Manhattan, New York 1609 vs. 2009

Here's a great article from National Geographic detailing the physical history of Manhattan and New York City, using photo realistic renderings to envision what the area was like 400 years ago. Great visual comparisons, as well as text explanations make this a fun look! To read the article, click here.

04/27/09 by visitEarth
Tags: Manhattan, New York, New York City, NYC, 2009, 1969, time travel, progress

 

Love this new technology! Press play, wait for the intro to load, then as you're driving around New York City on top of a yellow cab, use your mouse to look at everything - yes, left, right, up, down, diagonally. What a fun way to experience Manhattan with fully immersive, 3D interactive video...

01/23/09 by visitEarth
Tags: New York City, Manhattan, NYC, cab, cab ride, yellow cab, video, interactive video, immersive video, New York video

 

© Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

From Forbes Traveler comes their list of the top 10 hotels in New York. Really, they're in Manhattan, as eight of these hotels are only minutes from Central Park. Of these, I've only stayed in one (at someone else's expense of course), and that was the Four Seasons. Like anything that luxurious, it was a wonderful hotel and a great experience - but I'd rather spend my own money on tourist activities exploring the Big Apple. To see the slideshow of the top 10 hotels in New York, click here.

01/16/09 by visitEarth
Tags: New York, New York city, New York hotel, New York hotel, New York City hotel, New York City hotels, Manhattan, Central Park

 

Okay, this is the coolest thing Google has come up with for a while - here is a fully interactive, immersive 3D photographic map of New York City. You can basically rotate your point of view, and move up and down the streets as if you were walking the neighborhood, just by clicking the arrows. Here's a good starting point of Times Square, just click and explore the Big Apple!

01/09/09 by visitEarth
Tags: New York, NYC, street view, Times Square, map, map of New York, New York map, Times Square map, Big Apple, interactive map, 3D map, immersive, Google

 

courtesy Michael Danser

Yes, it's true - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has just announced a temporary increase in the city's hotel tax, by almost 1%. That brings the aggregate hotel tax to 14.25 percent, and an estimated $20 million extra tax revenue in 2009 and approximately $61 million in 2010. As for "temporary", the increase is in place until the end of 2011, or for nearly the next 3 years! To read more details, click here.

01/02/09 by visitEarth
Tags: New York City, Manhattan, NYC, Big Apple, hotel, tax, hotel tax, hotel fees, New York hotel, Bloomber