New York is filled to the brim with so many museums that it would truly take years for the average person to be able to truly experience all of them. If you’re visiting New York and want to spend a lot of time in museums, it can be difficult to pick one out of the incredible lineup that New York has to offer. When you do finally take your New York museum trip, make sure you have a cheap car rental so you can easily navigate from museum to museum, without spending unnecessary dollars on taxis. Check out these suggested New York museums to make sure you don’t miss any incredible activities on your next trip to New York.

A few weeks have passed since much of the east coast was slammed by super storm Sandy. While cleanup efforts are thoroughly underway and the need to rebuild is knocking on the door, many east coasters might be experiencing the horrible, sudden realization that they didn’t have insurance. This can be a serious problem for you if you faced destruction to your property, and there isn’t really anything you can do about it except to be better prepared for next time.

Once a small 44 acre island in Sag Harbor Cove ... know by the Shelter Island Indians who lived there and Hogannock Island. Now connected to Noyac and North Haven by Long Beach Road

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the waterfront area of Westchester County, New York along the Long Island Sound was the site of a growing collection of recreational developments, including hotels, resorts, and "amusement areas." Local residents concerned about what a County report described as "unsavory crowds" induced the Westchester County Park Association to purchase two existing theme parks, Rye Beach and Paradise Park, and planned a local-government-sponsored amusement park in their stead.

Situated west of the Central Park Carousel with the Ballfields Café to the north, Heckscher Ballfields was named after August Heckscher who was appointed as Parks Commissioner in 1967 and served a six year term.