New York City Attractions

You're there in a New York minute!

Whatever reason brings you to New York City, you'll find the Radisson Lexington Hotel New York location in Manhattan to be ideal - situated in the center of Midtown's business district, close to numerous Fortune 500 and global companies such as Citigroup, Colgate-Palmolive, JP Morgan Chase & Company, Bristol Myers and Unilever.

In New York City for fun? You're steps away from attractions such as the Rockefeller Center, the United Nations, Radio City Music Hall, the Museum of Modern Art and the Theatre District. You'll also be close to the world-class shopping of Madison and Fifth Avenues - featuring Tiffany's, Bloomingdale's and Saks Fifth Avenue.

New York! New York!
The most beguiling city in the world, New York is an adrenaline-charged, history-laden place that holds immense romantic appeal for visitors.
Wandering the streets here, you'll cut between buildings that are icons to the modern age - and whether gazing at the flickering lights of the midtown skyscrapers as you speed across the Queensboro bridge, experiencing the 4am half-life downtown, or just spending the morning on the Staten Island ferry; it's hard not to be moved. There's no place quite like it. You'll want to return again and again.

Times Square
42nd St to 47th St at Broadway & Seventh Ave
Distance from hotel: 0.69 miles
MIDTOWN. Each year, 26 million tourists walk the theater-laden streets (40 theaters, including 22 landmarks), dine at the various restaurants (over 250 offering everything from fast food to luscious local and international eats), and regale in its unstoppable nightlife. In addition, Times Square hosts the largest New Year's Eve celebration in the country. Half a million people flock to the square every year to bid the old year goodbye and to welcome in the New Year, New York party style.
TRAIN: 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, N, R to Times Sq-42nd St

Broadway/Theater District
42nd St to 47th St at Broadway & Seventh Ave
Distance from hotel: 0.69 miles
One of the most influential theater districts in the world. For show tickets, check with the concierge at the Radisson Lexington Hotel New York. Be sure to check out the TKTS booth at Duffy Square (where Broadway and 7th Avenue meet) between 45th and 47th Streets. Show availability and seating choices vary, so go early. For more information about the square, stop by the multiservice Visitors Center at 1560 Broadway between 46th and 47th Streets; they offer the only free public restrooms in the area. If you've never been here before, take the subway into the Times Square Subway Station. Walking out of the subway and onto the bustling streets of Times Square for the first time is truly unbelievable and indescribable.
TRAIN: 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, N, R to Times Sq-42nd St

Fifth Avenue
Distance from hotel: 1.65 miles
MIDTOWN - UPPER EAST SIDE. Mention Fifth Avenue and people immediately think fashion, style and shopping. This famous street in the heart of one of the busiest cities in the world needs no definition; chic boutiques, grand dining and the conviction that "money is made to spend" comes to mind. This cost-is-no-worry attitude is reflected in the wealth of the clientele. Retail elites such as Tiffany and Bergdorf Goodman, as well as the anchor settlement of the clothing giant Saks Fifth Avenue, open doors daily to enthused spenders. Euro shops like Cartier, Burberry and Chanel welcome luxury item seekers. Today, hip new chain stores like Banana Republic and The Gap have joined in to vie for dollars here, changing the dynamic of this district by drawing shoppers who want more affordable buying adventures. Aside from the rich trade in commerce and goods that occurs daily, the street also offers great views of some of the city's finest churches, including St Patrick's Cathedral, St Thomas's Church and Fifth Avenue Presbyterian.
TRAIN: E, F, N, R, 7 to Fifth Ave

Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island
New York Harbor
This site represents freedom for millions of people. A one-loop boat trip takes visitors to Liberty Island and then Ellis Island for visits to one or both sites. The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, is a must-see for anyone visiting the Big Apple. But seeing it with ease from, say, the Staten Island Ferry, may be sufficient. Waits of two to four hours, much of it in sun and heat, are common in summer. If you want to admire the noble and massive (450,000 pounds) Lady up close, go early. An elevator reaches the top of the pedestal (10 stories), but the trip to the crown requires climbing 354 steps (22 stories). Between 1892 and 1954, 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island seeking freedom, opportunity and a new life in the United States. The Ellis Island Museum is a moving tribute to their hopes and hardships, contributions and struggles, and admission and integration in a new land. A visit here offers poignant and inspiring glimpses into the lives of the Americans who entered the country here. Boats depart from Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park, NY, and Liberty State Park, NJ beginning at 9:00 am (8:30 am in summer).
ADMISSION: Adult $10, Senior $8, Child $5

Rockefeller Center
Between 47th & 51st Sts, Fifth & Seventh Aves
Distance from hotel: three blocks
Rockefeller Center is an art deco marvel consisting of 19 commercial buildings covering 11 acres in Midtown Manhattan from 47th to 51st Streets, Fifth to Seventh Avenues. The Center is named after the multi-millionaire, John D Rockefeller, who leased the space from Columbia University in 1928.
Originally occupied by tenements and theaters, Rockefeller planned to revitalize the area with three huge office buildings and a new Metropolitan Opera House.

Completed in 1934, 30 Rockefeller Plaza became the RCA headquarters. General Electric's initials now brighten the rooftop of the home of NBC. 30 Rockefeller Plaza is the most public of the buildings, and two of the most popular tourist attractions reside here.

By 1940 the Radio City, which became known as the Rockefeller Center, consisted of 14 buildings, located around a central sunken plaza, the Lower Plaza. The plaza is best known for its very popular skating rink. It is known as the Channel Gardens, as it is flanked by the British Empire Building and La Maison Française. From the Channel Gardens you have a nice view on the sculpture of Prometheus and the GE building. Another important building in the Rockefeller Center is the Radio City Music Hall. When built, it was the largest indoor theater in the world with a seating capacity of around 6,000. Guided tours give you the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the spectacular art deco interior.
TRAIN: B, D, F, Q

TOP OF THE ROCK
49th between 5th and 6th Avenues
Distance from hotel: three blocks
TOP OF THE ROCK has unparalleled views of New York City from the newly opened Observation Deck on the 70th floor of 30 Rockefeller Center, in the heart of midtown Manhattan. Visit during the day to see the splendor of the city unfold beneath you or visit at night and see the city sparkle.

The view is unobstructed for 360 degrees from the 70th floor, the breathtaking landscape stretches for miles in every direction. It includes a panorama of Central Park and the northern half of Manhattan that cannot be found anywhere else. New York's other landmarks are visible as well, including the Chrysler Building, Times Square, the Hudson River, the East River, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Statue of Liberty. It is, quite simply, the most spectacular view in New York City.

TOP OF THE ROCK Observation Deck, open 365 days a year, is the ideal perch to watch the seasons unfold or simply to take in an amazing sunset.
TRAINS: B, D, F, Q

St Patrick's Cathedral
460 Madison Ave between Fifth & Madison Aves
Distance from hotel: four blocks
MIDTOWN. St Patrick's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic archbishop of New York. It is an example of the decorated and geometric style of Gothic ecclesiastical architecture which prevailed in Europe from 1275 to 1400, and of which the cathedrals of Rheims, Amiens, and Cologne in Europe, and the naves of York Minster, Exeter, and Westminster are among the most advanced examples. New York architect James Renwick, also known for designing "The Castle" (the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC), completed work on the church in 1879. Renwick also designed the New York Public Library and the former façade of the New York Stock Exchange. The largest church in New York, St Patrick's seats over 2,000. New Yorkers consider the cathedral's steps a good, scenic meeting spot.

St Patrick's is a living building with services held every day of the year, and sung services on six days of the week. The choir sings two services every day during school terms, the only cathedral outside Ireland or Britain to do so. The chapter is made up of canons from all parts of the country, and each canon spends some time of every year in residence.
TRAIN: E, F to Fifth Ave

Chrysler Building
405 Lexington Ave between 42nd and 43rd Sts. Tel: 212 682 3070
Distance from hotel: 0.29 miles
MIDTOWN. This art deco masterpiece briefly held the title of world's tallest building for some few months before the completion of the Empire State Building in 1931. It was originally built for the automotive icon's corporate offices, and today it still contains decorative pieces in automotive fashion, including eagle heads and hood ornament wings. Except for the glorious shiny steel needle crowning the structure, some would characterize the exterior of the building as simple. Yet, one step inside the lobby assures you a wonderful treat. Beautiful marble work, elevator doors displaying rare wood marquetry, and chrome stair banisters make this 77-story, 1,048-foot building a beauty all its own. A mixture of city history and the building's magnificence keep this a beloved treasure. Unfortunately, the Chrysler Building does not offer an observation deck, but once you see all the great design work inside the lobby, be sure to walk down a few streets and look back. This combination is probably the best way to experience the building.
TRAIN: 4, 5, 6, 7 to Grand Central-42nd St

Midtown
Fifth Ave at 53rd St
Distance from hotel: 0.38 miles
Midtown may very well be the heart and soul of New York. Stretching from 34th to 59th Streets and from the banks of the East River to those of the Hudson, the Midtown area boasts just about anything you can imagine - from the United Nations and Grand Central Station to Radio City Music Hall and Rockefeller Center. Fifth Avenue divides the Midtown area into eastern and western halves. This famous street needs no definition, as its name brings to mind chic boutiques, grand dining, and the conviction that money is made to spend. This "cost-is-no-worry" attitude is reflected by the wealthy clientele at retail elites such as Tiffany's and Bergdorf Goodman, as well as the anchor settlement of the clothing giant Saks Fifth Avenue. In addition, Midtown is home to one of the most influential theater districts in the world. Each year, 26 million tourists walk the theater-laden streets (40 theaters, including 22 landmarks) and dine at the various restaurants (over 250 offering everything from fast food to luscious local and international eats). Times Square, located at the intersection of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street, hosts the largest New Year's Eve celebration in the country. Half a million people flock to the square every year to bid the old year goodbye and welcome in the New Year - New York party style.

World Trade Center Memorial
Battery Park
A temporary World Trade Center memorial is now on view in Battery Park City Park. The memorial consists of what remains of Fritz Koenig's "The Sphere," which formerly stood in the fountain of the Trade Center Plaza. "The Sphere," a bronze sculpture that weighs 5,000 pounds and is 15 feet in diameter, was gashed and partially crushed by falling debris on the day of the attack.

Another popular World Trade Center memorial, "Tribute in Light," was shut down on schedule, April 13, 2002. It may become part of the planned permanent memorial.
TRAIN: 1 and 9 to South Ferry, N and R to Whitehall St, 4, 5, 6 to Bowling Green