To do NYC

BC 😎🎶: Oddities and antiques in abundance. Ventriloquist dolls, dentist equipment, teeth, stuffed birds, skulls, old pharmacy bottles, you name it, it's here.

Kathryn Yu: Wedged between 75 and 77 Bedford, 75½ is only nine-and-a-half-feet wide on the outside, eight-and-a-half-feet wide on the inside, and 32 feet deep.

Kathryn Yu: Periodically, Murray's offers a tour of their cheese caves below the store, called Mystery of the Caves.

Tristan Louis: Stand in one corner in front of the Oyster Bar at Grand Central and have a friend stand on the other side and whisper. the other person can hear you...

Kathryn Yu: Since 1987, the REAL Winnie the Pooh and four of his best friends--Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga, and Tigger--have been living at The New York Public Library's Children's Center.

The Criterion Collection: "Royal Tenenbaum bought the house on Archer Avenue," claims Wes Anderson's film, but if you're heading south from the 375th Street Y, we suggest stopping by the corner of 144th and Convent instead. Read more.

Bravo: Paul Grecco is a mad genius. $6 happy hour & free fino sherry pair beautifully with the tasty small plates and panini menu. -Jacqueline Lombard, Top Chef

Time Out New York: Try the refreshing black-grape sorbet, it packs a clean yet potent ripe-fruit punch. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Time Out New York: Try Dolce Nonna's green-tomato dip. Garlic, oregano & parsley lend an herbaceousness to hunks of tomato blended w/ chickpeas, Parmeggiano-Reggiano & almonds–It’s 1 of our #100best dishes & drinks 2011 Read more.

Time Out New York: Try the Hawaiian-style shaved ice with a sweet kiss of condensed milk andtoppings, including mochi, diced kiwi and homemade brownies. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Time Out New York: Try the delicate cassis macaron, two almond-based meringues encasing a luscious cream filling that’s brightened with tart cassis. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

The Local East Village: Owner Shane Covey says he doesn't own a freezer and prepares the seafood simply: “We just put the fish on the plate so people understand the value of it.” Read more.

Time Out New York: Fed up with the lines for the Holiday Train Show? Get a year’s membership ($75) to get access to special members-only days for the garden’s big exhibits. Read more.

DailyCandy: Breakfast up with maple-bacon biscuits from the first-floor cafe and search for hidden carvings of the museum in the surrounding scrap-wood stools.

Travel + Leisure: This jewel of a boutique sells Muehling’s sophisticated earrings and necklaces alongside his delicate housewares.

Travel + Leisure: Nothing tops the relaxing vibe of this upscale manicure and pedicure salon. It even supplies guests with touchscreen tablets and nontoxic polish.

Serious Eats: This canteen in the lower level of the downtown Brooklyn Hare Krishna temple offers good, cheap vegetarian Indian meals.

Serious Eats: Modern Mexican from the Jean-Georges Vongerichten team. The pea guacamole and seasonal dishes are the best things on the menu; chicken and rice also stands out.