Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
We highly recommend this very inexpensive and family-friendly restaurant and food. Their food is great, service is pretty good and the premises are clean.
Ottomanelli's Wine & Burger Bar
1325 5th AvenueWe highly recommend this very inexpensive and family-friendly restaurant and food. Their food is great, service is pretty good and the premises are clean.
It may not be Starbucks, but I recommend their double shot of espresso and handful of chocolate munchkins.
34 locals recommend
Dunkin' Donuts
25-22 30th AveIt may not be Starbucks, but I recommend their double shot of espresso and handful of chocolate munchkins.
It may not be Starbucks, but I recommend their double shot of espresso and handful of chocolate munchkins.
111 Central Park N
101 West 110th StreetIt may not be Starbucks, but I recommend their double shot of espresso and handful of chocolate munchkins.
This is one of our favorite cafe, bar and brunch and lunch spots. Great grilled sandwiches and salads. Cheap happy hour. Kid friendly & outdoor seating.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-amrita-new-york
80 locals recommend
Cafe Amrita
301 W 110th StThis is one of our favorite cafe, bar and brunch and lunch spots. Great grilled sandwiches and salads. Cheap happy hour. Kid friendly & outdoor seating.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-amrita-new-york
Essentials
Right around the corner, this is a great grocery store with fresh produce, meats, breads and cheeses. They are open every day from 7 AM until 10 PM.
62 locals recommend
NYC Fresh Market
1660 Madison AveRight around the corner, this is a great grocery store with fresh produce, meats, breads and cheeses. They are open every day from 7 AM until 10 PM.
Great produce selection and twice as much to choose from over Fresh NYC Market, only slightly farther away.
162 locals recommend
Fine Fare Supermakets
4211 BroadwayGreat produce selection and twice as much to choose from over Fresh NYC Market, only slightly farther away.
Arts & Culture
Only one of the best museums in the world, the Met is the largest art museum in the United States, and one of the three largest in the world, with the most significant art collections.
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th AveOnly one of the best museums in the world, the Met is the largest art museum in the United States, and one of the three largest in the world, with the most significant art collections.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (often referred to as "The Guggenheim") is a well-known art museum located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City.
1126 locals recommend
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th AveThe Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (often referred to as "The Guggenheim") is a well-known art museum located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City.
El Museo del Barrio, known as El Museo, was founded in 1969 and specializes in Latin American and Caribbean art, with an emphasis on works from Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican community in NYC.
182 locals recommend
El Museo del Barrio
1230 5th AveEl Museo del Barrio, known as El Museo, was founded in 1969 and specializes in Latin American and Caribbean art, with an emphasis on works from Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican community in NYC.
The Cooper–Hewitt, National Design Museum is a design museum located in New York, New York. It is one of nineteen museums that falls under the wing of the Smithsonian Institution.
146 locals recommend
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 E 91st StThe Cooper–Hewitt, National Design Museum is a design museum located in New York, New York. It is one of nineteen museums that falls under the wing of the Smithsonian Institution.
The Jewish Museum is the leading Jewish museum in the US. With over 26,000 objects, it contains the largest collection of art and Jewish culture outside of museums in Israel.
85 locals recommend
The Jewish Museum
1109 5th AveThe Jewish Museum is the leading Jewish museum in the US. With over 26,000 objects, it contains the largest collection of art and Jewish culture outside of museums in Israel.
Museum Mile is the name for a section of Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in the city of New York, in the United States, running from 82nd to 105th streets on the Upper East Side with ten museums total.
90 locals recommend
Museum Mile
Museum MileMuseum Mile is the name for a section of Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in the city of New York, in the United States, running from 82nd to 105th streets on the Upper East Side with ten museums total.
An art gallery and history museum founded in 1923 to present the history of New York City, USA and its people. In 1982, it received The 100 Year Association of NY's Gold Medal Award.
271 locals recommend
Museum of the City of New York
1220 5th AveAn art gallery and history museum founded in 1923 to present the history of New York City, USA and its people. In 1982, it received The 100 Year Association of NY's Gold Medal Award.
Its museum houses a public collection of over 7,000 works of American art from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
13 locals recommend
National Academy of Design
519 Gramercy Park SIts museum houses a public collection of over 7,000 works of American art from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
A museum of early twentieth-century German and Austrian art and design.
176 locals recommend
Neue Galerie
1048 5th AveA museum of early twentieth-century German and Austrian art and design.
Shopping
This is a good place to find cheap toiletries that you may have forgotten at home.
26 locals recommend
Dollar Tree
1955 1st Ave.This is a good place to find cheap toiletries that you may have forgotten at home.
Entertainment & Activities
Great place at the top of Central Park to cheaply go ice skating in winter; swimming in summer. Only two short blocks from the house! http://www.laskerrink.com/
32 locals recommend
Lasker Rink
110 Lenox AveGreat place at the top of Central Park to cheaply go ice skating in winter; swimming in summer. Only two short blocks from the house! http://www.laskerrink.com/
Commonly known as the Harlem Meer Boathouse, it offers free fishing pools for kids and educational wildlife displays. http://www.centralparknyc.org/visit/things-to-see/north-end/harlem-meer.html
86 locals recommend
Harlem Meer
199 Central Park NCommonly known as the Harlem Meer Boathouse, it offers free fishing pools for kids and educational wildlife displays. http://www.centralparknyc.org/visit/things-to-see/north-end/harlem-meer.html
Opened in 1857, the Park offer 843 acres (341 ha) of city-owned land and many kinds of recreation including boating, biking, baseball fields, running and hiking paths.
centralparknyc.org
252 locals recommend
Central Park
85 S Jefferson RdOpened in 1857, the Park offer 843 acres (341 ha) of city-owned land and many kinds of recreation including boating, biking, baseball fields, running and hiking paths.
centralparknyc.org
The Garden is divided into three smaller gardens, each with a distinct style: Italian, French and English. www.centralparknyc.org
159 locals recommend
Conservatory Garden
1233 5th AveThe Garden is divided into three smaller gardens, each with a distinct style: Italian, French and English. www.centralparknyc.org
Located on the Harlem Meer, this playground has beautiful views of the lake, rock outcroppings and distant hills. The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, a visitor center, is adjacent to the playground
110 locals recommend
West 125th Street
West 125th StreetLocated on the Harlem Meer, this playground has beautiful views of the lake, rock outcroppings and distant hills. The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, a visitor center, is adjacent to the playground
Before it was equipped with meteorological equipment, Belvedere Castle was a Victorian folly. Calvert Vaux, co-designer of Central Park, created the miniature castle in 1869 as one of its many whims.
46 locals recommend
Belvedere Castle
Before it was equipped with meteorological equipment, Belvedere Castle was a Victorian folly. Calvert Vaux, co-designer of Central Park, created the miniature castle in 1869 as one of its many whims.
the boathouse offers bike and boat rentals, a restaurant and a great bar overlooking the lake. centralparknyc.org
169 locals recommend
The Loeb Boathouse
East 72nd Streetthe boathouse offers bike and boat rentals, a restaurant and a great bar overlooking the lake. centralparknyc.org
This green 55-acre area is the geographical center of Central Park — and one of the most famous lawns in the world. centralparknyc.org
23 locals recommend
Great Lawn
This green 55-acre area is the geographical center of Central Park — and one of the most famous lawns in the world. centralparknyc.org