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New York: Brooklyn Bridge, Empire State Building, Central Park
New York, New York, US · 8 stops · 44.9 mi (72 km) · about 1 h 30 min driving · 20 spoken stories
For anyone arriving at JFK who wants to see Manhattan's essentials in one drive. You'll cross the Brooklyn Bridge, pass the Flatiron Building and Empire State Building, cut through Times Square, and end at Central Park—90 minutes and 45 miles from airport to Columbus Circle.
Photo: Sam Valadi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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From John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Columbus Circle, Central Park
The stops
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1
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
The Brooklyn Heights Promenade, also called the Esplanade, is a 1,826-foot-long (557 m) platform and pedestrian walkway cantilevered over the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, United States.
“Here we are at the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, and I think it's the single best free view in New York.”
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Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier 1)
Brooklyn Bridge Park is an 85-acre (34 ha) park on the Brooklyn side of the East River in New York City. Designed by landscape architecture firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, the park is located on a 1.3-mile (2.
“This is Brooklyn Bridge Park, eighty five acres strung along one and a third miles of East River waterfront, from Atlantic Avenue in the south, under the Promenade we just walked, past the Brooklyn Bridge, up to Jay Street north of the Manhattan Bridge.”
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Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River.
“And now the main event, the Brooklyn Bridge itself.”
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One World Trade Center and the 9/11 Memorial
One World Trade Center, also known as One WTC and the Freedom Tower, is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
“Standing above us is One World Trade Center, also called One WTC or the Freedom Tower.”
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Battery Park
The Battery, formerly known as Battery Park, is a 25-acre (10 ha) public park located at the southern tip of Manhattan Island in New York City facing New York Harbor.
“This is the Battery, which many of us still call Battery Park, twenty five acres at the very southern tip of Manhattan facing New York Harbor.”
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Flatiron Building
The Flatiron Building is a 22-story, 307-foot-tall (93.6 m) steel-framed triangular building at 175 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, US. Designed by Daniel Burnham and Frederick P. Dinkelberg, it opened in 1902.
“Coming up is the Flatiron Building, that famous wedge at one seventy five Fifth Avenue.”
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Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is a 102-story, supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The building was designed in the Art Deco style by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and constructed between 1930 and 1931.
“And here it is, the Empire State Building, one hundred and two stories of Art Deco confidence.”
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Times Square
Times Square is one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections, tourist destinations, and entertainment hubs. It is formed by the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
“Welcome to Times Square, the Crossroads of the World and one of the busiest pedestrian intersections anywhere.”
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