Manhattan on the Web: Recreation

Children/Family

Children's Museum
The Children's Museum offers 5 floors of interactive exhibits for learning and family fun. Consult this website to find out about the exhibits, classes and programs scheduled at the museum.

NYC Kids Arts Online
From the Alliance for the Arts, this site offers a searchable calendar and catalog of arts activities, exhibits and programs for kids.

Events

Knitting Factory
Jazz, rock, funk, poetry, performance art, dance, film and video are on the schedule at this unique space. Check out the calendar of upcoming events and purchase tickets online.

The Big Apple Fest
"The Big Apple Fest is a philanthropic art exhibit designed to promote a revitalized image of New York City by capitalizing upon "The Big Apple" moniker, fostering creativity and stimulating the tourism trade. The goal is to raise money for New York City-based non-profit organizations."

Fitness

Athletic Facilities in New York
Links from NYC's Parks Department to baseball, tennis, skating, basketball, swimming pools, beaches, and golf. Find out how to reserve a ball field or court in NYC.

Chelsea Piers
This 30-acre "sports village" built on four Hudson River piers, is "Manhattan's premier destination for family fun and fitness." A variety of athletic and other participatory activities is available.

New York Road Runners Club
Official site of the NY Road Runners Club, organizer of the annual New York City Marathon. The NYRRC is an "outdoor health club" offering information on upcoming races, race results, group runs, fitness classes, and training on their website for members and non-members alike.

New York Sports Online
A clearinghouse of sports links from Arm Wrestling to Volleyball and everything in between.

NYC Inline Skating Guide
Comprehensive information for devotees of inline skating in the New York area, including places to skate, clubs, events, pertinent laws, and much more.

Guides

New York City Search
Find out about restaurants, bars, movies, music, theater, dance, nightclubs, shopping, hotels, sports, museums, art galleries, classical music, opera, books, lectures, apartments, careers and news in this all-in-one searchable guide to New York City.

New York Today.com
Sponsored by The New York Times, nytoday.com offers information on recreation, entertainment, news, weather and everything else going on in New York City with links to maps, events and cultural institutions around town.

NewYorkology
Updated daily, this site aims to be a clearinghouse of interesting and useful things to do and see in New York City.

NYC Culture Guide and Calendar
The New York City Cultural Guide & Calendar is a project of the Alliance for the Arts, which brings together information about all of the arts in NYC.

Village Voice: New York City Guide
This guide features cultural and entertainment events and more in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. It covers both commercial and non-commercial activities and is searchable by category, day, and borough.

Movies

City Cinemas
Theater information, movie show times and tickets for the eight City Cinemas locations in Manhattan.

Film Forum
Film Forum is a nonprofit 3-screen cinema located in SoHo. NYC premieres of American independent and foreign art features are presented along with a wide array of repertory and genre programming. This full-service movie house presents challenging, unusual and entertaining films.

Film Society of Lincoln Center
Links to the Walter Reade Theater, New York Film Festival, New York Video Festival, New Directors/New Films and other sites of interest to film lovers.

MovieLink | 777-FILM Online
"Hel-lo and welcome to MovieFone." Show times and tickets for movie theaters all over town. Searchable by zip code or theater, and featuring links to popular movies, award winners, and video clips.

Night Life

Caroline's on Broadway
Check out the comedy club line-up and tune in to live web broadcasts from Caroline's website.

Live Tonight
A clearinghouse for information on concerts in New York City and elsewhere searchable by Artist and Venue.

Stand-Up NY Online
The Upper West Side's premier comedy club. A calendar of comedians performing in the weeks ahead is posted along with information on Stand-Up NY's weekly comedy class. E-mail reservations are accepted.

Parks and Playgrounds

NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
The official site for New York City's Department of Parks & Recreation with links to recreation, sports facilities, city dog runs, nature tours, art exhibits, street tree information, upcoming events, and volunteering.

Professional Sports

Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, known as the Knicks, are one of only two charter members of the National Basketball Association still in their original cities (the other being the Boston Celtics).

Liberty
Women's Pro Basketball

Rangers
Pro Ice Hockey

Recreation Centers

92nd Street Y
Fitness classes, spinning, yoga, swimming, basketball, racquetball and more.

YMCA Branch Locator Map
Find the addresses and phone numbers of the five Manhattan YMCA locations and read a listing of the types of activities and programs offered at each.

Restaurants

New York Today's Restaurants
A searchable guide offering restaurant lists by cuisine and ratings complete with reviews from The New York Times.

Zagats
A searchable collection of reviews of restaurants in New York City and elsewhere from the well known restaurant guide.

Sightseeing/Tours

Big Onion Walking Tours
Since 1991 licensed tour guides from Big Onion Walking Tours have been leading groups through New York City's ethnic and historic neighborhoods. Two-hour walking tours are scheduled seven days a week all year round.

Central Park
The official site for New York City's Central Park. You'll find information about everything going on in the park including music, walking tours, flowers in bloom, animal life, family programs, large events, sports and education. There are links to information on ball fields, pools, basketball and tennis courts, Shakespeare in the Park, Summer Stage, New York Grand Opera performances, and classical music under the stars.

Circle Line Tours
Manhattan is, after all, an island. One of the best ways to see and learn about it is to circle it on a boat. Investigate this opportunity and other adventures on the harbor offered by Circle Line Tours.

Empire State Building
The official site for this skyline landmark.

NYC Visitors and Convention Bureau
This is the city's official tourism website with information about hotels, restaurants, museums, attractions, and events happening in The Big Apple. The site offers links to maps and neighborhoods and is searchable by date and event.

Radical Walking Tours of New York
Launched in 1989, Radical Walking Tours offers a series of city excursions to New York's radical landmarks from the southern tip of Battery Park to Harlem. These tours cover some of the most pivotal events in the history of organized labor, civil rights, gay rights, free expression, and world peace.

The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
Learn the history of these national monuments and find visitor information such as hours of operation, ferry schedules and other practical details.

Townhouse Tours
"Distinctive ways to get to know New York." Description and schedule of upcoming tours with online reservations.