One way to tell someone hasn’t spent much time in New York City is when they ask a Big Apple resident, “Do you go to Times Square on New Year’s Eve?” New Yorkers have long avoided Times Square, on New Year’s Eve and the other 364 days of the year. First when it was a […]
Author: David Farley
Restaurants in NYC with Outdoor Seating: 11 Summery Spots
When the weather gets warmer and the days go long, heading to one of the many restaurants in NYC with outdoor seating is the way to go. Tables and chairs spill out onto the sidewalk or in back courtyards and Aperol spritzes suddenly appear on every table. But you shouldn’t just plop down at any […]
Beer Gardens in NYC: Our 13 Top Picks
In the late 19th century, New York City was drenched in beer: Brooklyn alone boasted 50 breweries and Queens offered 300 leafy beer gardens. But post-World War I anti-German sentiment, followed by Prohibition, put a serious damper on Big Apple beer culture and nearly all the breweries, beer gardens, and beer halls permanently shuttered. Fortunately, […]
Our 10 Favorite Coffee Shops in the West Village
The West Village is the coffee central in Manhattan. You can’t walk a block without going past a sidewalk cafe or a coffee spot with a handsome wood-bedecked interior that beckons you to sit down and stay awhile. In fact, this leafy brownstone-laden neighborhood seems to have an insatiable thirst for coffee shops. A new […]
The Best Burgers in Manhattan: Our Top 12
It’s hard to imagine now, but there once was a time when the humble hamburger was strictly the domain of fast food joints and no-frills diners. But then something interesting happened. The year was 2001 and French super chef Daniel Boulud decided one day to stuff some foie gras into high-quality ground beef, cook it […]
Where to Eat at Newark Airport (By Terminal)
Travelers love to hate Newark Airport, or as it’s officially called, Newark Liberty International Airport. Despite being only 40 percent the size of John F. Kennedy International Airport, Newark handles almost as many flights. Which is why it always has perpetual lines for security and food. The dining options here are hit or miss. Unlike […]
The Best Restaurants in JFK Airport (By Terminal)
There once was a time—around the middle of the 20th century—when airport dining was golden. People actually used to come to the airport just to eat, flight or no flight in their immediate future. That’s how good dining was at airports. Then things went downhill from there, followed by the emergence of fast food chains […]
LaGuardia Airport Restaurants: Our Top Picks (By Terminal)
In August 2014 then-Vice President Joe Biden gave a speech in Philadelphia. He’d just come from LaGuardia Airport in New York City and was astounded by the state of the airport. “If I blindfolded you and took you to LaGuardia Airport in New York, you’d think, ‘I must be in some third-world country,’” he said. […]
Our 10 Favorite Manhattan Chinatown Restaurants
Most non-locals don’t realize there is more than one Chinatown in New York City. Nearly every borough has one. In fact, there are at least six other Chinatowns in Queens and Brooklyn. And the Manhattan Chinatown restaurants may be the most visited by tourists. But that said, if you’re in Manhattan and don’t have the […]
Celeb Hotspots: 10 Popular Restaurants Where Celebrities Go in NYC
Unlike Los Angeles, where celebrities can hide behind the ivy-clad walls of their Beverly Hills mansions and the jet-black tinted windows of their luxury cars, in New York there are fewer places to hide. So just walking down the street or sitting at a sidewalk table at a restaurant, you may encounter an A-list celebrity. […]
