The following text is from Apple, but it’s true in every aspect! Embark NYC Subway makes it easy to get around New York. Embark even works without cellular signal! Features: – Offline trip planning between subway stations – Interactive MTA Subway map – Directions to any address or landmark (internet [...]


One of the best vegetarian restaurants we’ve ever been is the Red Bamboo   140 W 4th St (between 6th Ave & MacDougal St) New York, NY 10012 Neighborhood: Greenwich Village (212) 260-1212 Google Maps Location http://www.redbamboo-nyc.com   All dishes look like “normal” dishes with meat or fish, but all taste [...]

If you want to visit the Statue of Liberty, there’s another way than waiting in the very long queues of Battery Park City. First you should to take a ride with the Liberty Landing Ferry to Liberty Landing Marina – (departs at the World Financial Center). After a short stroll you [...]

Please have a look at the new best subway app: http://big-apple.tv/2013/01/21/embark-nyc-subway-new-york-city/ ————————————- Whether you live in New York City or whether you are “only” a tourist, you will need a good OFFLINE map for the Subway! Unfortunately there are so many apps in the Apple store that you will get confused [...]

There are several German Biergarten in New York – with German Bier (Beer), Weisswurst (Sausage) and Sauerkraut (herb) – and sometimes live music. One of them is at the bottom of the Standard Hotel in Meatpacking district, a place crowded with younger people: http://www.standardhotels.com/ (Location: http://goo.gl/maps/8Pjf6) Another nice one, Radegast Hall & [...]

In my opinion Cool New York is one of the best New York City guides available for iPhones/iPads. Wonderful photos with excellently researched reviews and – very important – an offline map to find everything, even when you are not online! It’s absolutely worth the money. Overview of the functions: [...]