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NEW YORK CITY > EMPIRE STATE OF MIND STATE OF MIND IN NEW YORK CITY, THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING By Andrea Doyle ay-Z and Alicia Keys say it best in their blockbuster hit, “Empire State of Mind.” Now you’re in New York / These streets will make you feel brand new / The lights will inspire you / Let’s hear it for New York. Not every city can boast an anthem like this, but New York is not every city. You name it, New York has it. Theater, culture, fine dining, world-class sports teams, museums—the list goes on. “One of the things that makes New York so great is there is something for everyone and at every price point,” says Karen Shackman of Shackman Associates, a 20-year-old New York-based destination management and special event services company. “There are so many different venues that are unique to New York that the tradeoff becomes should you showcase one of them or a hidden gem?” An iconic New York restaurant founded in 1927, The Russian Tea Room, has reopened and continues to awe visitors with its goldleaf ceilings, red-leather banquettes, a tree of Fabergeinspired Venetian glass eggs, and a 15-ft revolving, bearshaped aquarium. Another famed New York eatery, celebrating its 80th year, is the ‘21’ Club. Thriving at its original location on West 52nd Street, its colorful jockey statues still stand on the stairs out front. The Russian Tea Room ESSENTIAL Tool Box CONVENTION CENTERS & FACILITIES Javits Center (814,400 sf presently; expansion underway, which will bring the total to 840,000 sf); Madison Square Garden Expo Center (61,000 sf) DAILY BUSINESS COSTS Hotel $355.84, F&B $130.98, Car $128.37 FOR MORE INFORMATION www.nycgo.com/meetingplanners *Business Travel News 2009 Corporate Travel Index I SM I March 2010 I SuccessfulMeetings.com Unforgettable architecture is just one of the reasons groups keep coming back to New York City in droves http://www.nycgo.com/meetingplanners http://www.SuccessfulMeetings.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Successful Meetings - March 2010

Successful Meetings - March 2010
Contents
Editor's Letter
A Dust-Up in the Windy City
Education
Mouth for Sale
Incentive Insights
Management Matters
Meetings Law
Good Neighbor
Feast Not Famine
Spreading Out
Your Guide to Green
Places + Spaces
Houston
New York City
Florida Keys
Oahu
Quebec City

Successful Meetings - March 2010