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November 14, 2006

NYC's goal: 50 million tourists by 2015

Sure most people think New York is too crowded, especially at the holidays.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is not most people.

Although 43 million tourists visited New York City last year, the goal is to ratchet that up to 50 million by 2015, he said yesterday before the groundbreaking at the new Mets baseball stadium.

Earlier: Record NYC holiday tourism: 8.25 million visitors
Times Square: now 57 percent more crowded
Musical-loving tourists are Broadway's big spenders
Tourism hits high as 40 million visited NYC in 2004
Foreign tourists leading NYC holiday boom
NYC tourism hits record at 37.8 million

November 14, 2006 10:37 AM in Etceterology

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