Catching the "Downtown & Breuckelen Express"? Pranksters have altered the signs at several stations, referring to Brooklyn's original name in the 1600s. But look fast: the MTA considers it vandalism. Read more.
From outside Front Street Pizza, look down Washington towards Manhattan for one of the best photos in the city. You can capture the Empire State Building inside of the arch of the Manhattan Bridge.
Thirty-seven raw-oyster varieties, from Bluepoints to Beavertail, are the main attraction here, though the most popular dish is grilled swordfish over a frisse, mache and radicchio salad ($27.95). Read more.
They use real fresh hearts of palm. They have one chef per two customers. It's an amazing experience. -Tracey Bloom, Top Chef
Kobe beef, one of the restaurant's most popular dishes, was pulled from the menu after Japanese cows tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease. Read more.
It offers 5 different environments, including the South Terrace with private cabanas & illuminated furniture, a retractable roof on the North Terrace & a unifying theme of décor. Read more.
Ignore the name of this seafood restaurant and go straight for oysters and a glass of Grüner Veltliner.
The 67 tracks are numbered according to their geographic location in the terminal building rather than the trains' destinations, because all of the trains terminate at Grand Central.
Try estimating the percentage of women here. On a recent weekday, it was 53%, according to the park's engineer, who considers that a success. "Women are more discriminating park users," he says. Read more.
Has a variety of seafood heavy entrees plus traditional Basque pinxtos (pinch-os) like marinated white anchovies & grilled padron peppers. Read more.
