Feminist activist Gloria Steinem has spent her life traveling and organizing, as she writes about in My Life on the Road. But she loves New York City for “its always-visible borders that remind us of a bigger country and a still-bigger world.”
Less- Find out moreEmpire State BuildingLandmark
“The viewing platform atop the Empire State Building is high enough to see the living map of Manhattan, but not so high that the people below are lost.”
- Find out moreTheodore Roosevelt ParkParkOpen 24 Hours
“On the north side of the Museum of Natural History, there is a small park that runs the block between Central Park West and Columbus. It’s perfect for both tree and people watching.”
- Find out moreWomen's Rights Pioneers MonumentMonumentOpen6 – 1 AM
“In Central Park, visit the statues of Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony. Of all the other statues in the park, the only other female one is the fictional Alice in Wonderland. Otherwise, even the statue of a dog is a guy. And even for those three, the first plan was just Stanton and Anthony. It took a public campaign to keep from having two white women represent the female half of the nation.”
- Theater DistrictLandmark
“I love walking in the West 40s in the Theater District, with all the excitement of marquees and people lined up for theater. Though the shows change, the feeling of excitement has endured for generations.”
- Gloria Steinem BenchMonument
“I’m the lucky beneficiary of a bench in Central Park that was gifted to me for my 80th birthday in honor of Sojourner Truth. This was before she had a sculpture of her own. It’s high up a hill, a nice place to perch to take in Central Park with the Metropolitan Museum in the distance.”
- Find out moreMadison Square ParkCity ParkOpening Soon10 AM – 9 PM
“You should visit this park because it’s large enough for peace, small enough for safety, and within walking distance of restaurants and office buildings.”
- Find out moreNational Museum of the American IndianNational MuseumOpening Soon10 AM – 5 PM
“The National Museum of the American Indian, downtown at 1 Bowling Green, reminds us of the very advanced culture that was here on Mannahatta island long before Europeans arrived.”
- Find out moreApollo TheaterTheater
“Be sure to check out the Apollo Theater, in Harlem, on 125th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, with its long tradition of stage and talent shows.”
- Find out moreThe Palm CourtAmerican CuisineOpen6:30 – 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM – 4 PM, 5 PM – 12 AM
“Have tea in the Palm Court of the Plaza Hotel. It seems that nothing bad could happen while you are there.”
- Find out moreLittle IslandCity ParkOpen6 AM – 9 PM
“I love the amphitheater at the end of West 14th Street that borders the river, a part of Little Island. It’s small enough to feel like a community and big enough for musicals and plays.”
