With 468 stations, 660 miles of track, over 3.5 million riders per day, and 24-hour service, the New York City Subway is the busiest and most extensive rapid transit system in the Western world. And while to most New Yorkers riding taking the subway is second nature, for newbies, it can be a little…
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Twenty-two million people can’t be wrong. That’s the number of folks who ride the Staten Island Ferry each year. And while most of those people on the boat are residents of the “forgotten borough” who are commuting in and out of Manhattan for work or fun, many of them are locals or tourists taking…
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On any given day in Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan, you can find a block party, parade, or festival taking over the city’s streets. But there is only one day each year that all five boroughs join together in a massive 26.2-mile-long televised street closure that involves…
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How popular is Broadway? According to the trade association The Broadway League, at its pre-pandemic peak, audiences for Broadway shows surpassed that of the ten professional sports teams of New York and New Jersey combined! Each new season Broadway audiences enjoy new shows that will go on to…
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What do Broadway blockbusters Hamilton, Hadestown, and Here Lies Love have in common other than their titles all begin with an “h”? They all had their New York beginnings as Off-Broadway shows. But Off-Broadway is much more than just an incubator for commercial hits. Produced in theaters with…
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Are you excited about the idea of going to see Broadway shows but get sticker shock when you see what it’s going to cost? You’re not alone. Four hundred dollars for a single premium orchestra seat is a price that makes most heads spin. And yet thousands of everyday people attend Broadway shows each…
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According to Broadway Direct, the website that manages online sales for Hamilton, a single prime ticket in row K of the orchestra to see the Tony Award-winning musical during the height of the holiday season can cost as much as $472. But did you know that at that very same performance, the people…
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So, you’re taking the plunge and seeing a Broadway show for the first time. Congratulations! You’re joining the ranks of over 12 million people who attend a show in New York City’s famed theater district each year. Taking a look at the receipt for your tickets, we’re sure you’ve noticed that…
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If you’re old enough to have been around in the 1980s and 90s, you’ll remember “now and forever” as the famous tagline on TV commercials for the musical Cats. On September 10, 2000, that tagline proved to be a piece of false advertising. After 15 previews and a record-breaking 7,485 regular…
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On April 16, 2023, in front of a packed invitation-only audience, the famed chandelier at The Phantom of the Opera crashed on the stage at Broadway’s Majestic Theater for the final time. The musical’s closing would conclude a run that spanned 13,981 performances over the course of 35 years, setting…
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