New York Districts: Do, Eat, And Shop
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New York Districts: Do, Eat, And Shop

If you are headed to NYC and need an idea of what to do, this should help!

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New York Districts: Do, Eat, And Shop
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Ah... New York City, the city that never sleeps and the city considered to be the fashion capital of the world. Let's get started, shall we?

New York City is home to more than 8 million people, spanning across 468 square miles, divvied up into 5 boroughs and Manhattan is home to 25 different districts.

Downtown

1. The Financial District

What to do: Ellis Island, 9/11 Memorial, and Wall Street

Where to eat: Pier a Harbor House, Shake Shack, and Augustine

Where to shop: 9 to 5 Fashion Outlet, Century 21, and South Street Seaport

2. China Town

What to do: Doyers Street, Magic Jewelry, and Apothéke

Where to eat: Tasty Dumpling, Dim Sum Go Go, and Nom Wah Tea Parlor

Where to shop: Canal Street, Bucketfeet, and Aji Ichiban

3. Little Italy

What to do: Mulberry Street Art, St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, and The Puck Building

Where to eat: Pomodoro Ristorante & Pizzeria, Aunt Jake's, and Gelso & Grand

Where to shop: Coclico, Love Adorned, and Roots

4. TriBeCa (Triangle below Canal Street)

What to do: Aire Ancient Baths, Escape Games, Hudson River Park, and Pier 25

Where to eat: American Cut, Wolfgang Steakhouse, and Tamarind Tribeca

Where to shop: Aquamar, Christina Lehr, and Élan Flowers

5. Nolita (North of Little Italy)

What to do: Catacombs, International Center of Photography, and Nolita Market

Where to eat: The Butchers Daughter, Lombardi's, and Estela

Where to shop: Condor, Scotch & Soda, and Creatures of Comfort

6. SoHo (South of Houston Street)

What to do: NoMo SoHo, St. Ives Mixing Bar, and WeWork West Broadway

Where to eat: Antique Garage, Balthazar, and Sadelle's

Where to shop: Housing Works Thrift Store, What Goes Around Comes Around, and COS

7. Lower East Side

What to do: Slipper Room, Hester Street Fair, and The Museum of Contemporary Art

Where to eat: Russ and Daughters Cafe, Rochelles, and Donut Plant

Where to shop: Bang Bang, Grit and Glory, and Frankie

8. East Village

What to do: Lap Dance Saloon, Hot Rabbit, and Joli Beauty Bar

Where to eat: Veselka, Oiji, and Pardon My French

Where to shop: Strand Book Store, AuH20 Thriftique, and Metropolis Vintage

9. Greenwich Village

What to do: Washington Square Park, and Greenwich Village Comedy Club

Where to eat: Carbone, Strip House, and by CHLOE

Where to shop: Porto Rico Importing Co, L’Impasse, and Max Brenner: Chocolate by the Bald Man

Midtown

10. Chelsea

What to do: Chelsea Market, The High Line, and Hudson River Park

Where to eat: L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Momofuku Nishi, and Alta Linea

Where to shop: Artists and Fleas, Story, and Housing Works Thrift Shop

11. Meatpacking

What to do: Whitney Museum of American Art, Vitra, and Fort Gansevoort

Where to eat: Santina, Untitled, and Catch

Where to shop: Helmut Lang, Diane von Furstenberg, and Icebreaker

12. Flatiron

What to do: Madison Square Park, Center for Book Arts, and Unique Threading Salon

Where to eat: Eleven Madison Park, Aldea, and The Clocktower

Where to shop: Eataly, Fishs Eddy, and North Sales

13. Union Square

What to do: Union Square, Dylan’s Candy Bar, and Dramatics NYC

Where to eat: ABC Kitchen, 15 East, and Blue Water Grill

Where to shop: Journelle, Ricky’s NYC, and P.E. & D.D.

14. Gramercy Park

What to do: The Strand, The National Arts Club, and Gramercy Park

Where to eat: Maialino, Ponty Bistro, and Casa Mono

Where to shop: Bash & Bow, Vintage Thrift Shop, and Karen Karch

15. Hell's Kitchen

What to do: Frames, Lucky Strike Lanes, and Lounge and Hammerstein Ballroom

Where to eat: Boccone, China Xiang, and Gloria

Where to shop: Delphinium Home, Hells Kitchen Flea Market, and Domus

16. Midtown West

What to do: Top of the Rock, Rockefeller Center, and Bryant Park

Where to eat: The Living Room, Beautique, and The Russian Tea Room

Where to shop: Stitch, Mood Fabric, and MoMa Design Store

17. Midtown East

What to do: Grand Central Terminal, The Municipal Art Society of New York, and St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Where to eat: The Grill, Blue Box Cafe, and The Monkey Bar

Where to shop: Tiffany and Co, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Bellucci Napoli

18. Murray Hill

What to do: Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America, Basha Studio, and Riddle Me Out

Where to eat: Zuma, Kajitsu, and Salvation Taco

Where to shop: Linda the Bra Lady, Chocolat Michel Cluizel, and Galleria on Third

Uptown

19. Upper West Side

What to do: The Cloisters, Arka Room, and Salon Riz

Where to eat: Salumeria Rosi, Boulud Sud, and White Gold Butchers

Where to shop: ShiShi, Word Up Books, and Big Bags

20. Upper East Side

What to do: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Where to eat: Eats on Lex, Sugar East, and JoJo’s

Where to shop: La Boutique Resale, Blue Tree, and Velvet by Graham and Spencer

21. Harlem

What to do: Apollo Theater, Atelier Sucre, and Freedom Hall

Where to eat: Chocolat Restaurant and Bar, The Cecil, and Sylvias

Where to shop: Trunk Show Designer Consignment, La Scala, and La Casa del las Velas

Outside Boroughs

22. Brooklyn

What to do: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and BLDG 92

Where to eat: Lilia, Juno, and Teresa’s

Where to shop: Berl’s Brooklyn Poetry Shop, BookCourt, and The powerHouse Arena

23. The Bronx

What to do: Yankee Stadium, Bronx Zoo Wildlife Conservation Society, and Wave Hill

Where to eat: Dominick’s, Mario’s, and Trattoria Tra di Noi

Where to shop: Frank Bee Costume Center, Shop in the Garden, and The New York Botanical Garden Farmers Market

24. Queens

What to do: The Standing Room, Flux Factory, and Astoria Park

Where to eat: Penthouse808, M. Wells Steakhouse, and Alewife Queens

Where to shop: Ridgewood Market, TOCA NYC STORE, and Just Things

25. Staten Island

What to do: Alice Austen House, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, and RollerJam USA

Where to eat: Philip’s Candy Shop, Vida, and Beso

Where to shop: HypnoTronic Comics, Every Thing Goes Book Cafe, and Neighborhood Stage and South Beach Boardwalk


I hope this helps out the adventure seekers of the world in finding some new and unique places to check out when in NYC!

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