Travel guide New York (Manhattan)

One of the most significant episodes in New York's history, and arguably its most tragic, took place on September 11, 2001, when two planes piloted by Al-Qaeda terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center towers, killing more than 2,600 people. In many ways, this catastrophe has shaped the New York of today.

You can't visit New York without going to Broadway, the avenue where successful musicals and plays are performed every day. The best of the best actors are on stage in these spectacular shows that thrill tourists as much as New Yorkers. Dramatic, glamorous and humorous, there is something for everyone.

As soon as you step out of the cab, you feel as if you already know this city from the movies. Times Square, Central Park, Fifth Ave and its swirls of yellow cabs, fire escapes zigzagging up and down building facades... A simple stroll through the streets of New York can quickly turn into a cinematic pilgrimage.

New York is perfectly safe today, but the city remains famous for its tumultuous past. Perhaps because it has been immortalized so many times on the silver screen, the Mafia is fascinating. Although its activity has diminished, it has not been eradicated, and the five families that have ruled New York since the 1930s still operate in the shadows.

In the 1970s, a new sound emerged from the dilapidated streets of the Bronx: hip-hop was born during block parties. Much more than a musical genre, hip hop is a cultural movement from which graffiti and break dance also originate. New York City has seen the birth of the greatest rappers in history, including Biggie, Nas, 50 Cents and Jay-Z.

New York is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. When you walk through its streets, you can see that all communities live together peacefully. It must be said that more than a third of the city's population was born abroad, and even New Yorkers by birth are also from a relatively recent immigration background!

Food is one of New Yorkers' obsessions, and discovering new restaurants one of their favorite activities. In New York, we eat at all hours of the day and night and, above all, we try every imaginable cuisine. And the smells that assail us around every corner make any attempt at resistance futile..

The hipster may be an endangered species, but in New York, there are still a few fine specimens. This fan of alternative culture can be recognized by his retro look, his Apple devices and his almond milk coffee. To observe them in their natural environment, you have to go to the Williamsburg and Bushwick neighborhoods in Brooklyn.

The first New York Marathon was held in 1970, with 127 runners taking part. Five decades later, some 50,000 runners take part every year. To be in with a chance of running through the streets of New York on November 3, you have to be selected by lottery or pay a premium to an agency... Unless you're a top athlete!

The Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building and the One World Trade Center are all skyscrapers that make up the legendary New York skyline. Just climb on a roof or cross the river to Brooklyn or Queens to get a glimpse of this skyscraper horizon. And at night, it's even more spectacular!

They are the basic element of any New York postcard worthy of the name: the yellows cabs, the yellow taxis that are omnipresent in Manhattan. As in the movies, all you have to do is stand on the street and raise your arm and one of them stops. If in doubt, take the example of the New Yorkers, they are professionals in this field!

What would New York be like without the New York Stock Exchange, its famous Wall Street stock exchange? Symbol of American capitalism, the world's largest stock exchange is filled with young wolves in suits and ties whose teeth scratch the floor. One of them was immortalized in the movies in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street.