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The Ultimate Guide to New York City

Artie's Delicatessen (2290 Broadway; 212/579-5959; arties.com; lunch for four $27), where the hot dogs and pastrami sandwiches are everything they should be.

Chef Sotohiro Kosugi preparing chyu toro tartare at Soto, in New York.

The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), at Columbus Circle in New York City.

Joey and Sally Betesh, poolside at their Mandarin Oriental address.

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It’s not especially modest to call New York City the center of the modern world—but then, as New Yorkers are the first to admit, their hometown has never been shy about tooting its own horn. The buildings are soaring, look-at-me towers; crowds are boisterous and diverse; zillion of restaurants and shops cater every conceivable taste; museums and performance spaces offer everything from masterworks to avant-garde creations. Around almost any corner is a commingling of energy, congruous and clashing at the same time. The result is messy, beautiful, and very New York.

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Destinations: New York City · Manhattan · East Village · SoHo · West Village · Chelsea · Upper East Side · Lower East Side · Battery Park/Financial District · Meatpacking District · Midtown East · Midtown West · Upper West Side · DUMBO · Tribeca · Gramercy Park

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Tribeca Grand

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Tribeca | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

The 203-room Tribeca Grand is significantly smaller than its SoHo sister property, but you wouldn't know it from the hotel's soaring atrium, eight
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Soho Grand

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SoHo | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

This trendsetting refuge for downtown movers and shakers still has as much élan as it did when it opened in 1996. Interior designer William Sofield
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The Shoreham

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Midtown West | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

Most people don't think of midtown Manhattan as a place to chill out—but don't tell the Shoreham, a 177-room hotel that resembles a chic spa retrea
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60 Thompson

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SoHo | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

It didn't reinvent New York's downtown hotel scene the way the Soho Grand and the Mercer did—it came later, in 2001—but this hyperdesigned, esoteri
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Inn at Irving Place

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Gramercy Park | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

Two adjoining town houses comprise this unassuming Victorian inn, housed in an 1834 brownstone just south of historic Gramercy Park. The look—flora
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Lafayette House

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East Village | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

You're on your own at this hip approximation of a Victorian pied-À-terre, but that's one of its selling points. Checking in means ringing the buzze
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The Library Hotel

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Midtown East | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

Although nonbibliophiles may find it a tad precious, it's hard not to be charmed by the schtick of this bookish hotel. In a nod to the nearby New Y
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The Pod Hotel

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Midtown East | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

Taking its cue from the Ikea school of cheap chic, this youth-oriented urban hotel isn't for everyone. But its 347 tiny, clean, cleverly designed r
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City Club Hotel

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Midtown West | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

Stylish and compact, this former members-only club is a well-designed secret among midtown hotels. The 65 smallish rooms have combed-plaster walls,
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Hôtel Plaza Athénée, New York

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Upper East Side | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

One of the few independent hotels left in Manhattan, this 149-room bijou is cherished by Europeans (and savvy celebrities) for its intimacy and att
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Back Forty

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East Village | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

This spare yet cozy East Village joint, endearingly decorated with old agricultural implements and populated by bearded neo-bohemians, is the brain
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Hill Country

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New York City | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York

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El Quinto Pino

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Chelsea | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

Tia Pol, the only truly authentic tapas bar in New York City, spawned an equally lovable sibling in the western reaches of Chelsea. The pint-size c
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Allen & Delancey

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Lower East Side | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

Pretty young things flirt by the light of flickering votives in this fabulously romantic brick-walled space that evokes a 1920's speakeasy half-hid
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Bar Blanc

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West Village | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

Packed since the day it was launched in December 2007 by a trio of Bouley veterans, Bar Blanc exudes a grown-up glamour and self-assurance rarely s
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Anthos

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Midtown West | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

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Gramercy Tavern

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Manhattan | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City

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Saravanaas

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Gramercy Park | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

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Chinatown Brasserie

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Manhattan | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City

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Momofuku Ssäm Bar

East Village | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

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Jazz at Lincoln Center

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Midtown West | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

The standout success within the controversial Time Warner Center Mall is the slick Jazz at Lincoln Center venue, largely thanks to artistic directo
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Pianos

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Lower East Side | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

One of the best indie-rock music venues to emerge this millennium, Pianos opened quietly in 2002 in a former piano store—the club’s current owners
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The Box

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Lower East Side | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

This chandelier-draped, Moulin Rouge-esque destination—a multihyphenated performance space-cum-cocktail lounge-cum-celebrity hangout-cum-restaurant
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Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)

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New York City | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York

Simultaneously high art and rollicking good fun, the Brooklyn Academy of Music is a Broadway-beating theater space that draws boldfaced names—recen
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Rose Bar at Gramercy Park Hotel

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New York City | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York

When Ian Schrager used his Midas touch to gild the much-loved Gramercy Park Hotel, he sure didn’t skimp on its first-floor bar, retaining the vinta
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Angel’s Share

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New York City | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York

This Japanese-run lounge is a hushed, romantic spot for a cocktail for two—that's because seating is limited, and in traditional style, drinkers (n
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King Cole Bar (inside the St. Regis Hotel)

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Midtown East | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

Tucked inside the storied St. Regis Hotel, this high-class watering hole—named after the whimsical Maxfield Parrish mural behind the bar—is one of
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Campbell Apartment

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Midtown East | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

This clubby jewel box of a bar, hidden inside Grand Central Terminal, was the long-abandoned office and salon of millionaire magnate and railroad b
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Central Park

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New York City | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York

Rambling yet contained, nature-filled yet man-made, this 843-acre oasis provides a welcome respite from the concrete jungle for locals and tourists
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New Museum

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Lower East Side | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | New York | New York City | Manhattan

This striking home for downtown's contemporary art hub—led by savvy director Lisa Phillips—made a splashy debut in December 2007, thanks to its ext
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Great NYC Street Food

Manhattan, Union Square/Flatiron, Midtown West

NYC hot-dog carts, meet the competition: inspired by Danny Meyer’s wildly popular Shake Shack, in Madison Square Park, snack bars are dishing out quick, pedigreed fare in the Big Apple’s green spaces.
Summer Deals in NYC

New York City, Midtown East, Upper West Side

From Memorial Day to Labor Day, when residents head for the beach, most big cities empty out, enabling you to score tables at top-notch restaurants, snag choice theater tickets, and take advantage
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NYC's Kid-Friendly Upper West Side

Manhattan, Midtown West, Upper West Side

It's almost like a suburb within the city—a kid-centric community of extra-wide sidewalks and Saturday morning soccer games, of outings to the Museum of Natural History and sippy cups in every café
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A Family's Take on NYC's Chelsea

New York City, Manhattan, Chelsea, Meatpacking District

The art dealers started it all. Priced out of Soho in the 1990's, they migrated to the old industrial area north of West 14th Street and transformed warehouses and garages into stunning showcases f
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A Family's Experience in NYC's East Village

Manhattan, East Village, Lower East Side

Two decades ago the East Village was the last place you'd want to investigate with kids. But then the hipsters living in those tenements grew up—and started alternative public schools for their chi
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NYC's Family-Friendly Upper East Side

New York City, Manhattan, Upper East Side, Midtown East, Midtown West

With its Park Avenue triplexes, brass-buttoned doormen, and Madison Avenue boutiques, the Upper East Side is the Apple at its most polished. And this pricey territory east of Fifth Avenue is certai
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Walking Around New York City's Seaport

Manhattan, Battery Park/Financial District

The cobblestoned streets and historic buildings around Manhattan’s former Fulton Fish Market—near the historic South Street Seaport—are home to a new wave of cafés and boutiques.
Design Hunting from New York to Boston

Boston, Cambridge, New York City, Manhattan, The Bronx

Three days is all you need to check out the contemporary design highlights of Manhattan and Boston—and to stop along the way to visit pieces of iconic modern architecture in Connecticut.
Mini-Trip: New York's Theater District

New York City, Manhattan, Lower East Side, Midtown West

Catch a show or two—along with a great meal and a few z's—around New York's Great White Way.
Wild New York City

Rye, Upper East Side

Take a walk on New York's other wild side—by scoping out the city's 250 bird species, visiting nearby nature conservancies, and learning about balancing city life with concern for the environment.

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tuppermark — Posted Oct. 17, 2009

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Shorty's 32

I had my best dinner in New York at Shorty's 32 located in Soho, this small restaurant has a prefix meal for $25.00 from 5:30-7:00pm that will knock your soxs off!

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