The beauty of the light on the water, with a full view of the changing skyline, always awe inspiring.

A good flat white is hard to find but this is one place in NYC that has coffee that tastes like it does back in New Zealand.

The Brooklyn Flea is another treasure trove of odd finds, cool artifacts, and handmade goodness. If you're looking for inspiration or just something cool to hang on your wall, you can probably find something here. And if all that treasure hunting leaves you hungry, you are in luck--there's a delicious assortment of local food vendors and artisans there too.

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

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.