THINGS TO DO
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Even at the suggested yuppie food stamp donation, it’d be a bargain for access to one of the largest and most eclectic cultural institutions on the planet.
Museum of Arts and Design
Besides its kooky new acronym, between the exhibitions and the buildings architecture, plenty of reasons to pay a visit.
MoMA Museum of Modern Art
What’s left to say? One of the most important art institutions in the world.
Guggenheim Museum
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the iconic teacup-shaped building is one of the world’s greatest museums of modern art.
New Museum of Contemporary Art
More has been written about the exterior of this new seven-story museum than anything you might find inside.
PS1
The emphasis here is on promoting the most experimental work and unheard of genres but the Warm Up chill-out/dance sessions in summer is the real draw.
Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum
Devoted entirely to historic and contemporary design, but its vast array of items, from one-of-a-kind to mass produced, aren’t the only reason to visit.
Montauk Point
For some fresh air and rosy cheeks, head past the Hamptons to the eastern-most end of Long Island for miles of sandy beaches and great natural preserve areas.
West Point
Fans of An Officer and A Gentleman better put on their bibs before entering West Point and facing its 5,000 young officers-in-training.
Atlantic City
Although lacking Vegas attractions like Cher or Streisand, with bright lights and more glitter than Halloween in Chelsea, there’s plenty to get giddy about.
Belmont Park
One of America’s most important horse racing tracks and the home of the legendary Belmont Stakes race, it’s also a perfectly pleasant and laid-back day out.
Governors Island
Pack a picnic basket and check out what New Yorkers themselves are only just discovering: a quick and easy, peaceful escape from the city - without really leaving it.
The Hamptons
When the NY social scene goes “low key”, it heads to the east end of Long Island to the Hamptons. Don’t be fooled, “low key” still means fat wallet here.
Fire Island Pines
Every summer Manhattan boys take over the community of Fire Island Pines looking for pool parties, barbecues, white sand and a likely chance of getting some.
Jones Beach
A poor man’s paradise, Jones Beach is an easy summer getaway from Manhattan on a hot day, and Long Island’s most accessible and popular beach.
Page 2 of 2
