NEW YORK CITY

tourism is important to new york city, with about 47 million foreign and american tourists visiting each year. major destinations include the empire state building, ellis island, broadway theatre productions, museums such as the metropolitan museum of art, and other tourist attractions including central park, washington square park, rockefeller center, times square, the bronx zoo, new york notanical garden, luxury shopping along fifth and madison avenues, and events such as the halloween parade in greenwich village, the tribeca Film Festival, and free performances in central park at summerstage.