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• Restaurants and Wine
• Neighborhood Attractions and Amenities
• Transportation and Transit
• Weather
• Local History
• Government Contacts
• Neighborhood Organizations
• Real Estate Agents
• Useful Phone Numbers
• Nearby Hotels
• Gardening Supplies

We hope you like these places and services (though we don't guarantee it!)

Restaurants

Turkish

• Ali Baba, 206 E. 34th Street, (212) 683-9206

Italian

• L'Impero, 45 Tudor City Place, "reachable from 41st Street", (212) 599-5045
• Cibo, 681-1616, 767 2nd Ave. (41st & 2nd)
• Notaro, 686-3400, 635 2nd Ave. (bet. 34 & 35st)
• Osteria Laguna, 557-0001, 209 E. 42nd St.
• Trattoria Alba, 689-3200, 233 E. 34th St.
• Tre Pomodori, 545-7266, 210 E. 34th Street, Good for delivery
• Pescatore, 752-7151, 955 2nd Avenue at 50th Street
• Fagiolini, 883-9555, 334 Lexington Ave., Good for delivery
• Abitino's Pizza, 661-1919, Good for delivery
• Domino's Pizza, 545-0200, Good for delivery
• Nino's Positano, 355-5540, 890 2nd Avenue (bet. 47th & 48th), CitySearch Info
• Nicola Paone, 889-3239, 207 E. 34th Street

Chinese

• Phoenix Garden, 983-6666, 242 E. 40 St.(No Credit Card)
• Mee Noodle Shop, 888-0027, 922 2nd Ave., Good for delivery
• Chin Chin, 888-4555, 216 E. 49st
• Chiam, 371-2323, 160 E. 48 St.
• Six Happiness, 973-0885, Good for delivery
• Sam's Noodle Shop, 411 Third Ave; tele: 213-2288, Good for delivery

Thai

• Lemongrass Grill, 213-3317, 138 E. 34 Street, Good for delivery

Steak and Seafood

• The Palm, 684-2953, 837 2nd Ave.
• Tuscan, 404-1700, 622 3rd Ave.
• Docks Oyster Bar, 986-8080, 633 3rd Ave.
• Oyster Bar, 490-6650, Grand Central Lower Level
  

Mexican and Spanish

• El Pote, 889-6680, 718 2nd Ave.
• Marichu, 370-1866, 342 E. 45 St.
• Ola, 759-0590, 304 East 48st.
• El Rio Grande, 867-0922, 160 E. 38st.

Greek

• Meltemi, 355-4040, 905 1st Ave.
• Avra, 759-8550, 141 E. 45st.

Japanese

• Suginoko, 557-5955, 720 2nd Ave., Good for delivery
• Sushi Yasuda, 972-1001, 204 E. 43st.
• Seo, 355-7722, 249 E. 49st.
• East, 687-5075, 210 E. 44st.
• Go Sushi, 982 Second Avenue; 212-593-3883, Good for delivery

French and Continental

• Chez Michallet, 212-242-8309, 90 Bedford Street. Not nearby but one of the principals lives in the building.
• Rive Gauche,949-5400, 560 3rd Ave.
• Cafe de Paris, 486-1411, 924 2nd Ave.
• Cosette, 889-5489, 163 E. 33St.
• Virot, 658-0266, 52 E. 41st.

Indian

• Maharaja, 943-9825, Good for delivery
• Tandori Club, 131 E 45 St., 972-6688, Good for delivery

American and Casual

• Jackson Hole, 679-3264, 3rd Avenue at 35th Street, Good for delivery
• Hudson Place, 686-6871, 538 3rd Avenue, Good for delivery
• Comfort Diner, 867-4555, 214 East 45th Street, Good for delivery
• Bloom's, 922-3663, Good for delivery
• The Summit. A restaurant and lounge with a piano bar. 308 East 49th Street. 212-759-1964.

Outdoor Dining

• Sonora, 297-0280, 222 E. 39st.
• Metropolitan Cafe, 759-5600, 959 1st Ave.

Wines and Liquors

• Garnet Wines & Liquors, 772-3211, 929 Lexington Avenue, fax: 517-4029. Educational and they deliver.
• The Wine Shop, 1585 First Avenue. 212-517-2550.

Check out your favorite restaurant at the NYC Health Department inspections site.

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Neighborhood Attractions and Amenities

• Grand Central Station
• United Nations Tour
• Chrysler Building
• New York Public Library

Grocery Stores

• D'Agostino's, 578 Third Avenue (38th St.), 212-972-4892. You can also order online (through webgrocer) and they deliver.
• Lots of people have been using FreshDirect. First-time users get $50 worth of free groceries, then a $25 off your second order. Delivery schedule is very flexible with evening deliveries.

Movie

• Loews Cineplex Kips Bay
• All Movies
• All Theaters

Theater

• Playbill Online

Health Clubs

• Vanderbilt YMCA, 756-9600, 224 E. 47th Street
• New York Sports Clubs, 661-8500, 633 3rd Avenue at 41st Street
• Windsor Tower Fitness Center, 692-9628, 5 Tudor City Place

Pets

• Additional page of links on pet resources in the neighborhood.

Web Fun Around the Area

• A neighborhood site: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/TudorCity
• Check out what's happening in Times Square at this web cam site. Camera 3 lets you see how long the line is at the TKTS booth.
• See 2 Tudor and/or your apartment from the Empire State Building web cam (requires simple registration).

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Transportation and Transit

Subway and Bus Information:

• The MTA - navigate from the MTA site or go to Subway and bus information, Long Island Rail Road and Metro North Schedules.
• New Jersey Transit - Map and Schedules.
• Mapquest maps will give you nearby subway stations now. Put in the address. When you get a map, page down and select "Auto/Transit" tab. Then check "Transit Stops" box and update the map. (You'll usually get closest stops on each line but not all stops nearby.)
• Amtrak for information on trips in the northeast and more.

Automobile:

• NYC Department of Transportation's Real Time Cameras. Click on Advanced Traveler Information System and then select the Manhattan page. Click on one of the little cameras for a real-time view of traffic conditions. Very cool, though not all cameras are working all the time.
• Other local traffic cameras from MetroCommute.com. Somewhat odd design and you can't link to a specific spot. Select New York from pulldown in upper left and then manuver around the map. The camera at 42nd and 2nd is not on often.
• Bloomberg Radio has live traffic reports streaming on-line.
• Mapquest gives you traffic information in addition to maps.
• If you can't get what you want elsewhere, try WNBC.com's traffic links and cameras.
• Heading north? This is Hudson Valley information, including the New York Thruway. Click on "Current Conditions" button.

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• Weather Channel.
• Accuweather.
• Weather Underground.

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The neighborhood history and information about the building from 2Tudor.com

See a slide show of neighborhood history photos here from 2Tudor.com

The Tudor City Association has some local history.

The Turtle Bay Association neighborhood information and history.

See the last reference on this page from the NYPL.

NYU has articles about the neighborhood.

An article about the area in a real estate newsletter.

Overview of the area's history from PageWise.

The area's history from a local real estate site plus some information on 2 Tudor City Place.

Another real estate manager for the area has some history on their site.

Some additional information about the area from a fan of the area.

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The corner of 41st Street and Second Avenue in the 1800's. See more of Turtle Bay Farms here.

Government Contacts

• The NYC Department of Transportation has on-line forms for complaints about streetlight, sidewalk, pothole, etc. problems. To call on the phone it's 212 CALLDOT (225-5368) or TDD 212-442-9488.
• NYC Management Report has statistics on the neighborhood. (From this page click on continue and enter our address in the form.)
• E-Mail or write your elected representatives at their on-line forms. Unless interested, watch out for check boxes to be on mailing lists for the pols with web forms:
  • Council Member Moskowitz for e-mail. This is a link to her web site.
  • Mayor Bloomberg
  • Borough President Fields
  • Senator Schumer
  • Senator Clinton
  • Congress Person Maloney
  • Governor Pataki
  • State Senator Krueger
  • State Assemblyman Sanders
• Get your Zip or check hours at the post office.
• Pay your parking tickets, or do almost anything else you need from the government of New York City.
• Find out what's happening in NYC at New York Convention & Visitor's Bureau Site.
• The Council of New York Cooperatives has an extensive list of links related to government and co-op living.

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• Keep up to-date with the ConEd issue at East Midtown Coalition for Sensible Development. Use their on-line instructions to write your elected officials.
• East 45th Street Homeless Shelter -- Please visit the web site of the Coalition for Sensible Locating of the Grand Central Drop-In Center and write your elected representatives.
• The New York Council of Co-ops has a website with some useful information for people in co-ops.
• The Tudor City Association is a key organization for people in our neighborhood.

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• The building's managing agent, John J. Grogan & Assocs., has a brokerage division that handles sales of apartments in the building. 212-370-1480.
• The Corcoran Group often has listings for 2 Tudor. The Corocoran site no longer has a Tudor City section. You'll have to search for "Tudor City."
• A local broker has some listings in 2 Tudor at TudorCity.com.

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• TimeWarner Cable: 212-674-9100
  • For Road Runner internet access information
• Verizon:
  • Order & Billing: 212-890-1550
  • Payments: 212-890-2100
• MetroNorth: 212-532-4900
• LIRR:
  • Info: 718-217-5477
  • Lost & Found: 212-643-5228
• NJ Transit:
  • Info: 973-491-9400
  • Lost & Found: 212-630-7389
• Amtrak: 800-USA-RAIL

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• Crowne Plaza 304 E 42nd St (212) 986-8800. The closest, steps away.
• New York Helmsley Hotel 212 E 42nd St (212) 490-8900.
• Hyatt at 42nd street and lexington is advertising $179 rooms. 800-233-1234.
• Radisson at Lex and 48th.
• UN Plaza 1st Avenue and about 44th. (212) 758-1234.
• Beekman Tower Hotel 3 Mitchell Place (49th Street and 1st- nice spot) (212) 355-7300.
• New York Marriott East Side 525 Lexington Ave (212) 755-4000.
• Shelburne Murray Hill 303 Lexington Avenue and 39th (212) 689-5200 (they have another in the area too.)
• Hotel Bedford 118 E 40th St (212) 697-4800 (supposed to be nice but more of a neighborhoody place.)
• Or try citysearch.com and go to New York hotels in the Murray Hill neighborhood.

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Gardening Suppliers

• Chelsea Garden Center opened on 10th Avenue & 38th Street. Well equipped and they also deliver.
• Also in Manhattan: Dimitris Garden Center. Their web site is currently useless other than address (2nd Avenue at 102nd Street) but you can order at NYC ToGo. Manhattan delivery is $20.00.
• Gardeners Supply is a mail order source for compost, fertilizer, and other supplies.
• Park and Burpee have mostly seeds and miscellaneous supplies
• Mellingers is a supplier with a lot of stuff but they do not have the most sophisticated web site.
• Also, don't forget Jack's 99 Cent Store and Odd Job, particularly in season. They often have potting soil, pots, tools and other supplies. Odd Job is on Lexington north of 45th Street and Jack's is on 40th Street off Madison Avenue.

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