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NYC trip

1. Islamic Cultural Center of New York

1711 3rd Ave, New York, NY
Mosque · East Harlem · 10 tips and reviews

Tariq A.Tariq Ahmad: Get here for Friday (Jumah) prayers early, as it fills up fast. 12.30p during fall/winter, 1p during spring/summer.

2. Serendipity 3

7.7
225 E 60th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Upper East Side · 535 tips and reviews

travel42travel42: Keep in mind there is an $8.50 minimum per person, and you're likely to wait an hour for a table. (Occupy yourself at Dylan's Candy Bar further down the block.) The Frozen Hot Chocolate is a MUST.

Dooney & Bourke is one of NYC trip.

3. Dooney & Bourke

E 60th (Bet Park and Madison), New York, NY
Fashion Accessories Store · Upper East Side · No tips or reviews

4. All Saints Sample Sale

76 Wooster St, New York, NY
Clothing Store · SoHo · 3 tips and reviews

5. Central Park

9.7
59th to 110th St (btwn 5th Ave & Central Park W), New York, NY
Park · Central Park · 1840 tips and reviews

H I.H I: Rent a bike and ride around the city. Online reservations at bikerentalcentralpark.com are cheaper than in-person rates (apparently).

6. Milk Bar

8.0
382 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Havemeyer & Marcy), Brooklyn, NY
Dessert Shop · Williamsburg · 184 tips and reviews

H I.H I: Go here for the compost cookies!

7. Empire State Building

9.1
350 5th Ave (btwn 33rd & 34th St), New York, NY
Structure · Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY · 1174 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Take the high-speed elevators 1,050 ft up to the Art Deco masterpiece’s 86th-floor observatory. Skyride Visitors can take a motion-picture tour of the city streets ($18).

8. Katz's Delicatessen

9.0
205 E Houston St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Lower East Side · 1451 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Pastrami On Rye With Brown Mustard: A thing of unparalleled beauty. Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations

High Line is one of NYC trip.

9. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews
Statue of Liberty is one of NYC trip.

10. Statue of Liberty

9.3
Liberty Island, New York, NY
Monument · 702 tips and reviews
Carlo's Bake Shop is one of NYC trip.

11. Carlo's Bake Shop

7.4
95 Washington St (btwn Newark & 1st), Hoboken, NJ
Bakery · 280 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bridge Park is one of NYC trip.

12. Brooklyn Bridge Park

9.6
Furman St (Plymouth St), Brooklyn, NY
Park · Brooklyn Heights · 420 tips and reviews
Alice's Tea Cup is one of NYC trip.

13. Alice's Tea Cup

8.4
102 W 73rd St (btwn Columbus & Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY
Tea Room · Upper West Side · 205 tips and reviews
Eataly Flatiron is one of NYC trip.

14. Eataly Flatiron

9.2
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · NoMad · 1479 tips and reviews
Rafiqi's Halal Food is one of NYC trip.

15. Rafiqi's Halal Food

7.9
860 Broadway (at 17th St), New York, NY
Food Truck · Union Square · 9 tips and reviews
Bryant Park is one of NYC trip.

16. Bryant Park

9.5
W 42nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Midtown · 1230 tips and reviews
Numero 28 – Pizzeria Napoletana is one of NYC trip.

17. Numero 28 – Pizzeria Napoletana

7.7
176 2nd Ave (Btw 11th And 12th), New York, NY
Pizzeria · East Village · 98 tips and reviews
Shake Shack is one of NYC trip.

18. Shake Shack

9.1
Madison Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · NoMad · 1234 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: When standing on the Shake Shack line at Madison Green, you can see a number of the lifesize cast iron sculptures of artist Anthony Gormley’s body standing on buildings surrounding the park. Look up!

Barney Greengrass is one of NYC trip.

19. Barney Greengrass

8.7
541 Amsterdam Ave (btwn W 86th & W 87th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Upper West Side · 161 tips and reviews
Levain Bakery is one of NYC trip.

20. Levain Bakery

9.4
167 W 74th St (at Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · Upper West Side · 854 tips and reviews
Grimaldi's Pizzeria is one of NYC trip.

21. Grimaldi's Pizzeria

7.8
1 Front St (at Cadman Plaza W), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · DUMBO · 592 tips and reviews
Merimekko is one of NYC trip.

22. Merimekko

200 5th Ave, New York, NY
Department Store · NoMad · No tips or reviews
SoHo is one of NYC trip.

23. SoHo

New York, NY
Neighborhood · 146 tips and reviews
Foursquare HQ is one of NYC trip.

24. Foursquare HQ

568 Broadway Fl 10 (at Prince St), New York, NY
Tech Startup · SoHo · 188 tips and reviews

25. Bergdorf Goodman

8.8
754 5th Ave (btwn E 57th & E 58th St), New York, NY
Department Store · Midtown East · 241 tips and reviews

H I.H I: They sell Alexander McQueen stuff here. If you're not a fan, just browse.

Tokyo Joe is one of NYC trip.

26. Tokyo Joe

6.2
334 E 11th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Vintage and Thrift Store · East Village · 5 tips and reviews
Nolita House is one of NYC trip.

27. Nolita House

47 E Houston St (btwn Mulberry & Mott St.), New York, NY
Gastropub · NoLita · 55 tips and reviews
Grand Central Terminal is one of NYC trip.

28. Grand Central Terminal

9.0
87 E 42nd St (btwn Vanderbilt & Park Ave), New York, NY
Rail Station · 1470 tips and reviews
Apple Grand Central is one of NYC trip.

29. Apple Grand Central

8.1
45 Grand Central Terminal, New York, NY
Electronics Store · Midtown East · 255 tips and reviews
Food Network Studio is one of NYC trip.

30. Food Network Studio

New York
Office · Chelsea · No tips or reviews
Old Fulton Plaza is one of NYC trip.

31. Old Fulton Plaza

6.3
Old Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Park · DUMBO · 5 tips and reviews

32. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

9.3
11 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Midtown East · 1870 tips and reviews

H I.H I: Target Free Fridays from 4:00PM to 8:00PM

Times Square is one of NYC trip.

33. Times Square

8.5
Broadway & 7th Ave (btwn W 42nd & 47th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Theater District · 2357 tips and reviews
CNN is one of NYC trip.

34. CNN

Time Warner Center (Columbus Circle), New York, NY
Office · Hell's Kitchen · 10 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of NYC trip.

35. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1962 tips and reviews
Whitney Museum of American Art is one of NYC trip.

36. Whitney Museum of American Art

9.2
99 Gansevoort St (btwn 10th Ave & Washington St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Meatpacking District · 434 tips and reviews
Magnolia Bakery is one of NYC trip.

37. Magnolia Bakery

8.7
401 Bleecker St (at W 11th St), New York, NY
Bakery · West Village · 436 tips and reviews
Film Forum is one of NYC trip.

38. Film Forum

9.1
209 W Houston St (btwn 6th & Varick), New York, NY
Indie Movie Theater · Hudson Square · 84 tips and reviews
Lombardi's Pizza is one of NYC trip.

39. Lombardi's Pizza

8.2
32 Spring St (at Mott St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · NoLita · 535 tips and reviews

40. MoMA PS1 Contemporary Art Center

8.8
2225 Jackson Ave (at 46th Ave), Queens, NY
Art Museum · Hunters Point · 196 tips and reviews

H I.H I: Check out the architectural garden here.

Top of the Rock Observation Deck is one of NYC trip.

41. Top of the Rock Observation Deck

9.3
30 Rockefeller Plz (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Scenic Lookout · Rockefeller Center · 881 tips and reviews
Pasticceria Rocco is one of NYC trip.

42. Pasticceria Rocco

8.2
243 Bleecker St (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · West Village · 167 tips and reviews