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1. 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

The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal: Get here fast because the museum is moving downtown to the Meatpacking District. Their new six-story, 195,000-square-foot building will be designed by Renzo Piano and cost $680 million. Read more.

Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of Do.

2. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Central Park · 1959 tips and reviews
The Frick Collection is one of Do.

3. The Frick Collection

8.9
1 E 70th St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Upper East Side · 212 tips and reviews

4. Nitehawk Cinema

9.4
136 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Berry St & Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Movie Theater · Williamsburg · 300 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: A new theatre in Williamsburgh serving 8 beers and pork buns. Oh, they have movies too. What more could you want? Read more.

Smorgasburg Williamsburg is one of Do.

5. Smorgasburg Williamsburg

90 Kent Ave (at N 7th St), Brooklyn, NY
Street Food Gathering · Williamsburg · 412 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: If you're considering saving money by not getting the lobster roll, it's time to reevaluate your life choices.

Beekman Beer Garden is one of Do.

6. Beekman Beer Garden

89 South St (North side of Pier 17), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Financial District · 142 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Foosball tables, beach in the middle of manhattan, and free live music from 3-sunset every Saturday. Why aren't you already there? Read more.

7. Rockaway Beach

8.5
Queens, NY
Beach · 72 tips and reviews

Evan C.Evan Cohen: Urban beach fun! Can see the manhattan in one direction, and the ocean in the other. Wow!

Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum is one of Do.

8. Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum

9.2
2 E 91st St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Carnegie Hill · 142 tips and reviews

9. 5 Pointz

4623 Crane St (at Jackson Ave.), Long Island City, NY
Art Gallery · 83 tips and reviews

B-Better Hiphop CompanyB-Better Hiphop Company: 200'000 square feet of factory building manifest as a museum and gallery of graffiti art. Truly dope.

10. City Island

Bronx, NY
Neighborhood · 35 tips and reviews

Jorge O.Jorge Ortiz: A weird little island in the Bronx more reminiscent of New England than New York. Walk around and look at the houses, stop to eat at one of the seafood shacks, and check out the beautiful cemetery. Read more.

11. Roosevelt Island Tram (Manhattan Station)

E 60th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Cable Car · Upper East Side · 79 tips and reviews

Greg A.Greg Avola: Best to take this during the day - amazing views on a clear day.

12. Smallpox Hospital

7.6
East Rd, New York, NY
Historic and Protected Site · Roosevelt Island · 10 tips and reviews

Mike S.Mike Steavenson: Spoooooky

13. Irish Hunger Memorial

Vesey St & North End Ave, New York, NY
Memorial Site · Battery Park City · 38 tips and reviews

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

The Cloisters is one of Do.

14. The Cloisters

9.1
99 Margaret Corbin Dr (at Fort Tryon Pl), New York, NY
Museum · Hudson Heights · 250 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: At this museum devoted to medieval art, a path winds through the peaceful grounds to a monastery that appears to have survived from the Middle Ages. Don’t miss the famed unicorn tapestries. Read more.

New York Transit Museum is one of Do.

15. New York Transit Museum

9.2
99 Schermerhorn St (Boerum Pl), Brooklyn, NY
History Museum · Downtown Brooklyn · 133 tips and reviews

16. Downtown Boathouse

Hudson River Pier 40, south side (W Houston St at West Side Hwy), New York, NY
Harbor or Marina · 4 tips and reviews

Tim V.Tim Vetter: Free kayaking weekends and holidays mid-May to mid-October, and on many weekday evenings, weather permitting. No experience necessary. Bring a bathing suit or shorts/T-shirt, & a lock if you have one.

17. IRT Subway - City Hall (Abandoned)

6.9
City Hall Park (original IRT Station, now abandoned), New York, NY
Museum · Downtown Manhattan · 15 tips and reviews

Mike G.Mike Gonzalez: Stay on the 6 local downtown past the last stop and you will see the station out the right side as you loop around to go back uptown. For best results sit in the back. Great way to impress someone!

18. Conservatory Garden

9.5
1231 5th Ave (at 105th St), New York, NY
Garden · Central Park · 66 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Relax and enjoy lunch or a good read a in this beautiful “secret garden”. Best to go when all the springtime flowers are in bloom. Fido is allowed too!