheelchair players. Like every year, the tournament will be played on acrylic hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New York City.

Sponsored by names like J.P Morgan, Mercedes Benz, Polo Ralph Lauren and many more, this year the US open offers not just a major tournament for the fans but also a premium dining experience from their in-house restaurants - Mojito, a Cuban inspired restaurant, and Champions Bar and Grill, a classic American steakhouse, providing the luxury of a light snack, lunch, dinner, or a cocktail with friends or family without missing a single moment of the game. If you are also visiting New York along this time then do not miss this experience. A comparable accommodation of such a grand luxury is not very far from the event called East Village Apartment, where you can get well furnished, luxurious city apartments and holiday houses at a cheap rental, making sure that perfection and opulence is nowhere compromised in your holiday in New York City. Have a great time!

One of the most read places in the itineraries of vacationers visiting the New York City is also the world’s most illustrious stop for commercial drama theater, called The New York Broadway Theater, or simply The Broadway. It is one of the 40 large professional theatres in the Theatre District in Manhattan, New York City. Be it on the scale of drama, imagination or even sales of tickets, Broadway could only be compared to London’s West End Theater (in English speaking categories).


Every year Broadway audiences are attracted towards the revivals of Broadway shows performed in the past, with actors from movies and television used to replace actors from the original cast from the past, drawing major audience attraction. There are still, performers who are primarily stage actors, spending most of their time "on the boards", and appearing in television and in screen roles only secondarily. Broadway also makes one of the most important assets of travel industry in the city of New York. In the season 2009-10, Broadway sold tickets above 1 billion dollars making its sales one of the highest sales ever. The TKTS booths sell same-day tickets (and in certain cases next-day matinee tickets) for many Broadway and Off-Broadway shows at a discount of 25%, 35%, or 50%. (The TKTS booths are located in Duffy Square, which is in Times Square, in Lower Manhattan.)

This season as well, the Broadway shows are expecting to entice a major audience, with shows like The Adam’s Family, The Lion King, The Fela!, La Cage aux Folles, In The Heights etc. being mentored by world renowned, experienced directors. Broadway productions and artists are honored every year at the Annual Antoinette Perry Awards (Tony Awards). The Tony awards are awarded by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League every year in the month of June, The Tony being Broadway's most prestigious award, even compared to the Academy Awards for Hollywood productions.



So while you take a trip in New York City, make sure that you watch some Broadway show with your family. The closest place where one could get cheap accommodations or a luxury apartment for a short stay lies on the 3rd street of New York City called the East Village Apartments. With apartments called Garden apartment, Penthouse apartment and Apartment Royale, one is delighted with the thought of never leaving the apartment at all. Make sure you plan your show and accommodation in advance to make the most of your trip.