Last Minute Travel Deals For Fourth Of July Weekend

clipped from www.prweb.com PLACE: New York City, NY WHY: Because it’s the city that never sleeps and it will keep you entertained day and night for the holiday weekend. Enjoy Macy’s one of a kind fireworks display. TRAVEL DEAL: The New Yorker Hotel offers a package for $399 that includes overnight room accommodations and entry into their special July 4th suite on the 38th floor with a balcony overlooking all the action. The Mandarin Oriental Hotel offers rooms overlooking the Hudson- perfect for viewing the fireworks. Packages starting at $695 include breakfast daily and a late 6 pm check out.

Travel Deals: July 4th Getaway Packages

clipped from intransit.blogs.nytimes.com Looking for a last-minute July 4 getaway? There are still some packages available. The New Yorker Hotel has one starting at $399 a room that includes lodging on July 4, entry to a suite on the 38th floor to view the Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks, and a barbecue dinner. To reserve, call (800) 764-4680 Monday through Friday.

There Is A God in Every Elevator

“I was all alone,” the celebrated pop singer says. Usha pressed all the buttons for the different floors, but there was no response. Then she tried the emergency button, but it was not working. Frantically, she took out her mobile phone, stood at different corners, before she finally got a signal. She called the receptionist and told her she was stuck.

clipped from www.expressbuzz.com Four years ago, in July 2005, Usha Uthup was in an elevator in the New Yorker hotel in Manhattan when it stopped moving on the 22nd floor.

Jamaican Tourism Award Recipients Honored

clipped from sflcn.com Jamaican Tourism Award Recipients Honored New York – William B. Rodgers of Air Jamaica and Joe Pike of Travel Agent Magazine, were awarded for their efforts in marketing the Caribbean as a premier travel destination at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s Allied Awards luncheon held at the New Yorker Hotel. The awards were presented by the Jamaica Tourist Board and the Caribbean Tourism Organization as part of the events of Caribbean Week. The Marcia Vickery-Wallace and Marcella Martinez awards honor significant achievements of individuals whose work has shared the Caribbean experience with the world.

Upcoming Events in the Legal Community: June 15, 2009

clipped from www.brooklyneagle.com Upcoming Events in the Legal Community: June 15, 2009 Tues. June 23, CLE: Residential Foreclosures: Defenses, Remedies & Approaches to Resolution Speakers include Justices Arthur M. Schack, Brooklyn Supreme Court and Philip G. Minardo, Richmond Supreme Court; Richard Ruggiero, Office of Court Administration in the Bronx; Professor Robert M. Zinman, of St. Johns University School of Law and attorneys John G. Hall, Marvin N. Bagwell, Margot Danya Albert, Tracy Catapano-Fox, Kenneth Doherty, Thomas Hall. Approved for (7.5) CLE credits toward Practice Management and/or Professional Practice. Held at The New Yorker Hotel, 481 Eighth Ave., Manhattan. To register, contact the New York State Bar Association: www.nysba.org.