Arts / Museums

Performing Arts | Metropolitan Opera (tours) | NYC Opera |
| NYC Ballet | ABT | BAM | Barge Music |
| Carnegie Hall | NY Philharmonic | Lincoln Center |
N.B. with a student ID, you can get $25 tickets! at the Met (rear orchestra), and $10 tickets! (limited availability, usually same day only) at NYCO and Lincoln Center.
Fine Arts | Met (tours) | MOMA QNS | MOMA PS1 | Museum Mile |
| Guggenheim | Whitney | Neue Gallery | ICP |
| Chelsea (description) | NY Art World (list) |
Natural World | Central Park | Natural History | Rose Planetarium |
| Central Park Zoo | Bronx Zoo | Botanical Garden |

Shows / Events

Shows | TKTS | Radio City | David Letterman | Big Apple Circus |
Sporting Events | Yankees | Mets | Rangers | Giants | Knicks |
| MSG | Meadowlands | Yankees Stadium tour |

Dining

Brunch Cafe Colonial (Brazilian)
73 E. Houston /Elizabeth | 212-274-0044
bright, airy, brazilian influenced cafe.
Coffee Shop
29 Union Square West /16th | 212-243-7969
food is awesome, waitstaff is cute, and celebs are regulars. especially love the burger or fish & chips with rosemary fries.
Relish
225 Wythe Ave /North 3rd (Williamsburg) | 718-963-4546
sceney railcar-style diner. great food.
Broadway Diner
85 Broadway /Berry (Williamsburg) | 718-486-3077
moody and quaint, just under the Williamsburg bridge.
Felix (French)
340 West Broadway /Grand | 212-431-0021
very euro, very crowded. especially weekends or the World Cup. on Sundays, people drink Bloody Mary's and stay all day.
Bubby's
120 Hudson /North Moore | 212-219-0666
haven't been in a long time... old JFK Jr hangout.
Isabella's (Mediterranean)
359 Columbus Ave /77th | 212-724-2100
large, airy UWS brunch spot. perfect place to bring the parents.
Sarabeth's
423 Amsterdam Ave /80th | 212-496-6280
1295 Madison Ave /92&93rd | 212-410-7335
good but very crowded. [Sarabeth's Website]
Nello's (Italian)
696 Madison Ave /64th | 212-980-9099
expensive hangout for the generally older, urbane, & priviledged.
Cafe Leibowitz (Viennese)
14 Spring Street /Elizabeth | 212-219-2399
a lot of hype, but still haven't been yet...
Dinner Cafe Luise (eclectic)
129 Rivington /Norfolk | 212-673-5820
just opened, very cheap, BYOB. and the food is simply delicious!
Schillers (French)
131 Rivington /Norfolk (LES) | 212-260-4555
new, and now the trendiest place downtown.
packed even early in the week! too bad the food is very so-so.
Oliva (Spanish)
161 E. Houston /Allen (1st Ave) | 212-228-4143
great moody atmosphere, music, and people. and the steak!
Coffee Shop
29 Union Square West /16th | 212-243-7969
food is awesome, waitstaff is cute, and celebs are regulars. especially love the burger or fish & chips with rosemary fries.
Vermicelli (Vietnamese)
1492 Second Ave / 78th? | 212-288-8868
delicious. and great $8 box lunch prices.
Mediterraneo (Italian)
1260 Second Ave /66th | 212-734-7407
excellent and moderately priced. sit outside on cool fall evenings.
Inoteca (Italian)
98 Rivington /Ludlow (LES) | 212-614-0473
airy, new, sceney tapas. but authentic menu needs a translator.
Epicerie / Cafe Charbon (French)
168-170 Orchard /Stanton (LES) | 212-420-7520
ok french bistro fare from the owners of Flea Market.
Asian Shanghai Gourmet (Chinese)
100 Mott St /N of Canal | 212-732-5533
easily the best shanghai in NYC. guotie (fried dumplings) are crisp and delicious. and my shanghai friends say the xiao-long-bao (soupy pork buns) are better than shanghai. i'd have to agree! [and don't be fooled by Joe's]
Jing Fong (Chinese)
20 Elizabeth St /S of Canal | 212-964-5256 [Website]
good then bad, and now excellent! huge tasty selection, even past 1pm.
Dim Sum a Gogo (Chinese)
5 East Broadway /Chatham Square off Bowery | 212-732-0797
gourmet dim sum prepared to order. a good alternative for late afternoons.
Shabu Tatsu (Japanese)
216 E. 10th St /1-2nd Ave
easily the best shabu in NYC! especially since the uptown locations closed.
Yakitori Taisho (Japanese)
5 Saint Mark's Place /3rd Ave | 212-228-5086
easily the best japanese fast food in NYC. Tonkatsu Ramen & Tatsuta Age!! [note- no sushi.]
Decibel (Japanese Sake Bar)
240 E 9th St /2-3rd | 212-979-2733
take the sign down already! for years, was the uber-hip hangout, and still is. and now, so many more appetizers! (albeit not as good as Taisho.)
Nyonya (Malaysian)
194 Grand St /Mott & Mulberry (Little Italy) | 212-334-3669
Malaysian with local atmosphere. a favorite of my friends from S'pore.
Woo Lae Oak (Korean)
148 Mercer St /Houston & Prince (Soho) | 212-925-8200
expensive reincarnation of the best of Little Korea. and the DakNalKeJoRim! [Website]
Expensive Pico (Portugese Blend)
349 Greenwich St /Jay & Harrison (S Tribeca) | 212-343-0700
this was my absolute favorite before 911. with fresh baked bread, and detailed appointments, this was culinary perfection. unfortunately, with the economic downturn, they scaled back their price points, and recently changed to "Dominic Restaurant & Social Club". haven't been back yet...
Noodle Pudding (Italian)
38 Henry Street /Cranberry & Middagh (Brooklyn Heights) | 718-625-3737
a favorite among Martha's inner circle, from an inside source. near perfect. yet still relatively unknown.
Capsouto Freres (French)
451 Washington St /Watts (West Tribeca) | 212-966-4900
like finding a secret restaurant, this is a jewel. [Website]
Grand Tier (at the Metropolitan Opera)
Metropolitan Opera /Lincoln Center (UWS) | 212-799-3400
a first rate restaurant for years with perfect souffles. still good, but the souffles are getting eggy. [Website]
Mercer Kitchen
99 Prince St /Mercer (Soho) | 212-966-5454
from good to bad to good. modern fare in a modern setting. easily the best of J-G's restaurants, although haven't been lately. and N.B. Jean-Georges on Columbus Circle is NOT good.
Diner / Burgers Veselka (Ukrainian)
144 Second Ave /2nd Ave | 212-228-9682
24hr service and scene. grilled cheese on wheat, and the chicken noodle soup!!
JG Melon
1291 Third Ave /73rd | 212-744-0585
simply, the best burgers on the UES.
Coffee Shop
29 Union Square West /16th | 212-243-7969
food is awesome, waitstaff is cute, and celebs are regulars. especially love the burger or fish & chips with rosemary fries.
Corner Bistro
331 W. 4th St /Jane (Way West Village) | 212-242-9502
total dive bar, but cheap juicy burgers. and chili!
View River Cafe
1 Water Street /Manhattan Bridge (Brooklyn) | 212-228-9682
endoite for engagements and special occasions. [website]
Boathouse Cafe
Central Park /enter on 72nd | 212-517-2233
beautiful sunset view over the park. [website]
Water Club
500 E. 30th St /FDR Drive | 212-683-3333
for most manhattanites, psychologically hard to get to. but used to have a great sunday brunch! [website]

Hotels

Selected | Habitat | Gramercy Park Hotel | Howard Johnson (East Village) | Larchmont Hotel | Washington Square | |
Other | 60 Thompson | W Union Square | Hudson Hotel | Soho Grand | Tribeca Grand | Chambers | Mercer Hotel |

Touring

Attractions

  Lonely Planet
  Visitor's Guide
  CitiMaps 		| Empire State Building | Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island | WTC | Wall Street | Grand Central Station | Times Square | Central Park | Rockefeller Center | NY Public Library (tours) |
| Fifth Avenue | Madison Avenue | Park Avenue |
| Staten Island Ferry | South Street Seaport | Coney Island | City Island |
Neighborhoods

  Neighborhood Guide
  Lower Manhattan
  NYC Skyline
  NYC Architecture
  NYC BIDs
  Community Maps
  Myk's NYC 		Midtown
| GCP (tours) | Midtown East | Midtown West |
Where the bulk of NYC's bankers, lawyers, and other corporate workers show up every day — especially Park, Madison, & Fifth Ave. in the 50s.
Upper East Side (UES)
| uppereast | goCityKids |
Older, more affluent, and more conservative (some might say more sterile) side of uptown, flanked by cheaper matchbox apartments for recent graduates and others. Especially beautiful are madison and lexington in the 60s. and of course all the museums (the met, whitney, guggenheim, etc.).
Upper West Side (UWS)
| Lincoln Square BID | goCityKids | westside | Riverside Park |
Newer, less established, and generally more aesthetic (more trees and brownstones) side of uptown — especially the lincoln center area (65th & broadway) and the area around the natural history museum (77-81st & columbus).
Central Park
| centralpark | conservancy | shakespeare | summerstage |
Frederick Law Olmsted's magnificent gift to generations of NYers. My favorite spots include the boathouse, the carousel, belvedere castle, the mall, the sailing pond ('Conservatory Water' for model sailboat racing), and my favorite — the bridal path around the reservoir, on a horse from claremont.

Soho
Nolita
East Village (Ave A)
LES (Ludlow & Orchard)
West Village (Bleeker from Broadway to Hudson/8th Ave)

Chinatown
Little Italy
Little Korea
Williamsburg
Flushing
Tours | Big Apple Tours | Circle Line | | | | | | | |
Shopping | | | | | | | |
Getting Around | | | | | | | |
Resources | Satellite Airline Terminal | It's Easy | | | | | |

Activities

Title | Claremont Riding | Rockefeller Center Ice Rink | Wollman Rink | The Loop | LI sailing circuit | Manhattan YC | Coney Island |
Title | | | | | | | |

Environs

Title | Philipsburg Manor | Kykyit | Dea Beacon | Storm King Art Center | Lyndhurst | Rhinebeck Airshow | |
Title | Metro North | Westchester | Greenwich | Hamptons | Boston | Washington, DC | Stowe, VT | Atlantic City |

Other Links

Title | hipguide | NYC Calendar | | | | |
Title | | | | | | | |

NYC Life

Resources | cass world | social diary |
Travel

Suggestions or comments?   email me.