New York - Theater District
New York's Theater District has a concentration of quality live performance venues that is unrivaled to anywhere in the world with the exception of London's West End. This is Broadway and Times Square. This is also the home to the Metropolitan Opera House and TV's Rockefeller Center. It is also the home of 42nd Street, once infamous for its sleaze and danger, but now reborn as a safe tourist zone, symbolized by the opening of a large Disney Store in Times Square.
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Broadway
Broadway is one of the highlights of New York. Considered the pinnacle of American theater, it is world renowned for its performances. Broadway usually refers simply to Broadway theater which encompasses a large number of theater venues in the theatre district and along the street of Broadway. For the most popular shows tickets should be purchased well in advance.
Bryant Park
Bryant Park was a seedy hangout for drug dealers and other undesirables until 1989 when the city reclaimed it and turned it into an oasis for workers and visitors. A Music and Dance Rickets Booth offers half-price seats for same-day shows. Beneath the library lie 3,000,000 books in storage to the Public Library.
Bryant Park Corporation
1065 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10018
United States
1065 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10018
United States
Phone 1 (212) 768-4242
Fax 1 (212) 719-3499
Hours
February 1 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 |
| Close | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 |
April 1 to April 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 |
| Close | 22:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 |
May 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 |
| Close | 23:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 |
October 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 |
| Close | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 |
November 1 to January 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 |
| Close | 22:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 |
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New York Public Library
The New York Public Library's main branch was designed by architects, Carrere & Hastings, in the Beaux Arts style. It opened in 1911 to immediate acclaim. An enormous library, the Main Reading Room alone stretches two city block and the Periodicals Room holds 10,000 current magazines.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 17:00 |
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Radio City Music Hall
Lying in the shadow of Rockefeller Center is Radio City Music Hall. This 1932 Art Deco theater offers musical extravaganzas and films, as well as guided tours.
City Center of Music and Drama
The City Center of Music and Drama is an ornate Moorish building, originally designed in 1924 as a Masonic Shriners' Temple. Today it is known as a dance venue.
City Center of Music and Drama
130 West 56th Street
New York, NY 10019-3803
United States
130 West 56th Street
New York, NY 10019-3803
United States
Phone 1 (212) 581-1212
Fax 1 (212) 541-7979
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Lyceum Theater
The Lyceum Theater is New York's oldest theater and the first to be an historic landmark. It sports a Baroque design and opened in 1903.
National Museum of Catholic Art & History (closed)
MOVED TO WASHINGTON DC.
The National Museum of Catholic Art & History is the only catholic museum in the United States. The Catholic faith is illustrated through visual arts, literature, poetry, music, dance, ritual, and film.
The National Museum of Catholic Art & History is the only catholic museum in the United States. The Catholic faith is illustrated through visual arts, literature, poetry, music, dance, ritual, and film.
Russian Tea Room
The Russian Tea Room was founded in 1927 by members of the Russian Imperial Ballet.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:00 | Closed |
| Close | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | |
| Open | 16:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 | |
| Close | 23:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 |
More New York Resources
- New York Broadway shows by Viator
