Free Thursdays @ this museum dedicated to preserving & presenting the history, culture, & diverse experiences of people of Chinese descent in the US! Check out MetroFocus for other offers Read more.
The best place to remember why you love Manhattan takes you above the city while keeping you rooted in urban life. Walk through a field of wildflowers as cabs zoom along the street beneath you. Read more.
Tucked on the second floor of this Japanese bookstore is a counter selling perfect afternoon snacks. Food & Wine editor Dana Cowin loves the umebashi plum rice balls, she told us in her NY Diet. Read more.
Home to five historical organizations, this center features an unparalleled collection of Judaica, including handwritten letters from Freud, Einstein, Kafka and more. (From Aerial America) Read more.
In 2010, this museum acquired 100 hours of lost recordings from legends including Billie Holiday, Count Basie, and Artie Shaw that can now only be heard at its visitor’s center. (From Aerial America) Read more.
The museum walks you through the history of organized crime from colonial America to the gang rivalries of the Roaring 20s. Highlights include an original speakeasy and Frank Hoffman’s safes. Read more.
The library itself, formerly J.P. Morgan's library, was completed in 1906. It's three stories high and has hidden staircases tucked behind its bookshelves; alas, visitors can’t actually climb them. Read more.
Check the calendar to find out when you can volunteer for general workdays or special collections. All are welcome to volunteer. Read more.
NY (See) You don’t need to go to China to experience the Chinese culture. Come take a stroll in the park and experience everything from martial arts to little old men playing chess. Read more.
The library is a mess and books are all over the place. I love the way old book pages look. Read more.
The best place to remember why you love the Bronx places equal weight on forms such as graffiti art and folk-art as well as more conceptual art. Don’t miss the lively First Friday parties. Read more.
"The wooden bar, the icebox, and, one suspects, the mood of near-conspiratorial intimacy have changed little since it opened, in 1854." Read more.
This playground isn't just named for Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, it's the place he played as a child. Sorry, no brass monkeys, but you should look out for the bear sculptures! Read more.
Walking in here is like traveling back through the history of the neighborhood. They also showcase live music on select Saturday's in their ground level gallery space. Read more.
The perfect antidote to gorgeous but expensive houseware shops, Fishs Eddy is filled with piles of unique, affordable and incredibly fun dishes and glasses...Secret-> Their products make people smile Read more.
For when you need to find a cookbook like “A Russian Jew Cooks in Peru" (yes that's a real book), you go to Bonnie's shop in the West Village Read more.
This spot is the quirky crown jewel of the Queens waterfront. Here, you can browse works by artists who labor for months to create larger-than-life pieces that invite you to interact and explore. Read more.
Neoclassical style synagogue built in 1897. Home to oldest Jewish congregation in the US dating to 1654, the Shearith Israel. Only Jewish congregation in the city until 1825. Read more via our blog Read more.
Sculptor George Segal created this monument, featuring same-sex couples, in order to commemorate the 1970s Stonewall Riot that launched a gay rights movement that's still raging on today. Read more.
Subway tokens, Statue of Liberty figurines, antique seltzer bottles, and other artifacts you might find in a time capsule crowd the cases of this museum that celebrates New York City past and present. Read more.
The shop was founded in 1964 by the late Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia editor Diana Epstein (it's named after an early 20th century collection of Gertrude Stein poems about everyday objects). Read more.
Mysteriously, two asylum patients are credited with building the Blackwell (now Roosevelt) Island Lighthouse--John McCarthy and Thomas Maxey. It is unclear whether either of them even existed! Read more.
Open April – June, this 100-year old vintage carousel features over 50 magnificently carved animals. It opened in Coney Island first and was moved to Prospect Park in 1952. Read more.
Potentially NYC's most famous mural, Keith Haring's 1986 piece frames a handball court at 128th Street and 2nd Avenue, serving as a permanent reminder of a crack epidemic. Read more.
We have weekday special from Monday - Wednesday! Also, we have free music almost once every week. Please check out our website, Instagram and Facebook page for updates :) Read more.
Step inside and head down the stairs to the basement, where large round tables and folding chairs sit atop a linoleum floor. A small buffet station is set up at one end of the room. Read more.
"Max Neuhaus's Times Square is an invisible, unmarked block of sound at the north end of the pedestrian island. A rich harmonic sound texture emerges from a large underground vault covered by a gratin Read more.
Jane's Carousel was built in 1922 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company and installed in Idora Park in Youngstown, OH. It was bought and restored by David & Jane Walentas, and opened in DUMBO in 2011. Read more.
The museum opened on the ground floor of C-Squat, a seminotorious punk house that’s sheltered bands (Leftöver Crack, Star Fucking Hipsters), skaters, Occupiers and artists throughout the years. Read more.