Looking for a delicious way to explore the Lower East Side? You might want to try Cityfood's Lower East Side Artisan Food Highlights Tour. In addition to being licensed tour guides, all of Cityfood's tour guides have professional culinary training or experience, which makes taking a tasting tour with them both informative and delicious.

Review: Cityfood's Lower East Side Artisan Food Highlights Tour
Guide: Lower East Side Neighborhood Guide
Shopping: Best Stores in NYC for Foodies

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We've just updated the list of participating New York City restaurants to reflect the changes for Summer 2009. This summer, New York City Restaurant Week will run for an unprecidented three weeks from July 12-31, 2009 (excluding Saturdays). Many restaurants will be offering $24.07 lunches and $35 dinners on Sundays, as well as Monday through Friday.

For another opportunity to save during New York City Restaurant Week, American Express cardholders can register their cards online and get a $15 credit after dining at three participating restaurants during New York City Restaurant Week.

Lucy's Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia offers New Yorkers and visitors to New York the unique opportunity to see the 3.18 million-year old remains of Lucy, the oldest and most complete adult human ancestor fully retrieved from African soil. Organized by The Houston Museum of Natural Science, the New York exhibition also includes the 47 million-year old fossil Ida, (officially called Darwinius masillae) which reveals when the primate adaptations of the opposable thumb and big toe had just evolved. In addition to these two famous fossils, the exhibit introduces visitors to the five million-year history of Ethiopia, as well as the evolution of the human species through artifacts, displays and videos, but getting to see these two famous fossils is truly the highlight of the exhibition.

Lucy's Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia

• Where: Discovery Times Square Exposition™
• Address: 226 W. 44th Street (7th/8th Aves.)
• When: now through October 25, 2009
• Cost: Adults $19.50, Seniors (65+) $18.50, Children (4-12) $17.50, Children under 4 FREE

Times Square Essentials:
Visitors Guide: Times Square Visitors Guide
Map: Times Square Map
Where To Eat: Times Square Recommended Restaurants
Photos: Times Square Photos

_{Photo of Lucy's Legacy exhibition courtesy of the Houston Museum of Natural Science}

This year, Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Display will take place in the Hudson River for the first time since 2000 to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of Henry Hudson's exploration of the Hudson River. Of course, this means that the best places for viewing the fireworks display will be along Manhattan's West Side below 59th Street. There are also walking tours, cruises, and concerts happening on July 4th, so you have many options for deciding how to celebrate the Fourth of July in New York City!

Event Guide: Fourth of July in New York City
New York City Monthly Guide: July in New York City

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