NEW YORK PASS HONORS TWO HEROIC NEW YORKERS WITH THE PASS TO NEW YORK CITY

New York, NY – New York Pass, New York City’s premier money-saving attraction card, announced that New York Passes were delivered to two Times Square souvenir vendors and Vietnam War Veterans, Lance Orton Sr. and Duane Jackson in honor of their heroic efforts in alerting the police to the bomb threat in New York City’s famed “Crossroads of the World” district, Times Square.

 

PHOTOS AVAILABLE HERE AND HERE

 

As mayors have a tradition of bestowing a “Key to the City” on good Samaritans, New York Pass presented a “Pass to the City” to two New Yorkers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to help diffuse the bomb threat that saved countless lives, in addition to possibly inflicting a damaging blow to New York’s tourism industry. 

 

“The vigilance and public mindedness shown by these two men should be an example to all New Yorkers. They helped save New York from a potential tragedy, and for that we owe them both a Pass to New York City,” says New York Pass Vice President Ken Barrows.

 

The New York Pass grants access to more than 55 of the top sites and attractions across the Big Apple for a single price, many with exclusive “fast-track” entry privileges, allowing card holders to whiz past long lines.

 

Some of the 55 New York Pass attractions include Top of the Rock; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Guggenheim; The Whitney; The Museum of Natural History; the Museum of Television and Radio; Bodies…the Exhibition, and MOMA. Behind-the-scenes tours at Madison Square Garden; NBC studios; Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall. Free entry to zoos, aquariums, parks and gardens, and places of interest like Madam Tussaud’s; The Empire State Building Observation Deck; New York Skyride, the Statue of Liberty and the Ellis Island ferry. The New York Pass also includes shopping discounts at stores like Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s—it even includes discounts on New York City helicopter rides! (A complete list of attractions is available here.) 

 

New York Pass offers single-day passes regularly priced at $75 for adults, $55 for children; two-day passes, $120 for adults, $100 for children; three-day passes, $150 for adults, $130 for children; and seven-day passes, $190 for adults and $150 for children.

 

Every New York Pass comes with a free 180 page guidebook that includes detailed maps, hours of operation, tips and directions to every New York Pass attraction. The guidebooks are available in English, German and Spanish, French and Italian. 

 

www.newyorkpass.com is also available in English, German and Spanish.

 

The New York Pass can be purchased online at www.newyorkpass.com or picked up in person at Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, Madison Square Garden, NBC Experience Store, Planet Hollywood, Central Park Bike Tours, Applause Tickets, Bike and Roll NYC Bike Rentals and Port Authority Bus Terminal.

 

 

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