Ever since Tavern On The Green closed at the end of 2009, the title in the most Romantic Restaurants of New York category has been up for grabs. The five below are all strong contenders, just make sure you book far in advance so you actually get the chance to compare them! And don’t forget, bring […]
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New York City Lowline: an underground park
At least in name, the Lower East Side has come up with a response to Chelsea’s Highline Park: The Lowline. However, this project has the potential to be even more groundbreaking. There is a plan to build an underground park in an abandoned trolley terminal, equipped with “remote skylights” from the street above, […]
New York City Highline: a landscaped railroad track
Now part of the New York City Highline, and once an inconspicuous, low-income neighborhood on Manhattan’s West Side. Chelsea has more recently become known for its art galleries and expensive real estate. The past decade’s gallery migration from SOHO accelerated a neighborhood gentrification that had already begun, and the recent addition of the New […]
Empire State Building Lights
We all know the Empire State Building – a 102-story skyscraper located in on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, at West 34th Street. For 40 years the building was the tallest in the world – from 1931 until the completion of the former World Trade Center downtown. Of course now there are many other buildings […]
New York Bike Ride Options
With the new Citibike program making bikes available to pretty much everyone, the city is about to get a whole lot more bike-friendly. As bikers start exploring the city in new ways, here are some suggestions on how to do it:
Ocean Parkway is home to the United States’ first bike path, which started back […]