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Over 200 full-color photos throughout Detailed itineraries, including a "Eating Tour" of some of New York's favorite foods Full-color maps, including a 2-page map of the Bronx Zoo Tips on gallery-hopping, finding the best inexpensive theater, and the best hotel (and dive) bars An in-depth chapter that goes from the sale of Manhattan to the Dutch through the city's 400th birthday New York City abounds with new museums: from the Soho annex of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, to the funky New Museum; we'll bring you the latest on the new arrivals and major renovations Hotel rooms and meals in restaurants are cheaper? How the city is responding to hard times...by cutting prices, and where to look for new-found bargains.