Guidebook for New York
Food Scene
Great for a delicious and healthy meal. They have a daily selection of various seasonal vegetables sides which are all amazing!
186 locals recommend
Westville East
173 Avenue AGreat for a delicious and healthy meal. They have a daily selection of various seasonal vegetables sides which are all amazing!
Veselka
144 2nd AveGreat Eastern European food!
Great tacos...prob not 100% authentic but they have very well done and they make great specialty sauces to accompany them!
14 locals recommend
Five Tacos
119 St Marks PlGreat tacos...prob not 100% authentic but they have very well done and they make great specialty sauces to accompany them!
Shopping
The most amazing perfume store in NYC! Everything is rare or exclusive to them and they will help you explore their selection to find just to perfect one for you.
MiN New York
117 Crosby StThe most amazing perfume store in NYC! Everything is rare or exclusive to them and they will help you explore their selection to find just to perfect one for you.
Sightseeing
New Museum of Contemporary Art
235 BoweryGreat Museum!
Nearby park great for a quick escape. Infamous for being a tent city in the 80s/90s and the setting of the musical RENT.
538 locals recommend
Tompkins Square Park
East 10th StreetNearby park great for a quick escape. Infamous for being a tent city in the 80s/90s and the setting of the musical RENT.
Learn about the rich history of the neighborhood by learning of the history of this building. Tenements are the buildings built for the immigrants coming from Elise Island. Each block was intended for a specific nationality. My building was built for Italian Immigrants for example. The museum is essentially is a large bookstore about NYC history. They own multiple buildings in the area and facilitate guided tours of all different themes of its history.
603 locals recommend
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard StLearn about the rich history of the neighborhood by learning of the history of this building. Tenements are the buildings built for the immigrants coming from Elise Island. Each block was intended for a specific nationality. My building was built for Italian Immigrants for example. The museum is essentially is a large bookstore about NYC history. They own multiple buildings in the area and facilitate guided tours of all different themes of its history.
Local Gay Bars
Phoenix Bar
Cabaret Bar owned by Allen Cumming and Anderson Coopers husband. Use to be the home of Easternbloc which was my favorite spot at the time
17 locals recommend
Club Cumming
505 E 6th StCabaret Bar owned by Allen Cumming and Anderson Coopers husband. Use to be the home of Easternbloc which was my favorite spot at the time