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An Isle of Joy, for Art Lovers
From Chelsea to the Upper East Side, Manhattan art galleries offer a host of intriguing options. The art critics of The Times give their best bets.
On the High Line: A Garden in the Sky
A panoramic view of the horticulture preserve above 17th Street.
Camping in New York City
One of the better-kept secrets of the city is the series of one-night family campouts that the Parks & Recreation Department has every summer weekend.
The New Generation of Pizzerias
Audio commentary by Frank Bruni on eight of the artisanal pizzerias that have sprung up in recent years around New York City — a town obsessed with pizza.
Where the Pies Are
A map of New York City’s new generation of pizza restaurants, some notable ones from the previous generation, and the classic whole-pie spots.
A Visit to Koreatown
The influx of Korean immigrants over the last quarter-decade has created a rich trove of food, entertainment and salon venues in Midtown Manhattan.
Mapping Out Lunch
Zach Brooks of the Web site Midtown Lunch narrates a tour of 10 popular ethnic restaurants and food carts featured on his site.
A Small Village Within a Vast City
City Island, connected to the Bronx mainland by a single bridge, has retained the flavor of a small-town fishing village.
An Eater’s Tour of Brooklyn
An artists’ collective approach to community and an artisanal approach to food are emerging.
Seth Kugel’s Weekend Finale
Radio City and the famed Peter Luger Steak House make the list of activities for the author's final weekend in New York.
A Tour of New York Cemeteries
See intriguing monuments, beautiful grounds and the final resting places of the rich and famous.
A Temple of Rock Culture
Hundred of artifacts of rock music are being prepared for the opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC in SoHo.
The Frugal Traveler in New York
Matt Gross explores the city’s more affordable (and enjoyable) corners.
A Budget-Conscious Weekend in New York
Matt Gross shows that the city can be inexpensive if you know where to go.
A Weekend in New York City
Rooftop bars and three-star Italian restaurants make the list of the city’s newest hot spots.
New Hotels Brighten Downtown
The city’s gritty neighborhood is now a glossy lifestyle magazine come to life.
Brooklyn’s New Hipster Outpost
Cocktail lounges, dancing dens and organic restaurants are drawing the young and hip to Prospect Heights.
Weekend Explorer
Weekend Explorer is a series of walking tours through areas of New York, in which John Strausbaugh, guided by neighborhood denizens and historians, seeks out still-visible traces of the city’s layers of history.
Great Eating in Flushing
A guide to some of the best things to eat in Flushing, with photographs, videos and an audio pronunciation guide.
36 Hours in New York City
In the last year, the city has opened a hot new park and Lincoln Center celebrated its 50th anniversary with a major face-lift.
Slide ShowNew York Is Finally Taking Its Coffee Seriously
Dozens of new cafes and coffee bars treat coffee making like an art, or at least a high form of craft.
Interactive Map: New York's Best Coffee
Diner's Journal: Q. and A. With Ken Nye of Ninth Street Espresso
Hotel Review: Ace Hotel, New York
The owners are hoping that guests will enjoy the spacious accommodations, but that depends on whether they find the hotel’s oddities off-putting or endearing.
Hotel Review: Empire Hotel, New York
A renovation has turned one of the city’s oldest hotels into a modern refuge.
Manhattan Hotels Fill Rooms With Low Rates
An average one-third cut in rates has led to high occupancy and kept defaults low among New York hotels.
Secrets of the TKTS Booth
Victoria Bailey, the executive director of the Theater Development Fund, explains how and when to get the best discounted tickets at the city's TKTS booths.
Tent City: A Child’s Urban Adventure
One of the better-kept secrets of the city is the series of one-night family campouts that the Parks & Recreation Department has every summer weekend.
For High Line Visitors, Park Is a Railway Out of Manhattan
The High Line is still under construction. Yet the park already seems like a permanent fixture, almost a small town in the air.
Crust Is a Canvas for Pizza’s New Wave
Pizza worship has swept New York, with several new artisanal pizzerias opening in the city in the past few years.
Midtown’s Lush Passage
A visit to the district, situated mostly on West 28th Street, yields a bounty of blooms and floral accessories at prices lower than what shoppers will find at florists and delis.
Son, Old Times Aren’t Forgotten
They say Greenwich Village has been lost to students and tourists, but look closer.
Pause Before the Ferry
A 300-year-old village on Long Island where shops offer customized tattoos and the air smells of garlic, clams, coffee and barbecue.
Hungry in New York? Buy a Beer
The Big Apple harbors dozens of bars with delicious, ambitious or just plain strange things to eat — all for free.
Midtown’s Hidden World
Beneath the glow of the Empire State Building, Koreatown has burst forth as an area known for late-night revelry.
A Tour Guide Tames Lunch in Midtown
Zach Brooks is the founder and editor of Midtown Lunch, a Web site that serves those who toil in Midtown and hope to find something decent and reasonably priced to eat on their lunch breaks.
Fresh Fish and Characters
To cross the City Island Bridge is to enter a small town that lives within the borders of a great metropolis, an active fishing village not far from a network of Interstate highways.
For Vacation, Are You Staying or Going?
As travel deals multiply to fight the downturn, a choice between splurging on a trip or saving with a vacation near home.
Hotel Review: The Standard in New York City
As long as you’re comfortable in a small space, the soft opening of this hotel is hard to beat.
Brooklyn’s New Culinary Movement
The borough has become an incubator for a culinary-minded generation whose idea of fun is learning how to make something delicious and finding a way to sell it.
The Weekender’s Weekender Plugs the Last Holes
After living in the city for 15 years, the author does six iconic activities he’s never done for his final Weekend in New York column.
Antlers and S’Mores, for That Urban Ski Lodge Feel
You can find just about everything in New York’s city limits, except for ski slopes. But luckily, there are plenty of bars and lounges with a chic-woodsy atmosphere.
You Can Come and Go. They’re Staying Awhile.
From beautiful grounds to striking city views, there are several cemeteries in New York that are well worth a visit.
Hop On and Off, Just the Way the Natives Do
The public bus system may not have a tour guide or an upper deck, but you can plan your own route, score a window seat and see the sights the way New Yorkers do.
A Piece of Cleveland With a New York Accent
Hundreds of artifacts are being prepared for the opening on Tuesday of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC, a $9 million branch of the Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.
Sheltering Under Grand Central’s Ceiling of Stars
From an astrological ceiling mural to gleaming gold chandeliers and the famous information booth, there is plenty to gawk at in this landmark building.
Time-Travel to Old Cuba Without Leaving the U.S.
The romance of pre-Revolution Cuba (or some good semblance of it) is very much alive in New York, particularly in the city’s restaurants.
Some Tourists Don’t Need Advice
It turns out you can come up with a great weekend itinerary by asking a dozen visitors to share the highlights of their own New York trips.
A World of Sweet Treats on One Island
Instead of splurging on the usual candy choices this Halloween, these New York bakeries offer international delights.
Frugal New York
Trying to see the city that never sleeps on a budget of $250 a day, with stops at a famously louche hotel, a pay-what-you-can museum and an outer-borough Chinatown.
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Adding to the Mix in Brooklyn
The brownstone neighborhood of Prospect Heights is becoming a trendy new district for post-Williamsburg hipsters.
One City, Six Ways to See It
Get the lowdown on six big New York guidebooks that have come out with recent editions.
Nights Shaken and Stirred
If yogurt (frozen, flavored) is the trend of the day, then cocktail (elaborate, articulated) is the buzz of the night. Mixologists are the new D.J.’s of New York night life.
My New York
A sampling of what some notable New Yorkers, both those who live here and those who consider the city their spiritual home, are looking forward to this fall.
Seeing the Show Without Breaking the Bank
There are plenty of ways to go to the theater -- and even get great seats to Tony Award-winning Broadway shows -- for under $50.
Brooklyn’s Home to the Gentry and the Not-So
Brooklyn Heights feels like a staid patrician neighborhood, but it has been home to artists, eccentrics, a comic-book superhero and a famous burlesque queen.
Answers About Living Cheaply in New York, Part 2
Taking Questions: The author of “Frommer’s NYC Free & Dirt Cheap,” Ethan Wolff, is answering readers’ questions.
Small Parks, With a Bit of Peace in Every Nook
Nestled into much of Midtown -- especially the East Side -- are hidden parks and peaceful spaces generally not visible from the main avenues, and thus easily missed by nonregulars.
Experiencing an Asia Beyond China and India
Hiding in the shadows are cultural and culinary gems from Asian countries that, for reasons of history or demographics, did not send huge numbers of immigrants or expats to New York.
A Short Cast Away
Schools of striped bass, bluefish and false albacore stream past New York Harbor in startling numbers.
Splendor on the Grass (and Near It)
Should you hit town on a sunny weekend, you might be tempted to spend a good chunk of your weekend relaxing in Bryant Park and taking in the surrounding attractions.
So, You Were Maybe Expecting Carmen Miranda?
With restaurants and clubs filled with the sounds of samba and pagode and bossa nova, the city channels Brazil primarily through its music.
In Brooklyn, Every Palate Is an Island
Explore the West Indian restaurants concentrated along Nostrand and Flatbush Avenues and get a taste for jerk chicken, roti and cassava pones.
From the Days When New York Was Actually New
Discover the city’s history for $44 in four museum visits that you can fit snugly into one weekend -- and still slip in a historical walking tour.
Too Darn Hot? Hop the ‘Sea’ Train
For just $2 in subway fare, you can find relief from the hot, hustling hordes at New York City’s beaches.
Subway Dog Collar or Skyline Butter Dish?
From bagels to Brooklyn-style messenger bags, a guide to hip souvenir shopping in the Big Apple.
In Brooklyn, Sharing a River but Not Much Else
Three distinct neighborhoods along the Brooklyn waterfront make for a great walking tour.
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