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The Hotel on Rivington

The glass tower of THOR, as it's abbreviated, is a bit of an oddity amid the dingy low-rises of the Lower East Side, but the fact that it sticks out like a sore thumb gives its guests the benefit of an amazing view the likes of which you'd never get in midtown. The rooms all have floor to ceiling windows (mine had a view of the Williamsburg Bridge to one side and the distant towers of midtown Manhattan to the other). In an edgy design move, even the *showers* have full windows, which makes your morning scrub a bit more exciting than usual.

The Spotted Pig

An excellent "gastro pub" featuring local ingredients. Fantastic wine list and beer selection - the chargrilled burger with roquefort cheese is highly recommended!

EN Japanese Brasserie

A slice of Tokyo in the West Village - EN serves up fantastic food and drink in a beautiful, modern setting.

Swell small bookstore

Every trip to NYC we make a point of stopping in at Crawford Doyle, a small bookstore near the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It's got an impeccably 'upper east side' literary section, and a fine antiquarian selection up top.

Small, cozy, classy hotel

We stayed here for a couple of nights. The rooms were smallish, but very cozy, the hotel was spotlessly clean and the staff was friendly. Definitely worth the money!

Hudson Hotel: Great Outdoor Bar & A Great Scene

Love this hotel. You absolutely do not need to stay here overnight, but the outdcor bar is perfect starting in May. Trendy, but in a very bohemian way. The Library Bar inside is always a treat for a game of pool and is quieter to allow for a real conversation (gasp!). Try it!

Bubby's Restaurant

My all time favorite restaurant in Tribeca. Typical to see families from the neighborhood in this restaurant. Good selection of food, and known for their pies (so try one!). You will feel like Vermont was dropped into the middle of Manhattan...wood floors, laid back atmosphere..and great food.

Ate there last night - one issue is that they do not seem to be very sensitive to food allergies. Still a nice place / but pay attention to what you are eating if you have any diet concerns.

Blue Ribbon Bar

Hard to find, but worth looking for. This little wine bar has only 14 stools. Hidden in Greenwich Village...try to find it, and see what you think.

Read Zagat review: http://www.zagat.com/verticals/PropertyDetails.aspx?VID=11&R=114404

Tribeca Grand Hotel

If you want to stay with the "chic and cool" people this is the place. You can have a goldfish placed in your room. This was not a good idea as I thought mine looked very sad and lonely. Given that I was on my own and on business my pets demeanor did not lighten the mood.

They also do romantic weekend deals, it would be a great place to take a partner.

Great hotel: 6 Columbus Circle

A 60 Thompson Hotel. Good rates; out to attract new customers. Boutique hotel, cute rooms, good service, midtown location without big hotel obnoxiousness.

Divine

Delicious tapas!

Les Halles

For great steak and frites you gotta go.

Neue Galerie

A small art gallery dedicated mainly to the work of Gustav Klimt. Also has a collection of jewelry and clothing associated the artist's coterie.

ANTIQUE CAFE

Awesome cafe - free Wifi, great coffee, quirky staff, very good food. Cuuldn't really ask for much more

Great Jazz

BlueNote - Jazz and restuarant. Great music. Food OK

best stickers: de la vega.

a few doors from the physical graffiti house

The Spotted Pig

Every time I'm in New York (about 8 times per year) I visit The Spotted Pig. It's a fantastic local gastropub in the West Village with the best skirt steak and shoe string fries. Reminds me of London.

Margon, Times Square Cuban luncheonette

Stuck in the tourist hell-hole of Midtown? Try Margon, a tiny little lunch place on 46th St between 6th and 7th Ave. Massive portions of rice and beans plus a rotating menu of Cuban and Dominican favorites for less than $10. Don't miss the roast pork, chicharron de pollo, or substantial Cuban sandwiches.

For Designers

For design inspriration, visit Muji, Japan's vision of affordable goods.

Museum of Sex: Stinks.

It was a pretty big waste of time. Well, there were a lot of displays on the vast categories of fetishes. But the implicit commentary on gender roles, as well as a lack of perspective on the psychological aspects of these fetishes made for a pretty disturbing experience.

Long story short, if you just want to know about the mechanisms and tools, here's where to go. If you're looking for something more intellectual or broader than that, you'll be pretty disappointed.

MoMA

Of the three modern art museums (in three different cities in the US) that I've been to, this was probably my most favorite. The exhibition space is great, and the styles of artwork just meshed well with me; I thought everything was really fun to look at. I could spend hours in this museum.

Rockwood Music Hall

There's just no way that you can be allowed to fly through town without heading down to 196 Allen and checking out Rockwood Music Hall. A tiny venue, but it's the place that many famous artists pop into for an impromptu show, plus many of New York's best have started there, including Ingrid Michaelson and Dan Torres.

Liverwurst

My buddy Barry loves the Liverwurst sandwiches here.

The Spotted Pig

Fantastic little gastropub in in West Village that serves a stunning burger and shoestring chips.

Walking Tours Manhattan

The best way to see the city is with a native New Yorker on a walking tour. http://www.walkingtoursmanhattan.com

The Pod Hotel

This is an amazing hotel. Partially, because it is so inexpensive in NYC. However, also partially because it is so well designed.

For full warning, it does have shared bathrooms -- but they are private and always are very clean.

New York

Yeah

Looking Foward to Shopping

Before heading to New York, go to MadisonAvenueSpy.com to get the most up-to-date information on how to save a mint when shopping the all the stores you love like, Prada, Gucci, Chanel, Barneys, Saks Fifth Avenue etc.

Discount Clothing in NYC?

NY is known for it's great shopping, but don't be silly like Sarah Palin and pay full price!! Go to the NY landmark: LOEHMANN’S... New Discount Clothing Arrivals by Top-Tier European and American Designers Every Day

At Loehmann's discount designer stores, you'll always pay 30% to 65% less than you would at fine department stores - and that's every single day, regardless of the time of the season, regardless of how hot the fashion trend is: at Loehmann's, you'll always find the best, for less!

murrays bagels

really great bagels

Dylan's Candy Bar - a candy paradise for kids and adults alike. They even have some nostalgic and hard to find candies

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If you are a first-timer, go to the Times Square, snap a few memorable pics, explore a few landmarks of the city including the Statue of Liberty, The Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center. If you are an art lover, there can be no better place to visit than the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The MoMA & the MoMA store!

Brooklyn! Check out DUMBO, where you can go to Jacques Torres for the most delicious chocolate ever and Grimaldi's Pizza for authentic NYC pizza. Be prepared to wait a long time for Grimaldi's though. There is also Di Fara Pizza in the Midwood section of Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and its movie theatre - the Cinematheque - have great art and independent shows. Park Slope is a beautiful neighborhood of brownstones, with cute boutiques and awesome restaurants as well as Prospect Park on its east border. The Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Botanical Gardens are nearby.

Last spring I made it a point to find all the little parks in the city. Some very nice places have "Public Spaces"....the Trump Tower has one, Olympic Tower, and others along Park Avenue...I think they are fun to sit in and have lunch with friends, espc...if you want to keep costs low and grab a quick bite at a deli with a friend and people watch.

New york is a nice city to travel but not to settle down. Its so expensive and not soo clean....

Performance SPace 122 for theatre, dance and live performance of the edgy variety. - www.ps122.org

Home of the New York TV & Movie Tour, Sex & the City Hotspots Tour, Sopranos Sites Tour, Gossip Girl Sites Tour, and the Walking Tour of Central Park TV & Movie Sites. On Location Tours is the World's Largest TV & Movie Tour Company.

THe best place for the performing arts in the city. Dance, theatre, crazy performance.

I guess Louis Warning is right about the cost of living.

Described as "One of the most important Parish Churches in the United States" and an acclaimed example of French Renaissance Architecture, designed by Gram & Goodhue, built from 1911-1913, Saint Thomas Church is a must see and worship experience in Christendom.

Attend Evensong at 5:30pm Tues.-Thurs. (September-May), or the 11am Liturgy on Sundays to hear the world renowned Choir of Men & Boys, under the direction of John Scott, L.V.O. DMus perform Anglican choral works in support of Traditional Anglican High-Church Worship officiated by the Rector, Andrew C. Mead, O.B.E. DD

Ruby's is a long standing beach front bar from a by-gone era at Coney Island. Their jukebox still plays Sinatra, Dean Martin, Elivis & the like. They enjoy a "$1 Million Dollar" view, as Ruby's is in the boardwalk. It's an easy ride-30-45 minutes from Midtown on the subway and was voted in the 'Top 20 Sexiest Beach Bars' by the Travel Channel last season. **They open seasonally from Palm Sunday to Halloween.**

& the MoMA Design Store

Really smart modern architecture. Crisp detailing, but with elements of real fun. Great views.

The greatest opera company in the world.

BROOKLYN! try williamsburg off the L train, or the brooklyn promenade in Brooklyn Heights

Excellent and helpful toy shop, perfect for buying presents.

Agora Gallery, established 1984, is a fine art gallery dedicated to the promotion of national and international artists, providing quality and original art to established and emerging collectors, catering to special events in support of fine art, organizations that foster social awareness and promote environmental issues. The gallery is also the publisher of ARTisSpectrum Magazine and the sponsor of Art Mine.

indoor olympic swimming pool, outdoor swimming pool, soccer field, track, basketball courts, ice/roller skating rink ...