4 billion dollars later.... one of the most impressive Art&Design pieces in NYC.

It’s the child of the Russ & Daughters deli NYC institution 

XXXI (‘Thirty-One’) is ❶ a mixed-use community space for designers (and others) to exhibit, teach, and discuss self-initiated work; ❷ a shared studio space; ❸ a residency for designers; and ❹ an online (and sometimes physical) store. It purposefully lives outside (or against) the constraints of the city it exists in and traditional commercial practice to ask what design can do when its goal is not money.

This is my favorite bar in the city: original cocktails, an unpretentious crowd and live jazz.

A well-curated vintage movie poster store. Smart and friendly staff.