I had been living in Brooklyn Heights for some time and Long Island Restaurant has been closed for as long as I could remember. Then one day, the sign was lit up and not long after the new owners had resurrected the spot with the promise to the previous owners the name and sign never changes. Order "A Martini" from the menu. It's divine. As are the french fries. They're double fried.

The graphic designer Rudolph de Harak created a three-story digital clock installed on the exterior of 200 Water Street. The clock consists of 72 square modules with numerals that light according to date, hour, minute and second.

This is a tiny street with a lot of character and can be often missed. I love the little brick houses and coloring of the street.

When I have a bit of money I like to go there with friends to celebrate our happiness and miseries.

Intimate east village record shop with an excellently curated selection of second hand and new vinyl.