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Empire State Building

8 a.m.– 2 a.m.

Overlook the city on a historical landmark, or just look at it from the streets and instead overlook NYC with the Empire State Building within the view from the Rockefeller Center. Nonetheless, make sure you won’t miss this building, at least from distance, it’s a legend.

Empire State Building
350 5 Ave x 34 St, Midtown

Madison Square Park

In Madison Sq Park you can find a Shake Shack burger hub or, across the street, the Eataly foodcourt to get a bite and sit in the sun while looking at the famous iron shaped building right across.

Madison Square Park
Madison Ave x 23 St, Flatiron District

Flat Iron Building

You know this famous triangle-shaped building. Be aware, you won’t be able to actually enter, but the building is a “distance-must-see”.

175 5 Ave x 23 St, Flatiron District

ABC Carpet & Home

10 a.m.– 7 p.m.

So this isn’t a real sight, but a really inspiring interior store with extravagant goods for your home, that you shouldn’t miss, if you have a foible for decoration and furniture.

ABC Carpet & Home
888 Broadway x 19 St, Gramercy Park / Flatiron District

Union Square

Union Sq is a public place and park, where a lot of trains and paths cross. There is a Greenmarket to get fresh goods on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 8 a.m.– 6 p.m.; during Christmas season there is a Christmasmarket. Check out the German Hub for “Lebkuchen” and “Kinderpunsch”.

14 St x Broadway, Gramercy Park / Flatiron District

St Marks Place

The 8th Street between 3rd Avenue and Avenue A is called Saint Marks Place, a really lively and cultural Street of the East Village.

St Marks Pl (= 8 St), East Village

Milon

Bangladesh / Indian Restaurant
Even though this is more like a dinner place, it’s also a sight, and a lot of fun. This place is small, be prepared to duck, so you don’t hit the colorful lights at the ceiling. You’re allowed to bring your own booze!

93 1 Ave #2 x 6 St, East Village

Night

Local 92

Hummus bar & kitchen
Nice dinner place with open mic on Monday nights that feels like family

Local 92
92 2 Ave btw 5 / 6 St, East Village

East Village Social

Nice cozy bar, you can also get some food here.

East Village Social
126 St Marks (x Ave A), East Village

Rockwood Music Hall

6 p.m.– 12 a.m.

Various live acts every night, all shows are free unless otherwise listed; still, one drink per act is obligatory, be kind and tip the musicians.

Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen St x Houston, Lower East Side

Food

Eataly

Italian food market

Eataly
23 St x 5 Ave, Flatiron District

Mamouns Falafel

Falafel Restaurant

Mamouns Falafel
22 St Marks Pl (x 2 Ave), East Village

Juicy Lucy

Fresh juice bar, cakes & cookies

85 Ave A x 6 St, East Village/Alphabet City

Souvlaki GR

Cute greek restaurant

116 Stanton St x Essex St, Lower East Side

Sights

Brooklyn Bridge & Park & Carousel

Walk from Brooklyn to Manhattan. I’d recommend to walk this direction, so you can have the panorama of Manhattans Financial District within your view. Before you change boroughs, see the Brooklyn Bridge Park and the historic Jane’s Carousel on the Brooklyn side, while having an icecream or an hot chocolate from the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory. You can also take the East River Ferry from this pier. Note: The Brooklyn Bridge is way less crowded at night.

Brooklyn Bridge Park
East River Ferry
334 Furman St x Old Fulton St, Dumbo, Brooklyn

Staten Island Ferry & Statue of Liberty

Free ferry runs at least every hour, round-the-clock, more frequently during rush hours. If you don’t mind the Ellis Island history, and entering Liberty Island, see the Statue of Liberty from the Staten Island Ferry, which goes pretty close by on it’s way to the fifth borough.

Staten Island Ferry
Whitehall Terminal, 4 South St (x Whithall St), Financial District

Battery Park

If you prefer to have solid ground under your feet, you can also visit one of NY oldest parks in the very south of Manhattan to see the Statue of Liberty, or just to sit at the riverfront.

Battery Park
Battery Park, Financial District

Bowling Green

NYC’s oldest park with the famous bull.

Bowling Green
Whitehall St x Broadway, Financial District

Wall Street

The Wall Street itself is a street in the Financial District, where a lot of financial institutes are located. It’s also the home of the NY Stock Exchange. Sorry, you cannot enter the building.

Wall Street, Financial District

9/11 Memorial / Ground Zero & One World Trade Center

9 a.m.– 9 p.m., last entry to museum: 7 p.m.

Examine the site where 9/11 took place, learn about this historical tragedy and honor the victims at this national memorial. You will also notice the new One World Trade Center dominating the new skyline of the Financial District.

9/11 Memorial
1 Albany St (x Greenwhich St), Financial District

Night

Brooklyn Bridge & Williamsburg Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge is way less crowded at night, so you might consider walking over it when you have it pretty much for your own. As an alternative, when you already saw it by day and rather don’t want to see the same thing twice, walk over the Williamsburg Bridge, which will offer you a view onto Brooklyn Bridge and if you walk over from Brooklyn, you’ll end up close to Lower East Side and can go for some drinks.

Hill & Dale

If you’re walking down Delancey, coming from Williamsburg Bridge, this is a real nice Lower East Side spot for drinks and food, which honors the golden age of records.

Hill & Dale
115 Allen St x Delancey St, Lower East Side

Food

Grimaldi’s

The legend says Grimaldi’s brought the Pizza to America, and so to New York. Some say their coal-fire brick oven pizzas are the best in town. It’s located very close to the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn side.

Grimaldi’s
1 Front St x Old Fulton St, Dumbo, Brooklyn

Food trucks

In the Financial District, as in many other areas of Manhattan, are plenty of these vans that have been reconstructed to function as a little hub on the streets, ready to serve you food. You’ll find them mostly during working hours between men in suits who work for the financial institutes that surround you.

Sights

Central Park

Be prepared: You won’t be able to see the whole park, it’s huge. But you shouldn’t miss the tree alley and the little messages on the signs on the benches, neither should you miss the Bethesda Fountain, which is close to the Lake. Take a rest after crossing the Bow Bridge at the Loeb Boathouse.

Central Park
Central Park, Manhattan

Natural Museum of History

10 a.m.– 5.45 p.m.; pay what you wish

Come and see the bones of dinosaurs, learn about planets, the nature and don’t miss the dioramas! You’ll need a couple of hours if you want to see everything.

Natural Museum of History
Central Park W & 79th St, Upper West Side

Columbia University

Wander over this beautiful campus. You shouldn’t miss the overpass which crosses Amsterdam Ave at the height of W 116 St, as the view down the straight Avenue is really impressive.

Columbia University
116th St & Broadway, Morningside Heights

Morningside Park

This is a really nice park with a big difference in altitude in its terrain. It offers you a view on the streets when you’re at the top.

Morningside Park
Morningside Park, Harlem

Cathedral of St John the Divine

7.30 a.m.– 6 p.m.

This Gothic Revival Church isn’t just really interesting from the outside, but also from the inside. Depending on you, you can come here either for a service or to see art for free, even though a donation for the church is always happily appreciated.

Cathedral of St John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Ave x W 112 St, Morningside Heights

The Cloisters

10 a.m.– 5.15 p.m. Mar – Oct

10 a.m.– 4.45 p.m. Nov – Feb; pay what you wish

The museum and it’s gardens are devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe and are a part of the Met. Especially during summer, the garden and Fort Tyron Park make this a real calm hiding spot, that makes you feel the flair of southern europe, as you feel like you’re in the south of France rather than in northern Manhattan. Still, if you have been to actual cloisters and never liked it, there is no reason in going up here.

The Cloisters
99 Margaret Corbin Dr (x Ft Tyron Pl), Inwood

Night

Apollo Theater

Every Wednesday night at 7.30 p.m. there is the “Amateur Night”, a show that gives an opportunity to see many unknown, young, talented, new performers who get judged by the audience of the famous Apollo Theater.

Apollo Theater Amateur Night
253 W125 St (x Frederick Douglass Blvd), Harlem

Food

The Loeb Boathouse Central Park

I never made it in, it’s crowded because of the beautiful view. If you feel like you can afford a 8$ dessert, you should give it a shot, I think it’s worth it.

The Loeb Boathouse Central Park
Central Park, Manhattan

Shake Shack

For burger lovers

Shake Shack
366 Columbus Ave x W77 St, UWS

Kefi

Greek restaurant

Kefi
505 Columbus Ave (x 84 St), UWS

Red Rooster Harlem

American cuisine

Red Rooster Harlem
310 Lenox Ave (x 125 St), Harlem

Sights

SoHo & SoHo Shopping

SoHo stands for “South of Houston (St)”. Big stores are located on Broadway, but you shouldn’t miss the smaller stores on Crosby St, Spring St, Mercer St, Lafayette St, Prince St, Broome St, Greene St, Elizabeth St, Wooster St & W Broadway.

Highline

7 a.m.–11 p.m.

Go for a walk on a historic rail line elevated above the streets of Manhattan.

Highline
Runs North – South btw Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to West 34 Street, btw 10 and 11 Avenues, Chelsea

Chelsea Market

7 a.m.– 9 p.m.

Charming indoor food hall including a nice artist flea.

Chelsea Market
75 9 Ave x 15 St, Chelsea

Night

Chelsea Gallery Night

Chelsea Gallery Openings start around 6 p.m. on Thursdays. Get free art and free wine! Most of the galleries are located on the 20s streets between 10th and 11th Avenues. Please check the website below to get a free detailed map of current participating galleries! As you are in the area, you should stop by at Printed Matter. There are events almost every Thursday night.

Chelsea Gallery Night Map
Printed Matter
195 10 Ave (x 22 St), Chelsea

New Museum

11 a.m.– 6 p.m.

Thu:11 a.m.– 9 p.m. pay what you wish on Thursdays after 7 p.m.

Museum for new art with changing exhibitions.

New Museum
235 Bowery x Stanton St, Lower East Side

West Village

The West Village is the western part of “The (Greenwich) Village”, it’s a nice neighborhood with many small restaurants – wander around while choosing the nicest one.

West Village, Manhattan

Christopher Street

Greenwich used to be not just the centre of NY’s gay scene, but also the birthplace of the equal rights movement, which started with the Stonewall riots at Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in 1969. Every year there is the Gay Pride all over the world to remember that night and celebrate equal rights. See the Gay Liberation Monument in Christopher Park and treat yourself at Big Gay Icecream.

Big Gay Icecream
Monument: Christopher St x W4 St
Icecream: 61 Grove Street x 7 Ave

Bathtub Gin

You have to go to at least one Speakeasy, while you are in NY, this might be the one – hidden behind a small tiny “Coffee Shop”. Might be crowded and the drinks are not low budget, but it’s worth a visit!

Bathtub Gin
132 9 Ave (x 18 St), Chelsea

The Jane Ballroom at the Jane Hotel

If you love to dance you can have a great party while admiring the interior of this old fashioned furnished hotel lobby along with the younger party crowd of NYC.

The Jane Hotel
113 Jane Street x West St, West Village

Le Bain

If you want to have drinks and do like dancing with a view come to this rooftopbar of the Standard Hotel.

Le Bain
848 Washington St (x W13 St),Meatpacking District

Food

Balthazar & Bakery

French restaurant & Bakery

Balthazar Restaurant
80 Spring St (x Broadway), SoHo

Tartinery

French Tartine Restaurant

Tartinery
209 Mulberry St x Spring St, NoLita

Taïm

Nice, small Falafel Place

Taïm Falafel
45 Spring St x Mulberry St, NoLita

Rafele

Great Italian Food!

Rafele
29 7 Ave (x Morton St), West Village

Pastis

French bistro which is not quite low budget

Pastis
9 9 Ave x Little W12 St, Meatpacking

Sights

Bryant Park

Park with chairs, tables and free wifi and a free Ice Skating Rink during winter.

Bryant Park
42 St x 6 Ave, Midtown

Public Library

10 a.m.– 6 p.m.

This Beaux–Arts Library right next to Bryant Park is really worth a visit! You will hardly get to read, as you’re stunned by the building itself.

New York Public Library
42 St x 5 Ave, Midtown

Fifth Ave

Shopping & high buildings. Even if there are some stores you may not be able to afford anything in, you find legends like Tiffany&Co here. Enjoy the view up and the window decoration, especialy around Christmas.

5 Ave btw 59 St and 42 St, Midtown

Grand Central Terminal

The historic and famous train station. There is a “whispering gallery” on the righthand side under the arch in the dining concourse.

Grand Central Terminal
87 E42 St x Park Ave, Midtown

Chrysler Building

There is no rooftop with a view, but at least from distance this building is a must see.

405 Lexington Ave x 42 St, Midtown

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

10.30 a.m.– 5.30 p.m.

Fri: 10.30 a.m.– 8 p.m.; Free entry on Fridays after 4 p.m.

This is probably one of the most famous collections in the world, which covers a broad spectrum. It’s great to see the roots of computergaming, along with well known paintings, changing collections or to see works of smaller art movements as the Fluxus. If you go during the regular time, means if youpay the full price, you’ll get free entry to the MoMA PS1.

MoMA
11 W53 Street btw 5 / 6 Ave, Midtown

Roosevelt Island Tram

Take the tram over to Roosevelt Island. Starting at the Roosevelt Island Tram Station (Manhattan Side) you get a nice view down the Avenues and down East River. Once over, you can decide, if you want to go for a 30 min walk up to the little lighthouse at the north end.

2nd Ave x 60th St, Upper East Side

Metropolitan Museum

10 a.m.– 5.30 p.m.; Pay what you wish

The Met has a large collection of classics and ancient art. If you want to see everything in this enormous building, you better bring a lot of time to visit all of the old masters.

Metropolitan Museum
1000 5 Ave x E82 St, Upper East Side

Night

Rockefeller Center

If you want to see the City from above, choose the Top of the Rocks, its nice to go for the sunset. Get tickets before hand.

Rockefeller Center
45 Rockefeller Plaza, 5 Ave x 50 St, Midtown

Times Square

In the middle of “the Broadway” there is Times Square, known for its big screens flashing ads in tourists faces. It’s crowded but impressive.

Times Square
Times Square, Manhattan

Broadway Musical

Broadway itself goes across all of Manhattan, but what everybody thinks of, when they hear Broadway, are the shows located between 42nd and 53rd. Affordable alternative: Off-Broadway shows. Come here to see one of the famous shows.

Broadway
Broadway, Manhattan

Food

Rockefeller Center Concourse

Get a coffee while watching people (ice)skating on the famous rink (winter only).

Rockefeller Center Concourse
45 Rockefeller Plz, 5 Ave x 50 St, Midtown

Grand Central Dining Concourse

You can find various food places in the basement of Grand Central

Grand Central Terminal
87 E42 St x Park Ave, Midtown

The Plaza Food Hall

While rooms in the famous Plaza are expensive, the bites in the underground Food Hall aren’t.

The Plaza
1 W59 St (x 5 Ave), Midtown

Ellen’s Stardust Diner

You get burgers and a Broadway performance with it in this tourist magnet.

Ellen’s Stardust Diner
1650 Broadway x W51 St, Times Square

Sights

Coney Island

1st of January: Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Swim; June: Mermaid Parade; Amusement park, beach & promenade. Due to opening hours of the park and the famous Cyclone rollercoaster (which are changing throughout the year) and the neighborhood, I suggest to get here during the day, not after sunset.

Coney Island
1208 Surf Avenue, Coney Island, Brooklyn

Greenwood Cemetery

8 a.m.– 5 p.m.

This beautiful historic landmark was built to also be a park and used to be really popular for walks and picnics before NY’s two big parks were built. You better take a map with you from the entry.

Greenwood Cemetery
500 25 St, Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn

Prospect Park

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Arch and Sat. 8 a.m.– 4 p.m. Greenmarket at the North side at Grand Army Plaza where Flatbush Ave crosses Prospect Park West. There is the lakeside (ice) skating rink in the south of the park.

Prospect Park

Lakeside Brooklyn
Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

10 a.m.– 4.30 p.m. winter

10 a.m.– 6 p.m. summer

Come to this beautiful botanic garden for the cherry blossoms, but also any time else for the greenhouses.

Brooklyn Botanic Gardeng
990 Washington Ave x President St, close to Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Williamsburg

11 a.m.– 6 p.m.

Welcome to Williamsburg with it’s shopping and hip restaurants. Great concept store: Space Ninety 8 (98 N 6th St x Whythe Ave), Great vintage store: 10ft single (285 N 6th Ave x Meeker Ave, close to Metropolitan Ave). Great Food: The Meatball Shop (170 Bedford Ave x N 8 Ave). Bring home some jewelery: Brooklyn Charm (145 Bedford Ave x N 9 Ave).

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

MoMA PS1

12 p.m.– 6 p.m.; pay what you wish

and free entry if you kept your MoMA ticket; The little sister of the MoMA in Manhattan is one of the oldest and largest nonprofit contemporary art institutions in the US and really worth a visit! Over the year they host events e.g. the NY Art Book Fair in September. Also don’t miss the round-the-year museum bookstore.

MoMA PS1
NY Art Book Fair
22–25 Jackson Ave x 46 Ave, Long Island City, Queens

Night

Guggenheim Museum

10 a.m.– 5.45 p.m.
(closed on Thursdays)

Sat: 10 a.m.– 7.45 p.m.; pay what you wish on Saturdays between 5.45 p.m. and 7.45 p.m.

Prepare to get here early, there is a long line to see the changing exhibitions.

Guggenheim Museum
1071 5 Ave, Upper East Side, Manhattan

Radegast Hall & Biergarten

Have a drink and some food in this fun Williamsburg Beer Garden.

Radegast Hall
113 N3 St x Berry St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Pier North Williamsburg

Have a beautiful view on Manhattan from this East River Ferry Pier (“North Williamsburg”) which is located close to N 6 St, off from Kent Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Food

Nathans Hot Dog

Nathans Famous Hot Dog

Nathans Famous Hotdogs
1310 Surf Ave, Coney Island, Brooklyn

Brooklyn Commune Cafe

Mon-Fri: 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sat-Sun: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Fri-Sun: 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Cute little Cafe

Brooklyn Commune Cafe
601 Greenwood Ave x Prospect Ave, close to Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Baked in Brooklyn

Get something freshly baked on your way at this bakery

Baked in Brooklyn
755 5 Ave x 26 St, close to Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn

Williamsburg

Plenty of restaurants are on and around Bedford Ave

Momofuku Milk Bar

Try the Crack Pie!

Momofuku Milk Bar
382 Metropolitan Ave, Wburg, Brooklyn

Sights

Chinatown

One of the biggest chinese communities in North America. You suddenly feel as if you are in a different culture. Come here during the day to see the lively streets and to feel as if you aren’t in New York anymore. The illusion will be perfect if you are around for Chinese New Year (Date of the New Moon between 21st of January and 21st of Feburary). Then you shouldn’t miss the parade with its colorful costumes, music and wagons. Besides authentic restaurants you may also find a fun karaoke place around.

Chinatown
Chinatown, Manhattan

Art Galleries & Openings in Chinatown

As in other areas in NY, you can find nice art galleries in Chinatown, too. You can find informations about changing exhibitions and openings on the website below.

Art Galleries in Chinatown
Chinatown, Manhattan

Little Italy

Right above Chinatown, between Lafayette & Mott St is South Europe waiting for you. You do best walking up Mulberry St, since Little Italy is more and more taken over by it’s asian fellow. Walk through the cute – former italian neighborhood – and get some tasty treats.

Little Italy
Little Italy, Manhattan

Nolita

Nolita is short for “North of Little Italy”, as it is a little up north of Little Italy. It is as nice as Little Italy, just without the feeling of Italy. It also feels a bit like SoHo already, and offers you nice stores and restaurants along its streets. You can also find the small “NoLita Market” (which is technically located in SoHo). Here you can get unique things like jewelry, sunglasses and leather bags. You should’t miss it! It’s located on Prince Street between Mulberry and Mott. Fri & Sat: 10 a.m.– 7 p.m., Sun: 11 a.m.– 7 p.m.

NoLita, Manhattan

Greenwich Village & Washington Sq

If you didn’t make it to Washington Sq Park when you were stralling around on Thursday, you shouldn’t miss it today. If you happen to spend Christmas in the city and don’t know where to go, there is a Christmas Eve Caroling under the Arch.

Greenwich Village, Manhattan

Night

Tacombi Fonda Nolita

This is a fun mexican place for dinner and drinks, the bar is inside an old VW bus.

Tacombi Fonda Nolita
267 Elizabeth St (x Houston), Nolita

Groove & Cafe Wah

Check out Groove on Macdougal St, a street you mustn’t miss anyway. They offer free live music every night. Also nice on Sundays is Cafe Wha?, a little down Macdougal St.

Groove
Cafe Wah
125 Macdougal St x W3 St, Greenwich Village

Apotheke

You might need a password to get into this 50s style Speakeasy in Chinatown. When I went this helped: People who illegally burned booze back then were called “Bootlegger”.

Apotheke
9 Doyers St #1 (x Chatham Sq / Bowery), Chinatown

Food

Italian Food Center

Great italian food

Italian Food Center
186 Grand St x Mulberry St, Little Italy

Ramen Takumi

Try the Curry Ramen!

Ramen Takumi
1 University Pl (x Waverly Pl), Greenwich

Pasticceria Rocco

They have awesome Pastry here

Pasticceria Rocco
243 Bleecker St (x Carmine St), Greenwich

RedFarm

Chinese cuisine

RedFarm
529 Hudson St, Greenwich

Café Petisco

Middle eastern restaurant

189 East Broadway x Jefferson St, Eastern Chinatown