DK Travel : New York

With its skyscrapers, great museums, and bright lights of Broadway, New York is a city of superlatives. There are countless sights that have to be seen, but a handful are truly definitive of the city. These highlights illustrate the very best.

Le Parker Meridien

The soaring public spaces, fitness facilities, and rooftop pool are assets of this lively hotel. Newly designed, compact guest rooms offer ergonomic chairs, giant TVs, and DVD/CD players.
Le Père Pinard

A fine place to relax with wine and French bistro fare in the heated garden out back.
Le Tableau

This cozy and candlelit French restaurant uses quality ingredients. Bargains include the prix fixe and tasting menus, which can include wine pairings.
Le Zinc

The proprietors of the very haute Chanterelle have opened a welcome, more informal bistro. Onion fritters and skate are recommended.
Lefferts Homestead Children’s House Museum

A rare 18th-century Dutch Colonial farmhouse shows early farm life.
Lenox Lounge

A standby for 50 years, the lounge has a new retro look and features the latest sounds in jazz as well as more traditional numbers.
Les Halles

Financial district meets Parisian bistro at this sister restaurant of the Park Avenue spot with celebrity chef Anthony Bardain.
Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center

A nucleus of the gay community, headquarters for organizations and event notices, active in public education, health, and emotional counseling, and center for social events, the Center also maintains history archives and an extensive library. An informative welcome pack is available for tourists.
Lesbian Herstory Archive

The world’s largest and oldest lesbian archive, founded in 1973, is located in Park Slope, a popular lesbian neighborhood. The volunteer-run archive houses art, books, photos, periodicals, video, and films recording lesbian lives and holds events supporting lesbian writers and artists in all media.
Lever House

Gordon Bunshaft’s 24-story Lever House, completed in 1952, was revolutionary; it was New York’s first skyscraper built in the form of a soaring glass and steel vertical slab. It began the eventual transformation of Park Avenue into an avenue of glass towers.

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