Before you wrinkle your nose at this unconditioned used book store, take a look around. You just might find a literary loving intellectual like D (Don’t You Forget About Me) Read more.
Choose between the seemingly endless gummy bear/dinosaur/letter combinations — Dewey's has sugar free, too! Read more.
Easy there Italian Stallion. Balboa hasn’t run these streets in a while. Head over to DiBruno’s or Claudio’s and eat some cheese. Read more.
The cheesesteak - one of our 101 Best Sandwiches in NY - is the kind that makes Philadelphia expats shed a silent tear of joy for the good old days on South Street — though they won’t admit it. Read more.
Small and well kept zoo. Only $7 for adults. You can feed the barn animals. The alpacas are especially friendly if you have food. The goats, not so much.
Before 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, this was site of the President’s House and Philly was the US Capital. 9 enslaved Africans are commemorated here. Read more.
This new LES spot is doing a kind of French rustic thing, with beers-from-around-the-world & an amazing list of specialty cocktails. So come sip your absinthe & champagne & 'oublie tout'. Read more.
Mario Batali presents a 50,000-sq-ft gastro-playground with seven separate eateries, multiple food stores, a rooftop beer garden, a culinary bookstore and an educational center. Yum!
The restaurant's signature crêpe includes smoked salmon, eggs and dill crème. An average lunch costs about $16, and the service is so efficient that a sit-down meal takes little more than 40 minutes. Read more.
The Italian-born owners here get their stock abroad, which means a great selection of brands like Valentino, Missoni, and Gucci. This year's Best of New York pick for vintage party dresses. Read more.
Balthazar is one of the NYT restaurant critic Sam Sifton’s 50 favorite NYC restaurants. To see the full list, get The Scoop iPhone app, an inside guide to New York: NYTimes.com/thescoop
They've been brewing beer in Lancaster since the 1700s, minus that pesky prohibition period. LBC is keeping it going with over a dozen microbrews. Cheers!
Done with last season's DVF dress? Donate it to this charity shop that deals in couture. Or go shopping—vintage is always in, if you know how to wear it correctly. Read more.
Check-in here and you earn yourself a free beer. Order a burger and onion rings and earn yourself a happy tummy. Hey, did you use our QR code here? Read more.
This cemetery opened in 1838 and has approximately 600,000 graves spread out over 478 acres. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2006.
This year, NY’s most famous haunted house is set in an insane asylum. In one room, you violate a superstition; in the next, you learn why you shouldn't have.
Head to liberty island before October 2011-- in mid-autumn, the statue will be closed down while a new staircase is installed. Read more.
This Dumbo mainstay is the latest to get in on the hipster movie theater trend. This week, they unveil a 60-seat space for indie films, with concessions including bacon popcorn and stuffed pretzels. Read more.
This sweet tapas spot's got a seasonally-changing menu of 200+ dim sum-style noshes. Adventurous types'll try the Andalusian-style fried squid. For courage, try any of the Spanish brews/wines/sangria. Read more.
