Guidebook for New York
Shopping
SEPHORA
808 Columbus AveGreat for make up and hair products
Duane Reade
3506 BroadwayGreat drug store, selling almost anything you need
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
100 W 125th StAmazing wine selection!
Great for a quick bite to eat or some basic food shopping
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Whole Foods Market
100 W 125th StGreat for a quick bite to eat or some basic food shopping
Sightseeing
Union Square
Great place to walk around - 25 minute subway ride
I-Jewish Museum
1109 5th AveGreat exhibits and open for free on Shabbat
This is a 20 minute walk from the apartment. Pay what you want and check it out! There are amazing exhibits. I especially love the fashion wing, but you can check out Japanese, Egyptian, and Euro art.
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I-Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th AveThis is a 20 minute walk from the apartment. Pay what you want and check it out! There are amazing exhibits. I especially love the fashion wing, but you can check out Japanese, Egyptian, and Euro art.
Beautiful campus. It's a 15 minute walk from the apartment and it's so much fun to walk through.
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Columbia University
116th and BroadwayBeautiful campus. It's a 15 minute walk from the apartment and it's so much fun to walk through.
Drinks & Nightlife
Dive Bar NYC
732 Amsterdam AveGreat for a neighborhood drink
Very different type of drinking crowd - but fun! Order the bulldog margarita for a strong drink
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Blockheads Burritos
951 Amsterdam AveVery different type of drinking crowd - but fun! Order the bulldog margarita for a strong drink
Great place to go out for a drink. The bar has board games that you can play for free. It's usually pretty packed on weekends, but you can usually get in and find a seat.
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e's BAR
511 Amsterdam AveGreat place to go out for a drink. The bar has board games that you can play for free. It's usually pretty packed on weekends, but you can usually get in and find a seat.
Another great dive bar to go out with friends. They also have board games that you can play with friends.
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Dive 75
101 W 75th StAnother great dive bar to go out with friends. They also have board games that you can play with friends.
Everything Else
Times Square
Lights! People! Shopping! the center of the city
Great late-night drunk pizza -- not quality food, but open really late
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Koronet Pizza
4087 BroadwayGreat late-night drunk pizza -- not quality food, but open really late
Food Scene
Amsterdam Burger Co.
654 Amsterdam AveKosher burger option
The Bagel Basket
618 Amsterdam AveKosher Bagel / lunch option
Amazing and delicious New York Style pizza! Great sauce, great cheese, and a restaurant experience.
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V & T
1024 Amsterdam AvenueAmazing and delicious New York Style pizza! Great sauce, great cheese, and a restaurant experience.
Sal and Carmine Pizzeria
2671 BroadwayGreat pizza by the slice
Gotham Burger
726 Amsterdam AveAnother kosher burger place
Ayurveda Cafe
706 Amsterdam AveIndian food restaurant (Kosher & Vegetarian)
Awesome restaurant! Order the Mac & cheese, the fried pickles, and the delicious cocktails.
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Jacob's Pickles
509 Amsterdam AveAwesome restaurant! Order the Mac & cheese, the fried pickles, and the delicious cocktails.
Great spot for Coffee. It's also a nice place to sit, read, check the internet, people watch, and eat a cookie or sandwich.
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Birch Coffee
134 1/2 E 62nd StGreat spot for Coffee. It's also a nice place to sit, read, check the internet, people watch, and eat a cookie or sandwich.
Whole Foods Market
100 W 125th StAlso a coffee option
Entertainment & Activities
Absolute Bagels
2788 BroadwayBest bagel spot in the neighborhood!
This is one of the best museums in the city. Definitely check out the permanent exhibit, the huge "whale," the imax theater, and whatever special exhibit they're showing.
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Iziko Lomuzi wezolimo laseMarekhiya
200 Central Park WestThis is one of the best museums in the city. Definitely check out the permanent exhibit, the huge "whale," the imax theater, and whatever special exhibit they're showing.