The best theater to see a movie that will change your life hosts new art-house titles (at its Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center), rep series and beaucoup festival offerings. Read more.
This beloved dive is the best bar to sing your heart out in a group. Every night, a pianist mines the Great American Songbook well into the wee hours for Broadway babies from all over the city. Read more.
The perfect antidote to gorgeous but expensive houseware shops, Fishs Eddy is filled with piles of unique, affordable and incredibly fun dishes and glasses...Secret-> Their products make people smile Read more.
I had naively originally thought Robert Indiana’s LOVE sculpture was unique to Philadelphia’s LOVE park. I couldn’t have been more wrong. The original image was designed for the Museum of Modern Art Read more.
The best place to see museum-quality gallery shows has perfected this high-end form. Shows such as “Picasso and Marie-Thérèse: L’Amour Fou” prove you don’t have to be MoMA to stage a blockbuster. Read more.
Designed by the Japanese architects SANAA: “The visual signals this building sends—it is at once crisp and pliable, solid and permeable—seem deliberately ambiguous.” Read more.
The woman who is revolutionizing the sale of photography through her 20x200 company also runs a small but ambitious gallery in SoHo. Founded only in 2003, it has already picked some winners. Read more.
Henry Clay Frick's former residence may have the densest collection of masterpieces in Manhattan, with works by Titian, Turner, and Vermeer, among others. Read more.
Love the arts? Explore one of the world’s most extensive collections of historic recordings, videotapes, sheet music, stage designs, posters, and photographs at the Library for the Performing Arts. Read more.
The best place to see museum-quality gallery shows has perfected this high-end form. Shows such as “Picasso and Marie-Thérèse: L’Amour Fou” prove you don’t have to be MoMA to stage a blockbuster. Read more.
Together with 92YTribeca, this is the best place in NYC to see a not-boring lecture. The 137-year-old organization hosts literary conversations, current events discussions and evenings of sing-alongs. Read more.
Check out the New York Interiors (1690-1906) permanent exhibition. It features elements of New York domestic environments from the late 17th through the early 20th centuries. Read more.
The best place to gawk at priceless art has a collection that is seemingly endless, spanning creepy Egyptian tombs to the shimmering Impressionist paintings to an unparalleled costume collection. Read more.
“All the history of the twentieth century will be in photographs—more than in words,” the museum’s founder told Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis for her 1975 Talk of the Town piece. Read more.
Japan Society has excellent wall texts in their art exhibits. Even if you're not the kind of person who normally reads them, give it a shot. Also, the high-tech toilets are a real treat. Read more.
Explore this institution’s collection of titillating photographs, films and all manner of erotic ephemera. Stop by the souvenir shop and pick up a copy of Adult Mad Libs to play with your date. Read more.
Banksy's 2nd piece in his month long NYC residency Better Out Than In is titled "Westside". Its located on 25th btwn 10th and 11th and reads "This is my New York accent... normally I write like this" Read more.
Several pieces around LES and Brooklyn where Banksy has added "The Musical" to existing graffiti. Part of his month long Better Out Than In NYC residency. Update - Its been painted over. Read more.
Several pieces around LES, Williamsburg, and Brooklyn where Banksy has added "The Musical" to existing graffiti. Part of his month long Better Out Than In NYC residency Read more.
Banky's seventh piece in BOTI is a single floating heart covered in band aids which, according to Banky's audio guide, is "obviously an iconic representation of the battle to survive a broken heart" Read more.
If you want to see the 10th piece in Banksy's BOTI, you'll most likely need to pay the local residents, who are keeping it covered with a piece of cardboard. $5 to view, $20 for a photo Read more.
The best spot to discover your new favorite hobby gives you an up-close view of its artisans-in-residence during its daily open studio. Interactive workshops offer hands-on training from the experts. Read more.
Become a BAM Cinema Club member for $70/year. Four bucks off movie tickets, invites to parties, screenings & filmmaker talks, and awesome other Brooklyn discounts. Totally worth it. Read more.
To get in here, you need to become a member of, and take a tour organized by, the New York Transit Museum. Read more.
"Max Neuhaus's Times Square is an invisible, unmarked block of sound at the north end of the pedestrian island. A rich harmonic sound texture emerges from a large underground vault covered by a gratin Read more.
The best New York-focused museum is housed in a decommissioned subway station. Make sure to see the excellent collection of vintage subway cars. Read more.
Formal park since 1887. Received trademark statue in 1906 although not named for Verdi until 1921. During 1960s-70s park went into decline & nicknamed Needle Park. Since cleaned up. More info in blog Read more.
1,800 original illustrations by artists from Norman Rockwell to Maxfield Parrish. Read our behind the scenes coverage: Read more.
ℹ Roam around and be overwhelmed by The Bitter End and New York in the travel guide "Rock & Roll Tour Manhattan" with Tales & Tours for your smartphone (offline maps too): http://j.mp/1wQtr6W → Read more.
Free Thursdays @ this museum dedicated to preserving & presenting the history, culture, & diverse experiences of people of Chinese descent in the US! Check out MetroFocus for other offers Read more.
The music here is amazing! The list of great artist who have played the Blue Note is phenomenal. The place itself .. not so much. Somewhat of a cave. But I always enjoy it anyway :) Read more.
The owner of BOW – Peter Glassman – is a kid lit author himself (read My Working Mom or The Wizard Next Door before you visit)! Powered by ParentsConnect.com Read more.
The best literary hot spot boasts a warm atmosphere, well-curated selection and convivial café. It also has the city’s first Espresso Book Machine, which prints a growing number of texts on demand. Read more.
Celebrating a resurgence in analog instant photography, this new store sells Polaroid cameras, compatible film, accessories and books. It also features an exhibit of Polaroid photography. Read more.
4 floors of exhibits across 54K sq ft. In 1964 building became known as the "Lollipop Building" via a scathing review of architecture. Building "re-faced" in 2008 w/22K glazed tiles. More info in blog Read more.
The Smithsonian museum network isn't just in D.C. Its design museum is tucked in Andrew Carnegie's 64-room mansion and features a gift shop to conquer all gift shops. Read more.