Enter the burger chain outlet and walk past the counter to a staircase that leads up to a hidden cocktail bar.įorget the reservation, and head out on a pizza-slice crawl of the Village. A spot to impress your partner with, the secret speakeasy is above a Five Guys on Bleecker Street (8). The Garret in the West Village ( ) is, according to owner Gavin Moseley, “the best secret everyone knows about”. In Fort Greene, Brooklyn, the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art (7) ( ) focuses primarily on social justice through its public art exhibitions, by artists such as Caribbean-American Theda Sandiford. The Edge NYC at sunset (Photo: Related-Oxford) Higher than the Empire State Building or The Shard, the skyscraper also has Edge, the highest observation deck in the Western Hemisphere that protrudes from the building at 100 storeys high for spectacular views over New York City and beyond from the west. After admiring, or trying desperately to ignore, the view the final test is to dangle nearly 400 metres above the sidewalk below. For the world’s highest open air building ascent, thrill-seekers climb out onto the roof and hike 161 steps to the tip of the building. The Little Italy institution does one of the city’s best lox salmon and cream cheese bagels.Ĭity Climb ( ), New York’s stomach-dropping new attraction has just opened at the top of 30 Hudson Yards (6), the city’s 6th tallest building. Grab a stool at the bar at Baz Bagel (5) ( ) for Jewish comfort food, with retro vibes – think diner style seating and Barbara Streisand on the stereo. You must show your NHS Covid Pass to enter public indoor areas, including museums, restaurants and bars. Find the docked cycles on almost every block – ebikes were introduced just before the pandemic – then unlock with the Citi Bike or Lyft app (from $3.50 for the first half hour). Above ground, Uber and Lyft were once king but with the pandemic prompting a boom in new cycle-lanes, the Citi Bike ride share scheme is now a real alternative for tourists. Masks are mandatory and unlike London, everyone follows the rules. Doubles from $135 (£100).Ĭontactless payments are now accepted across the MTA, making bus and metro travel a breeze (just tap once on the way in). Japanese breakfast lunch and dinner is at onsite sushi restaurant Gosuke. Rooms at the Midtown hotel have cupboards that will clean and steam your clothes. It’s the first US outpost of a Tokyo classic, where guests are checked in by an animatronic T-Rex. Henn na Hotel (4) ( ) – “Strange Hotel” in Japanese – opened its doors to families and tech-nerds in October. The building’s rippling glass façade is meant to evoke Pacific waves, while inside it’s contemporary-cool with fireplaces and an attention to the art of great lighting, especially at exclusive Bar Pendry. There’s a rooftop bar, Peloton gym (guests can order the bikes to their room), Eastern Med restaurant Zou Zous, and the Garden Room – a relaxed, leafy space for light bites and evening cocktails. Its raison d’être as a high- end sanctuary apart from Manhattan matches that of the high-rise new development that it borders. Pendry Manhattan West (3) ( ) opened in September, bringing SoCal cool to the edge of Manhattan’s luxury new riverside district, Hudson Yards.
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