MY New York

1. Brooklyn Heights Promenade

9.6

Columbia Heights (btwn Remsen & Orange St), Brooklyn, NY

Scenic Lookout · Brooklyn Heights · 222 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: Amazing views of Manhattan. Make sure to see if from below, too.

2. High Line

9.5

btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY

Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: Best way to kill time.

3. Burger Joint

8.4

119 W 56th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY

Burger Joint · Theater District · 783 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: Come for the atmosphere, stay for the burgers.

4. Laut

7.9

15 E 17th St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY

Malay Restaurant · Union Square · 168 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: Late night food option.

5. L'Express

8.1

249 Park Ave S (at E 20th St), New York, NY

French Restaurant · Gramercy Park · 198 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: Late night food option. Duck L'oranage.

Kesté Pizza & Vino is one of MY New York.

6. Kesté Pizza & Vino

271 Bleecker St (at Morton St), New York, NY

Pizzeria · West Village · 275 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: My favorite pizza place in the city—get the Keste.

7. Ippudo

8.9

65 4th Ave (btwn E 9th & E 10th St), New York, NY

Ramen Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 1163 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: Just get whatever they recommend.

8. MUJI

9.2

455 Broadway (btwn Grand & Howard St), New York, NY

Miscellaneous Store · SoHo · 62 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: .38 mm pen

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of MY New York.

9. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

9.3

11 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY

Art Museum · 1869 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: Where I go to be inspired.

Katz's Delicatessen is one of MY New York.

10. Katz's Delicatessen

9.0

205 E Houston St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY

Sandwich Spot · Lower East Side · 1449 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: For Saturdays. I love their Reubens.

11. Self Edge

7.3

157 Orchard St (btwn Stanton & Rivington), New York, NY

Men's Store · Lower East Side · 22 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: Japanese Denim heaven.

Baxter & Liebchen is one of MY New York.

12. Baxter & Liebchen

33 Jay St (btw Plymouth St & John St), Brooklyn, NY

Design Studio · DUMBO · 6 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: Vintage midcentury inspiration...

13. Yo In Yo Out

1569 Lexington Ave (101st St.), New York, NY

French Restaurant · East Harlem · 32 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: Great for this thing New Yorkers call "brunch".

Num Pang Sandwich Shop is one of MY New York.

14. Num Pang Sandwich Shop

21 E 12th St (btwn 5th Ave & University Pl), New York, NY

Sandwich Spot · Greenwich Village · 276 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: Only ever get the pork belly sandwich.

15. Tebaya

144 W 19th St (7th Avenue), New York, NY

Japanese Restaurant · Chelsea · 36 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: Japanese. Fried. Chicken.

16. Tasty Dumpling

7.5

42 Mulberry St (btwn Bayard & Mosco St), New York, NY

Dumpling Restaurant · Chinatown · 101 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: "B" sanitation grade, "A+" Dumplings

Irish Hunger Memorial is one of MY New York.

17. Irish Hunger Memorial

Vesey St & North End Ave, New York, NY

Memorial Site · Battery Park City · 38 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: Walk up an Irish hillside, in Manhattan.

Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum is one of MY New York.

18. Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum

9.3

2 E 91st St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY

Art Museum · Carnegie Hill · 142 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: Best museum gift shop in the city. Come back when it opens in 2013.

19. Leffot

8.7

10 Christopher St (at Gay St.), New York, NY

Shoe Store · West Village · 14 tips and reviews

Charles Rogers: Shoes, shoes, shoes.

20. Rao's

8.4

455 E 114th St (at Pleasant Ave), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · East Harlem · 34 tips and reviews