You’re in New York.
It’s your first time.
And it’s your 678 millionth time.
You live in the city, in one of the burb areas that’s technically considered a “borough” of NYC these days, one of the fake boroughs… Hoboken, Jersey City, Astoria, or you’re a “bicoastal” babe.
You’re in a neighborhood you don’t know that well and you’d like to go somewhere for #HAPPYHOUR
or have an hour to kill before the girls show up for dinner so you want a cool store or art gallery to browse so you have something to talk about besides last week’s episode of “Love Island”,
or you’re lost and your phone’s dead #again and you’re too afraid to ask the homeless person for deets.
And you’re in a neighborhood you adore and visit on the reg and you’re sick of having brunch at the same 3 kid-proofed places with your sis and 6-year-old niece.
I’ve got you.
Bringing you much of the city we all love so much, (sung to the tune of Alicia Keyes)
YOU’RE IN NEW YORK :
FIDI
Things to do: Wall Street, Stock Market Bull
Coffee: Financier
BATTERY PARK / TRIBECA
Work out spot: Soul Cycle
Grocery store: Whole Foods
Home goods & other basics: Target
High-end shopping & food court vibes: Brookfield Place
Free concerts, art installations, & seasonal attractions: Brookfield Place
Brunch spot: Bluestone Lane
Coffee: Kaffe Landskap NYC & Maman (all over NYC chain)
Parks: Hudson River Park, kid’s gyms, & sunmaxxing deck
‘nough said.
SOHO
To do: the place to shop & bop
Kid spot: Museum of Ice Cream
LOWER EAST SIDE
Late night eatery: Kat’z Delicatessen
Fun to do: Walk / bike the Williamsburg Bridge
Food hall & movie theather: Essex Market
EAST VILLAGE
Ukrainian food staple: Veselka
Place to see & be seen: Tompkins Square Park
Vegan/GF food: Caravan of Dreams
Yoga/Dance: St. Mark’s Yoga
GREENWICH VILLAGE
THE PLACE TO PEOPLE WATCH: Washington Square Park
WEST VILLAGE
NYC’s best slice of ‘za (BUT LIKE THE ACTUAL BEST SLICE): Bleecker Street Pizza & Joe’s Pizza
Brunch: Extra Virgin
Bakery: The (original) Magnolia Bakery
Dinner: Little Owl
Fun thing to do: more shops …
UNION SQUARE
Place to people watch: Union Square
Fun things to do: Farmer’s market, large retail chain shopping (DSW, 5 Below, Sephora, etc.), & spontaneous multi-block food cart fairs
If you’re a book worm: The Strand
Coffeeshop: The Bean NYC
Neighborhood Cafe: The Grey Dog
If you’re that vegan in the friend group: Peacefood
MEATPACKING
Best place to #doitforthegram: Little Island
Museum: The Whitney Museum
Outdoor walk & art installation: The High Line
Place to shop: Hudson Yards
Foodhall: Chelsea Market
CHELSEA
THE PLACE FOR ART GALLERIES – like all over – just go on any Thursday evening and the throngs of iPhones will guide you
UPPER WESTSIDE
Fun things to do: Central Park & Hudson River Park
Museums / Kid Zone: American Museum of Natural History
Donuts: Super Nice Coffe & Bakery
Community Garden: Mobilization for Change
UPPER EASTSIDE
Fun thing to do: Central Park & Ferry to Brooklyn/Queens/Roosevelt Island
The place to shop: Bergdorf Goodman’s
Museums: Guggenheim & The Metropolitan Museum of Art
If you need any more recs, shoot me an email at victoria@cconscious.com.
Would love to help guide you in a city that raised me.
All my love x
VICTORIA WEBER
Victoria is a copywriter and artist based in LA and New York.
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