Erik Trinidad

As Frank Sinatra once sang about New York, “If you can make it there, you’ll make it anywhere.” But can you make it there, traveling on your own?

Many first-time visitors to New York feel like they’ve already been there before, gathering that familiarity through TV shows and films set against a backdrop of the city’s most famous attractions. However, there are plenty of places to see in this world-famous metropolis beyond its iconic Times Square, esteemed museums, and Brooklyn Bridge...

New York has always been an immigrant city — a beacon of hope for the “huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” as the inscription on the Statue of Liberty says — and many of the city’s neighborhoods continue reflect this collective diversity today...

Move over, Manhattan! In the past decade, the borough of Brooklyn has gone through an urban renaissance, claiming its status as one of America’s great destinations. However, a lot of first-time visitors to New York City only breeze through Brooklyn when they walk from lower Manhattan over the iconic Brooklyn Bridge...