If you're planning your first trip to New York City, discover what's in store for you, from the restaurants to the late-night music.

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15 Reasons Why You Should Visit New York City at Least Once in Your Lifetime

These cool Brooklyn neighborhoods are varied in character and well worth visiting. From hipster Williamsburg to windswept Red Hook, here’s where to go east of the East River.

Brooklyn

A Guide to Brooklyn’s Coolest Neighborhoods

This breakdown of some of the most popular and diverse neighborhoods of New York City will help guide your experiences in the Big Apple.

A Guide to New York City Neighborhoods

Here are some must-see spots while spending 24 hours in New York City and a few more restaurants, bars and stores off the beaten path.

How to Spend 24 Hours in New York City

Discover art after dark at the plethora of late night openings at New York City's major museums.

New York City

9 NYC Museum Nights You Should Know

A densely populated metropolis nearly half of whose residents were born outside the USA, New York City really embraces the term “melting pot.” Every corner of the world is packed into the Big Apple’s five boroughs, from vibrant enclaves such as Little Guyana in Queens and midtown’s Koreatown to lower Manhattan’s bustling Chinatown and Little Italy.


The city wears its history of welcoming outsiders with pride. The Tenement Museum, on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, brings the stories of New York’s immigrant communities to life, while Ellis Island and the iconic Statue of Liberty are enduring reminders of the freedom and opportunity America represents for exiles.

Introducing New York City

The majority of New York’s best-known tourist attractions can be found in Manhattan. Just south of Central Park, midtown – home to Times Square, Broadway and many iconic skyscrapers – has all the glitz and glamor of the city that never sleeps. Lower Manhattan is crammed with cool districts, including the West and East villages, the très chic Nolita neighborhood and the shopping destination SoHo.


Many visitors spend their entire visit in Manhattan alone, but the city’s four outer boroughs have plenty of their own charm and things to do. Brooklyn is the hippest of the bunch, boasting experimental nightclubs, gorgeous brownstone buildings and unrivaled views of Manhattan’s skyline across the East River. Queens is blessed with green spaces and great restaurants, while the Bronx has Yankee Stadium and the New York Botanical Garden. Known for its free commuter ferry, Staten Island is the least busy and greenest of the five, giving New Yorkers a much-needed breath of fresh air.

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Find out our 20 favorite must-do activities in New York City that are best while you're young, like dancing and eating your way through the city.

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20 Things to Do in New York City in Your Twenties

Between New York City’s crowds, never-ending lists of things to do and relentless attitude, the City That Never Sleeps can be overwhelming. Make your NYC experience a little bit easier with these hacks.

New York City Hacks Even Locals Don't Know

Where else can you eat truffle popcorn surrounded by Victorian wax death masks and party in a cannonball factory-turned-contemporary exhibition space?

A Guide to Brooklyn's Weird and Wonderful Art Locales

We profile ten Insta-famous eateries in New York City, for those in need of both visual and edible inspiration.

10 Insta-Famous New York City Eateries

Try plant-based eating the Brooklyn way at the borough's best vegan and vegetarian restaurants.

Brooklyn's Best Vegan and Vegetarian Friendly Restaurants

London’s favorite conveyor-belt sushi chain has finally arrived in New York City—and we’ve got the first look.

YO! Sushi Lands In New York City

We take a closer look at five places to explore true folk art in New York City.

5 Places To Discover Folk Art In NYC

Play our quiz and discover the most exciting sights at this year's US Open Tennis Championships.

What's One Thing You Must Experience At The US Open?

This Is the One Thing You Must Experience at the US Open

If it's your first time in New York City, avoid angering locals by following our guide to essential NYC etiquette.

Essential NYC Etiquette for First-Time Visitors

Click through to discover 13 things you should never say if you want to blend in like a local in New York City.

13 Things You Should Never Say in New York City

In New York City, illegal ivory from elephant poaching is finding its way into high end shops.

In NYC, the Illegal Ivory Trade is Closer than You Think

Find your safe (and thirst-quenching) space at one of New York City's best gay bars.

The Best Gay Bars in New York City

Discover 10 modeling agencies in New York City that promote models from all walks of life.

New York City's Most Diverse Modeling Agencies

Are you a vegan looking for that perfect sweet donut? Check out the best vegan donuts in NYC!

The Best Vegan Donuts in New York City

Flea markets aren't just trendy. In New York City, you can get some great items and contribute to awesome causes.

The Best New York City Flea Markets

Click through to discover why you don't wear your pajamas to the bodega and 10 other style lessons from fashionable New Yorkers.

11 Fashion Lessons You Only Learn While Living in New York City

Click through to see our favorite stalls that set up every weekend at Manhattan's lesser-visited flea market, the Nolita Outdoor Market.

A Guide to NoLita Market in New York City

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Fashion

11 Fashion Lessons You Only Learn While Living in New York City

Click through to discover why you don't wear your pajamas to the bodega and 10 other style lessons from fashionable New Yorkers.

See & Do

A Guide to NoLita Market in New York City

Guides & Tips

A Guide to Brooklyn’s Coolest Neighborhoods