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Dumbo Brooklyn
The cobblestone waterfront pocket under two bridges: what Dumbo is like, when to go, and how to do it right.
Where to Stay on Oahu: Areas and Neighborhoods Compared
Manhattan is dense and vertical, Brooklyn spreads out brownstone by brownstone, and Queens runs on food and neighborhoods rather than landmarks. Here is how each borough feels and who each one suits.
Manhattan
Things to Do in Manhattan
Neighborhoods, museums, decks and free sights, grouped so your days do not collapse.
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Things to Do in Brooklyn
Bridge walks, brownstones, boardwalks and bagels: how to spend a day or three in New York's biggest borough.
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Greenwich Village
Crooked streets, jazz basements and some of the best eating in Manhattan: what Greenwich Village is like as a base and as a day out.
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Things to Do in the Bronx
Arthur Avenue, the Bronx Zoo, Yankee Stadium and City Island: how to spend a real day in New York's northern borough.
Areas
Tribeca NYC
Cobblestones, lofts and serious restaurants below Canal Street, plus honest advice on costs, transit and whether Tribeca works as your base.
Upper East Side
Upper East Side
Museum Mile, Central Park and quiet brownstone blocks: who the Upper East Side suits, and what a day there costs.
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Chinatown NYC
Manhattan's Chinatown as a day out: what to eat, how to get there, and who the neighborhood actually suits.
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East Village NYC
What the East Village is like as a base and as a day out, plus where to eat, drink and sleep.
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Financial District NYC
Wall Street, the 9/11 Memorial, harbor ferries and the oldest streets in New York, all in one walkable corner of Manhattan.
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Harlem, NYC
What Harlem is like as a visit and as a base: gospel, jazz, food, and the practicalities of staying or spending a day there.
Hudson Yards
Hudson Yards
Manhattan's newest neighborhood: Edge, the High Line's northern end, and a mall with a view, all over a working rail yard.
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Little Italy NYC
What Little Italy NYC is really like: size, food, timing, and how to pair it with Chinatown and SoHo.
neighborhoods
Lower East Side
Tenement streets, serious food and late-night energy: what the Lower East Side is like and who it suits.
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Midtown Manhattan
What Midtown Manhattan is like as a base and a day out, who it suits, and what the sights really cost.
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SoHo NYC
Cast-iron facades, cobblestones and the city's densest designer shopping, south of Houston Street.
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Upper West Side
Central Park, the Natural History museum and quiet brownstone blocks: who Manhattan's Upper West Side suits as a base.
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Williamsburg, Brooklyn
What Williamsburg is like as a base and as a day out: getting there, the micro-neighborhoods, what things cost, and who it suits.
Staten Island
Staten Island
Ferry views, Snug Harbor, beaches and the calmest corner of the five boroughs.
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Things to Do in Queens
A visitor's guide to Queens: Long Island City, Astoria, Flushing, Jackson Heights and the Rockaways, with subway routes, food stops and day plans.