1. New York Hotel Deals searches over 30 hotel websites at once to find the lowest rates on hotels in NYC available anywhere on the internet. If you were to go through this process by hand it would take you many hours to complete and you still couldn't be absolutely sure that you found the best deal (it would be easy to miss a site.)
2. Verified guest reviews. It's great to read reviews from real guests before making your reservation. Of course the sales pitch from a hotel is always going to make it sound great, but what do real guests think about it?
3. New York Hotel Deals lets you easily refine your hotel search with all kinds of different criteria. This allows you to easily find a hotel that fits your needs. An example would be if you have to have a pet friendly hotel in Manhattan. To refine your search use the "refine your search" area on the left sidebar of the NYC hotel search results.
4. By using the "Location" tab you can find a hotel in any particular neighborhood or near any particular landmark that you wish. New York City is a big place so this is an important feature for finding a hotel in precisely the part of the city that you want your hotel to be.
5. You can combine search criteria to narrow down the search results even more. You can really narrow it down to the point where you are finding a hotel with particular features in a particular neighborhood in a certain price range (although you should be aware that hotels in NYC are pretty expensive, even in Brooklyn!) 

Greenwich Hotel in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Manhattan combines old world charm with modern technology to make this 4.5 star hotel a unique place to stay in NYC.

Each room is individually decorated for a unique experience for every guest of this fine boutique hotel. The guest rooms feature a wide range of furnishings from Moroccan tiles to Tibetan silk rugs.

This hotel was featured in a 2008 issue of Elle magazine.

(Find the lowest room rates: CLICK HERE.)

Amenities/Features

• A/C (very important in the hot New York summers!)
• Pet Friendly (take your little dog with you!)
• Security Guard (feel safe.)
• Room Service.
• Mini-Bar.
• Parking (in NYC parking is a big deal!)
• Fitness Room/Gym (stay fit.)
• Massage/Beauty Center.
• Italian Restaurant.

Labels: Boutique Hotel, Manhattan Hotel, Tribeca

What follows are seven of the greatest New York City bands (and solo artists) of the past 50 years. Mostly based on my own personal opinion, but I also considered critical and commercial success.

Bob Dylan - No, Dylan wasn't from NYC, but he moved there in January of 1961 and his most famous '60s albums were recorded while Dylan was living there. Dylan, arguably the greatest songwriter of the 20th century, definitely has a strong link to the greatest city in the world.

The Velvet Underground - One of the most critically acclaimed and influential bands ever despite their lack of mass commercial appeal (their peak on the US album chart was #171.) Lou Reed could also arguably be on this list as a solo artist.

Ramones - Like The Velvet Underground, the Ramones had limited commercial appeal (peaking at #44 on the US album chart) but they were extremely influential. They are probably the most influential punk rock band of all time. Their shows at CBGB's in the '70s are legendary. CBGB's was in  Manhattan's Lower East Side. It closed in 2006.

Talking Heads - Another very influential band. That seems to be the mark of great NYC bands: More influence and critical acclaim than album sales. Not that the Talking Heads never sold any albums. In fact, 1985's Little Creatures has sold over two million copies in the US. But they've never charted higher than #15 on the US album charts (1983's Speaking in Tongues.)

Blondie - Four #1 hits in the US from 1979 through 1981: "Heart of Glass," "Call Me," "The Tide is High," and "Rapture."

Sonic Youth - Definitely a part of the "more critical acclaim and influence than album sales" NYC thing. Their highest charting album ever is actually their most recent. 2009's The Eternal hit #18 on the US album charts.

Animal Collective - There are many current NYC based indie bands that I also considered for this list (Dirty Projectors, MGMT, Yeasayer among them) but I decided this list should have a bit of history instead of just being a run down of what's happening right now. I may do a separate list of just current NYC bands. For this list I had to go with Animal Collective as they are arguably the second most critically acclaimed/influential bands of the last 15 or so years (if I need to say it: Radiohead.)

Where's The Rap?

Yes, this is a "Rock" list. I like some hip-hop, don't get me wrong - but when it comes down to it, I'm not as into as I am as this kind of stuff. And I just don't have space to put a bunch of hip hop guys in here too. Ditto for the many other styles of music I ignored.