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.

Prospect Park is a great place to have a water balloon fight, a picnic, a jog, and play with other people's dogs.

Super nice mens- & womens-wear. Kind German girl behind the counter most days. Good boots & great windows.

City Island is a seaside town in the Bronx. Known for its fishing, seafood, and main street it is a self-contained working-class haven. The buildings range from late 1800's houses to 1960's storefronts, and you can smell the ocean everywhere on the island. Restaurants and local pubs dot City Island Ave, and even the few empty storefronts stay vibrant. 

This is my favorite bar in the city: original cocktails, an unpretentious crowd and live jazz.