Guidebook for New York

Christina
Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Amazing thin crust! Get the shroomtown pizza
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POST
217 E 3rd St
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Amazing thin crust! Get the shroomtown pizza
Cafe in the front. Bar in the back. They give a lot of wine. One of my favorite hangouts since it's only a few blocks away
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The Roost
222 Avenue B
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Cafe in the front. Bar in the back. They give a lot of wine. One of my favorite hangouts since it's only a few blocks away
For brunch! Vegetables are amazing here
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Westville East
173 Avenue A
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For brunch! Vegetables are amazing here
Gluten-free thai food
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Thaimee Table
99 3rd Ave
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Gluten-free thai food
Bagels here will fill you up for the whole day! A variety of toppings. I like the scallion bacon with everything bagel
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Tompkins Square Bagels
165 Avenue A
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Bagels here will fill you up for the whole day! A variety of toppings. I like the scallion bacon with everything bagel
Cereal ice cream is delicious
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Milk Bar East Village
251 E 13th St
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Cereal ice cream is delicious
All kinds of crepes but I like the dessert crepes and red sangria here
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The Crooked Tree
110 St Marks Pl
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All kinds of crepes but I like the dessert crepes and red sangria here
Forget rooftop bars! This restaurant and bar, which serves delicious korean food, is located on the 39th floor of a bank and you'll get a front row seat to Manhattan and the Empire State Building.
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Gaonnuri
1250 Broadway
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Forget rooftop bars! This restaurant and bar, which serves delicious korean food, is located on the 39th floor of a bank and you'll get a front row seat to Manhattan and the Empire State Building.
I always get the Santa Fe salad for lunch. Delicious!
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fresh&co
363 7th Ave
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I always get the Santa Fe salad for lunch. Delicious!
Most delicious smoothies. It will fill you up after a workout!
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Liquiteria
170 2nd Avenue
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Most delicious smoothies. It will fill you up after a workout!
Peruvian food - get the chicken special!
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Pio Pio 7
210 East 34th Street
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Peruvian food - get the chicken special!
Delicious, fresh Italian. Get the zucchini soup!
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Sauce
78 Rivington St
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Delicious, fresh Italian. Get the zucchini soup!
Happy hour cocktails. Get the calamari!
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Verlaine
110 Rivington St
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Happy hour cocktails. Get the calamari!
Speakeasy bar. On the pricey side
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The Tippler
425 W 15th St
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Speakeasy bar. On the pricey side
Rated #1 ramen in the city. Tiny shop but well worth the wait
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Totto Ramen Hell's Kitchen
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Rated #1 ramen in the city. Tiny shop but well worth the wait
My favorite ramen place. Great atmosphere. Get the pork or original ramen with a cold beer!
8 locals raden deze aan
Jun-Men
249 9th Ave
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My favorite ramen place. Great atmosphere. Get the pork or original ramen with a cold beer!
Real sushi. On the pricey side. Good to go during restaurant week
9 locals raden deze aan
Hatsuhana
17 E 48th St
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Real sushi. On the pricey side. Good to go during restaurant week
Affordable sushi. The eel here is delicious
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Takahachi
85 Avenue A
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Affordable sushi. The eel here is delicious
Brunch! Delicious belgian waffles
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Petite Abeille
134 W Broadway
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Brunch! Delicious belgian waffles
A must-go during Saturday afternoons. Serves food and desserts from all the restaurants
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Smorgasburg
90 Kent Ave
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A must-go during Saturday afternoons. Serves food and desserts from all the restaurants
Delicious korean food and known for fried chicken, which is baked and then fried. You'll never go back to KFC
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Boka
9 St Marks Pl
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Delicious korean food and known for fried chicken, which is baked and then fried. You'll never go back to KFC
If you love froyo, this is the place
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16 Handles
153 2nd Ave
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If you love froyo, this is the place
These are the best cupcakes. Get the coconut topping with chocolate
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Georgetown Cupcake
111 Mercer St
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These are the best cupcakes. Get the coconut topping with chocolate
Good for lunch specials. They give you a lot of food
Asiam
259 1st Ave.
Good for lunch specials. They give you a lot of food
Good thai food
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Klong
7 St Marks Pl
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Good thai food
Excellent coffee. Ice coffee is even better
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La Colombe Noho
400 Lafayette St
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Excellent coffee. Ice coffee is even better
Cafe which has a 2nd floor study space
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Birch Coffee
134 1/2 E 62nd St
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Cafe which has a 2nd floor study space
Best coffee in my opinion. Their cafe lounge is adjacent to the ACE hotel
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Stumptown Coffee Roasters
30 W 8th St
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Best coffee in my opinion. Their cafe lounge is adjacent to the ACE hotel
Great coffee. Cafe has tables and wifi
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Pushcart Coffee
362 2nd Avenue
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Great coffee. Cafe has tables and wifi
Personally, I like Tompkins more but some like Ess-a-Bagel for their chewy bagels
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Ess-a-Bagel
831 3rd Ave
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Personally, I like Tompkins more but some like Ess-a-Bagel for their chewy bagels
On the pricey side but their bibimbap, fish dishes, oysters, and cocktails are really good!
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The Smith
956 2nd Ave
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On the pricey side but their bibimbap, fish dishes, oysters, and cocktails are really good!
Amazing brunch if you're in Brooklyn
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Olea
171 Lafayette Ave
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Amazing brunch if you're in Brooklyn
Pizza
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Emily
919 Fulton St
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Pizza
Chinese, congee food. Really delicious
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Congee Village
100 Allen St
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Chinese, congee food. Really delicious
Biggest and most filling dumplings you'll ever have
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Dumpling Man
100 St Marks Pl
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Biggest and most filling dumplings you'll ever have
Good and huge slices of pizza. Not the best in my opinion but some of their toppings are delicious
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Best Pizza
33 Havemeyer St
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Good and huge slices of pizza. Not the best in my opinion but some of their toppings are delicious
Good food, wifi and tables to study/read for hours. This is only a few blocks away
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B Cup Cafe New York City
212 Avenue B
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Good food, wifi and tables to study/read for hours. This is only a few blocks away
All dessert. Small sitting places
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ChikaLicious Dessert Bar
203 E 10th St
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All dessert. Small sitting places
Get the goose's neck
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Ducks Eatery
351 E 12th St
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Get the goose's neck
If you like mac n cheese, this place will be heaven
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S'MAC East Village
197 1st Ave.
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If you like mac n cheese, this place will be heaven
Not my favorite place but really popular for brunch (Mediterranean food)
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Cafe Mogador
133 Wythe Ave
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Not my favorite place but really popular for brunch (Mediterranean food)
Greek food
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Pylos
128 E 7th St
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Greek food
Gourmet donuts. Well worth it. Sometimes they give you another one for free!
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Doughnut Plant
379 Grand St
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Gourmet donuts. Well worth it. Sometimes they give you another one for free!
Very pricey. If you go, get the edamame dumplings!
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Buddakan
75 9th Ave
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Very pricey. If you go, get the edamame dumplings!
Very pricey. Great food (go during restaurant week)
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TAO Downtown
92 9th Ave
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Very pricey. Great food (go during restaurant week)
If you love oatmeals like me, you'll find every topping you can think of here!
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OatMeals
120 W 3rd St
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If you love oatmeals like me, you'll find every topping you can think of here!
Overrated ramen in my opinion. But they give you extra noodles for $1
226 locals raden deze aan
Ippudo NY
65 4th Ave
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Overrated ramen in my opinion. But they give you extra noodles for $1
Unique ice cream flavors like earl grey ice cream
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Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
620 Manhattan Ave
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Unique ice cream flavors like earl grey ice cream
Go here and nowhere else for Korean BBQ
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New Wonjo 원조
23 W 32nd St
14 locals raden deze aan
Go here and nowhere else for Korean BBQ
An assortment of bread and cakes. Also, a sit down cafe with lots of tables.
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Tous Les Jours
31 W 32nd St
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An assortment of bread and cakes. Also, a sit down cafe with lots of tables.
Go here during their lunch special. Delicious and hearty Japanese food
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Momokawa
157 E 28th St
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Go here during their lunch special. Delicious and hearty Japanese food
Unlimited mimosas during brunch
Moonstruck Eatery
167 Avenue A
Unlimited mimosas during brunch

Essentials

Haircut
SEI Tomoko Salon
240 E 13th St
Haircut
Lines are long, especially on the weekends, so go during opening/closing hours (starts at 10AM-10PM)
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Trader Joe's
130 Court St
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Lines are long, especially on the weekends, so go during opening/closing hours (starts at 10AM-10PM)
$3 bottles of wine
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Trader Joe's Wine Shop
138 E 14th St
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$3 bottles of wine
Affordable prices. If you're too lazy to walk to Trader Joe's :)
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Associated Supermarket
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Affordable prices. If you're too lazy to walk to Trader Joe's :)

Drinks & Nightlife

Watermelon soju and delicious Korean food
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Pocha 32
15 W 32nd St
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Watermelon soju and delicious Korean food
Happy hour. Great sangrias and tapas
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Gomi Korean Wine Bar
186 Avenue A
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Happy hour. Great sangrias and tapas
Happy hour beer
Durden
Happy hour beer
Happy hour oysters!
175 locals raden deze aan
The Mermaid Inn
570 Amsterdam Ave
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Happy hour oysters!
Speakeasy bar. A bit pricey but the cocktails are delicious. Opens at 6pm and gets crowded very fast.
63 locals raden deze aan
Pouring Ribbons
225 Avenue B
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Speakeasy bar. A bit pricey but the cocktails are delicious. Opens at 6pm and gets crowded very fast.
Speakeasy bar. Bartenders act like scientists in their lab coats, making drinks
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Apotheke
9 Doyers St
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Speakeasy bar. Bartenders act like scientists in their lab coats, making drinks
Sangria and tapas
9 locals raden deze aan
Nai
84 2nd Ave
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Sangria and tapas
Very touristy but the atmosphere is good, and they have rooftop views of Manhattan.
221 locals raden deze aan
Le Bain
848 Washington St
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Very touristy but the atmosphere is good, and they have rooftop views of Manhattan.
Chicken-and-beer
13 locals raden deze aan
Turntable NYC
20 W 33rd St
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Chicken-and-beer
Good beer
81 locals raden deze aan
Alphabet City Beer Co.
96 Loisaida Ave
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Good beer
All the different beers you can think of
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Zum Schneider NYC
107 Loisaida Ave
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All the different beers you can think of
Happy hour beers and excellent seafood dishes
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Upstate
95 1st Ave.
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Happy hour beers and excellent seafood dishes

Shopping

A bit on the pricey side but they have good sales for beautiful clothes. Also serves coffee
10 locals raden deze aan
Fair Folks & a Goat
96 W Houston St
10 locals raden deze aan
A bit on the pricey side but they have good sales for beautiful clothes. Also serves coffee
Shopping/restaurants/dessert store. Best gelato and Italian coffee in the city. Food is on the pricey side
592 locals raden deze aan
Eataly NYC Flatiron
200 5th Ave
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Shopping/restaurants/dessert store. Best gelato and Italian coffee in the city. Food is on the pricey side
They also have BYOB events with live music
East Village Vintage Collective
545 E 12th St
They also have BYOB events with live music

Entertainment & Activities

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AMC Loews 19th St East 6
890 Broadway
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AMC Loews 34th Street 14
312 W 34th St
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I like the setup here the best. Private karaoke rooms so you can sing your heart out
Radio Star Karaoke
3 W 35th St
I like the setup here the best. Private karaoke rooms so you can sing your heart out
323 locals raden deze aan
Comedy Cellar
117 MacDougal St
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Eat brunch and watch some old movies
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Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan Ave
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Eat brunch and watch some old movies
Escape the Room NYC

Arts & Culture

You must go to 1 show at BAM while in NY. One of my favorite places. Their upstairs acts as a cafe/bar with free, live music on the evenings. Great atmosphere
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
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You must go to 1 show at BAM while in NY. One of my favorite places. Their upstairs acts as a cafe/bar with free, live music on the evenings. Great atmosphere
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Salmagundi Museum of American Art
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Of course, go here. I could spend days here. Look out for special exhibitions
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
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Of course, go here. I could spend days here. Look out for special exhibitions
See 1 show at least. Just go to see how gorgeous the setting is
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Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center Plaza
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See 1 show at least. Just go to see how gorgeous the setting is
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New York Transit Museum
89 E 42nd St
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Parks & Nature

Take a train to Coldsprings from the Metro-North station. If you want to get out of the city, hike here!
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Breakneck Ridge
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Take a train to Coldsprings from the Metro-North station. If you want to get out of the city, hike here!
Somewhat of a park/nature area in the city.
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The High Line Park
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Somewhat of a park/nature area in the city.