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Frick Collection
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper East Side

1 E 70th St
New York, NY 10021

Sam P. writes: A delightful way to spend a cold grey Saturday afternoon. I went with a particularly art history inclined friend to see the new Cimabues they had recently put on display. Clearly, I had no idea who Cimabue was before this fateful day, but I jumped…

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper East Side

1000 5th Ave
New York, NY 10028

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The Cloisters
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Washington Heights

Fort Tryon Park
99 Margaret Corbin Dr
New York, NY 10040

Bora K. writes: This place was definitely a Yelp find. Awhile back I was browsing through lists yelpers had compiled of cool things to do in the city and I came across a listing for the Cloisters. The reviews were great and from the pictures, it looked lovely so I…

Ellis Island Immigration Museum

Ellis Island
New York, NY 10004

Jessica B. writes: I have no ancestors who immigrated through Ellis Island.
I do not have any other outside connections to Ellis Island.
My affinity for history is not as refined as I think it should be.

And yet, I was blown away by the history here. There is a tour…

The Metropolitan Opera
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper West Side

Lincoln Center
70 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023

Sam P. writes: Brace yourselves, kids - review #300 is gonna be a long one - I'm not really quite sure how to review an institution that makes me so happy and so frustrated at the same time.

I love opera. I'm an opera person. It affects me on a very real level…

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

1000 Washington Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11225

haley p. writes: I want to get married here.

Edit: Okay, I've actually been, so now I can write a little more:

$4 admission for students already made me extremely happy before I walked through the entrance into paradise. Well, not quite, I have to admit I was a little…

Avenue Q
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Theater District

Golden Theater
252 W 45th St
New York, NY 10036

Ed U. writes: It sucks to be me...

There is so much buoyancy and sassy humor to this musical that you become indifferent to the paper-thin plot. I didn't know what to expect beforehand since the brief snippets I had seen on TV looked rather unpromising. However,…

Maxwells Bar & Restaurant
Neighborhood: New Jersey/Hoboken

1039 Washington St
Hoboken, NJ 07030

Ken O. writes: Maxwell's is like a finely coiffed mullet - business in the front, party in the back. In Maxwell's case it's Bar/Restaurant up front, intimate, small, tight, crowded rock 'n' roll venue in the back. The bar is good, the food is fine, but if there's a…

MoMA Design Store Soho
Neighborhood: Manhattan/SoHo

81 Spring St
New York, NY 10012

Myko L. writes: Do I really need anything from the MoMA design store? Not really. But, do I want anything from there? Absolutely. Everything. Immediately!

The store is filled with many of the top designed pieces found also in the top design boutiques such as the…

Sunshine Cinema
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Lower East Side

143 E Houston St
New York, NY 10002

Steven V. writes: GREAT cinema! I can't say enough about it. They play great movies and the theatre is really well run.

Excellent picture and sound, comfortable seats, well-organized and clean.

Bonus points for not being freezing cold like most cinemas.

I wish all…

Museum of Modern Art
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Midtown East

11 W 53rd St
New York, NY 10019

Srini V. writes: M akes for the best modern art museum anywhere
o nly big ding being the regular ticket prices (~$20)
M aybe you can visit on Target Free Friday Nights?
A ll said, great new venue and a superb collection!

Museum of the Moving Image
Neighborhood: Queens/Long Island City

3601 35th Ave
Astoria, NY 11106

laura b. writes: seriously one of the best places on earth. i have been a dozen times and every visit i am entertained for hours. and that's saying a lot because i have adult ADD. or at least i think i do but my therapist won't confirm this...she just thinks i am…

Ziegfeld Theatre
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Theater District

141 W 54th St
New York, NY 10019

Sam P. writes: So lovely. So old New York. So HUGE! I had no idea it was so big! Saw Sweeney Tood there last night (Great film - had some issues with it, but Burton did a great job), and I was pretty dazzled. I appreciate that they pick smart films to show…

American Museum of Natural History

Central Park West & 81st St
New York, NY 10024

Ben C. writes: I love the AMNH! I want to live here. Or, at least be allowed to take naps in the giant ocean life exhibit hall.

Oh, word to the wise if you're a student, the admission price is *suggested*!!! If you are a truly po' student of the graduate variety…

PS 1 Contemporary Art Center
Neighborhood: Queens/Long Island City

2225 Jackson Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101

Nadja M. writes: It's hit or miss, but so amazing that an outlet like this exists.

Take a walk around the warehouses across the street for a special treat. I've never seen such amazing graffiti art in my life. Its passionate, raw and plentiful. Some of the work is…

Christopher Walken

New York, NY 10079

Kristina R. writes: OOOH, I love Christopher Walken! The Dead Zone? Fugeddaboudit!

He's got a sinister charm, and a sense of humor you can't quite pin down. But on the other hand, he's kind of gentle and sweet. He's a puzzle wrapped in an enigma surrounded by a…

Spring Awakening
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Theater District

Eugene O'Neill Theatre
230 W 49th St
New York, NY 10019

Ed U. writes: Oh the critical praise. Oh the eight Tonys. Oh the five-star Yelp reviews.
...and there's no denying the exuberance and high caliber of talent prevalent in the mostly young cast in this ensemble show, but ...but ...but...

Somehow I just wasn't quite as…

Bowery Ballroom
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Lower East Side

6 Delancey St
New York, NY 10002

Pam S. writes: Darling Bowery Ballroom,

First and foremost, let me apologize for not making you my first concert venue review. I know I should have, and for that, I shall repent. How could I not have given you the 5 stars that you so deserve after showing me some…

Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum
Neighborhood: Queens/Long Island City

9-01 33rd Road
Long Island City, NY 11101

Julia O. writes: DUMBASS!

That's what I'm calling myself TODAY while reading Sandeep G.'s review that listed the correct address, after having copied the wrong address from Yelp YESTERDAY and subsequently wandering around LIC, confused as hell. I've since added a…

New York Transit Museum

Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Gourmet G. writes: Housed in what was once an actual subway station, this is a fascinating look at the construction and history of a mass transit system that millions ride, abide, and take for granted each day. The permanent collection includes more than one hundred…

The Town Hall
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Theater District

123 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036

Ames F. writes: By far the best small venue in the city for a sit-down show. After catching artists like Regina Spektor, M. Ward and Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins here, I've come to the conclusion that it is far better for shows that are best listened to in total…

Brooklyn Museum

200 Eastern Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11238

Lily T. writes: generally i don't bother to write reviews for places that have been reviewed this many times already, because usually i don't have much to say that hasn't been said before. but on this occasion, i have a few items to point out:
1. i don't understand…

Upright Citizens Brigade Theater
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Fashion District

307 W 26th St
New York, NY 10001

Kate K. writes: The UCB's Annual Del Close Marathon:

Imagine this:
You arrive at a theatre in NYC's hip Chelsea District to see a line extending down the block of people all clamoring to see the country's hipest, hotest, funniest improv comedians.

"Holy crap!" You…

Burp Castle
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

41 East 7th Street
New York, NY 10003

Katie Q. writes: Hundreds of Beers in an impossibly small bar... they call down to the cellar on a radio to bring up the good stuff. They have the world's strongest Belgian beer and your tree-hugging Vermont suds all under one roof. Do not go looking for a…

Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

236 E 3rd St
New York, NY 10009

P K. writes: Almost three years ago, I was in here with some friends, trying to psych myself up to read one of my poems. The poets were pretty intense that night. Then I get a call from my friend in Cali telling me that I got this position I had interviewed for…

TKTS
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Theater District

Duffy Square
47th St and Broadway
New York, NY 10036

Ed U. writes: I'm just a Broadway Baby
Slaving at the five and ten
Dreaming of the great day when
I can afford a show.
Broadway Baby,
Waiting in line all afternoon
Eating at the Halal Cart
To save on my dough....

When I was a poor little intern in the wilds of Manhattan…

Southpaw
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Park Slope

125 5th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Evan D. writes: I'm confused. I have been to Southpaw three times, and every time, it's like a completely different place. I'm not talking about the actual place, of course. It's always kinda crappy and run-down (but in a good way, like your favorite dive bar), a…

Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Lower East Side

108 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002

CB M. writes: Museums are sooo boring. Not this one. I take visitors there all the time.

And if you don't go keep going there, the owners will take advantage of LES real estate prices and turn the buidling into 24 luxury condos going for $2.5 million each.

So…

The Reed Space
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Lower East Side

151 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002

Mel F. writes: Fuck A Life. They have cool sneakers but about half of their merchandise is available at Foot Locker.

Fuck Stackhouse. They jack their prices and think we're stupid enough to pay.

Fuck Supreme. A bad attitude and annoying amounts of tourists are NOT…

The Morgan Library
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Murray Hill

29 E 36th Street
New York, NY 10016

Sooj O. writes: Oddly enough, I've only ever been to The Morgan Library for lunch meetings and business events. So when a friend suggested that we check out the Van Gogh letters to Emile Bernard, I really thought it was high time I finally checked out at least some…

Little Branch
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

20 7th Ave S
New York, NY 10001

Srini V. writes: I was here ...
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So were many others, all happy-faced, I might…

Film Forum
Neighborhood: Manhattan/SoHo

209 W Houston St
New York, NY 10014

Javier M. writes: The fact of sporting incredibly small screening rooms, and incredibly small screens, contrasts the Film Forum's colossal assembly of arthouse greats. How many times the Film Forum has made my heart race? How many times I've walked on Houston with a…

Neue Galerie New York
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper East Side

1048 5th Ave
New York, NY 10028

Jim S. writes: This is another of my favorite museums in the world - one of those small, overlooked Manhattan gems.

My interest in art tacks to the darker side of life - an aesthetic that not only makes the joys of life brighter - but also turns the spotlight on…

Coliseum Books
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Midtown East

11 W 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036

Julie K. writes: I went this place yesterday.. didn't want miss this one before their closing..
since I had no idea what I was looking for, I browsed first.. pretty diversity of selection.. wish I could enjoy this place more.. so sad... =(
I got some word history…

Blue Man Group
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village

434 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10003

Tim L. writes: For my 200th review....Blue Man Group.

Astor always attractive, bathrooms below balcony.
Bald blue boys, simulating strange situations.
Perversely pouring paint, DJ devoid drumming.
Ascending amongst audience, spotlighting student stragglers.
Twinkie…

South Street Seaport
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Financial District

19 Fulton Street
New York, NY 10038

Sam P. writes: What a strange strange little corporate oasis in lower manhattan. Reminds me a little too much of Fanueil Hall in Boston, and that's not necessarily a good thing. The reason for the three star rating here is that this is an absolutely beautiful…

Cooper-Hewitt Museum
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper East Side

2 E 91st St
New York, NY 10128

nicole c. writes: I saw my fave print design show here in 2000, impacting my career beyond belief. I've always had fond memories and high hopes for this anitque gem of a museum. The victorian achitecture, stained glass, sun-lit rooms, vegetative garden gallery in the…

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

70 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023

Steve M. writes: All I can say about this place is that it's incredible. Even in a city like NYC it stands out as an oasis of culture that really can't be rivaled by any other few square blocks in the world!

You all might know it for its three anchors, the Met Opera…

New York City Opera
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper West Side

20 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023

Ameena G. writes: Everyone should go to the Met once, but should get a subscription to the NYCO.

I'm not a big opera buff; I don't claim to know a lot about opera, but I do enjoy it and I love the NYCO. They're just a little more experimental and interesting than the…

El Museo Del Barrio
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Harlem

1230 5th Ave
New York, NY 10029

Gourmet G. writes: The northernmost of the art institutions that line Fifth Avenue's Museum Mile, this is the only one in the country dedicated to the art and cultures of Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and Latin America. A gift shop offers a nice selection of jewelry,…

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