Local information

New York City is an enormous exciting city, and there is no way that we can possibly do it justice. On this page, you will find a very brief list of information about the city and links to other sites with more complete information.

Restaurants around Columbia

Highlights of New York City

Museums:

• Guggenheim Museum
• Museum of Modern Art
• Metropolitan Museum of Art (including the Cloisters)
• Americam Museum of Natural History (Rose Planetarium and IMAX)
• Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
• Intrepid Sea-Air- Space Museum

Other attractions:

• Central Park
• South Street Seaport
• Staten Island Ferry
• St. Patrick's Cathedral
• Times Square
• Empire State Building
• Yankee Stadium

According to the New York City Visitors' Bureau web page, there are over 18,000 restaurants, 150 museums, 10,000 stores to see! Instead of listing them all here, we suggest that you visit one of these sites,

• http://go-newyorkcity.com/ (New York City Guide)
• http://newyork.citysearch.com/
• http://www.nyc.gov/html/culture/
• http://www.nycvisit.com/ (Visitors' bureau)
• http://www.zagat.com (for restaurants)

Weather

Average high in June 80F
Average low 63F
Mean 72F
Average precipitation, 3.7inches

NYC weather forecast at CNN.com

Security

If you are concerned about your personal safety while in NYC, then please checkout the following pages,

• Columbia University Security
• Crime rates in Morningside Heights (where Columbia Univ. is located).

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