New York City Boy
- Dalit Gliksman
- Jan 23, 2019
- 4 min read
Updated: Mar 11
The capital of shopping, fine dining, and one-dollar-pizza. This travel guide was planned so you could visit every neighborhood and its highlights, without spending too much time traveling from one edge of the city to another.
My two favorite seasons are Fall, early October before Halloween and Thanksgiving, the city starts to wear the holiday' decorations. And the early signs of fall appear on top of the trees. And the Spring; late May when the weather gets warm and everything blooms. If you are a summer type of person, travel during June-September (avoid mid-September when the U.N. Annual General Assembly takes place and the city is sold out)
The High Line, Chelsea Market, Whitney Museum, The Standard Hotel rooftop; Walk the old train tracks of Manhattan, starting at 34th Street &11th Ave (take the 7 train). Eat lunch at Chelsea Market, Visit the amazing Whitney Museum of Modern Art (Pay-as-you-wish every Friday from 19:00-21:30 ), and grab a drink on top of the stunning S tandard Hotel.
Brooklyn Bridge and Grimaldi’s Pizza; cross Brooklyn Bridge, start at City Hall station and later eat at Grimaldi’s Pizza, enjoy Dumbo area. or take the train to the end point at Brooklyn [Dumbo] Bridge and walk back towards manhattnan.
South Ferry, Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, and 9/11 Memorial; Take the 1 train downtown to the south ferry station, walk through Battery Park and take the ferry to Staten Island (free during the weekends) to see the Statue of Liberty. Later visit Wall Street and the 9/11 Memorial and the 9/11 museum.
Williamsburg and Bushwick, Brooklyn; Take the L train to Bedford station, walk the streets of Williamsburg to Smorgasburg's food market [check for most updated locations]. Visit second-hand shops; Monk or Mother of Junk for vintage cutlery and other items. Recommended Bars and Restaurants; Juliette, Radegast Hall & Biergarten for beer and sausages, live music. Antica Pesa, Cafe Colette, Lillia, Roberta’s Pizza [the best pizza in New York]
Take the subway to the Bushwhack neighborhood and join the graffiti tour (FREE-BY-FOOT)
SOHO and The West Village; Soho area is best for shopping. Try Chobani yogurt, Sadelle’s Bagel with lax for brunch, Cafe Havana is well known for their corn on a cob and Mexican-style food. keep walking toward the West Village and visit Murry’s cheese shop, eat some more, and enjoy the narrow streets of the village. recommended restaurants: L'artusi, Torrisi, BONDST, Aria.
Shopping Day at Woodbury outlet; The best outlet in New York is definitely Woodbury. Search for a bus coupon or rent a car and visit Bear Mt. for a short hike and view of the Hudson River, Or visit the Storm King art center (both located near the outlet)
MOMA museum and The Fifth Ave; Visit the Moma museum (pay-as-you-wish every Friday 16:00-20:00) one of my favorite museum in the city. Later walk through an Urban Water Fall at Paley Park and grab a snack. Keep walking towards Rockefeller center and shop along the fifth ave. Keep walking south to the Flat Iron building and Eatly market for lunch/Dinner.
Cooper Hewitt Museum and Central Park; Bike Central Park and stop for an afternoon picnic, later visit Cooper Hewitt Museum of design (pay-as-you-wish Saturday 18:00-21:00)
China Town and The Lower East Side; touristic but worth a visit, China town has a lot to offer.
Eat the famous Japanese ice cream - Taiyaki, and you must try the best cheesecake you'll ever taste at Keki.
Try some Chinese cuisine or just snack some dumplings at Venessa’s Dumpling House. Don't Miss - the Museum at Eldridge Street, the first eastern European synagogue from 1887(closed on Saturday). Later walk towards lower east side, Delaney and Essex streets for shopping and some more food, try famous Katz’s Deli Pastrami sandwich, Beauty & Essex, Black Tree.
In wintertime (and year-round); visit Bryant Park for ice skating and hot chocolate. Don't miss the Public Library of New York next to it.
One day trip outside of NYC
Philadelphia; only two hours from the city, take a guided tour in the street of Phili, taste the famous Philly cheesesteak sandwich. Visit the Amish market and secret Elfreth's Alley street.
Amish Town, Lancaster
Bear Mountain, Upstate New York; Storm King Art Center and Woodbury outlet
Cold Springs; Breakneck Ridge trail
Minnewaska Lake
Fire Island - summer time
My Favorite Broadway Shows; try your luck and sign up for Broadway's direct lottery for Lion King, Aladdin, Book of Mormon (don't forget to check your email when results are published unless you'll miss your winning ticket).
Hamilton Lottery is almost impossible to win, and the best musical to watch!
Off-Broadway shows; The curious incident of the dog in the midnight time, Fish in the dark, sleep no more, Shakespeare in the park (free during the summer, get tickets in advance)
Bar’s and Rooftop Bars (May - October )
Employees Only, cocktail bar with a late-night menu from midnight
The Wren
Park South (28th & Park)
Ink48 ( 48th & 11th ) for New York's best skyline view, cross the street to eat at Cantina Rooftop-night menu from midnight)
Jazz Clubs
Red Rooster Harlem -(Ginny’s Supper Club) good southern food
SMOKE - Upper Westside
Village VanguaWest Village
My Favorite Restaurants
L'Artusi - for the BEST Italian food in New York City! If you can't manage to book a reservation, get there by 18:00 to seat at the bar (it's a first-come-first-serve)
Sadelle’s - best bagel and lax [make reservations]
Aria - my favorite Italian wine bar
Sushi Yasuda - Japanese
RedFarm - for the best dumplings, Asian - MUST TRY
Roberta’s Pizza - THE best pizza in New York [Brooklyn]
Rosemary’s - Italian
Dos Caminos- Mexican casual restaurant
Peter Luger - steakhouse
Katz’s Deli Pastrami - A famous Jewish restaurant
Famous Desserts
Levain Bakery for the most famous chocolate chip cookie (74th & Amsterdam)
Banana pudding at Magnolia Bakery
Steve's Key Lime Pie Brooklyn - advanced (only if you've got time, check for opening hours, combined with a tour of the Red Hook area (arrive by ferry from Pier 11 Wall Street)
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