New York

'Rent a bike, and bike as much as they can. Each neighbourhood is so different.'

Culture

Citi Bike

'I remember waking up in the morning and feeling the energy of the city through my window, and feeling so lucky for being there.'

Neighborhoods

West Village

Alix Petit shares her gems on where to visit in New York.

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New York with Alix Petit

If you’re an artist Ghostlight Housing is an excellent one to join'.

Accommodation

Ghostlight Housing (Previously Gypsy Housing)

'Good coffee...Bluestone Lane (Aussie joint). They do fancy things like Turmeric Lattes'.

Food & Drink

Bluestone Lane

'The falafel place next to my apartment building is beyond compare. Kulushkät, it’s called.'

Kulushkat

'I live in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It’s right next to Prospect Park in Brooklyn and I absolutely love it.'

Prospect Lefferts Gardens

'Trader Joes is a MUST. Everything is significantly cheaper.'

Retail

Trader Joe's

'For more character-y actor-y stuff, I go on little day trips out of the city to places like Dia Beacon or the Met.'

'There is a beautiful gallery in Upstate New York called Dia:Beacon. All sorts of late 20th century American artists, really beautifully presented in a kind of serene location'.&nbsp;

‘Dia Beacon is an hour and a half drive from Manhattan. I don't even want to call it a museum. It's a church; a massive cathedral to the practice of minimalism and the minimal art movement from the ‘60s and onwards. It is a truly spiritual experience, even if you don’t love art.’&nbsp;

Dia Beacon

'For more character-y actor-y stuff, I go on little day trips out of the city to places like Beacon or to the Met.'

'I like sitting there and watching people go in and out, it's absolutely divine.'

The Met

Listen

Lara Goldie shares her gems on where to visit in New York.

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New York with Lara Goldie

'All of my friends ended up in LES, Greenpoint and Bushwick, so that's where I gravitated to.'

Greenpoint

Lucky Dog

'Favorite restaurant... Sweetwater, Williamsburg'

Sweetwater

Blue Bottle Coffee

'Favorite galleries... New Museum and The Whitney'

New Museum

'Museums...The Whitney is my absolute favorite.'

Whitney Museum of American Art

Ian Strange shares his gems on where to visit in New York.

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New York with Ian Strange

'The Wing mixes community and activism in such a beautiful place.'

The Wing

'I’m always blown away by Comedy Cellar. Such quality and so many great insights that make you understand society better.'

Events

Comedy Cellar

'Gagosian Gallery. It's like... welcome to America.'

Gagosian Gallery

'Their cocktails are amazing. There is no cocktail menu and they come up with awesome flavors that fit your palate.'

Attaboy

Almondine

Mara Lecocq shares her gems on where to visit in New York.

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New York  with Mara Lecocq

Union Square

'I found a beautiful apartment in Jersey City, close to my art studio.'

Jersey City

'I live in Jersey City and Williamsburg.'

Williamsburg

Shantell Martin shares her gems on where to visit in New York.

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New York with Shantell Martin

'Best slice... Sal &amp; Carmine on Broadway &amp; W 102nd. Unknown to many, but still the best!'

Sal and Carmine Pizza

'Bobwhite Counter, for the best fried chicken in New York City.'

Bobwhite Lunch and Supper Counter

'I chose the LES as it still felt so raw to me — right by the Williamsburg Bridge.'

Lower East Side

'Catching an Aussie breakfast at one of the many spots in the city (Two Hands, Hole in the Wall, Banter).'

Two Hands

Gregory Constantine shares his gems on where to visit in New York.

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New York with Gregory Constantine

'Try the pork chop rice at May Wah Fast Food on Hester Street in Chinatown...Don’t be turned off by its humble interior and smallness.'

May Wah Fast Food

'Take the subway from one end up to the other, and you will see the cross-section of humanity in New York.'

'Don’t do any research on Yelp, Trip Advisor, or any travel sites...take out the subway map, pick a random stop anywhere on the map, and go.'

MTA Subway

Natasha Jen shares her gems on where to visit in New York.

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New York with Natasha Jen

'Ben’s in MidTown, for Jewish food on a cold Thanksgiving when everyone is out of town with family.'

Ben's Kosher Deli

'Old school dim sum carts in a gigantic diamante-encrusted hall...once sanctioned, you enter on a gigantic escalator!'

Jing Fong

'Silence, found in museums or Shala Yoga house in Brooklyn.'

Wellness

The Shala Yoga House

Noguchi Museum

'Saint Vitus in Greenpoint, for sweaty hardcore gigs'.

Saint Vitrus

'Breakfasts at Dimes with people who inspire me to be creative.'

'Dimes is our regular go-to for food, coffee, tea and juice, or when we need to get out of the studio.'

Dimes

‘For Chinese, it’s Jing Fong. Huge landmark in New York Chinatown, but they had to close over Covid so it's no longer, except for the branch on the Upper West Side.’

'Old school dim sum carts in a gigantic diamante-encrusted hall...once sanctioned, you enter on a gigantic escalator!'

Lydia Pang shares her gems on where to visit in New York.

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New York with Lydia Pang

The Odeon

'The First Calvary Cemetery in Queens––at night.'

Calvary Cemetary

'Favorite corner of the MoMA... The Sculpture Garden.'

Nature

MoMA Sculpture Garden

Paola Antonelli shares her gems on where to visit in New York.

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New York with Paola Antonelli

'Making it practical, making it also symbolic, creating access to the bedrock with the Slurry Wall, and creating a sense of publicness.'

Design

World Trade Center

'A few quick steps and you’re in India, China, Greece and Italy. The cross-section of food is one of the riches of New York.'

Smorgasburg

'It’s really a revolution to bring the public back to this old, ancient part of New York, and it’s a rebirth of the city.'

South Street Seaport

'Lower Manhattan is now full of not just places to work but there are schools, residential housing, families.'

‘I really enjoy rolling around Battery Park. It’s a big area in Lower Manhattan that you can explore. You have views of the water, and it’s really beautiful around sunset looking at the Statue of Liberty. It gets really busy with tourists so it’s good for people watching as well.’

Battery Park

'I’m coming out with a book on the creative process, called Edge of Order, which is about the idea that creativity is everywhere.'

Edge of Order by Daniel Libeskind

Daniel Libeskind shares his gems on where to visit in New York.

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New York with Daniel Libeskind

'On the other side of the river there is a place called Storm King that’s an epic sculpture park.'

Storm King Art Centre

'One place I do love to go to when I get the time is the Frick Collection or Frick Museum. It's a bit of a haven of stillness inside the city.'

Frick Collection

'I try and get to the Opera at the Lincoln Centre, the Metropolitan Opera every once in a while.'

Lincoln Center

Daniel Askill shares his gems on where to visit in New York.

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New York with Daniel Askill

'If just passing through New York... The Staten Island Ferry is a must.'

'You see New York from every angle. You can also see the Statue of Liberty and the dynamism of the different areas.'

Staten Island Ferry

The Strand Bookstore

'I know it’s getting crowded but I also like going to Hudson Yards, walking down The High Line and then going to The Whitney.'

Hudson Yards

'Jimmy’s Corner is a bar with all this great boxing memorabilia...I think it’s the most beautiful place in midtown.'

Jimmy's Corner

'The classic for me is walking over the Brooklyn Bridge, especially very early in the morning or when it’s snowing, because both of these times it’s really empty. I’ve done it so often, and the magic of it just doesn’t wear off.'

Brooklyn Bridge

Christoph Niemann shares his gems on where to visit in New York.

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New York with Christoph Niemann

'To celebrate, we go to Cervo’s; they have great oysters, natural wine and an awesome lamb burger with white anchovies.'

Cervo's

'Wu’s Wonton King for cheap traditional Cantonese, large tables with lazy Susans, ducks in the window.'

Wu's Wonton King

'Close to all these is Clandestino, our favorite place for a drink.'

Clandestino

'Marian Goodman Gallery, Gladstone Gallery, and David Zwirner in Chelsea. Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, Lyles &amp; King, and New Museum in Downtown.'

Marian Goodman Gallery

'We try to visit galleries regularly, Marian Goodman Gallery, Gladstone Gallery and David Zwirner in Chelsea.'

‘I love the David Zwirner gallery. Basically, on 22nd and 23rd streets you have two strips of galleries with a great selection of art.’

David Zwirner

Tin & Ed share their gems on where to visit in New York.

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New York with Tin & Ed

OXOMOCO

Miss Favela

Devoción

'Butler in Williamsburg or Bourke Street Bakery in Manhattan for a sausage roll and a flat white.'

Butler

Rosie's

'If just passing through...see an NBA game at The Garden or Barclays.'

Barclay's Center

Luke Shadbolt shares his gems on where to visit in New York.

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New York  with Luke Shadbolt

'Inspiration...The Museum of Arts and Design.'

Museum of Arts and Design

'The Gallery Open Nights on Thursday evenings from 21st to 28th street between 9th and 11th —many galleries open their doors.'

Gallery Open Night

New York Public Library

Benjamin Shine shares his gems on where to visit in New York.

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New York with Benjamin Shine

'Good food... Italian restaurant I Sodi.'

I Sodi

'My friend's Sardinian restaurant in Nolita, called Epistrophy.'

Epistrophy

The New York Earth Room

'Exceptional design...Donald Judd Apartment on Spring.'

'Donald Judd’s home in Soho is just fantastic...I love that and the fact that the foundation is preserving it.'

Judd Foundation

Ferdinando Verderi shares his gems on where to visit in New York.

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New York with Ferdinando Verderi

'I started sailing down at Battery Park, and I’ve since realised, without that, I couldn’t have survived.'

Hudson River Sailing

'I would take people to Ellis Island to get the sense of the astonishing immigrant stories.'

Travel Playbooks

All Gems