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https://maps.app.goo.gl/MSrCaqqkpBLr3irZA?g_st=i

Apps

• Google maps to get around walking or public transportation
• Setup Apple or Google Wallet to tap to pay for Subway or Bus
• TodayTix for shows

Museums

Favorites in order

• Metropolitan Museum of Art a/k/a The Met – www.metmuseum.org – 5th Avenue and E. 84th St.
• The Frick (mansion with art works)
• Morgan Library (old books)
• Cooper-Hewitt (design)
• The Met Cloisters (medieval)
• Museum of Modern Art a/k/a MOMA – www.moma.org – W. 53rd btw. 5th and 6th Ave.
• Whitney Museum of American Art – www.whitney.org – Madison and E. 75th St.
• Guggenheim (modern art) – toilet bowl building is the main attraction
• Natural History (dinosaurs)
• NY Historical (across the street from Natural History)
• Intrepid (military aircraft carrier)

All museums http://www.ny.com/museums/all.

Sites by area

• Walk the High Line – www.thehighline.org
• Visit Chelsea Market – www.chelseamarket.com
• Grand Central Terminal
• Rockefeller center – Meander down 5th Avenue, past Cartier, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Rockefeller Center, Jeweler’s Row, etc. Start at E. 59th, by Central Park, FAO Schwarz and the Apple store
  • Plaza
  • Apple Store
  • FAO Schwartz
  • Central Park (lower section)
  • Take a ride to the “Top of the Roc,” Rockefeller Center – www.topoftherocknyc.com
  • Ice Skating (winter)
  • Rough Trade Records
• Upper West Side (like Seinfeld)
  • Seinfeld Diner
  • Columbia University
  • St John the Divine (world’s largest gothic cathedral)
  • Greenflea flea market (Saturday/Sunday) near Natural History
• Walk around in the East Village / SOHO
• Shop Macy’s at Herald Square – www.macys.com
• High-end shops on 5th Avenue Electronics – best is B&H near Times Square http://www.bhphotovideo.com/ (closed Saturdays)
• Central Park
  • Central Park, particularly Bethesda Fountain and Poet’s Walk (enter at Central Park West and W. 72 ) http://www.centralparknyc.org/site/PageServer?pagename=virtualpark_southend_bethesdaterrace
  • Many free events too http://www.centralpark.com/events/
• West Village
  • Stroll along Bleecker Street in the West Village
  • Murray’s Cheese
  • Amy’s Breads
  • Bleecker Street Records
  • sundry other shops
• Circle Line Dusk Boat Cruise around Manhattan and Brooklyn – www.circleline42.com
• For theatre lovers
  • Shakespeare in the Park – FREE! – http://www.publictheater.org/content/view/126/219/
  • Install app called TodayTix and find a cheap last minute show
• For fans of comedy
  • Westside Comedy westsidecomedy.com
  • Comedy Cellar – www.comedycellar.com
• For photographers
  • B&H – www.bhphotovideo.com
  • ICP – used to be good gallery but less so today
• For book lovers
  • the Strand Bookstore – www.strandbooks.com
  • NY Public Library – main branch at Bryant Park – walk from Times Square

Other stuff http://www.ny.com/sights/misc.html

Food

Try to skip food around Times Square

a world-class restaurant (like Union Square)

quintessential NY seafood (Oyster Bar at Grand Central station).

• Upper West Side
  • INDIAN: Indus Valley – Broadway and W. 100th
  • ITALIAN: Genaro – Popular w/ the locals and with Kevin Bacon-Kira Sedgwick (also locals but I just had to name drop) on Amsterdam and W. 93rd
  • ITALIAN – Carmine’s – family style Italian on Broadway and W. 91st. Always crowded but also always good. http://www.carminesnyc.com/reservations/uwny.php
  • PERUVIAN: Pio Pio – Amsterdam and W. 94th http://www.piopionyc.com
  • JAPANESE: AsiaKan – Amsterdam and W. 94th http://asiakannyc.com/
  • SEAFOOD: Well beyond the moderate price range but good for seafood. Ocean Grille – Columbus and W. 78th (turn left out of apt. and walk south until 79th street then turn left onto W. 79th, cross over Amsterdam and follow W. 79th to Columbus. turn right onto Columbus and walk 1 block to Ocean Grille) http://www.brguestrestaurants.com/restaurants/ocean_grill/index.php DRINKS: Dive Bar: Not really a true dive (there’s a slightly aquatic theme) but my favorite spot in the city for a good beer and veggie burger. Amsterdam and W. 96th. http://www.divebarnyc.com/
  • Unwined: Wine bar on W. 95th between Broadway and West End Avenue. (Turn right out of my apt. and make a left onto W. 95th. It will be attached to Symphony Space on W. 95th)

• Red Cat – Generous portions of creative, wholesome New American cuisine in Chelsea. 10th Ave. and W. 23rd. http://www.theredcat.com/redcat.html
• Cafe Cluny – Fresh French/Mediterranean-influenced cuisine in the Village. W. 4th at W. 12th. http://www.cafecluny.com/

• West Village
  • Little Owl – we consider best small restaurant
• Union Square Cafe – A NY institution near Union Square. We usually order dinner at the bar as this is more casual than the main dining area. Also, if you enjoy white wine, splash out on a glass of Sancerre. E. 16th between Union Square and 5th Ave. www.unionsquarecafe.com/