People enjoy traveling around the world during their holidays．Before traveling to New York, you'd better know the following tips．
★Arriving in New York There are three airports in New York．When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or taxi to any place in New York．
★Public transport In New York there's a good bus and subway service．If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for ten journeys because it's cheaper．But you don't have to use public transport-there are lots of places you can go to on foot, such as the Empire State Building, 5th Avenue and Central Park．
★Hotels There are lots of good hotels in New York．
The best is the Plaza on 5th Avenue, but you don't have to pay a lot to stay in the city; there are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA(基督教青年会) near Central Park is great for young people．
★Eating out There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn't eat at McDonald's every day．There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example．
★Shopping Shopping in New York is fun．There are big shops on 5th Avenue．They are open seven days a week．But be careful when you look at the prices; you have to pay a special 8％ tax(税)on everything you buy in New York．
★Places to see Finally, there are a lot of places to see in New York-Times Square, the Statue of Liberty．And you shouldn't go home without climbing the Empire State Building to enjoy the scenery of the city．
