New York Itineraries

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48 hrs in New York

Day 1
1 Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and then head to Little Italy.
2 Lunch at Torrisi Italian Specialties.
3 Spend the afternoon at the American Museum of Natural History.
4 Dinner at Daniel.
5 Grab a seat in the newly pedestrianized section of Times Square and watch the lights flash.

Day 2
1 Take the ferry out to the Statue of Liberty and then visit Ellis Island.
2 Lunch at Locanda Verde.
3 Get lost in the winding leafy brownstone-flanked streets of Greenwich Village and the West Village. Or visit the Lower East Side Tenement Museum and then explore the Lower East Side.
4 Dinner at Momofuku Noodle Bar.
5 Have a nightcap at Death + Co.

Day 3
1 Walk the new High Line park.
2 Lunch at Keste Pizza and Vino.
3 Sit around Washington Square Park watching the street performers.
4 Dinner at Perbacco.
5 Have a late-night cocktail at Angel’s Share.

Day 4
1 Spend the afternoon strolling the art-crammed halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and spend some time walking through Central Park.
2 Lunch at the Breslin.
3 Go to the top of the Empire State Building.
4 Dinner at Eleven Madison Park.
5 Finish off the night at the rooftop lounge 230 Fifth.

Day 5
1 Lunch at Burger Joint.
2 Jump on the A train to the bucolic Cloistersin northern Manhattan.
3 Enjoy a pre-dinner glass of wine at Terroir Tribeca.
4 Dinner at wd-50.
5 Spend the first part of the day exploring Rockefeller Center and nearby St. Patrick’s Cathedral, culminating with a visit to the Top of the Rock.