New York City: A guide to hotels
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Kasa's hotels in New York City
Our hotel rooms in New York City offer 24/7 contactless access, modern decor, and high-quality finishes. In addition, you'll find essential amenities like fast WiFi, kitchens or kitchenettes, plush beds, and space to spread out and make yourself at home. Our location allows you to feel like a local while you're in town. You'll be within walking distance or a short drive of great restaurants, shops, bars, and top things to do. Our sensible prices make hotels in New York City convenient and affordable.
Kasa's hotels in New York City
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Kasa Lantern Lower East Side
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Discover New York City
After booking one of our hotels in New York City, here's everything you need to know for your stay.
New York City is the biggest and most densely populated city in the U.S., with a population of almost nine million and over 20 million in its greater metro area. The city is often described as the world capital of culture, finance, and media. It’s also a global diplomatic center as the site of the UN. As many as 800 languages are spoken in the city, which is a major center of American immigration. More than three million residents of New York City were born outside of the U.S.
The city is located in a large natural harbor, where the Hudson River pours into the Atlantic. It’s composed of five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Manhattan is an island connected to the other boroughs by bridges, tunnels, and trains, and in the case of Staten Island, a ferry.
Before the arrival of Europeans, the area was inhabited by the Lenape people. In the early seventeenth century, the Dutch established a trading post on Manhattan, protected from Native Americans by a wooden stockade. The English took control of the city in 1674 and renamed it New York, and during the American Revolution the city was the site of critical battles.
Starting in the late nineteenth century, waves of immigrants entered the city, passing the iconic Statue of Liberty. The city’s population increased many times over. During the Great Migration, African-Americans moved to the city in large numbers, and in the 1920s and 1930s the city was the backdrop for the Harlem Renaissance.
After World War II, the city’s population surged again thanks to an economic boom and the metro area continued to expand. In 1969, the Stonewall riots among the city’s gay community helped launch the modern-day LGBT movement. And in 2001, the city tragically lost more than 2,500 people in the 9/11 attacks. Today, the city continues to be a thriving global hub of entertainment and cuisine, with some of the world’s most visited sights and attractions.
New York City is served by three major airports: LaGuardia Airport, which mostly handles domestic flights, located in Queens; JFK International Airport, also located in Queens; and Newark International Airport, located across the Hudson River in New Jersey.
Unless you absolutely have to, it’s best to avoid renting a car during your stay in NYC. Parking is competitive and expensive, and taxi, rideshare, and public transportation options are exceptionally convenient.
Your best bet is to get an unlimited Metrocard for the duration of your stay and learn your way around the subway system. It will take you to all of the major sights in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and you can hop on and off whenever you want.
New York City is also a fantastic place to walk. Because of the city’s layout, everything’s close together, so you can make a lot of progress just on foot. Biking is another great way to see the city. Just make sure you stay on roads that have bike lanes and pay close attention to traffic signals.
Perhaps the most iconic sight in America, the Statue of Liberty sits in the water south of Manhattan and is easy to visit on a day trip. The statue, one of the world’s largest, was given to America by France and continues to represent hope and freedom in the country and around the world. Make sure you book your tickets in advance.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Natural History Museum, located on opposite sides of Central Park, both have exquisite collections, and around the Met there are a host of other exceptional art museums, including the Guggenheim.
Seeing a Broadway show is a must. So is visiting nearby Times Square.
There are a few ways to get up high and see the entire city and region: the Empire State Building, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, and One World Trade Center all have stupendous views.
The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is a powerful reminder of the event that rocked the city, and nearby Wall Street is home to historic blocks and the offices of today’s power brokers.
New York City is one of the food capitals of the world, and there are thousands of extraordinary restaurants across a wide range of cuisines. You can eat at world-class white tablecloth affairs, dine at casual restaurants, or feast on tasty handheld street food over the course of a day. Most of the city’s finest restaurants are in Manhattan and Brooklyn, but don’t underestimate Queens, which has some of the best global food in the city.
Central Park, a 2.5 mile by half-mile stretch of green space in the middle of Manhattan, is a treasure, with a variety of different landscapes and things to do. Belvedere Castle, Strawberry Fields, and the Lake are fun destinations to aim for. But you can also set out without an agenda and just explore.
The High Line is another amazing place to take a walk. It’s an elevated former railroad that snakes over roads and between towering skyscrapers, with beautiful landscaping.
In Brooklyn, Prospect Park is a gem, and two of the city’s largest and most beautiful parks are at the northern end of Manhattan: Fort Tryon Park and Inwood Hill Park. For more city views, walk across the lovely Brooklyn Bridge.
New York City is a well-known financial powerhouse. If the New York City metro area were its own country, it would have the eighth-largest economy in the world.
New York City is also a pizza destination. The country’s first pizzeria opened here in 1905: Lombardi’s on Spring Street. You can still go today.
While you’re in NYC, make sure you keep your distance from the tippy top of the Empire State Building, which is struck by lightning some 25 times per year, not that anyone notices.