Guidebook for New York
Parks & Nature
Favorite park in the city (besides Central park of course). Beautiful views of the skyline. Just walk over the Brooklyn bridge and you'll be right there! For a truly spectacular view, go to the rooftop bar at "1 Hotel - Brooklyn Bridge." It's a $20 cover to go to the roof, but the cocktails at the bar on the 10th floor are amazing!
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Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman StFavorite park in the city (besides Central park of course). Beautiful views of the skyline. Just walk over the Brooklyn bridge and you'll be right there! For a truly spectacular view, go to the rooftop bar at "1 Hotel - Brooklyn Bridge." It's a $20 cover to go to the roof, but the cocktails at the bar on the 10th floor are amazing!
Walk from the apartment along the East River all the way to Battery Park. You'll pass by Pier 17 (which has a great view and bar - sponsored by Heineken). Grab sea food at any of the local places along the way (we recommend Fish Market if you're looking for a unique NYC experience). Once you reach Battery Park, you'll see stunning views with beautiful gardens and the Statue of Liberty in the distance. If you can keep walking, check out the World Trade Center memorial closeby!
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Battery Park
Walk from the apartment along the East River all the way to Battery Park. You'll pass by Pier 17 (which has a great view and bar - sponsored by Heineken). Grab sea food at any of the local places along the way (we recommend Fish Market if you're looking for a unique NYC experience). Once you reach Battery Park, you'll see stunning views with beautiful gardens and the Statue of Liberty in the distance. If you can keep walking, check out the World Trade Center memorial closeby!
This park is great for morning runs and dog walks. Amazing path along the East River and so close to the apartment! Just walk up to 10th street and take a right - walk over the bridge and you’re there!
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John V. Lindsay East River Park
1234 East 6th StreetThis park is great for morning runs and dog walks. Amazing path along the East River and so close to the apartment! Just walk up to 10th street and take a right - walk over the bridge and you’re there!
Arts & Culture
Great walking tours of the Lower East Side and its history.
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Tenement Museum
103 Orchard StGreat walking tours of the Lower East Side and its history.
If you are an activist, this is the bookstore for you. Here you can find almost any book that questions the majority view.
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Bluestockings Bookstore, Cafe & Activist Center
116 Suffolk StIf you are an activist, this is the bookstore for you. Here you can find almost any book that questions the majority view.
Great book store with thrift shop next door. Proceeds go to help fight homelessness and AIDS in New York City. We love this place (we got married here!) and think you will like it too.
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Housing Works Used Book Cafe
126 Crosby StGreat book store with thrift shop next door. Proceeds go to help fight homelessness and AIDS in New York City. We love this place (we got married here!) and think you will like it too.
Great place for a unique show, right in the East Village. Note there are tons of other small theatres in the area (which we prefer over Broadway).
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Theater for the New City
155 1st Ave.Great place for a unique show, right in the East Village. Note there are tons of other small theatres in the area (which we prefer over Broadway).
Food Scene
This is our go-to place for really great inexpensive Thai food. Very closeby, and the staff is very nice. Try checking in on Yelp and you might get a free Thai Iced Tea!
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Wok Wok
11 Mott StThis is our go-to place for really great inexpensive Thai food. Very closeby, and the staff is very nice. Try checking in on Yelp and you might get a free Thai Iced Tea!
Fun place for good seafood. It can get rowdy and loud as the bartender sometimes likes to give free shots of Jameson.
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Fish Market
111 South StFun place for good seafood. It can get rowdy and loud as the bartender sometimes likes to give free shots of Jameson.
Raku
342 E 6th StAmazing udon!
Shopping
Almost every high end shop can be found in this nearby neighborhood. Definitely worth checking out the MOMA Store!
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SoHo
Almost every high end shop can be found in this nearby neighborhood. Definitely worth checking out the MOMA Store!
Churches
If you’re looking for a church in the area, check out Sanctuary (our home church)! We meet on Sundays at 1030am (free coffee and donuts).
Sanctuary Church NYC
418 East 11th StreetIf you’re looking for a church in the area, check out Sanctuary (our home church)! We meet on Sundays at 1030am (free coffee and donuts).
Essentials
We do our bulk shopping here! Since we don't use disposable plastics, we do our grocery shopping where we can buy things in bulk. You should definitely check it out!
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4th Street Food Co-Op
58 E 4th StWe do our bulk shopping here! Since we don't use disposable plastics, we do our grocery shopping where we can buy things in bulk. You should definitely check it out!
This is the biggest chain grocery store nearby. Though you can buy many vegetables from the street markets in Chinatown, we like Whole Foods for other things we can't find elsewhere. They also have a bulk section and only use paper bags.
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Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston StThis is the biggest chain grocery store nearby. Though you can buy many vegetables from the street markets in Chinatown, we like Whole Foods for other things we can't find elsewhere. They also have a bulk section and only use paper bags.
Drinks & Nightlife
Fun place in Chinatown! It's not our favorite place, but lots of people like it.
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Mr. Fong's
40 Market StFun place in Chinatown! It's not our favorite place, but lots of people like it.
Walk west on 8th street through thompkins square park, then all the way to 2nd Avenue. This is a really cool block with lots of restaurants, jazz bars and tattoo parlors...
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Saint Marks Place
Saint Marks PlaceWalk west on 8th street through thompkins square park, then all the way to 2nd Avenue. This is a really cool block with lots of restaurants, jazz bars and tattoo parlors...