Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Gigino
20 Battery PlBest place to catch the sunset and good Italian food!
Stone Street
Stone StreetGreat place to stroll and see old world NY and have a meal!
Wei West
235 Murray StreetGreat fresh local Chinese food.
frequently a line but worth it for the dogs and custard ...and the burgers.
993 locals recommend
Shake Shack
Madison Avenuefrequently a line but worth it for the dogs and custard ...and the burgers.
Harry's Italian Murray Street
225 Murray StreetNoisy but the waiters are nice and the food is great...
Kitchenette
down home cozy cooking with great desserts.
Asia Saigon
8 Liberty Plfast fresh and consistently good Vietnamese food.
Entertainment & Activities
Rockefeller Park
75 Battery PlGreat Place to sit by the River and nice kids playgrounds.
Teardrop Park
Warren StreetFun run through with kids!
Mini golf, playgrounds and beach volleyball! Fun for adults and kids.
92 locals recommend
Pier 25 at Hudson River Park
West StreetMini golf, playgrounds and beach volleyball! Fun for adults and kids.
Sightseeing
Esplanade
Walk, bike or run along the river!
Now completed and open to the public, the plaza is just across West Street.
567 locals recommend
9/11 Memorial South Pool
180 Greenwich StNow completed and open to the public, the plaza is just across West Street.
Visit Castle Clinton and take a ride to the Statue of Liberty from here...Pier A and the carousel will open in 2014.
353 locals recommend
Battery Park
Visit Castle Clinton and take a ride to the Statue of Liberty from here...Pier A and the carousel will open in 2014.
Battery Park
Yes a farm in the city and its cool!
Irish Hunger Memorial
Vesey StreetNice walk up when you have some time...
definite downtown stop - one of the oldest continuous locations in NY!
10 locals recommend
St. Paul's Chapel
209 Broadwaydefinite downtown stop - one of the oldest continuous locations in NY!
Arts & Culture
Great exhibits and nice cafe upstairs for the view.
21 locals recommend
Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
36 Battery PlGreat exhibits and nice cafe upstairs for the view.
Great planetarium and amazing dinosaurs under one roof! Don't forget to find DumDum from the movie Night at the Museum!
1623 locals recommend
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park WestGreat planetarium and amazing dinosaurs under one roof! Don't forget to find DumDum from the movie Night at the Museum!
Fabulous museum where you can see everything in one day - a mini MET! Beware - no small children allowed.
307 locals recommend
Frick Collection
1 E 70th StFabulous museum where you can see everything in one day - a mini MET! Beware - no small children allowed.
New York Transit Museum
89 E 42nd StFun museum in an old subway stop...
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
1 Bowling Greenbeautiful architecture and museum within.
Everything Else
Brooklyn Bridge City Hall Station
nice park and maybe run into the Mayor?