Monday, April 2, 2012

NYC's tourism arm to unveil free smartphone app

Associated Press

NEW YORK â€" A new free smartphone app will help tourists navigate New York City's restaurants, stores, attractions and more.

NYC Map is slated to be unveiled Monday by NYC and Co., the city's tourism and marketing arm. It was designed by CityMaps, a local start-up.

The app will provide access to nearly 90,000 restaurants, stores, attractions, hotels and bars. Its features include reservation bookings on OpenTable, movie ticket purchases via Fandago and information about public transportation. Users can also check in on Foursquare, send tweets and upload photos.

The iPhone app will be available for download on iTunes.

â€"Copyright 2012 Associated Press
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