New York for the First Time, Nine Things
STAY
Stay in Manhattan. Someone will not convince you to journey from the cheap place they found in Queens. Or Brooklyn. Choose Hell’s Kitchen, far from Times Square, or the Lower East Side. And always look at square footage.
WEAR
Nothing showing bare toes. Outside just won’t allow it. Black.
DON’TS
Sit down on a subway seat without first examining. Play cards with anyone in Times Square. If you’re anything like my friend you will. And then have the nerve to get mad after. Another story for another day. Speak negatively of Junior’s Cheesecake. The Knicks. Really, any local sports team. Ask indirect questions. Step in puddles. Pronounce Houston like the rest of us when referring to the street, it’s “HOUSE-ton”.
RBF
On the subway at night.
THEY HAVEN’T BEEN TO THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
I mean I never went to the Perot when living in Dallas.
ITALIAN
Di Fara Pizza
1424 Avenue J
Brooklyn, NY 11230
https://www.difarapizzany.com/
Maestro Pasta
102 MacDougal St
New York, NY 10012
https://www.maestropasta.com/
Osteria Carlina
455 Hudson St
New York, NY 10014
http://www.osteriacarlina.com/
SUSHI & DUMPLINGS
Momoya Chelsea
185 7th Ave
New York, NY 10011
https://www.momoyanyc.com/chelsea.html
Shanghai 21
21 Mott St
New York, NY 10013
http://shanghai21togo.com/
Takahachi
145 Duane St
New York, NY 10013
http://takahachi.net/
DESSERT
Dominique Ansel Bakery
189 Spring St
New York, NY 10012
http://www.dominiqueanselny.com/
Eileen's
17 Cleveland Pl
New York, NY 10012
http://www.eileenscheesecake.com/
BRUNCH
Clinton St. Baking Co.
4 Clinton St
New York, NY 10002
http://www.clintonstreetbaking.com/
Sweet Chick
178 Ludlow St
New York, NY 10002
http://www.sweetchick.com/
Cover Photo: Harry Gillen/Unsplash
