Bluestockings Cooperative is a community-supported bookstore and activist space.

When I moved to NYC in the summer of 2009, my wife Hannah and I went straight to Central Park and the Belvedere Castle. It was the first time I fully grasped that I lived in New York and it felt euphoric standing on that hill. For me this place is still a romantic symbol and reminder of the spirit and essence of the city and the reasons I live here.

This little French-Morroccan restaurant is a perfect place for meeting artist friends and, of course, great escargot.

Brooklyn tattoo shop specializing in American traditional style work. Everyone is super nice and cool.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.