Favorites

 FAVORITES  FOR NIGHTLIFE

carlisle hotel ( chic)  76th and Madison: old jazz standarts many nights

Joe's Pub: 425 Lafayette Street/212-539-8778/www.web.joespub.com

B.B. King Blues Club: 237 West 42nd St 212.997.4144 http://www.bbkinglbues.com/

MONDAY’S A LINCOLN CENTER

Dizzy’s club at jazz at Lincoln center: Columbus circle in warner building ( small mall+ visit whole food supermarket) + go around the corner for an expensive drink at mandarin hotel ( reception /bar up) with incredible view of central park

For a relaxing drink next to Bloomingdales: OPIa ( hotel): 137 e 57st street: upstairs

 Blue Note Jazz Club: 131 West 3rd St 212.475.8592 www.bluenote.net

Jazz at Lincoln Center

Maia: 98 Avenue B/212-358-1166/www.maiamehane.com

Campbell Apartment: (after 5pm) 15 Vanderbilt Avenue (upstairs in Grand Central Station)/ 212-953-0409/ http://www.hospitalityholdings.com/

Lenox Lounge: (Harlem) 288 Lenox Ave/212-427-0253/ http://www.lenoxlounge.com/

Marbella: 162 East 33^rd Street/212-725-4499 (Flamenco dancing and food)

Check out Gansevoort, Maritime, Gramercy Hotel and Soho Hotels with great bars and four seasons on 57^th still my favorite hotel

Mandarin Hotel (for a drink): 80 Columbus Circle/212-805-8880/www.mandarinoriental.com , BEST VIEW OF NY!

Beekman Tower Hotel- bar with a view: 3 Mitchell Place/212-355-7300/www.thebeekmanhotel.com

Marriot Marquis: at the top-1535 Broadway ( tourist like it I do not like it)

230 Fifth Avenue-roof bar

 Bar in Gramercy Park Hotel: 2 Lexington Avenue/ 212-920-3300/www.gramercyparkhotel.com

Rodeo Bar: 375 Third Avenue/212-683-6500/www.rodeobar.com

Spice Market*

Friday night concerts at the metropolitan museum upstairs

SHOPPING

SOME FAVORITES:

Union square area

Bloomingdale’s: 59^th and Lexington Ave.

Sak’s Fifth Avenue: 611 Fifth Avenue at 50^th Streeet- for women mostly

Bergdorf Goodman (5^th Floor): 754 Fifth Avenue (between 54 and 55^th Streets)

Abercrombie and Fitch: 720 Fifth Avenue (for teenagers)

Banana Republic (multiple locations all over the city), try 107 East 42^nd Street

Century 21 . not on weekends and during lunch time. Very croweded

Apple store on fifth open all night!

BARGAINS

Daffy’s: 57^th between Park and Lexington Avenues

Loeman’s: 7^th avenue at 17^th Street

Today’s Man (for men): 6^th avenue at 19^th Street

Century 21: 22 Cortlandt Street between Church and Broadway

Woodbury Commons Premium outlets:  one hour by bus from the city, main station- Port Authority

99 cent store: on Mulberry off of Canal

Discount handbags:  on Canal Street and Lafayette, call Francisco (347)203-7985 or luxury  handbags277@yahoo.com

For jeans: DAVE”S  581 avenue of the Americas wwwldavesnework.com at 17^th street

FAVORITE AREAS

UNION SQUARE AREA. VERY HAPPENING AT NIGHT: SHOPPING AND RESTAURANTS

Nolita* (young), cool bookstore on  52 Prince Street –Mcnally Robinson

Thompson square area and 11^th Street

Fashion in Soho, can use bus stop at 172 Mercer, www.viabusstrop.com

Ludlow Street and surrounding area: the newest!

Fifth ave between 14^th street and 22^nd street

CHINA TOWN in the afternoon! THE BEST

3.MUSEUMS NOT TO MISS:

The Temple of Dendur in the Metropolitan Museum and the roof sculpture garden: 1000 5^th Avenue (at 81^st Street)

The Morgan Library: 36^th and Madison (just restored, $15 entrance fee)

The Neue Gallery, especiall the Klimt exhibition: 1048 Fifth Avenue (owned by Lauder from Estée Lauder) also check out the Café Zabarski in the museum for coffee and cake

The Frick Collection: 1 East 70^th Street

The Museum of Modern Art: 11 West 53^rd Street (entrance fee $20)

ALSO NOT TO MISS

Apple Store: Fifth avenue at 59^th Street, opened 24 hours a day!

Staten island ferry ; for the view and free take the subway to  lower manhattan