New York Travel Resources

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For natives and visitors alike, New York is a shopper's paradise. From designer duds at Bergdorf to toys galore at F.A.O. Schwarz, these five New York stores have something for everyone--whether you're shopping for the holidays, your best friend's birthday, or simply because it's easier than seeing a therapist. (Photo: F.A.O. Schwarz by F […]

No matter your sport of choice, there are plenty of sports bars in New York where you can cheer on your team (or hate on your rivals). From baseball and basketball to football and hockey, we've got a New York sports bar for you. So rally your friends and gear up for some beer, fried food and cheering. But mostly beer. (Photo: The Village Pourhouse) […]

Everybody wants to party like a rock star, but nobody wants to face the morning after music. For the true New York party-goer, hangovers tend to be a little more frequent and a lot more brutal. But when your drinking problem catches up with you, shut it down with our guide to New York's best bloody marys and greasy comfort food. (Photo: The Black Swan) […]

New York has every kind of ethnic food imaginable, but at its backbone are longstanding Jewish dishes and Jewish restaurants. From pastrami sandwiches at Katz's Deli to chicken liver at Sammy's Roumanian, you don't have to be one of the Chosen People to enjoy some good old-fashioned Jewish cooking in New York. (Photo: Gary Soup on Flickr) […]

Almost every New York bar now offers a specialty cocktail menu, but hard-line cocktail purists measure a bar's merit by the quality of its classic cocktails. Masterpiece martinis and gimlets are simple but rare, and perfectly made old fashioneds, daiquiris and Sazeracs are scarcer still, but we've found five New York bars where traditional recipes […]

Even though New York has a bar and restaurant on every corner, finding the perfect place to throw a party in New York always feels like a Sisyphean task. Whether you’re looking to host dinner for a small group or go all out with a boozy bash for 300 of your nearest and dearest, we’ve got everything you need to make sure your New York event is unforgettable ( […]

New York is an urban paradise, replete with popular landmarks, attractions and must-visit restaurants and bars. It’s a lot to cover--especially if you’re just visiting--but at least you can narrow it down with our guide to 10 of the top things to do and see in New York City. From the Museum of Modern Art to the High Line, we’ve got you covered. (Photo: Katz […]

What's the only thing better than tasty eats and boozy drinks? Getting those things without paying full price. Consult our guide to New York's best restaurant and bar deals and save a boatload of cash for more important things, like paying rent, or blowing the rent money on more food and alcohol--either way. (Photo: DBGB) […]

As much as you love the ladies, sometimes you need to have the sort of manly, Neanderthal-ish fun that women are too smart (read: high-strung and uptight) to participate in. Whether you want to catch up with an old buddy over a bloody steak, get the guys together for a night of darts and pool, or pretend to be doing one of those things while you're real […]

The title of Tom McCarthy’s début novel, “Men in Space” (noted in this week’s magazine), refers, in one sense, to a Russian cosmonaut stranded in space by the disintegration of the Soviet Union. This extraterrestrial... […]

Sinéad O’Connor’s new album, “How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?” is a return to straightforward pop music after years of genre experimentation, as Ben Greenman writes in the February 13 & 20... […]

Astonishingly, Rainer Werner Fassbinder made his three-hour science-fiction epic “World on a Wire,” from 1973 (coming to DVD on Feb. 21)—an adaptation of a novel by Daniel F. Galouye about a “Matrix”-like projection of minds... […]

Twitter has spawned more than a few imposters. (This week, KimJongNumberUn dispensed some Valentine’s Day advice: “remember: roses only last a week, but a nuclear weapon is forever.”) One of the more entertaining fake feeds... […]

In 2007, as “The Sopranos” was nearing the end of its run on HBO, David Remnick wrote a Comment essay on the series and its creator, David Chase. “Chase is merciless with his exposure... […]

In an oblique, elliptical fashion, the striking poems in “Nod House,” by Nathaniel Mackey, noted in the current issue of the magazine, follow the dispersal of African peoples by half a millennium of catastrophes,... […]

When Don Van Vliet died in December 2010 of complications from multiple sclerosis, he left behind one of the most fascinating bodies of work in American pop music. Recording as Captain Beefheart, he twisted... […]

“Music awards should always, always be examined, prodded, doubted, and mocked,” wrote Sasha Frere-Jones in December, after the announcement of the 2012 Grammy Award nominations. Starting today, those who enjoy doing any of the... […]

If you’ve spent much time in museums—or even leafing through art books—you’ve probably come across something that leaves you scratching your head. You’re not alone. The very funny, if occasionally puerile blog WTF Art... […]

Jeffrey Abt’s absorbing and often touching book “American Egyptologist” chronicles the life of James Henry Breasted, the celebrated founder of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago. When Breasted broke ground for the... […]