Great mid-eastern food in Chelsea/Flatiron/NoMad/whatever you call that area.

If only places can speak...yet they have their own language with their texture, smell, vibe, mood...new york is waking up 

Favorite black corner of Williamsburg

Stocks artists’ books and catalogs along with used and rare titles that focus on contemporary art, photography, and classical painting.

My favorite place on Bedford Avenue, this bookstore has both new and used titles. If you're patient and look close enough, you can usually find a book that's worth more than they're asking. Not to mention their stellar selection of magazine titles. Good for design, art, photography, sociology, fiction, and everything in between.