The original nationalities of the residents of Queens are so varied that the local subway line is called the "International Express" New York is the most racially diverse city on the planet. Hungry? New York City boasts 20,000 restaurants including more than 100 different types of ethnic eateries representing virtually every cuisine of the world from Afghan to Yemeni (if you're a restaurateur, there's a gap in the market for a Zulu restaurant).. New York City Marathon 6 November. Where? This residential district is a narrow strip four city blocks wide that encloses the west side of Manhattan between Central Park and the Hudson River, from 59th Street in the south to 110th in the north.
Imagine a wide airport runway and you get an idea of the shape and scale. Riverside Drive, next to another ribbon of park by the river, is one of the best addresses in the city. From here to Central Park West are the neighbourhood's main thoroughfares, Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues, and Broadway, which slices through the Upper West Side in a not-quite-straight line. North of the Upper West Side are Morningside Heights and Harlem; south is Midtown.. Big breakfast all day long Perched in Norma's in the heart of Midtown, you ask your kids how breakfast is. But they're struck dumb by a caramelised chocolate banana waffle Napoleon.Norma's is a rare find: a spot where the speciality is breakfast, and nothing but.
Norma's at Le Parker Meridien, 118 W 57th St and 6th Ave (001 212 708-7460; www.parkermeridien ).. About two years ago my youngest son, Raphael, then aged 11, asked me if I'd ever heard of Anne Frank. He'd been listening to her diary on tape and thought it was the most exciting thing he'd ever heard. I told him yes, I'd read the diary at school, and that I'd once visited the actual house in Amsterdam, now a museum, where she hid from the Nazis His eyes grew solemn "I'm not sure if I'd want to go," he said. But I assured him it was an amazing place and maybe we should go there together "Without the others?".
