Walk the whole thing (sunset = best). If its night time, look for the exhibitionists Doing Their Thing in the windows of the Standard Hotel. Sit in sunken mini-theater (you'll know it when you see it)
One of my top 2 go-to spots for dinner in the East Village (the other being Casmir). I always go for: strip steak medium rare, béarnaise sauce, fries, escargot, cabernet. (ps: decent brunch too)
As the name suggests, the Earth Room is a room full of dirt. Rich, dark dirt, knee deep, housed in a 3600 square foot room in Soho, intriguing viewers for the past 30 years.
Kind of an under-the-radar pick, but the burger here is one of the best I've had in NYC. Also, if you don't order the Scotch Egg I'm going to come down and punch you in the face. It's delicious.
The Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 1883. It was the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903 and the first steel-wire suspension bridge.
The most wonderful & crazy pile of books in Brooklyn. Spend a couple hours in there and you won't walk away empty handed. I love this store.
This indie spot boasts a tremendous fiction section, a roomy children’s nook, and lots of coffee-table books on hand-built bicycles and other Brooklyn preoccupations. Great author readings, too! Read more.
Oh my!!! This place is so delicious! Tried the vodka pizza and the cavatelli with mushrooms! One of the best dishes I had being in NYC
The lost and found in this once glorious transit hub took in more than fifteen hundred umbrellas in 1947, according to a Talk of the Town story. Read more.
“Immaculate, rectilinear, capacious, and chaste,” John Updike wrote in 2004 after the museum’s renovation. Read more.
The best touristy venue, this 80-year-old landmark is simply stunning. Check out the Art Deco flourishes in the lobby, restored to its original gilded splendor in 2009. Read more.
The best year-round market brings together 150 local vendors carrying all manner of vintage, handmade and antique wares. The Flea will move to its winter location on November 26.
