Central Park is an urban park in middle-upper Manhattan, within New York City. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States, with 40 million visitors in 2013. It is also one of the most filmed locations in the world.
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Bryant Park and New York Public Library Main Branch
Surrounded by skyscrapers, Bryant Park is a public park located in Midtown Manhattan.Although technically the Main Branch of the New York Public Library is located within the park, effectively it forms the park’s functional eastern boundary, making Sixth Avenue the park’s primary entrance. Bryant Park is located entirely over an underground structure that houses the library’s stacks, which were built in the 1980s when the park was closed to the public and excavated; the new library facilities were built below ground level while the park was restored above it.
Bryant Park is one of the signature examples of New York City’s revival in the 1990s. With a low crime rate, the park is filled with office workers on sunny weekdays, city visitors on the weekends, and revelers during the holidays.
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纽约西安名吃Xi’an Famous Foods
纽约最著名的中餐厅恐怕就是“西安名吃”了，在纽约共有10家门店，每天店内店外大排长龙，主要因为他家的干扯面（边个边个面）太好吃了，味道太正宗了，并且有多种口味可选。西安名吃当然也少不了凉皮、羊肉泡馍、肉夹馍、羊杂汤等西安美食。快餐模式，价格亲民。
Xi’an Famous Foods, New York City
Xi’an Famous Foods is a Chinese restaurant chain-let that has seven stores in New York City. It offers authentic northwest Chinese food that’s delicious and cheap(although not as cheap as some Chinese restaurants in Chinatown). No tips needed as it’s a self-serve restaurant with no waiters.
Place your order at the counter near the door, then follow instructions to get your food at one of the kitchens. There maybe two kitchens at each restaurants, you just have to wait until your number is called as in a McDonald’s restaurant in New York. Drinks can be taken from a small fridge near the counter and don’t need to wait. You usually don’t need to wait for long to place your order. If you see many people lining up, they might have paid and are waiting for their food.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Founded in 1870, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest art museum in the United States.
The Met draws more than six million visitors a year and suggested donation of $25 for adults, $17 for seniors and $12 for students. Some pay out of a sense of obligation. Many pay because they don’t know they have a choice. However, you will find signs advising visitors: “The amount you pay is up to you.” Some New Yorkers only pay a penny to get a sticker(for entry).
If you still feel guilty about not paying the full price, consider that the museum receives annual grants from the city without paying taxes or rent, has a $2.5 billion investment portfolio, and uses admissions to cover only 11 percent of its operating costs. Six in ten Met tourists don’t pay the full $25, but as the AP reporting reveals, many of the people who don’t pay are locals who know they don’t have to, while it’s the unwitting out-of-towners who get yoked into chucking up the full price.
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