The Unofficial Guide to New York City (Unofficial Guides) - Softcover

Zibart, Eve; Lane, Lea

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9780471763963: The Unofficial Guide to New York City (Unofficial Guides)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471763969 ISBN 13: 9780471763963

Publisher: Wiley, 2006

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Metropolitan Museum of Art�

Appeal by Age Preschool Grade school Teens Young adults Over 30 Seniors

Fifth Avenue between 80th and 84th streets (entrance at 82nd), Upper East Side; # 212-535-7710; www.metmuseum.org

Type of attraction�One of the greatest museum collections in the world. Nearest subway station�86th Street. Admission�"Suggested" $15 adults, $10 seniors; $7 students; children ages 11 and under free. Hours�Sunday and Tuesday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-8:45 p.m.; closed Monday. When to go�Friday and Saturday evenings for dining and music; call # 212-570-3949 for special events schedule. Special comments�No strollers allowed on Sundays. Author's rating�We could visit this every time we were in New York and never feel as if we had seen it all. How much time to allow�1H-5 hours.

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About the Author:

EVE ZIBART HAS WRITTEN MORE ABOUT dining and entertainment than most people experience in a lifetime. In her early years as the pop music and culture reporter for, first, the Nashville Tennessean and then for the Washington Post, Eve quickly exhibited a flair for scene and sensory detail coupled with an aptitude for grammar and an extensive vocabulary. She rapidly moved through the ranks of the Post as a Style feature writer, a Maryland columnist, the TV editor, and a Weekend assistant editor. Long known to friends and fans as “Dr. Nightlife,” Eve has enough experience and knowledge to advise the Joint Chiefs of Staff on national trends. Currently, Eve is the restaurant critic for the Washington Post’s Weekend section.
In addition to her responsibilities at the Post, Eve is a columnist for Book Page and has been a regular contributor to USAir Inflight, New England Financial Journal, Impress, and Four Seasons magazines.
She has also written for Cosmopolitan, Town and Country, and Playboy. Given an amazing ability to turn 24 hours into 30, Eve has found time to author several books, including The Ethnic Food Lover’s Companion; The Eclectic Gourmet Guide to Washington, D.C.; The Unofficial Guide to New Orleans; The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World for Grown-Ups; and Inside Disney: The Incredible Story of Walt Disney World and the Man Behind the Mouse.

NATIVE NEW YORKER RACHEL F. FREEMAN (Dining and Nightlife contributor) believes it is her duty to act as both foodie and night owl. Having lived abroad for 11 years, she returned to New York with a renewed hunger for what the city has to offer, resisting the temptation to join the ranks of the jaded. She has written for guidebooks in Warsaw, Poland, and has a passion for Edinburgh and the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. She has written for Poland Business Guide, Wider Insider, Warsaw Insider, and Voyage magazine.

LEA LANE HAS TRAVELED TO OVER 110 COUNTRIES AND has been a columnist for Gannett newspapers, a TV travel and lifestyle reporter, and managing editor of the newsletter Travel Smart. She writes for magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, and is a major contributor to guidebooks, including those on Belgium, Greece, Italy, and New York. She has written Steps to Better Writing, The World’s Most Exciting Cruises, The Unofficial Guide to South Florida, and The Unofficial Guide to Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns in New England. Her newest book, Solo Traveler: Tales and Tips for Great Trips, was chosen as runner-up for “Best Travel Book of the Year” by the North American Travel Journalists Association.
Lea’s popular lifestyle Web site is www.sololady.com.

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