Because You Can! NYC For Lovers

Take a bite out of the Big Apple! Photos courtesy of Pexels NYC’S THEATRE DISTRICT, better known as Broadway, comprises over 40 theatres located in the area surrounding Times Square. This is the place to be if you want to catch a big-budget musical, a high-minded play or a Hollywood star’s stage debut. The TKTS booth in Times Square sells same-day tickets at a discount.A PENCIL-THIN, ART DECO MASTERPIECE in Midtown Manhattan, the Empire State Building has starred in some great romantic scenes, both on- and offscreen. Don’t settle for the sublime views of the city from the 86th floor deck, head on up six stories to the 102nd-floor observatory – few visitors make it this far.CONTEMPORARY ART LOVERS MAKE A BEELINE for the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in Midtown Manhattan, which homes some of the world’s most recognised paintings including Van Gogh’s Starry Night, Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans, Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie-Woogie.FOR THE BEST BAGELS IN NYC, head to the Lower East Side. While Russ and Daughters has been celebrated for its lox since 1914, Katz’s Delicatessen is known for its mouth-watering pastrami – and for providing the backdrop to the unforgettable ‘I’ll have what she’s having scene’ in the 1989 blockbuster When Harry Met Sally. STRETCHING OVER THE EAST RIVER between Manhattan and Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Bridge promenade – a boardwalk elevated above the roadway – delivers Instagram-worthy views. Once in Brooklyn, be sure to explore Williamsburg for its art galleries, boutiques and the sensational open-air food market, Smogasburg. MODELLED AFTER AN ANCIENT ROMAN BATH and opened in 1871, Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan is a truly majestic building bedecked with chandeliers and fibre optics. Nearly 700,000 commuters and subway riders use it daily, and the main concourse is 200-feet long, 120-feet wide and 120-feet high. A GIFT FROM THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE IN 1886, the Statue of Liberty was built by Gustave Eiffel. This 300-foot bronze colossus, representing the Roman goddess Libertas, holds a torch above her head and a tablet inscribed with the date of the US Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.