Neighborhoods
Know the neighborhood first
Where you are decides what's worth doing. Start with the block, then pick the spot.
Brooklyn
Bushwick
Murals, warehouse venues and late nights.
4 spots · L to Morgan Av or Jefferson St.
Manhattan
Chelsea
Elevated park, market hall and the river piers.
4 spots · A/C/E to 14 St; 7 to 34 St-Hudson Yards.
Manhattan
Chinatown
Dense streets of shops, bakeries and beauty counters.
2 spots ·
Brooklyn
Downtown Brooklyn
Transit hub with civic-scale culture stops.
1 spots · A/C/F, 2/3/4/5, R to Jay St-MetroTech.
Brooklyn
Dumbo
Cobblestones, bridge views and the waterfront in ten walkable blocks.
4 spots · F to York St; A/C to High St.
Manhattan
Financial District
Narrow streets, harbor air, quiet on weekends.
1 spots · 2/3, 4/5, R/W to Wall St area.
Brooklyn
Gowanus
Studios, workshops and canal-side industrial blocks.
1 spots ·
Brooklyn
Greenpoint
Quieter waterfront, long sunsets over the East River.
2 spots · G to Greenpoint Av; L to Bedford Av then bus.
Manhattan
Harlem
Live music history and a working main street.
1 spots · A/B/C/D to 125 St; 2/3 to 125 St.
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Old New York storefronts and a dense night map.
2 spots · F to Delancey St; J/M/Z to Essex St.
Manhattan
Midtown
Big rooms, big museums, easy transit from anywhere.
4 spots · B/D/F/M to 47-50 Sts; 7 to 5 Av.
Manhattan
NoHo
Cast-iron blocks, studios and quiet cafés between SoHo and the East Village.
1 spots ·
Manhattan
Nolita
Small storefronts and studios above the Bowery.
1 spots ·
Manhattan
NoMad
Flatiron-adjacent blocks with museums, hotels and rooftops.
1 spots ·
Brooklyn
Park Slope
Brownstones on one side, Prospect Park on the other.
1 spots · F/G to 7 Av; B/Q to 7 Av.
Brooklyn
Prospect Heights
Museum, garden and park all within one block of each other.
2 spots · 2/3 to Eastern Pkwy; B/Q to Prospect Park.
Manhattan
Seaport
Piers, the Tin Building and Brooklyn Bridge views.
1 spots ·
Manhattan
SoHo
Cast-iron blocks, galleries and long window walks.
1 spots · C/E to Spring St; N/R/W to Prince St.
Brooklyn
Sunset Park
Industry City warehouses, Japanese food halls and harbour views.
1 spots ·
Manhattan
Tribeca
Wide cobbled streets, galleries and quiet late evenings.
1 spots ·
Manhattan
Union Square
Bookshops, comics and cafés around the square, with every subway line close by.
1 spots ·
Manhattan
Upper East Side
Museum Mile and the quiet side of Central Park.
2 spots · 4/5/6 to 86 St; Q to 86 St.
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Park entrances, brunch blocks and Lincoln Center.
1 spots · 1/2/3 to 72 St; B/C to 81 St.
Manhattan
Washington Heights
Uptown parks, river views and the medieval galleries of Fort Tryon.
1 spots ·
Manhattan
West Village
Crooked streets built for walking after dinner.
3 spots · 1 to Christopher St; A/C/E to W 4 St.
Brooklyn
Williamsburg
Waterfront parks by day, bars and music by night.
6 spots · L to Bedford Av; J/M/Z to Marcy Av.