Stupendous views of Manhattan and what feels like all of Brooklyn from the only tall-ish building around. And very good beer.

The design and photography floor at Barnes & Noble bookstore in Union Square.

When I first visited NY in 2010 the New Museum left a permanent impression. I love the architecture and the concept of the piled-white-shoe-box look-a-like building at the edge of the Lower East Side neighborhood. The exhibition program is appealingly different, and the bookstore in the foyer is not to be missed!

Best fried chicken ever, and the speakeasy downstairs is incredible. 

A place for when you only have a day and your soul needs the smell of an ocean breeze and to feel sand between your toes. You can watch all the craziness of Coney Island from across the water.