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There is a 24 hour Starbucks Coffee in New York City at 43rd and Broadway in Times Square. This busy store is small and has no customer seating or wifi.

Alcohol consumption is not permitted in Times Square at any time, including New Years Eve. It is illegal to drink alcoholic beverages or have an open container of alcohol in any public place in New York City.

Staten Island Ferry runs every 30 minutes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A more frequent service every 15 or 20 minutes operates on weekdays during the rush hours of 6 am to 9:30 am and 3:30 pm to 8 pm.

There are two bronze statues in Duffy Square, the northern triangle of Times Square in Manhattan, New York City, one of Chaplain Francis P Duffy and the other of musical theater star George M Cohan. The statue of Father Duffy, a military chaplain and priest after whom the square is named, was sculpted by Charles Keck and dedicated on May 2nd, 1937, and stands in front of the TKTS red stairs. The statue of composer, playwright, actor, and theatrical producer George M Cohan by sculptor Georg J Lober stands a little further south and was formally unveiled on September 11, 1959.

Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9 in midtown Manhattan lost 15 members on 9/11, the biggest loss of any firehouse in New York City. When two planes struck the World Trade Center twin towers on the morning of September 11th, 2001, all 15 members of the night shift turned out but none made it back to the firehouse. The firehouse at 8th Avenue and West 48th Street has memorials on the walls to remember their fallen firefighters, who were: Al Feinberg Dave Wooley Jose Guadalupe Ed Geraghty Chris Santora Joe Angelini John Tipping Carl Asaro Len Ragaglia Dan O’Callaghan Mike Haub Mike Brennan Mike Lynch Paul Gill Sam Oitice

Requests for free tickets to see a taping of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at NBC Studios in Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center can be made online at tonightshowtix.com. Tickets are released monthly, with a month’s ticket waitlist typically opening during the first week of the prior month. Numbered stand-by cards are also handed out at 9 am on the morning of taping. The stand-by line typically forms several hours earlier on 49th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), beginning at the Tonight Show sign and heading towards 6th Avenue. Receiving a stand-by card does not guarantee admission, but you will be able to return at a specific time later that afternoon for cancellations or extra tickets that become available.

Radio City was a name given to the western portion of New York’s Rockefeller Center by its first major tenant, the Radio Corporation of America, or RCA. RCA, then the parent company of NBC, initially housed its radio-related broadcast operations at Radio City, later adding television production facilities. NBC’s TV studios continue to be located in the Rockefeller Center.

New York City’s version of Robert Indiana’s iconic LOVE sculpture is located on the corner of Sixth Avenue and West 55th Street in midtown Manhattan.

A marble statue of Christopher Columbus stands on a granite column in the center of Columbus Circle in Manhattan. The monument, created by Italian sculptor Gaetano Russo, is 76 feet (or 23 meters) tall and features bronze reliefs of ships on the column and an angel holding a globe on the base pedestal. The monument was ceremonially unveiled on October 13th, 1892, as part of New York City’s celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus’ landing in the Americas. There is another bronze statue of Columbus in nearby Central Park.

59th Street-Columbus Circle subway station in New York City is served by: 1, A and D trains at all times C trains at all times except late nights B trains on weekdays 2 trains late nights

The Imagine mosaic, a gift to New York from the city of Naples in memory of John Lennon, is in Central Park’s Strawberry Fields area, near the Central Park West entrance at West 72nd Street.

John Lennon was fatally shot four times at the entrance to The Dakota, his apartment building at West 72nd Street and Central Park West in New York City, on the evening of December 8th, 1980. The former Beatle was taken by police car to Roosevelt Hospital but died due to massive internal hemorrhaging.

The statue of Hans Christian Andersen is located near Manhattan’s Conservatory Water pond on the east side of Central Park, just north of the entrance at East 772nd Street and 5th Avenue. The oversize bronze sculpture depicts the seated Danish author reading from a book, which is open at his tale The Ugly Duckling. At his feet is a bronze “duckling” depicting the cygnet in his story. Along with the nearby Alice in Wonderland sculpture, it is a popular spot for photographs, and in summer months, a Saturday morning storytelling hour for kids is held at the statue. Dedicated on September 18th, 1956, the sculpture is the work of Georg J. Lober, who was also responsible for the statue of musical entertainer George M Cohan in the Duffy Square area of Times Square.

The New York City borough of Brooklyn is named after the town of Breukelen in the Netherlands. In the mid 1600s, Dutch colonists established six settlements in the area of present-day Brooklyn, one of which was called Breuckelen after the Dutch town. After the British gained control of the territory in 1664, the name became anglicized and the six towns ultimately consolidated into the single city of Brooklyn. It became a borough of New York City in 1898.

SEC on New Jersey Transit trains stands for Secaucus and means that the train stops at Secaucus Junction. Secaucus Junction is a rail hub where passengers can transfer between trains running to and from New York Penn Station, and services going to and from Hoboken Terminal. New York Penn Station trains run on the upper level tracks and the Hoboken trains on the lower level. Retain your travel ticket for use to pass through fare gates when transferring between levels.

Parking meters in Manhattan, called Muni Meters, cover groups of parking spaces on a street or parking lot rather than separate meters at each spot. The system requires payment by mobile app, or pay and display where the meters dispense receipts after payment indicating the parking time, which must be displayed on the dashboard of the parked car. If a Manhattan parking meter is broken or out of service, you are expected to pay by app or find a functioning parking meter on the same block or the next block, or in the same parking lot to purchase a parking receipt. If all parking meters on the block, on the next block, or in the parking field are all broken or missing, New York City law allows you to park for the maximum amount of time posted for that metered area. In such circumstances you should document the date, time, and meter numbers in the event of a dispute.

Manhattan’s Central Park is 843 acres. It is New York City’s fifth largest park by area.

Carl Schurz was a native of Cologne, Germany, who emigrated to the United States in 1852 where he became a political statesman and served in the Cabinet of President Rutherford Hayes. In the United States, he qualified as a lawyer, served as a General in the American Civil War, represented Missouri in the United States Senate and was the 13th United States Secretary of the Interior. In 1881, he moved to New York City and was editor of the New York Evening Post for a short time. Carl Schurz Park in Yorkville on Manhattan’s Upper East Side was named in his honor in 1910. The park is home to Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the Mayor of New York City.

Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City’s mayor is located in Carl Schurz Park, at East End Avenue and 88th Street in Manhattan’s Yorkville neighborhood. The house was built by Archibald Gracie in 1799 and first used as a mayoral residence in 1942 by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia. Only the mayor’s family and visiting public officials may reside with the mayor at the mansion. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in office from 2002 to 2013, elected not to live at Gracie Mansion, using it only to host meetings and events and as accommodation for visiting officials. Parts of Gracie Mansion are open for public exhibits, and free guided tours are offered most Mondays with advance reservations. Photo ID is required for admission.

If you are moving to a new home in Manhattan, New York City, aim to set up utility accounts at least two weeks before your move-in date. Electricity in Manhattan is supplied by ConEdison and you can move or set up a new service online at coned.com or by phone on 1-800-752-6633. New customers require an ID number from a driver’s license, social security card, passport or similar to avoid paying a deposit. Gas in Manhattan is also supplied by ConEdison so you can set up an account at the same time as electricity if needed. If you are renting, it is likely that gas is included in your rent so a supply account might not be required. Check with your landlord. Water services in Manhattan are provided by NYC Department of Environmental Protection. If you are renting, water charges are likely included in your rent so a supply account might not be required. Check with your landlord. Phone, Internet & TV packages are offered by various providers in Manhattan by cable, fiber and satellite, depending on what’s available at your building. A service technician appointment will likely be required for install. DISH – 1-888-656-2461 DirecTV – 1-800-288-2020 Charter Spectrum – 1-855-243-8892 RCN – 1-800-746-4726 Verizon – 1-800-837-4966