The rooftop garden at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The museum floors below are a maze of tremendous art and inspiration, and taking the elevator to the rooftop garden is the icing on the cake. 360' views of verdant green Central Park bordered by cool glass and steel of Manhattan's cityscape in the distance.

One of my lunch favorites - start with the crab toast lemon aioli, then roast carrot avocado salad, Kasha and Bowtie pasta with Meatballs - and their homemade sodas and green juice are awesome! 

Fun shopping for very well-curated vintage. It feels like a series of art galleries that sell clothing and housewares.

Extra Chinese Restaurant. Have the ChongQing Wings if you Dare.

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