New York City Sports

Madison Square Garden Center - Newly renovated landmark sports/entertainment complex. Host to exciting national events: concerts, tennis, boxing, ice shows, circus, horse/dog shows, as well as the New York Knicks and New York Rangers. Daily tours. Meeting/party space for up to 20,000.  Phone: 212-465-6000

New York Giants - Giants Stadium  Cheer on 'Big Blue,' one of the oldest and most successful franchises in NFL history.  Phone: 201-935-8111

New York Mets - Shea Stadium  New York's own National League team at its open-air stadium.  Home of the New York Mets baseball team. Seats 55,000. Design a group package for 25 or more. Choose from meals, picnics, barbecues, concessions.  Phone: 718-565-4305

New York Racing Association - Aqueduct Racetrack, home of the Wood Memorial. Ideal winter facility for receptions, exhibits, trade shows and corporate group functions. Equestris is NY's largest restaurant. Open mid-Oct.-May. Capacity: 1,600 sit-down or reception; 90,000 sq. ft.  Phone: 718-641-4700

New York Rangers - Madison Square Garden  Four Penn Plaza  National Hockey League team.  Phone: 212-308-6977

New York Yankees - Yankee Stadium  See the Yankees' quest for the World Series trophy. Tour the hallowed grounds of past and present Yankee greats. Home of the New York Yankees baseball team. One of the finest U.S. sports facilities.  Phone: 718-293-4300

Places to Shop

34th Street Partnership / Bryant Park Restoration Corp. - NYC's foremost retail center. Features strategically located multilingual visitor information booths, a collection of nationally recognized retail stores, unique specialty stores, tourist attractions, and free tours.  Phone: 212-719-3434

Aaron's - 10,000-square-foot store carries in-season designer fashions at discount prices. Carries all designer names as well as a full line of accessories, including designer handbags, scarves, pashmina shawls, hats, and jewelry. Just 30 minutes from Manhattan.  Phone: 718-768-5400 or 888-768-5400

Alliance for Downtown New York - Turning downtown into a 24-hour center of the information age. Information on historic Downtown-Lower Manhattan includes tourist attractions, a comprehensive calendar of events, directories of restaurants, shops, and services, and transportation options.  Phone: 212-566-6700

Antonees Gift Baskets - Full service gift provider. Available 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week. Servicing NYC and the entire tri-state area. Business to business with a personal touch. Volume discounts available.  Phone: 914-668-8643, 800-214-4604

Big Apple Conventions - Special events promotions of comic books, toys, and art. Find every comic book and toy ever made and buy comics, movie art, and memorabilia and meet and greet celebrities and artists. Conventions held approximately six times a year.  Phone: 718-326-2713

Borders Books and Music - Online site contains millions of titles in stock, with premium and original content, including recommendations and staff reviews, a community of customers who care about books, music video, and a dedicated 24 hour customer service department.  Phone: 212-980-6785

Bloomingdale's - A leader in style and service and a unique shopping experience. Assistance in more than 35 languages; visitors center for travelers. Open seven days.  Phone: 212-705-2000

FAO Schwarz - The world's most famous toy store. New York's only fun-filled playground for children of all ages. So come out and play. A unique location for corporate parties and events. Catering permitted. Capacity: 120 sit-down, 1,200 reception.  Phone: 212-644-9400

Historic Orchard Street Bargain District - Historic Lower East Side streets with 400 shops featuring discount shopping, restaurants, museums, tours. Visitor center. Free parking.  Phone: 212-226-9010

Macy*s New York Inc. - The World's largest department store. World-famous, food, fashion, home furnishings, restaurants, post office, complimentary personal shopping, multilingual visitors center.  Phone: 212-494-4396

Manhattan Mall - Ninety stores and 20 eateries in a beautiful nine-level atrium setting. Information booth on level one. Open seven days.  Phone: 212-465-0500

New York For Less - Visitors' guidebook, map, discount card for visitors - save 20-50% at top museums, attractions, tours, restaurants, shops, shows. Fold-out city and subway map, unique minimaps, color photos, detailed, up-to-date practical information.  Phone: 212-587-0287

Sephora - Visionary retail concept from France. Seeks to defy the traditional 'selling methodology' to give you what you want-Freedom, Beauty and Pleasure with splendid array of fragrances, cosmetics, and well-being products. Hands-on, shopping environment.  Phone: 212-625-1309

Village Alliance - Visit our online address: Shopping Page, Happenings on 8th Street, Entertainment News, and complete listings of the unique, exotic, funky, and many inviting shops and eateries that make 8th Street & St. Mark's Place the Juiciest Bite of the Big Apple.  Phone: 212-777-2173

Zitomer - A wonderfully intimate pharmacy/department store - - cosmetics, jewelry, hair ornaments, accessories, gifts, electronics, children's clothing, mirrors, lingerie, hosiery and 'Zittles,' a magical toy store.  Phone: 212-737-5560

Museums

Alice Austen House Museum - Historic house museum at the entrance to New York harbor on Staten Island. Tours of 1690 landmark home. Gift shop. Admission: $2.00. Hours 12 noon-5pm. Closed Mon.-Wed. and Jan.-Feb.  Phone: 718-816-4506

Bronx Museum for the Arts - Presenting changing modern and contemporary exhibitions. Educational and cultural programs celebrating ethnic diversity. Three spaces available for weddings, receptions, meetings, conferences, parties, dinners and other presentations. Multilingual.  Phone: 718-681-6000

Brooklyn Children's Museum - The world's first museum for children, founded in 1899. Permanent collection of 27,000 ethnological and natural history artifacts. Hands-on museum with interactive galleries focusing on science and culture. Special programs every hour. Rental space.  Phone: 718-735-4402

Children's Museum of Manhattan - Five floors of interactive exhibitions for children and families. Exciting, fun, hands-on exhibits/daily workshops for children 18 months to 10 years, featuring Seuss!, Waterwhirl, and SoundsFun. Gift shop. AV staff. Auditorium.  Phone: 212-721-1223

Cooper-Hewitt Nat'l Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution - In the Andrew Carnegie mansion. Historical and contemporary design. Changing exhibitions, year-round public programs. Outdoor garden. Library (50,000 volumes) by appointment. Gift shop.  Phone: 212-849-8400

Guggenheim Museum Soho - Located in the international center of contemporary art in SoHo. Showcases special exhibitions. Contains gift shop.  Phone: 212-423-3500

Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum - Walk the decks of the historic aircraft carrier Intrepid, tour a submarine and a destroyer, experience an F-18 mission. Admission. Closed Mon.-Tues. in winter. The museum is available for conferences, dinners and receptions on indoor and outdoor decks.  Phone: 212-245-0072

Metropolitan Museum of Art - Spans the history of world art. Hundreds of world-famous masterpieces. Gift shop. Closed Mon.  Fax: 212-570-3825

Museum of the City of New York - New York's premier museum depicting the history of the city. Changing and permanent exhibitions, educational programs, and research services. Museum store includes multiple items reflecting the dynamic stories of NYC. Closed Mondays.  Phone: 212-534-1672

New York City Police Museum - Historical and contemporary displays of NYPD artifacts and memorabilia. Interactive exhibits. Gift shop. Free admission. Available for private events and meetings.  Phone: 212-301-4440