Yellow cabs, frenetic, surging streets, skyscrapers, art galleries, live music, broadway, theatre, shopping ... the things to do and see are absolutely endless in New York. This is after all, the original city that never sleeps, with a thousand different faces to explore.

So if you're ready to take a bite out of the big apple, you'll need to make sure that you're hungry!

New York's buzzing energy and frenetic pace is easy to get caught up in - there are countless neighbourhoods to explore, galleries to visit, shops to plunder, and bars to check out. It's a city of outrageous excess - get right into the Manhattan pace!

Try the ethnic areas of Little Italy, Chinatown, funky SoHo and TriBeCa, bohemian Greenwich Village and Chelsea, or the shopping districts of 5th Avenue and 57th Streets. Or, for some good old tourist sightseeing, theres always Staten Island, the Statue of Liberty and the classic Empire State building. However, don't miss Times Square, a buzzing mass of what really epitomises New York. For the cultural buffs, New York offers an impressive world class gallery and museum line up to idle away your afternoons.

New York is always thumping, somewhere, any night of the week. The problem is deciding where to be! Most of the action is downtown - try the East Village, find some jazz in the West Village, or the hopping meat-packing districts. On the other side of the east river, check out Brooklyn - it's the new hotspot for artists, hipsters, and rock'n'roll.

If the cultural offerings of the Big Apple isn't enough, and you're looking for some real-food options, New York won't disapoint here either. You can find food influenced by all corners of the globe, from gourmet to the humble (and famous) hot dog stands...!

Explore her streets, and find out which side of New york suits you best. You'll be hooked.