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masjid in Harlem / Manhattan
Masjid Malcolm Shabazz
Masjid Malcolm Shabazz is a historic Harlem mosque at West 116th Street, rooted in Temple No. 7 and Malcolm X’s ministry before its transition to Sunni Islam.
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Cultural & Architectural Heritage (5 Days)
Day 1: Harlem's History. Visit the landmark Masjid Malcolm Shabazz and explore the cultural corridors of Harlem. Have dinner at Fouta Halal. Day 2: Historic Libraries. Visit the majestic New York Public Library and Grand Central Terminal , followed by prayers at the Islamic Society of Mid Manhattan. Day 3: Islamic Roots. Visit the historic Powers Street Mosque in Williamsburg and enjoy a traditional dinner at Al Badawi. Day 4: Classic Skyscraper…
Day 1: Harlem's History. Visit the landmark Masjid Malcolm Shabazz and explore the cultural corridors of Harlem. Have dinner at Fouta Halal. Day 2: Historic Libraries. Visit the majestic New York Public Library and Grand Central Terminal , followed by prayers at the Islamic Society of Mid Manhattan. Day 3: Islamic Roots. Visit the historic Powers Street Mosque in Williamsburg and enjoy a traditional dinner at Al Badawi. Day 4: Classic Skyscrapers. Photograph the Flatiron Building and explore Rockefeller Center Plaza. Have dinner at Junoon. Day 5: Fine Art Icons. Spend the day touring The Met Museum and the Guggenheim Museum.
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masjid in Harlem / Manhattan
Masjid Malcolm Shabazz
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Harlem Jazz Landmarks
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Sunday Harlem Gospel Tour
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New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
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Grand Central Terminal
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masjid in Williamsburg / Brooklyn
Powers Street Mosque
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Day 1
Harlem history
Harlem's History. Visit the landmark Masjid Malcolm Shabazz and explore the cultural corridors of Harlem. Have dinner at Fouta Halal.
Route note: Harlem's History. Visit the landmark Masjid Malcolm Shabazz and explore the cultural corridors of Harlem. Have dinner at Fouta Halal.
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place in Manhattan
Harlem Jazz Landmarks
Harlem's jazz landmarks cluster around 125th Street, Lenox Avenue and historic performance rooms, linking the Apollo, clubs, churches and streets to Black musical innovation.
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Sunday Harlem Gospel Tour
Sunday Harlem Gospel combines a guided neighborhood introduction with respectful attendance at a Baptist worship service featuring a live gospel choir.
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Day 2
Historic libraries and terminals
Historic Libraries. Visit the majestic New York Public Library and Grand Central Terminal , followed by prayers at the Islamic Society of Mid Manhattan.
Route note: Historic Libraries. Visit the majestic New York Public Library and Grand Central Terminal , followed by prayers at the Islamic Society of Mid Manhattan.
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place in Midtown East
New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
The New York Public Library's marble Fifth Avenue research library combines Beaux-Arts ceremonial rooms, vast humanities collections and the Rose Main Reading Room.
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place in Midtown East
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal is the 1913 Beaux-Arts rail landmark at 42nd Street, centered on a vast concourse beneath a celestial ceiling and integrated suburban train network.
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Prayer Islamic Society Of Mid Manhattan
Historic Libraries. Visit the majestic New York Public Library and Grand Central Terminal , followed by prayers at the Islamic Society of Mid Manhattan.
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Islamic roots in Brooklyn
Islamic Roots. Visit the historic Powers Street Mosque in Williamsburg and enjoy a traditional dinner at Al Badawi.
Route note: Islamic Roots. Visit the historic Powers Street Mosque in Williamsburg and enjoy a traditional dinner at Al Badawi.
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masjid in Williamsburg / Brooklyn
Powers Street Mosque
Powers Street Mosque is a historic Williamsburg house of worship established by Lipka Tatar immigrants and preserved at 106 Powers Street since 1931.
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place in Lower Manhattan
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge joins Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Heights through granite Gothic towers, steel cables and an elevated pedestrian promenade above the East River.
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restaurant in Brooklyn
Al Badawi, Brooklyn Heights
Al Badawi is a Palestinian restaurant in Brooklyn Heights known for broad communal platters, taboon bread, mansaf, maqluba, musakhan, grills and mezze.
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Day 4
Classic skyscrapers
Classic Skyscrapers. Photograph the Flatiron Building and explore Rockefeller Center Plaza. Have dinner at Junoon.
Route note: Classic Skyscrapers. Photograph the Flatiron Building and explore Rockefeller Center Plaza. Have dinner at Junoon.
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place in Flatiron
Flatiron Building
The 1902 Flatiron Building transforms a triangular site where Broadway meets Fifth Avenue into a slender steel-framed landmark with an ornate limestone and terra-cotta skin.
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place in Midtown West
Rockefeller Plaza
Rockefeller Plaza is the ceremonial center of the Art Deco complex, linking Channel Gardens, the sunken Lower Plaza, Paul Manship's Prometheus and 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
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Restaurant Junoon
Classic Skyscrapers. Photograph the Flatiron Building and explore Rockefeller Center Plaza. Have dinner at Junoon.
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Fine art icons
Fine Art Icons. Spend the day touring The Met Museum and the Guggenheim Museum.
Route note: Fine Art Icons. Spend the day touring The Met Museum and the Guggenheim Museum.
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place in Upper East Side
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met Fifth Avenue is an encyclopedic art museum whose galleries range from ancient Egypt and the Islamic world to European painting, arms and armor, and American art.
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place in Upper East Side
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright's spiraling Guggenheim building pairs a continuous ramp around a skylit rotunda with a major collection of modern and contemporary art.
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place in Manhattan
Central Park
Central Park is Manhattan's 843-acre landscaped civic ground, where Olmsted and Vaux joined meadows, woodland, lakes, formal architecture and separated circulation routes.
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Relaxed Senior-Friendly Vacation (5 Days)
Day 1: Scenic Carriage Rides. Take a quiet horse-drawn carriage ride through the paved paths of Central Park , and enjoy afternoon tea at The Pierre. Day 2: Waterfront Sights. Take the scenic Staten Island Ferry past the Statue of Liberty and enjoy a flat walk at Gantry Plaza State Park. Day 3: Peaceful Gardens. Stroll the accessible, level paths of the Queens Botanical Garden and have a fresh lunch at Sami’s Kabab House. Day 4: Accessible Fine…
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The Active Youth & Adventure Path (5 Days)
Day 1: Modern Landmarks. Ascend the Edge at Hudson Yards and climb the Vessel. Enjoy dinner at German Doner Kebab. Day 2: Thrills on the Water. Board the high-speed Beast Speedboat Ride in New York Harbor , followed by a walk along the High Line Park. Day 3: Coastal Fun. Spend the day riding the rollercoasters at Luna Park at Coney Island. Have dinner at Bay Ridge House of Wings. Day 4: Flight Simulation. Experience the RiseNY flight simulator a…
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The Halal Gastronomy Tour (4 Days)
Day 1: Middle Eastern Classics. Enjoy a Persian lunch at Ravagh Persian Grill and experience the modern Indian menu at Bungalow for dinner. Day 2: Food Carts and Premium Steaks. Sample shawarma from Mama Halal Food cart and book an upscale dinner at 212 Steakhouse. Day 3: Afghan and Levantine Dishes. Lunch at Sami’s Kabab House in Long Island City , followed by a traditional Palestinian dinner at Ayat Astoria. Day 4: Central Asian Flavors. Lunch…
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Statue of Liberty
Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi's copper monument on Liberty Island combines French-American political symbolism, ambitious nineteenth-century engineering and commanding harbor views.
restaurant in East Village
Bungalow
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shopping in Fifth Avenue
Bergdorf Goodman, Fifth Avenue
Bergdorf Goodman is a landmark Fifth Avenue department store for designer fashion, accessories, beauty, jewellery, home collections and personal styling.
masjid in Upper East Side / Manhattan
Islamic Cultural Center of New York
The Islamic Cultural Center of New York is Manhattan’s first purpose-built mosque, a domed modern complex at East 96th Street and Third Avenue.
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Bronx Zoo
Bronx Zoo is a 265-acre wildlife park with major habitat exhibits, historic buildings, conservation interpretation and seasonal experiences for families.
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Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration
The National Museum of Immigration occupies Ellis Island's restored Main Building, interpreting federal processing, migration journeys and the people who passed through the station.
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