Attend a free Cork'd wine tasting. It's wine meets social media. Bring your laptop so you can review the wines on corkd.com. Check out the schedule at corkd.com/tastings. - Erica Swallow Read more.
On Sept. 20, 1853, the Otis Elevator Company was launched when Elisha Otis made his first elevator sale here to Benjamin Newhouse who wanted the elevator for his furniture factory.
The city is spending $50 million to restore the precinct to its late-Victorian splendor. But visiting will be difficult: Tourism isn't allowed, so you'll have to come on official police business. Read more.
The sweetest store for the best chocolate in the city. -Andy Cohen, Watch What Happens Live!
They make their own soba daily. The soba lunchbox specials are delicious and a great way to try a variety of items. They have the best gomae and Japanese omelets. -Malika Ameen, Top Chef Just Desserts
The menu is pan-Italian with a southern bent, serving dishes like marinated sardines, pasta all chitarra & burrata with prosciutto. Stop in for 4:30 PM to 8 PM happy hour when drinks are $4 a pop.
Standouts on the daily brunch menu include the earthy and rich enmoladas with duck meat (tortillas dipped in mole sauce, filled and rolled) for $12. Read more.
From 10pm to close (every day but Saturday), get $4 drafts, $5 sangria, $6 wines by the glass and $7 specialty cocktails, such as the bourbon-based Peppery Pear. Read more.
This spot takes the drinks-and-a-cut concept to the next level, w/ a 2-seat barber shop up front & behind a sliding door, a cocktail lounge decked w/ leather-cushioned wooden booths & old-school sofas Read more.
We recommend you order the “North Garden,” an-off-the-menu concoction - aromatic bitters, Scotch, bourbon, apple brandy, sugar - that tastes like Scotch on MDMA. Also at Death & Company this summer. Read more.
On Thanksgiving Eve watch the balloons (designed by Stevens Institute of Technology) being inflated for the next day's parade. Nov 24, 4–8pm.
The original is the best classic steakhouse in the world. Prime rib with bone in and creamed spinach. Mmm…great food, great memories. -David Applebaum, Launch My Line
Recommended appetizers: Seafood chowder, crispy pork terrine, squid ink tagliatelle, pork belly and charred octopus salad. Main courses: Skate, scallops, squab, sweetbreads. Read more.
Very fun atmosphere for pre-dinner drinks. Grab a cocktail and head to the back benches to enjoy the unique lighting and ambiance to set the mood for a great date. #vday
In his NY Diet, Jeffrey Steingarten calls Eataly "spectacular" - there are "wonderful, delicious pastas," "wonderful" pizza, not to mention great crudo, breadsticks, and Pat LaFrieda steak. Read more.
90 minutes of pure awesome. Pro Tip: no intermission, so hit the bathroom and grab a drink before you take your seat.
Relax in total bliss before you gear up for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. It’s yummy for the soul.
Nothing is like getting up on a weekend morning and getting a coffee and a creame cheese bagel from H&H. -Alex Eusebio, Top Chef
My favorite cocktail bar for old favorites and new inventions--worth the trip. -Anita Lo, Top Chef Masters
Celebrating a resurgence in analog instant photography, this new store sells Polaroid cameras, compatible film, accessories and books. It also features an exhibit of Polaroid photography. Read more.
This 42-year-old arena is preparing to undergo a wholesale overhaul for $775-$850 million. It'll include floor-level luxury suites and two pedestrian bridges suspended over the playing surface. Read more.
A simple menu with starters like pheasant pate & wild burgundy snails, mains like smoked rabbit & braised duck, & a wine list with the best of Europe and California. Read more.
Best lobster roll variation ever. Chef Lawrence Edelman does wonders with skate too. -Seth Caro, Top Chef Just Desserts
"A specific goal of this building was not to make a big noise," says the architect of Goldman's new, $2.5 billion headquarters. But check out the mural by Julie Mehretu in the glass-walled lobby. Read more.
The Village Voice voted this Best Place to Get Down on the Farm (in the Middle of the City) in our Best Of New York Poll!
Totally hipster. Love this Americana joint. It's just so new skool. -Candice Kumai, Top Chef
The big, warm space carries Alexander Wang, Isabel Marant, Rag&Bone, and other designers so of-the-moment that if you only shopped there for the rest of your life, you'd still look hip.
Best men's in NYC, great women's department, and fab accessories! -Patrick McDonald, Launch My Line
