New York holidays
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Our insider tells us where to find cutting-edge art, amazing views and cheap beer away from the crowds – and why a baseball game is a must-do
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Restaurateur Russell Norman watched Brooklyn change from industrial backwater to New York’s coolest borough – and took inspiration for his London restaurants
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On the edge of the Catskills town of the same name, Phoenicia Diner looks like a film set, but there’s nothing unreal about the high-quality good-value food
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The Big Apple’s early 20th-century building boom transformed the city with skyscrapers, subways and an awful lot of cement – as documented in these photographs from the New York Public Library’s archives
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Doo wop is a futuristic, gaudy architectural style marrying 1950s space-age dreams with a tropical seaside kiss-me-quick flavour. And the best place to see it is New Jersey’s Wildwood
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From bargain-price rooms in midtown Manhattan to swish boutique hotels in Brooklyn and Queens, our top 10 makes it possible to explore NYC to the max
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A bookshop opened to promote French literature in the American metropolis is full of eccentric regulars and great stories – Albertine’s booksellers share them, and give French book recommendations
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Shaheryar Malik has found a novel way to get rid of the books cluttering his apartment – over the course of a year he left stacks of them across New York City
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New York street images by Saul Leiter, on show at London’s Photographers’ Gallery, reveal a pioneer of colour photography – while it was being derided by his peers
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A ‘romantic’ art project, featuring golden, mirrored hearts, is to be unveiled in Times Square for Valentine’s Day, allowing tourists and locals to pucker up
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What used to be a staid New York neighbourhood is now home to trendy new bars and restaurants – without losing its original character
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From an original speakeasy to a much-loved hole-in-the-wall bodega, we pick 10 ‘secret’ places from a new book on New York’s eating and drinking scene
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Michael Musto, Out.com columnist and former Village Voice writer, shines a light on the vibrant LGBTQ arts, entertainment and nightlife scenes in the city that never sleeps
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Whether you’ve forgotten your toothbrush or need emergency Doritos, the Aloft hotel in New York lets you order them by texting an emoji to room service
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From icons like CBGB to the city’s mom and pop stores, artist Randy Hage produces impeccably detailed models of the disappearing facades of New York
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When Bruce Springsteen put this New Jersey beach resort on the map in the 70s, it was down on its luck. Now the beach town, a weekend escape for New Yorkers, is seeing a revival
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Readers share their favourite jaunts from the Big Apple, many to beautiful upstate New York, but also to New Jersey and beyond
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Over the summer, ‘desnudas’ have turned Times Square into an unlikely battlefield for gender equality, but for women who do it it’s a way to reclaim both their bodies and their city
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We want to hear about the best places to visit within reach of NYC, including walks, restaurant and beaches, plus places to stay for an overnight break. Share your tips and you could win a £200 hotel voucher
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Betty Kalin spends most of her time catering to clients, but her monthly meal for 20 guests offers a chance to indulge her own interests – and visitors’ palettes
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Budget accommodation is notoriously difficult to find in New York, but for £23 a night you can have a killer view of Manhattan … if you don’t mind sleeping in the back of a car
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A lot of travel can be about pretending to like monuments and sights that you don’t really enjoy, but my father, the reluctant traveller, has shown me that what matters is only doing the things you are genuinely interested in
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From steamy Sao Paolo to breezy Buffalo – via Birkenhead on Merseyside – here are some of the world’s very best urban green spaces
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New York is the most expensive city in the US but our guide to cheap and even free sightseeing, ferry trips and world-class museums, plus affordable accommodation, make it possible to visit on a budget
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The $48m terminal, to be named The ARK, will handle more than 70,000 animals every year and have showers and access to massage therapy
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If you could be driven from New York to Boston for only $15, would you do it? Paul Owen once braved the bus company whose methods ‘substantially increase the likelihood of serious injury or death’ – and lived to tell about it
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From the Times Square of old to a Queens diner made famous by Goodfellas, New York City was once synonymous with neon signs – now they are nearly impossible to find
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On Saturday in New York City, the Coney Island boardwalk played host to the hordes of scantily clad revellers who have now staged 33 Mermaid Parades
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After decades of industrial decline, the second-biggest city in New York state is enjoying a new lease of life, as galleries, restaurants and music venues make the most of its architectural heritage
Why I love … ‘The East Village is one of the few places in Manhattan hanging on to some character’