The Greater New York area is full of attractions for all ages. New York City – the so-called Big Apple, America's largest city and home of the Statue of Liberty National Monument – reigns as capital of the world, an economic powerhouse with the most diverse selection of entertainment, museums and restaurants imaginable. Destruction of the World Trade Center has altered New York City's skyline, but not its indestructible spirit, and visitors from everywhere continue flocking to the "city that never sleeps" -- even when it's dark. In synch with New York City accommodations, fitting any budget and taste, New York City also boasts a restaurant to fit every palate and pocketbook, from mom and pop delis and pasta places to five-star bastions of exclusivity. Manhattan and Staten Island are islands; Queens and Brooklyn are on the western tip of Long Island.
So, of New York City's five boroughs, only the Bronx is part of the mainland. Yet, there is an island that's part of the Bronx and yet feels like a New England fishing village: City Island, a marine-related community with fishing, boating, restaurants and snack bars. For the record, Manhattan has no Main Street, although there is a Main Street in each of the other boroughs and on Roosevelt Island. Why is New York City called the Big Apple? In the 1920s, John Fitzgerald, a sportswriter for the Morning Telegraph overheard stable hands in New Orleans refer to NYC's racetracks as "the Big Apple" so he named his column "Around the Big Apple." A decade later, jazz musicians adopted (and adapted) the term in reference to New York City, especially Harlem, as the world's jazz capital. As lore goes, there are many apples on the tree of success, but when you pick New York City, you pick the Big Apple.
