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Architecture

”Architect Eero Saarinen’s 1962 design is a lyric poem in poured concrete, all curve and swoop, about the wonder of...” MORE>>
 
 
Kaufman Center
New York, NY

”Rober A.M. Stern Architects led a speedy eight-month renovation of the Kaufman Center music school and its star attraction, Merkin...” MORE>>
 
 
Arts Venues
Film Forum
209 W. Houston St.
New York, New York

”...a downtown institution...” MORE>>
 
 
Japan Society
New York, NY

 
 
Klaus von Nichtssagend
438 Union Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

”Even though he grew up in Brooklyn, Mizrahi rarely ventures outside of Manhattan...” MORE>>
 
 
Storm King Art Center
Old Pleasant Hill Road
Mountainville, New York

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Bars
105 Riv
105 Rivington St.
New York City

 
 
Black Mountain Wine House
415 Union St.
Brooklyn, NY

”A cab ride over the Brooklyn Bridge is worth it for a stop at this 12-table bar on a quiet...” MORE>>
 
 
Larry Lawrence
295 Grand Street
Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY

”When I first moved to New York—that is, to Manhatt...” MORE>>
 
 
Salon de Ning
700 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY

”The Peninsula hotel's roofbar, Salon de Ning, is punctuated with global accents like Moroccan lanterns, Chinese daybeds, and Venetian mirrors...” MORE>>
 
 
Socialista
505 West St.
212/929-4303

 
 
Soda
629 Vanderbilt Ave.
Prospect Heights
Brooklyn, NY

 
 
Beaches
Ditch Plains
Montauk, NY

”Don't miss Ditch Plains, with its legendary offshore breaks and wide beach bracketed by jagged cliffs. ...” MORE>>
 
 
Napeague State Park
Long Island, NY

 
 
Class/Courses
Culinary Institute of America
1946 Campus Drive
Hyde Park, New York

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Orvis Sandanona
311 Sharon Turnpike 44A
Millbrook, New York

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Sunset Surf Shack
76 S. Elmwood Avenue
Montauk, NY

”First came the fishermen. Then came the surfers. Now the formerly scruffy enclave of Montauk, at the easternmost point of...” MORE>>
 
 
Clubs
Greenhouse
150 Varick St.
New York, NY

”Even dance clubs around the world are putting their own spin on going green. ...” MORE>>
 
 
Primorski
282 Brighton Beach Avenue
Brighton Beach
Brooklyn, NY

”When I first moved to New York—that is, to Manhatt...” MORE>>
 
 
Spiegeltent
Pier 17, South Street Seaport
New York City

 
 
Distillerys
Sixpoint Craft Ales
34 Van Dyke Street
Red Hook
Brooklyn, NY

”Feinberg loves this Brooklyn brewery, whose catego...” MORE>>
 
 
Events

 
 
New York Film Festival
New York, NY

”Some of the year’s most anticipated film festivals take place during the fall. This year...” MORE>>
 
 
 
 
Experiences

”On a crisp New England day—when it seems that ever...” MORE>>
 
 
Sony Wonder Technology Lab
550 Madison Ave. at 56th St.
New York, NY

 
 
Gardens
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

”The ancient Egyptian collection at the Brooklyn Museum of Art ...” MORE>>
 
 
El Jardin del Paraíso
Fifth St.
between Aves. C and D
New York, NY

 
 
Historic Sites
Cedar Grove
218 Spring St
Catskill, NY

 
 
Olana
5720 Rte. 9G
Hudson, NY

 
 
Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant
5777 Lewiston Rd.
Lewiston, NY

 
 
Hotels
The Lodge at Turning Stone
5218 Patrick Road
Verona, New York

 
 
Museums
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park W. at W. 79th St.
New York, NY

 
 
Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY

 
 
”The nation's first museum just for kids sports a new canary-yellow, Rafael Viñoly-designed upper level incorporating solar panels, and has...” MORE>>
 
 
Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Pkwy.
Prospect Heights
Brooklyn, NY

”...hosts an exhibit-themed dance party...” MORE>>
 
 
Children's Museum of Manhattan
212 W. 83rd St.
New York, NY

 
 
Ellis Island
New York City

”'..an exquisitely planned and designed museum...'...” MORE>>
 
 
Guggenheim
1071 Fifth Ave. at 89th St.
New York, NY

 
 
Kazoo Museum
8703 S. Main St.
Eden, NY

”...still-working kazoo-manufacturing company...” MORE>>
 
 
Morgan Library & Museum
225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street
Murray Hill
New York, NY

”A cultural gem in midtown Manhattan...” MORE>>
 
 
Museum of Arts and Design
2 Columbus Circle
New York, NY

”Occupying a trapezoidal island diagonally across from Central Park, the 12-story, white-marble building by...” MORE>>
 
 
Neue Galerie
1048 Fifth Ave.
New York , NY

 
 
New Museum of Contemporary Art
235 Bowery at Prince Street
Lower East Side
New York, NY

”...looks like a stack of shiny boxes...” MORE>>
 
 
Rubin Museum of Art
150 W. 17th St.
New York, NY

 
 
Shaker Museum & Library
Old Chatham, NY

”On a crisp New England day—when it seems that ever...” MORE>>
 
 
Tenement Museum
108 Orchard St.
New York, NY

 
 
Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Ave. at 75th St.
New York, NY

 
 
Music Venues
Barbès
376 Ninth Street
Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY

”When I first moved to New York—that is, to Manhatt...” MORE>>
 
 
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
Harvey Theater, 651 Fulton Street at Ashland Place
Fort Greene
Brooklyn, New York

 
 
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Rose Theater
Time Warner Center
New York, NY

 
 
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Time Warner Center
33 West 60th Street at Broadway
New York, NY

 
 
Nature
Giant Ledge
Ulster County Rd. 47
Catskill Mountains, NY

 
 
High Falls Gorge
4761 Route 86
Lake Placid, NY

”Here bridges crisscross a clear, cold stream of water that flows through jagged rocks. ...” MORE>>
 
 
 
 
”What a rush - 750,000 gallons of water hurtling over rocks, supplying 4.4 billion watts of natural power. ...” MORE>>
 
 
Panther Mountain
Route 28
Catskill Mountains, NY

 
 
Nightclubs
Angel’s Share
8 Stuyvesant Street at 3rd Avenue, 2nd Floor
East Village
New York, New York

 
 
Bar Veloce
175 Second Avenue at 10th Street
East Village
New York, New York

”This slim Manhattan wine bar is a favorite stop for chefs like WD-50's Wylie Dufresne and L'Impero's Scott Conant....” MORE>>
 
 
The Box
189 Chrystie Street at Stanton Street
Lower East Side
New York, New York

 
 
Campbell Apartment
15 Vanderbilt Avenue at 43rd Street (inside Grand Central Terminal)
Midtown East
New York, New York

 
 
King Cole Bar (inside the St. Regis Hotel)
2 East 55th Street at Fifth Avenue
Midtown East
New York, New York

 
 
Pegu Club
77 West Houston Street at West Broadway, 2nd Floor
SoHo
New York, New York

”Co-owner and mixologist Audrey Saunders stocks the tables at Manhattan's Pegu Club with dropper bottles filled with fresh juices, Angostura...” MORE>>
 
 
Pianos
158 Ludlow Street, between Stanton and Rivington
Lower East Side
New York, New York

 
 
Rose Bar at Gramercy Park Hotel
2 Lexington Avenue at 21st Street
Gramercy Park
New York, New York

 
 
Parks
Central Park
59th Street to 110th St., between Fifth Ave. and Central Park W.
Upper East & West Side
New York, NY

”At least once, everyone should stand in Central Park’s Sheep Meadow...” MORE>>
 
 
Chelsea Waterside Park
23rd to 24th Sts.
between West St. and 11th Ave.
New York, NY

 
 
The High Line
Gansevoort St. to 30th St.
along Washington St. and Tenth Ave.
New York, NY

”A skyscraper, city park, baseball stadium, hotel, museum, parking garage, restaurant, and more—all of them iconic, all of them green...” MORE>>
 
 
Hudson River Park
New York, NY

 
 
Mohonk Mountain Preserve
New Paltz, New York

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Red Hook Soccer Fields
Clinton and Bay Sts.
Red Hook
Brooklyn, NY

”When I first moved to New York—that is, to Manhattan—in my early twenties, I had only the vaguest conception of...” MORE>>
 
 
Riverside Park
New York, NY

 
 
Tompkins Square Park
from E. Seventh to 10th Sts.
between Aves. A and B
New York, NY

 
 
Places of Interest
Brooklyn Bridge
New York, New York

 
 
Cheim & Read
547 West 25th Street
Chelsea
New York, New York

”With more than 200 galleries, Chelsea has plenty of variety. Here, our selection of the best shows at eight of...” MORE>>
 
 
The Frick Collection
1 East 70th Street at Fifth Avenue
Upper East Side
New York, New York

 
 
Grand Central Terminal
Park Avenue at 42nd Street
Midtown East
New York, New York

 
 
James Cohan Gallery
533 West 26th Street
Chelsea
New York, New York

”With more than 200 galleries, Chelsea has plenty of variety. Here, our selection of the best shows at eight of...” MORE>>
 
 
Matthew Marks Gallery
521 West 21st Street
Chelsea
New York, New York

”With more than 200 galleries, Chelsea has plenty of variety. Here, our selection of the best shows at eight of...” MORE>>
 
 
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
Museum Mile
New York, NY

”One of the world's great museums, this Gothic Revival labyrinth tries to be all things to all art lovers—and with...” MORE>>
 
 
Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
Midtown West
New York, New York

 
 
Nicole Klagsbrun
526 West 26th Street, No. 213
Chelsea
New York, New York

”With more than 200 galleries, Chelsea has plenty of variety. Here, our selection of the best shows at eight of...” MORE>>
 
 
PaceWildenstein
534 West 25th Street
Chelsea
New York, New York

”With more than 200 galleries, Chelsea has plenty of variety. Here, our selection of the best shows at eight of...” MORE>>
 
 
Paula Cooper
521 and 534 West 21st Street
Chelsea
New York, New York

”With more than 200 galleries, Chelsea has plenty of variety. Here, our selection of the best shows at eight of...” MORE>>
 
 
Robert Miller Gallery
524 West 26th Street
Chelsea
New York, New York

”With more than 200 galleries, Chelsea has plenty of variety. Here, our selection of the best shows at eight of...” MORE>>
 
 
Sean Kelly
528 West 29th Street
Chelsea
New York, New York

”With more than 200 galleries, Chelsea has plenty of variety. Here, our selection of the best shows at eight of...” MORE>>
 
 
Times Square
7th Avenue at 42nd Street
Midtown West
New York, New York

 
 
Rentals
Chelsea Bicycles
130 W. 26th St.;
New York City

 
 
Sacred Sites
Eldridge Street Synagogue
12 Eldridge St.
New York City

 
 
Services

”When I first moved to New York—that is, to Manhattan—in my early twenties, I had only the vaguest conception of...” MORE>>
 
 
Ozocar
New York, New York

”Ozocar, the first eco-luxury limo service in the United States, employs Lexus and Toyota hybrids that use 70 percent less...” MORE>>
 
 
Playbill
New York, NY

”Membership to the popular theater magazine's Playbill Club is free and carries all kinds of discounts - up to 60...” MORE>>
 
 
Staten Island Ferry
Whitehall Ferry Terminal, Whitehall and State Streets
Lower Manhattan
New York, New York

 
 
Sushi & Sake 101
Sushi Samba
New York, New York

 
 
Shops
136 Ave. C
136 Ave. C
New York, NY

 
 
ABC Carpet & Home
888 Broadway
Flatiron
New York, New York

 
 
Abingdon 12
613 Hudson Street
New York, New York

”This Greenwich Village design shop also features Nancy Sharon Collins's sample book....” MORE>>
 
 
Absolute Bagels
2788 Broadway
New York, NY

 
 
Alessi
130 Greene St.
New York, NY

 
 
Alyce & Roger's Fruit Stand
Rte. 28
Mt. Tremper, NY

 
 
A.P.C. Surplus store
33 Grand St
Brooklyn

 
 
Apple Flagship Store
767 Fifth Ave
New York, NY

 
 
Art Design Digression
22 Park Place
Hudson, NY

 
 
Atmos
203 W. 125th St.
New York, NY

 
 
A. Veniero's
342 E. 11th St.
New York, NY

 
 
Bagel Zone
50 Ave. A
between 3rd and 4th Sts.
New York, NY

 
 
Bank Street Bookstore
610 W. 112th St.
New York, NY

 
 
Bark
495 Atlantic Avenue
Boerum Hill
Brooklyn, NY

”When I first moved to New York—that is, to Manhatt...” MORE>>
 
 
Barneys
660 Madison Ave.
New York, NY

 
 
Beacon’s Closet
88 N. 11th St.;
Brooklyn

 
 
Bergdorf Goodman
754 Fifth Avenue
Midtown West
New York, New York

”For the first time, the restaurant offers two menus, one for the bar area and one for the dining room...” MORE>>
 
 
Bernard Maisner Calligraphy & Fine Stationery
165 West 66th Street
New York, New York

”Hand-colored butterflies and dragonflies decorate exquisite wedding-dinner menus, but a more eccentric party-thrower might prefer the set of 10 place...” MORE>>
 
 
Billy's Bakery
184 9th Ave.
New York, NY

 
 
Blooming Hill Farm
1251 Route 208
Blooming Grove, NY

”Guy and Cindy Jones supply their Hudson Valley farm stand, CSA and chefs like Andrew Feinberg of Franny’s in Brooklyn...” MORE>>
 
 
Blue & Cream
1 East 1st Street
Lower East Side
New York, New York

 
 
Blue Marble Ice Cream
420 Atlantic Ave.
New York City

 
 
Blues Berry Bakery
26 Main St.
Lake Placid, NY

”Rainer Schnaars named his bakery after his favorite band, the Blue Brothers, and is where the gregarious, bearded 49-year-old creates...” MORE>>
 
 
Blue Tree
1283 Madison Ave.
Upper East Side
New York, NY

”Blue Tree is actor Phoebe Cates's singularly chic Madison Avenue boutique. Cates has filled her store with fabulous finds: exquisitely...” MORE>>
 
 
Books of Wonder
18 W. 18th St.
New York, NY

 
 
Botanicus
446 Warren St.
Hudson, NY

 
 
BrellaBar
1043 Third Avenue
New York, New York

”Don't let inclement weather keep you indoors. BrellaBar, a jewel box of a store on Manhattan's Upper East Side, has...” MORE>>
 
 
Brooklyn Flat
150 Ainslie Street
Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY

”When I first moved to New York—that is, to Manhatt...” MORE>>
 
 
Butik
605 Hudson Street
West Village
New York, New York

”Danish model and photographer Helena Christensen has gathered a collection of treasures from her nomadic career: capelets from Baum und...” MORE>>
 
 
Butter
389 Atlantic Avenue
Boerum Hill
Brooklyn, NY

”When I first moved to New York—that is, to Manhatt...” MORE>>
 
 
”First came the fishermen. Then came the surfers. Now the formerly scruffy enclave of Montauk, at the easternmost point of...” MORE>>
 
 
Carol's Daughters
24 W. 125th St.
New York, NY

 
 
Carrie Haddad Gallery
662 Warren St.
Hudson, NY

 
 
Carrol Boyes
118 Prince Street
Soho
New York, New York

”Self-taught Jackson is one of South Africa's most accomplished ceramists, renowned for her curvaceous, hand-built earthenware pots decorated with bold...” MORE>>
 
 
Castor & Pollux
238 W. 10th St.
New York City

 
 
Chelsea Market
75 Ninth Ave.
New York, NY

 
 
Cherry
19 8th Ave.
West Village
New York, NY

”One shopper’s castoffs are another’s treasures—and a great way to help save the planet....” MORE>>
 
 
Chocolat Moderne
27 West 20th Street
New York, New York

”bittersweet chocolate truffles...” MORE>>
 
 
Citizen:Citizen
284 North 8th Street
Williamsburg
Brooklyn, New York

”In 2001, Londoner Sweetu Patel met Brooklynite Nicole Gonzalez when he was in New York City showing his furniture designs...” MORE>>
 
 
C.O. Bigelow Chemists
414 Sixth Avenue
West Village
New York, New York

 
 
Crush Wine Company
153 East 57th Street
Midtown
New York, New York

”Some of this store’s best buys are older German Rieslings, like the 1994 Günther Steinmetz Brauneberger Juffer Auslese ($30). ...” MORE>>
 
 
Darr
369 Atlantic Avenue
Boerum Hill
Brooklyn, NY

”When I first moved to New York—that is, to Manhatt...” MORE>>
 
 
Delicious
24375 Route 25/Main Road
Orient

”You can also refuel at Delicious, a café that serves rich espresso and fresh croissants and is attached to, of...” MORE>>
 
 
Denim Library
2326 Seventh Ave.
New York, NY

 
 
De Robertis
176 First Ave.
New York, NY

 
 
Dinosaur Hill
306 E. 9th St.
New York, NY

 
 
Dylan's Candy Bar
1011 Third Ave.
New York, NY

 
 
Ekovaruhuset, New York City
123 Ludlow St.
New York, NY

 
 
Environment 337
337 Smith Street
Carroll Gardens
Brooklyn, NY

”When I first moved to New York—that is, to Manhatt...” MORE>>
 
 
Estella
493 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY

”When he's looking for inspiration, Mizrahi heads t...” MORE>>
 
 
Evans Farmhouse Creamery
5037 State Hwy. 23
Norwich, NY

”Third-generation dairy farmers Dave and Sue Evans produce exquisite organic milk from grass-fed Jersey and Ayrshire cows...” MORE>>
 
 
Everything Must Go
2281 First Ave.
New York, NY

 
 
F.A.O. Schwarz
767 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY

 
 
Fig
153 Ludlow St.
New York City

 
 
Fleisher’s (Rhinebeck)
47 E. Market St.
Rhinebeck, NY

”A roast beef gets a simple but punchy horseradish crust...” MORE>>
 
 
Fragments
997 Madison Avenue
Upper East Side
New York, New York

 
 
Freemans Sporting Club
8 Rivington Street
Lower East Side
New York, New York

 
 
The Future Perfect
115 N. Sixth Street
Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY

”If you hit only one design shop, make this the one....” MORE>>
 
 
Giant Robot NY
437 E. Ninth St.
New York, NY

 
 
Global Table
107–109 Sullivan Street
SoHo
New York, New York

 
 
Golden Calf
86 N. 6th St.
Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY

”When I first moved to New York—that is, to Manhatt...” MORE>>
 
 
Grace's Marketplace
1237 Third Ave.
New York, NY

 
 
Greenwich Letterpress
39 Christopher Street
SoHo
New York, New York

 
 
Grom
2165 Broadway
New York, NY

 
 
Han Ah Reum Asian Market
25 W. 32nd St.
New York, NY

 
 
H&H Bagels
2239 Broadway
New York, NY

 
 
Haven
83 S. Elmwood Ave.
Montauk, NY

”First came the fishermen. Then came the surfers. Now the formerly scruffy enclave of Montauk, at the easternmost point of...” MORE>>
 
 
Hot Bread Kitchen
Long Island City, NY

”Crackly thin za’atar, poppy seed and sesame lavash...” MORE>>
 
 
Houndstooth
485 Driggs Ave.
Brooklyn

 
 
Idlewild Books
12 W. 19th St.
New York, NY

 
 
Ina
101 Thompson St.
Soho
New York, NY

 
 
John Derian
6 E. Second St.
New York City

 
 
John Lobb
680 Madison Ave.
New York, NY

”When it comes to Mizrahi's shoes, only the best will do, so he heads to John Lobb for custom creations....” MORE>>
 
 
Kaight
83 Orchard St.
New York, NY

 
 
Kirna Zabête
96 Greene Street
SoHo
New York, New York

 
 
Laboratorio del Gelato
95 Orchard Street
Lower East Side
New York, New York

”Today, at his Lower East Side 'lab,' Snyder toasts almonds, chops mint, and experiments with olive oil, churning out wild...” MORE>>
 
 
La Petite Coquette
51 University Place
Greenwich Village
New York, New York

 
 
Layla
86 Hoyt St.
New York City

 
 
Legacy
109 Thompson St.
New York, NY

 
 
Leotine
226 Front St.
New York, NY

 
 
Little Stinkers Shoe Company
280 E. 10th St.
between 1st and A
New York, NY

 
 
Lounge
535 Warren St.
Hudson, NY

 
 
Make
1566 Second Ave.
New York, NY

 
 
Mark McDonald
555 Warren St.
Hudson, NY

 
 
Mary Arnold Toys
1010 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY

 
 
Mary's Dairy and Chocolate Bar
158 First Ave. between 9th and 10th Sts.
also 171 W. 4th St.
New York, NY

 
 
Matter
227 Fifth Avenue
Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY

”I knew friends who’d grown up there, but hardly an...” MORE>>
 
 
Mondel Chocolates
2913 Broadway
New York, NY

 
 
Montgomery
2312 Seventh Ave.
New York, NY

 
 
Moon River Chattel
62 Grand Street
Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY

”I knew friends who’d grown up there, but hardly an...” MORE>>
 
 
Moss
146 Greene Street
SoHo
New York, New York

 
 
Mrs. John L. Strong
699 Madison Avenue
New York, New York

”The company still specializes in indisputably appropriate stationery made from 100-percent-cotton archival paper­, but today's offerings have been known to...” MORE>>
 
 
N
114 W. 116th St.
New York, NY

 
 
Nancy Sharon Collins
New York, New York

”Leafing through a book of her designs, I was dumbstruck by a Valentine's Day party invitation featuring a heart-shaped monogram...” MORE>>
 
 
Nest Egg
84 Main St.
Phoenicia, NY

 
 
Nintendo World
10 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York

”At the company's ultramodern new flagship store, gamers test the latest products for free....” MORE>>
 
 
NK
99 Greene St.
New York City

 
 
Nubian Heritage
2037 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY

 
 
Odin New York
199 Lafayette St.
New York, NY

”A new branch of the metrosexual mecca stocks the store's exclusive, highly-coveted T-shirts. ...” MORE>>
 
 
Olatz
43 Clarkson Street
West Village
New York, New York