Nov 30, 9:36am

As tourism brightens, Times Square hopes to regain luster

Even as visitors again crowd below the jumbo screens in New Yorks Times Square, the souvenir shops, restaurants, hotels and entrepreneurs within the iconic U.S. landmark

While tourists have begun returning, foot traffic into Grand Slam souvenirs is still not what it was before the coronavirus pandemic, when hordes of global visitors crowded under the canopy of electric billboards just outside his door.

But the return of foreign tourists to a place popularly called the crossroads of the world may help hasten recovery for businesses like his — many of them mom-and-pop shops — that collectively employ thousands of people and serve as one of New York City's most important economic engines.

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Nov 30, 11:21am

Vaccination Proof for Indoor Activities

Key to New York City Venues and Restaurants

For proof of vaccination, you can use:

CDC Vaccination Card. A digital photo or photocopy of this card is also acceptable.

NYC Vaccination Record or other official immunization record, including from your health care provider. A digital photo or photocopy of this card is also acceptable. If you are unable to get this record, call 311.

NYC COVID Safe App: Android | iOS. You can upload to this app a photo of your CDC vaccination card or other official record, along with your photo ID.

CLEAR Health Pass: Android | iOS. You can use the digital vaccine card option in the CLEAR app if you are 18 and older and are fully vaccinated.

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Nov 30, 2:34am

New Year’s Eve Will Return to Times Square for Vaccinated Guests

The event will return at “full strength” after pared-back festivities last year, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. People will have to show proof that they are fully vaccinated to attend

After a scaled-down celebration last year, the famously frigid event will return at “full strength,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday. It will be Mr. de Blasio’s final act running New York City, after eight years in office, and serve as a prelude to his possible bid for governor next year.

Published by the New York Times By Ashley Wong and Dana Rubinstein

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Nov 30, 5:43am

New York launches $450M tourism and hospitality recovery package

Gov. Kathy Hochul spoke from New York’s Museum of Natural History yesterday, Nov. 8, to announce the launch of the “Bring Back Tourism, Bring Back Jobs” recovery package

The governor was joined by representatives from various tourism, business and labor groups.  

Hochul noted that the health and recovery of the tourism industry is interconnected with New York state’s economic success. 

“We bring back tourism, we bring back jobs — and that’s why today I’m very proud to announce a $450 million investment in our tourism workers and our businesses,” she said. “First in the nation — we’re doing it right here in the State of New York, first in the nation to make that level of investment in our people and in our industries.”  

According to data from the state, the tourism industry accounted or one out of every 10 jobs in the state in 2019, and generated over $100 billion in economic impact. The Covid-19 pandemic caused international tourism to drop by 86% and domestic tourism to drop by 37%, resulting in a loss of half of both the direct spending and economic impact that tourism usually generates in the state. 

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Nov 30, 12:24pm

NYC’S FAVORITE CELEBRATION RETURNS FOR THE 2021 HOLIDAY SEASON

The Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes® presented by Chase is back and we can’t wait to see you! It’s not Christmas without the Rockettes and we’re ready to make this holiday seas

The stars of the Christmas Spectacular, the Radio City Rockettes, will continue to dazzle audiences with precision dance and world-famous eye-high kicks. Santa Claus will make a special appearance from the North Pole. And, of course, the exciting 3-D film that kicks off the show, with Santa and his reindeer taking the audience on a magical sleigh ride through New York City.

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Nov 30, 12:18pm

He Ran the First N.Y.C. Marathon. Next Week, He’ll Run the 50th.

Larry Trachtenberg is the only runner who ran the first New York City Marathon who is also racing this year’s event, the marathon’s 50th running.

On Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, Trachtenberg, now 67, will run the marathon again, as one of 33,000 athletes lining up at the base of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Staten Island.

By Talya Minsberg

@Copyright. The New York Times
New York City Marathon,  November 7th 

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Oct 31, 8:21am

As Borders Reopen, New York Wants Foreign Tourists Back, and Fast

The city’s tourism marketing agency is starting a campaign in several countries to attract visitors after the long pandemic lockout.

Before the coronavirus arrived, the city was flooded with record numbers of visitors from Europe, Asia and South America. They filled hotels, restaurants, Broadway theaters and museums, spending billions of dollars and fueling a surge of jobs for local residents.

Now that the federal government has decided to open the country’s borders to vaccinated visitors on Nov. 8, New York City is preparing its most aggressive campaign to lure them back quickly — in time to salvage, if it can, the end-of-year holiday season.

New York Times By Patrick McGeehan and Nicole Hong

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Oct 31, 7:11am

Ringing in 1921: “The dullest New Year’s Eve New York has ever seen.” Or was it?

One hundred years ago, Americans rang in the new year in an entirely new way — without legal liquor.

But look more closely and you’ll find the mad revelry was still there, sequestered in hotel rooms, brandished by defiant saloons or tucked away in a coat pocket.

The Eighteenth Amendment, prohibiting the production and sale of alcohol in the United States, had actually gone into effect almost 12 months before — on January 17, 1920.

By tbe Bowery Boys - New York History

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Oct 31, 5:07am

The New York New Belfast Conference at Rosie O'Grady's

This event featured in-person presenters and attendees, right alongside remote presenters and attendees.

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Oct 31, 10:03am

The Latino Experience in NYC

Life in New York

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