It is quite easy to find your way around Manhattan. The entire midtown and upper Manhattan sections are laid out in a gridiron pattern of streets and avenues. All numbered streets run east and west (crosstown). All avenues run south (downtown) and north (uptown). The problem is choosing what to do in Manhattan. There are so many possibilities. A good place to begin is the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau. It is located at the southwest corner of Central Park at 59th Street. Here you can pick up helpful …

New York is full of facts about both popular and little-known places in the city. Despite its huge population, New York City does not occupy much space. The island of Manhattan is a relatively small place in terms of the land it covers. It is 2.3 miles wide at its widest point. It is only 0.8 mile wide at its narrowest point. It is just under 13-5 miles long. All of Manhattan occupies only 22 square miles. Manhattan is the place most people mean when they say New York City. …