You'll score a deal so amazing at Century 21, you'll brag about it for years. Avoid the lines - wear leggings and a camisole so you can try on clothes in the middle of the store. Read more.
A NYC tradition since 1938 and always full of characters day or night, we recommend the delicious duck lo mein or anything from the 'oriental specialities' menu
If you love dumplings as much as me you have to eat these awesome soup dumplings!! They will be on your table before you put the menu down. -Ed Cotton, Top Chef
Try the Stamina Soba, which combines savory and briny seaweed-bonito stocks and features pork belly, scallion and a plump ginger-chicken meatball. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Walk into this old school candy shop and become a kid again. Any candy you can think of, they'll have it. Time to get your sweet tooth on!
Try the Chilorio brisket taco, braised for four hours with ancho chili, garlic and a mix of spices. It's one of NYC's 26 best tacos! Read more.
Best cheesecake ever. Strawberry. Omg. I die. I've been thinking about this for 2 days straight. Must go back.
Do supermodels really have super powers? In Maybelline’s Falsies commercial, Erin Wasson and gang pull some major power moves. You can grab a tube of the super-powered mascara here.
Lots of cool stuff here from vintage clothes/bags, jewelry, scented candles & bath salts, hair accessories, tshirts, iPhone cases and locally manufactured goods.
you can borrow a camera any time for free!!! go to one of their classes, $10, free film, borrow a camera for the class and get a 10% off coupon for your next purchase!
This store boasts 18-miles of books. As recommended by Travel Channel host, Anthony Bourdain.
Great Tourist Site. The entire menu is CHOCOLATE!- Jill Zarin, Real Housewives of New York City
Really good bubble tea!! And super cheap!! Try a veggie sesame pancake while your at it...perfect "in between classes" snack!
One-size-fits-all kind of place that's open early and late. A varied American menu with something for everyone, a hopping bar, plenty of tables in a buzzy room and a photo booth in the basement.
Get pastry chef Christina Tosi’s pretzel cake truffles, which spins bodega pretzels into supremely moist cake balls. They’re one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Everyone knows about the great hot dogs here (especially the deep fried dog), but walking through the phone booth is a little hidden gem we love.
The P.H.O. Real, one of our 101 Best Sandwiches in NY, takes on the considerable challenge of reinterpreting a bowl of Vietnamese soup as a kaiser-roll sandwich - and wins.
The first specialty coffeehouse in NY. Awesome, awesome coffee, and the baristas as well as the caffeine addicted customers are super friendly.
Village Voice is excited to have Doughnut Plant at the 2012 ChoiceEats food fest! Full list of restaurants here: http://ow.ly/8QjDQ
The best place to remember why you love Manhattan takes you above the city while keeping you rooted in urban life: Walk through a field of wildflowers as cabs zoom along the street beneath you.
A holy food emporium! Go for our favorites; Amy's Bread, 9th Street Espresso, Sarabeths and Fat Witch Bakery!
No better place to get the makings of a world class Easter basket for the kids!
Very interesting goods. It's fun just to look around! Perfect thing to do on a weekend after a nice brunch!
This is where it all begins. Or ends. Where S returned from boarding school, where B headed to Yale, and where D and S struck up an unlikely romance. (I Will Always Love You) Read more.
Whisper into the corner... And it can really be heard across the across the room in the opposite corner!
This is my favorite place to go and pick out books! I always get so caught up looking through the shelves and end up spending hours here!
The NBC Experience Store has amazing merchandise from all the hit NBC shows. Also, the NBC Studio Tour is located on the second floor of the store. I had the best experience on the tour! Read more.
One of the best times to go is just about sunset...you get to see the city during the day at sunset and then a short while later you get to see it lit up with all the lights..Awesome..Best view of NYC Read more.
Sex and the City happened here. Trading in designer cigarettes for sweet confections, Carrie fought her addiction with Magnolia Bakery treats.
This area was originally named Longacre Square but was renamed in 1904 when the NY Times moved to the skyscraper now known as One Times Square at 42nd St., famous for the Times Square Ball drop.
Step into a world where movie & games become real! This HUGE store even has a Ferris wheel inside!! Come on parents feel like a child again!
This store is GINORMOUS, with people and clothes spaced over four floors! We especially enjoy their inventive billboard outside the store.
You talkin' to me? In 1976's "Taxi Driver" Robert Deniro gives himself a new haircut and sets out to Columbus Circle to assassinate a senator. Spotted by Secret Service, he quickly flees Read more.
Stop by for the Mad About Fashion event 6-8pm on February 10th and enjoy a Frappuccino drink cocktail. Fashion designer Tracy Reese will be there, too, 6-7:30pm.
A real-life Candy Land with two floors of rainbow sweets that beckon stars like Taylor Swift and the Beckham boys. Tip: Get bang for your buck with the pre-packed baskets.
Not just for commuters…tourists should take a ride not only for the fantastic views, but to go take a stroll around Roosevelt Island. A ride costs $2.25 each way.
This editor lunch favorite also has takeout sandwiches and nutter-butter cookies for fashionistas on the run.
From soap, earrings and watches to oysters, ice cream and bicycles, the Flea is an ode to the city’s dedicated craftsmen. In a word: it makes you happy.
Tucked away are the conservatory gardens of French, English and Italian design, each fragrant with the blooms of the season. Here you will escape the crowds, the noise and bustle of the city.
The natural waterfall at the Ravine is a beauty (especially with fall foliage)! Sit on a rock and forget that you're in the middle of Manhattan
27 buildings resembling Tudor homes with colorful doors, shutters and timber frames grace this gated street that's tucked away on the Upper West Side, nearly completely out of view to passersby. Read more.
A Thai man arrives in New York, eats a bagel and says, "I'm going to make this my life." Absolute Bagels is the immigrant ethic at its best. Best bagel in Manhattan.
Made famous by Seinfeld, Tom’s Restaurant is a Columbia student staple that has been around since the 1940s. It is perfect for Greek-American diner classics or a milkshake and gravy fries at 3 a.m. Read more.
Arguably the best pizza in NYC, we just wish they sold it by the slice! Oh well, good excuse to go out with a group of friends.
Here you’ll feel the power, romance and glamour of Gotham. The Statue of Liberty presents her torch of freedom while downtown’s skyscrapers reach the clouds.
Try the addictive Sundae of Broken Dreams, 2 vanilla scoops topped w/ caramel sauce from Nine Cakes bakery, homemade whipped cream & bits of broken pretzel. It’s 1 of our #100best dishes & drinks 2011 Read more.
The cherry blossom festival is a must-see. But any time of year this is a great escape from city life and a great place to take visitors who are convinced we have NO nature in nyc.
Go to The Bagel Hole and treat yourself to the best bagel in the city. Crusty on the outside, dense and chewy on the inside, get one Hot and fresh with cream cheese!
Delicious dark chocolate that's as tasty as the packaging is beautiful.
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. Read more.
The best museum to spend the day in boasts unparalleled holdings in 20th- and 21st-century art, the Sette MoMA restaurant, a plush movie theater and the MoMA Design Store. 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.
And remember, when someone asks you if you're a god, you have always to say "YES"!
Go downstairs and get your picture taken in the photo booth...and while you're there do some star watching.
The food here is good but what keeps people coming back is the rich, delicious cheesecake. Stick to the original cheesecake, they just know how to do it right, time and time again.
The lighthouse was first established in 1889 in Sandy Hook, NJ, where it stood until 1917. It was reconstructed here in 1921 & was in operation until 1947.
...the LOVE sculpture by Robert Indiana was first exhibited in NYC in 1970! Now there are close to 30 in multiple versions and a variety of colors, on display around the world. Spread the Love...
