Helpful Links

Always a work in progress! I'll constantly add links I think you might find useful!

Transportation:

• Amtrak
• Manhattan Transit Authority
• Megabus
• New Jersey Transit
• Subway Map
• Washington DC Metro
• Yellow Cab NYC

 Lodging:

• Airbed&Breakfast (AirBnB)
• Chelsea Inn
• Couchsurfing
• Hostel World
• Jazz Hostels
• Union Square Inn

Tours:

• A Slice of Brooklyn Bus Tour
• Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises 
• City Sights Bus Tour
• On Board NY Tours
• On Location Tours (Sex &The City, Gossip Girl, Sopranos, etc.)
• New York Helicopter
• Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
• 9 Best Walking Tours of NYC (About.com)

Museums:

• American Museum of Natural History
• Contemporary African Art Gallery
• Guggenheim Museum
• International Center of Photography
• National September 11 Memorial Museum
• The Metropolitan Museum ("The MET")
• The Museum of Modern Art ("The MoMA")
• The Whitney Museum of American Art

Theatre:

• Broadway
• Playbill
• Theatre Development Fund
• TKTS

Dining:

• Ajna Bar (formerly Buddha Bar) (Chelsea)
• Carmine's Family Style Italian (Various Locations)
• Chelsea Market (Chelsea)
• Grimaldi's Pizzeria (Brooklyn)
• John's Pizzeria (Greenwich Village)
• Lenny's Sandwich Shop (Greenwich Village)
• Magnolia Bakery (Greenwich Village)
• New Valentino Market (Union Square)
• Pommes Frites (East Village) 
• Serendipity 3 (Upper East Side)
• S'Mac  (East Village/Union Square)
• III L's Pizzeria  (Tribeca)
• POP Burger (Upper East Side & West Village)
• Vapiano (Union Square)

Nightlife:

• Bowery Ballroom
• Knitting Factory
• Webster Hall

Sports Related:

• Madison Square Garden
• Mets 
• Nets
• Rangers
• StubHub
• Yankees

Other helpful NYC sites:

• NYC Go

And here are some helpful and interesting NYC Twitter accounts you may be interested in following:

• CitysearchNYC
• Jazz Hostels
• Gothamist
• Inside New York
• Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
• My Open Bar
• NewYorkology
• NYCGo
• NotifyNYC
• Theatre Development Fund (TDF)