| New York is a bustling metropolis and a global center | | | | the year for people to remember the past and look |
| for finance, commerce, culture, fashion and | | | | forward to the future. New York City is one of the |
| entertainment. As such, many New York attractions | | | | first to break the racial barriers; the first to pass a |
| draw both locals and tourists. Here are just a few | | | | law banning race-based housing discrimination. New |
| things to do in New York this month. | | | | York City is also the site of historic movements from |
| New York Restaurant Week | | | | civil-rights rallies to speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King. |
| It is restaurant week again in New York City; and | | | | New York City is also home to several |
| that means the New York City Restaurant Week | | | | establishments where African-American music legends |
| Truck will be bringing soups from 24 New York | | | | such as Elle Fitzgerald got their breaks. |
| restaurants to three New York street corners. The | | | | In celebration of this meaningful occasion, many of |
| soups will cost around $6., and for every New York | | | | New York's cultural institutions such as New York |
| Restaurant Week Truck purchase, $1 will go to The | | | | City Department of Parks & Recreation, |
| Haiti Relief Fund. | | | | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and |
| Black History Month | | | | Apollo Theater, will stage exhibitions, film series, |
| February is Black History Month and it is that time of | | | | musical performances and a lot more. |