One of the last untapped areas of downtown Manhattan. Hand pulled noodles, cheap eats, and a concentrated area of families make this an often interesting place to explore.

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

German Expressionism makes me giddy. All my favorites are here at any given time - George Grosz, Otto Dix, Egon Schiele, Gustave Klimt - and the building was designed Carrére and Hastings, the same architects that designed the New York Public Library.

The offices of Captain Olivia Benson! 

A now-iconic Chinatown eatery with a mouthwatering menu of health-conscious eats.