Welcome to New York, dearest.
Let me show you around. 2,000+ places I went to myself, a verdict on each, and this year’s dates the day they land.
- Sat, Oct 31Halloween Halloween, my tracker
- Thu, Nov 26Thanksgiving
- Things to do in NYC in November, the dates and every guide
- Macy’s parade, the route and where to stand
- Thanksgiving in NYC, how I spend the week
- Wed, Dec 2, the tree lightsChristmas
- Christmas in NYC, everything I’d do this December
- Free things to do in NYC at Christmas
- The best Christmas decorations in NYC, 15 spots I go back to
- The best Christmas lights in NYC, 10 displays worth the trip
- JanuaryNew York in January
Every place I’d send you, on one map.
Pick what you’re after. The map fills in as you go.- Upper West Side139 guides
- Upper East Side114 guides
- Midtown157 guides
- Chelsea103 guides
- West Village108 guides
- Greenwich Village59 guides
- East Village95 guides
- SoHo68 guides
- Tribeca40 guides
- Lower East Side89 guides
- Chinatown36 guides
- Financial District108 guides
- Williamsburg93 guides
- Greenpoint41 guides
- DUMBO70 guides
I’m Antonina. I go to all of it myself, and I’ll tell you when something isn’t worth your time.
Every guide here is a place I went to, photographed and graded myself. When a reader asks, I answer on the guide where the next person can find it. The Christmas itinerary I hand my own family is the one readers have bought for six years.
- 2,000+places I went to
- 400+guides
- 15,000+photographs of the city, mine
Start with these
Two ways inWhere I’d go in the next few weeks
Christmas in New York in 74 days. Haunted Bank NYC October 16, announced.- FriOct 16Haunted Bank NYCSoHoon my halloween map
- FriOct 16Woodlawn Cemetery Illuminated Mausoleums tourThe Bronx · 18:45on my halloween map
- SatOct 17Tompkins Square Halloween Dog ParadeEast Village · free · mid-morningon my halloween map
- FriOct 23Bryant Park Winter Village opensMidtown · freeon my christmas map
- FriOct 23City of Gods at Industry CitySunset Park, Brooklyn · freeon my halloween map
- SatOct 24Wollman Rink Central Park opensCentral Parkon my christmas map
Ask me anything about New York
Everything readers have askedCan you comment on Our Daily Bread & The Gluten Free Bakery , Chatham NY please? showed up on my feed . Looks great but no reviews. thank You for a quick response!
Hi Sandy, thanks for reading! I haven't made it up to Chatham yet so I can't vouch for it personally, this list sticks to the five boroughs. A dedicated gluten free bakery in that part of New York sounds promising though. If you try it, come back and tell me…
Thank you Antonina! Do you recommend one Dante location over the other for predinner drinks and after dinner drinks? The type of happy hour drinks not that important more for the classic evening date night vibe. Love…
Great question, Erin! For a classic evening date I'd go to the original Dante on MacDougal, that's the one with all the history and it's pure magic after dark. The West Village location on Hudson is bigger and easier for walk ins, so it's my pick for pre…
My four-day Christmas itinerary, hour by hour
The same four days I’ve handed my own friends and family for six years, updated for 2026. Every day hour by hour with the brunch, the lunch and the dinner I’d book, what’s worth the crowds and what to skip, the Christmas-themed restaurants ranked, the markets and rinks with prices, my Central Park route, three neighborhood walks, the subway and the JFK taxi explained, and a winter packing list. Thirty-two pages, and I answer every question from a buyer myself.