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New York

It’s the city that never sleeps, but there’s enough variety in New York to please even those after a simple urban retreat. With developments such as the Highline and the Hudson River Park offering more landscaped green space than ever, you can take a break between restaurant-hopping and museum visits and sit back and take in one the world’s most impressive skylines.
 

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Essentials

01 None of New York’s three airports are efficient or user-friendly, but JFK is the worst. Avoid the long immigration lines and the cab queues and pick Newark. There’s a rail link into Manhattan’s Penn Station.
02 Contrary to popular belief, New Yorkers are generally friendly.
03 Rent a car. Within a couple of hours you can be on a beach in the Hamptons or hiking in the scenic Hudson Valley.
04 Jog or cycle up the newly landscape parks on the Westside along the Hudson or on the eastern edge up the East River.
05 Weekend brunch is one of New York’s best traditions, but turn up for a table before noon.
06 Take the subway if you need to get anywhere between 16.00 and 17.00 (when the taxi drivers change shifts).
07 The Upper East Side is the place to view women who have overdone the plastic surgery. You'll think you've landed on another planet.
08 Remember you'll never need to cross a bridge or tunnel when going out in the evening.
09 Make reservations.
10 Do as the locals. Steal someone's cab and then flip them the finger when they scream at you.

Hotels

Premium
St Regis
2 East 55th Street
+ 1 212 753 4500
starwoodhotels.com/stregis

Dependable chain
Four Seasons
57 East 57th Street
+ 1 212 758 5700
fourseasons.com

Independent and easy
The Crosby Street Hotel
79 Crosby Street
+ 1 212 226 6400
crosbystreethotel.com


Dining

Newsstand
McNally Jackson
52 Prince Street
+ 1 212 274 1160
mcnallyjackson.com

Santos Party House
96 Lafayette Street
+ 1 212 584 5492
santospartyhouse.com

Secret Late Bite
Bohemian
57 Great Jones Street

Drink after dinner
The Otheroom
143 Perry Street
+ 1 212 645 9748

Big dinner with partner/clients
MASA
10 Columbus Circle, 4th floor, Time Warner Center
+ 1 212 823 9800
masanyc.com

Private dinner
Lupa
170 Thompson Street
+ 1 212 982 5089
luparestaurant.com

Dinner with colleagues
MAS (farmhouse)
39 Downing Street
+ 1 212 255 1790
masfarmhouse.com

Dinner on your own
Perla
24 Minetta Lane
212 933 1824

Afternoon tea/drink
Pegu
77 West Houston Street
+ 1 212 473 7348
peguclub.com

Lunch on your own
Parm
248 Mulberry Street
212 993 7189

Need-to-impress clients lunch
La Grenouille
3 East 52nd Street
+ 1 212 752 1495
eatalyny.com

Working lunch with colleagues
John Dory Oyster Bar
1196 Broadway
+ 1 212 792 9000
cookshopny.com

Mid-morning coffee
Bar Maialino
2 Lexington Ave
+ 1 212 777 2410
maialinonyc.com

Business breakfast
Balthazar
80 Spring Street
+ 1 212 965 1414
balthazarny.com

Fast breakfast
The Smile To Go
22 Howard Street
646 863 3893

Reading

Bookshop
St. Mark’s Bookshop
31 Third Avenue
212 260 7853


Shopping

Something for yourself
Cheese from Murray's
254 Bleecker Street
+ 1 212 243 3289
murrayscheese.com

Something for someone you love
Lingerie by Kiki de Montparnasse
79 Greene Street
+ 1 212 965 8150
kikidm.com

Something for the kids
Sweets from Dylan's Candy Bar
1011 3rd Avenue
+?1 646 735 0078
dylanscandybar.com

Lost luggage - where to buy shirts
Barneys
660 Madison Avenue
+ 1 212 826 8900
barneys.com

Something you can't get anywhere else
Gourmet treats from Zabar's
80th and Broadway
+ 1 212 787 2000
zabars.com


Thank yous

Flowers
Garden Organic
526 Hudson Street
646 688 5753

Two hour tour

01
Morgan Library Morgan Library

02
Brooklyn Bridge Brooklyn Bridge

03
MoMA


Transport

Rent a bike
In Central Park, but only for recreation. Only ride a bike through the streets of New York if you want to get killed.
Central Park

MetroCards
Buy a pass MetroCards are the cheapest way to travel daily, $7/€5; weekly $29/22euro.
New York


Fitness

Good gym
Equinox
New York
equinox.com


Alternative diversion

West Side Highway
New York

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