New York

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New York

Legendary art deco piano bar Bemelmans Bar in The Carlyle in NYC.

Join the party: Eight of the best places to get a drink in New York

With the Knicks breaking records in the NBA Finals and the FIFA World Cup in town, New York is once again in the world’s spotlight. Another thing that deserves a trophy? Its outstanding bars.

Fiona Carruthers

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Train journeys

The US now has a high-speed train that sets a new standard

Speeds of up to 257.5 km/h, fast Wi-Fi, better seats and improved food than anything before, and it runs from America’s busiest station.

Kristie Kellahan

The foyer from the Park Avenue entrance of the revamped Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.

Luxury holidays

Inside legendary New York hotel after a $2.84 billion revamp

The long refurbishment of this legendary property, where New York’s elite come to play, cost almost $3 billion – America’s most expensive.

Fiona Carruthers

★★★★
Hotel reviews

New York hotels don’t get much more central than this

The hotel’s central midtown Manhattan location means an easy walk to Broadway, Fifth Avenue, Bryant Park and more attractions.

Kristie Kellahan

Australian-owned Dante in New York’s Greenwich Village.

New York’s best places to eat and drink

A definitive ranking of New York’s best restaurants is an impossible task, but here’s a list of places we love.

Kristie Kellahan

Now Now in Manhattan sells itself as a hotel but only offers ‘sleeper cabins’, with rates starting from $US125 ($189) per night.

Stylish hostels are making New York affordable again. I tried three out

With the average Manhattan hotel rate topping $600 a night, a new wave of accommodation offers an alternative that’s kinder on your wallet.

Robert Jackman

Cruises

Port guide: New York City, US

Big, bold, sophisticated and multicultural New York is constantly upgrading and reinventing itself yet also offers the American scenes of the stereotypes.

Brian Johnston

Legendary New York hotel reopens after whopping $3 billion revamp

The Waldorf Astoria was the first hotel in the world to introduce room service, in-room telephones and electricity – and the first to permit unaccompanied female guests.