A legendary basketball court in the West Village that is a popular destination for basketball aficionados, deflated hoop-dreamers, and gawking tourists.

If I lived closer to the West Village I’d go over to Jack’s every morning for a coffee and occasionally having what is probably the best chocolate chip cookie in New York (and it’s just a dollar!). Even though it’s rarely in my way I try to go here now and then, maybe in combination with a stroll down the beautiful Bleeker Street or to read a book sitting in their window.

Intimate east village record shop with an excellently curated selection of second hand and new vinyl.

Best fried chicken ever, and the speakeasy downstairs is incredible. 

I could include a separate location for every room at the Met. Each visit is a year's worth of Art-absorbing.