Nuances of New York City

New York is a powerful metropolis with an impact that is felt worldwide. The five boroughs, consisting of Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx, and Staten Island, each offer a unique flavor built from the city's history and its people.

New York City is always changing and endlessly fascinating. Ever since the ports opened, immigrants have flooded in and called the place home. They changed its flavor by transplanting cultural elements from their own countries. Some 800 languages can be heard on its streets, ensuring that every one of its nearly 60 million visitors can feel at home.

New York is also a striking travel destination for vacations and cultural tours. The megacity hugs one of the world's largest natural harbors. The Brooklyn Bridge, One World Trade Center, Times Square, the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, and Central Park are each worth the trip. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Rockefeller Center Observation Deck, the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum, and the Manhattan skyline draw travelers back again and again.

The city's cuisine ranges from Jewish fare to iconic options like pastrami on rye, deep dish pizza, bagel and lox, pierogis, and street food. Travel tips about food, rental cars, adventures, tourism, cultural tours and more are easy enough to find on travel sites like Expedia or Travelocity. Entire trips can be planned using guidebooks like those from Lonely Planet. Now an artist's perspective can enhance the trip planning.

Prepare for the journey down Wall Street, to Ellis Island, aboard the Staten Island Ferry, and back to Madison Square Garden and Grand Central Station with the thirty-eight color photos in Nuances of New York.