Arrive early at this best bar for birthdays to claim to prime barside real estate, and order a round of original cocktails mixed by rascally, white-jacketed gents. Read more.
One Louis Vuitton Friend of the House likes having the aficionado staff help her with recommendations and new inspirations. Find out who at the LV Amble site. Read more.
Come for brunch, lunch or dinner - the food in this chic café is a consistently delicious mix of French and Moroccan cuisines. The sidewalk tables are perfect for a sunny day.
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.
Don’t be confused by the ‘Vesuvio Bakery’ sign, left in homage to the previous bakery that stood here for decades. We tried the addictive chocolate chip cookies, delish!
This place is truly a hidden gem - a cozy Belgian beer bar with a vast array of beers on tap and an even more extensive bottled selection. We’ll definitely be back to enjoy the terrace on a sunny day.
Explore the architecture and art installations of this former elevated railway, or simply wile away an afternoon on one of the wooden lounge chairs. Stay for sunset, the views are gorgeous!
Beef hand-pulled noodles for $6! Ask for extra cilantro & dump a ton of chili oil in it. Sweet & spicy cucumber salad on the side. Oh, and stick your head into the kitchen to see the chefs at work!
Everyone knows to get the corn, but try the rice milk. Get it to go and walk around the hood.
When he's not out saving New York City, Peter Parker works as a newspaper photograper at the Daily Bugle, which has called New York's famous Flatiron Building home in the recent "Spiderman" movies Read more.
The Full Moon Exhibition in the Rose Center contains more than 75 rarely seen photographic prints from NASA's Apollo missions to the moon and are done in both impressive scale and stunning quality. Read more.
PHOTO: Anti-Vietnam war demonstrators burning the American flag during 1967 demonstration in Central Park. Click "More Info" Read more.
With an amazingly extensive collection of fashion-, and art-inspired books for the intellectually curious, this spot offers a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of Soho’s busy shopping streets
One of the most iconic structures in New York; perhaps best known for being climbed by a gigantic, kidnapped jungle ape clutching a screaming woman. Read more.
The first official meeting place of fledging press agent Sidney Falco and gossip titan J.J. Hunsecker in 1955's SWEET SMELL OF SUCESS. "Match me, Sidney." Read more.
Allen Baron’s lonely, hard boiled hit-man wanders Rockefeller Center at Christmastime in the b-noir classic BLAST OF SILENCE. Read more.
When you're going through a rough patch, just remember things'll be better when you get to America. Then remember you've already been here a week. The Chelsea Hotel is in America. Read more.
In the spring of 1968, William Greaves and his crew conducted a baffling, multi-layered experiment on the nature of filmmaking in this iconic park. The name of this experiment? SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM. Read more.
After John Lennon's death, Yoko Ono donated a million dollars to the city to create a memorial in his favorite section of Central Park, directly across the street from their home in The Dakota. Read more.
Simon & Garfunkel, Elton John, Dave Matthews Band, Diana Ross and Hall & Oates (among many others) have held massive shows in this thirteen-acre section of Central Park. Read more.
The Beacon began as a movie palace in 1929, and has since hosted artists from the Rolling Stones to Bob Dylan. The Allman Brothers' regular stints here were immortalized on "Peakin' At The Beacon." Read more.
Punk mecca CBGB launched the careers of the Ramones, Talking Heads, Blondie and Television. The legendarily grimy club continued to host rock shows by unknowns and legends alike until closing in 2006.
Hit up this bi-level "ultra lounge" boasting five differently-steezed areas (the retractable-roofed North Terrace, the cabana-stacked South Terrace...) set in highest rooftop bar in New York City. Read more.
Minimal decor showcases the bright flavors and impeccable quality of Chef Takayama's sushi offerings. Be warned, the space is small; only 16 seats at tables, plus 10 more at the bar to watch him work.
This is the temple of Masaharu Morimoto -- don't sit at a table like a chump. Reserve at the sushi bar, order the omakase tasting menu, and let the Iron Chef be your guide. [BlackBook] Read more.
Pick up a good book and head over to the Heather Garden, just walking distance from NYPL's Fort Washington Library. Read more.
CA (Eat, See) Sneak in an extended lunch by the pool, the view will make you forget you have to go back to the office! Read more.
NY (see) Go see the Christmas tree at the Rockefeller Plaza. You can even bring your ice skates and make a few rounds...
Lots of cute Japanese merchandise, books, stationary, clothes, pens, pop culture things with a decent cafe upstairs. Must see for anyone interested in anime/Japan in general.
