Things to Do in Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island
World's Fair grounds, a great zoo and garden, ballparks and food from every corner of the world.
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Queens is the largest borough by area and one of the most diverse places anywhere, with more than a hundred languages spoken in its neighborhoods. Flushing Meadows Corona Park, site of the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs, holds the steel Unisphere globe, the Queens Museum with its huge scale model of the entire city, the New York Hall of Science, Citi Field, home of the Mets, and the tennis center where the US Open is played each summer. Nearby, the Louis Armstrong House Museum preserves the jazz great's home in Corona just as he left it.
Elsewhere in Queens, Astoria has the Museum of the Moving Image and a long tradition of Greek tavernas, Long Island City has MoMA PS1 and waterfront parks facing Midtown, and Flushing's Main Street is one of the largest Chinatowns in the country, with food courts and dumpling shops on every block. Jackson Heights, along Roosevelt Avenue, is the place for South Asian, Colombian and Tibetan food.
The Bronx, the only borough on the mainland, is home to the Bronx Zoo, one of the largest city zoos in the world, and across the road the New York Botanical Garden, with a Victorian glasshouse, an old-growth forest and the Holiday Train Show in winter. Yankee Stadium, in the South Bronx, offers tours on non-game days, and Arthur Avenue in Belmont is the borough's Little Italy, with bakeries, pork stores and a covered retail market. Hip-hop was born in the Bronx in the 1970s, and guided tours trace its history.
Staten Island is reached most easily by the free Staten Island Ferry from Lower Manhattan, a ride that is an attraction in itself. Near the St. George terminal, Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden occupies a former sailors' retirement home with Greek Revival buildings and a Chinese scholar's garden, and Historic Richmond Town, in the middle of the island, preserves houses and shops from several centuries. The island's southern beaches and the long Greenbelt trail system feel far from Manhattan.
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World's Fair grounds with the Unisphere and a museum holding the Panorama of the City of New York.
Film, television and video game history, with hands-on exhibits and screenings.
Guided tours of the home where Armstrong lived for nearly 30 years.
A large zoo run by the Wildlife Conservation Society, with Congo gorillas and tigers.
A Victorian conservatory, rose garden, forest and seasonal shows on 250 acres.
Home of the New York Yankees, with Monument Park and stadium tours.
A 19th-century sailors' home turned arts campus, with the New York Chinese Scholar's Garden.
A village of restored homes and shops spanning more than three centuries.
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How do I get to the Bronx Zoo and the Botanical Garden?
By subway to the 2 or 5 lines for the zoo, or by Metro-North commuter train from Grand Central to the Botanical Garden station. The two are across Fordham Road from each other.
Is Staten Island worth visiting?
For a half day, yes. Ride the free ferry, then visit Snug Harbor near the terminal or Historic Richmond Town. Many visitors simply ride the ferry over and back for the harbor views.
Where should I eat in Queens?
Flushing for Chinese and Korean food, Jackson Heights for South Asian and Latin American dishes, and Astoria for Greek tavernas. Most places are casual and easy to reach by subway.
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