Pull up a plastic chair and order from an array of fresh seafood brought in every afternoon from Montauk. Recent offerings included tuna bits, steamers, grilled swordfish and a mahi mahi sandwich. Read more.
The publishing giant, which moved into this building in 1999, is now likely to move into the Freedom Tower at Ground Zero. Read more.
Thinly cut fries are subtly seasoned. Burgers ($15) are made with brisket and topped with bacon and white cheddar. And the turkey club sandwich ($11) is always popular. Read more.
If you have about 30 minutes, try a single-serving of paella for about $22. The tab for a plentiful lunch is roughly $30 a person. Read more.
Despite its hefty $20 ticket price, the museum attracted its highest-ever number of visitors, 3.09 million, during its 2010 fiscal year. "Monet's Water Lilies" was the most popular exhibit. Read more.
Beware: they only take same-day reservations, and the lunch crowd must wait five to 30 minutes in the front room. Complex $13 Ramen concoctions include the popular Akamaru and the Shiromaru. Read more.
Jon Mendes, 89, has adopted the two concrete drinking fountains at the reservoir's southern entrance. Every three weeks or so, he scrubs them down with brushes and a can of Comet. Read more.
The brunch crowd here is a mix of college students and stroller-steering parents. For traditionalists, there are blueberry pancakes; for the adventurous, coconut pancakes with passion-fruit syrup. Read more.
Founded in 2003 by an ad-hoc group of 10 friends, this non-profit, multidisciplinary performance venue in Midtown has managed to survive amid bulldozers and the financial crisis. Read more.
Check out the big new exhibit on Abstract Expressionism running from October 3, 2010, to April 25, 2011. Virtually all of the art — 300 works by 30 artists — comes from the museum's own collection. Read more.
Who will get to manage this 1,776-foot-tall office tower? The two bidders are the family-run Durst Organization and Related Cos., an international real-estate developer. Read more.
Try making a call here because the tunnel has the best cellphone service in New York. Read more.
After eating, buy some ingredients for a DIY paella: Bomba rice, olive oil, chorizo, pimentón, and saffron. Ask at the counter, and they'll cheerfully give instructions for cooking the rice. Read more.
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.
Bill White, who was president of the museum, resigned abruptly on May 19, 2010, one year after the New York State Attorney General began investigating him. Read more.
The dining room here feels like a direct portal into groovier precincts of Los Angeles. Skip occasional specials like tacos al pastor in favor of the lightly battered fish tacos ($5 apiece). Read more.
Trouble in paradise: O. Aldon James, president of the National Arts Club, is battling the park's five trustees to loosen regulations governing enjoyment of the shared space. (Keys cost $350 apiece.) Read more.
Check out Julie Mehretu's exhibition, "Grey Area," her representation of post-war Berlin in which the dynamism of urban life confronts decay and change. It's open through October 6, 2010. Read more.
This decidedly old-school steakhouse is a rite of passage for Wall Street traders willing to shell out $88 for the signature porterhouse for two. Lunch reservations are doable, but bring cash. Read more.
The Andrew J. Barberi smashed into this terminal on May 8, 2010, after a mechanical problem prevented the crew from slowing down the vessel and easing it into the pier. Read more.
The bagels here aren't merely Montreal style: They're baked in Montreal and trucked over the border each morning. Popular brunch items include the brisket hash and the house-cured lox. Read more.
Starting in July 2010, the park's Pier 1 will have vendors serving tacos, crab rolls, wine, beer, and ice cream. (The city will make about $120,000 a year from the deal.) Read more.
Thirty-seven raw-oyster varieties, from Bluepoints to Beavertail, are the main attraction here, though the most popular dish is grilled swordfish over a frisse, mache and radicchio salad ($27.95). Read more.
The most expensive piece of artwork ever sold at auction, Pablo Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust," went for $106.5 million to an anonymous bidder here. Read more.
This causal restaurant at the northern tip of Manhattan puts a twist on comfort-food classics. Enjoy the lobster macaroni & cheese ($16) on tables from Nuovo Vesuvio, a restaurant on "The Sopranos." Read more.
"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.
Is it the Triborough Bridge or the RFK Bridge? It's been the latter since November 2008, but New Yorkers, online maps, and even some government agencies haven't committed to the change. Read more.
Executives dream of ringing the closing bell here, but it's a little more complicated than they might imagine. Which button do you press to conclude the trading day: green, orange, or red? Read more.
Is the Schnitzel truck a terrorist threat? Police used that excuse in booting the truck from its usual Friday spot at 54th & Lex. "I was stunned," said an owner. "I mean, I'm just selling schnitzel." Read more.
