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

Books are Magic is a great local spot for bookworms. The staff is warm and friendly with regular events happening monthly. 

Every seat is a good seat in this small, intimate theater dedicated to dance. Nearly every dance company has filtered through the theater and with a season that lasts about 45 weeks, there's always a performance to see and tickets are very reasonably priced. I prefer a performance at The Joyce then at Lincoln Center any day.

Giant dinosaurs. And the rest of the museum is great if you also like giant whales and outer space and especially the life size dioramas of animals and cave people, which might be the very best Art in all of the city. Sigh.

Getaway not far from the city. Nice beach, surreal pool. Next to Fire Island (which is also super nice).