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

I like coming down here with friends when the weather permits and drinking on the beach or on the rocks when the tides come in.

Dead Horse Bay is about an hour and a half from lower Manhattan by public transit, but well worth the journey. There is so much glass on the beach that the waves make a soft tinkling sound as they roll in. It’s a scavenger’s dream, and glass isn’t the only thing you’ll find here. There are still plenty of horse bones to remind you where the place gets its name.

The best, coziest place for a burger! 

Cafe Mogador has been serving modern takes on traditional Moroccan dishes for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner in the East Village since 1983.