There's Nothing Like the Big City: New York
When was the last time you wore heels? The last time you went dancing—other than at a wedding? The last time you ate at a restaurant without crayons on the table? The last time you stayed up past midnight?
- Room 4 Dessert 17 Cleveland Pl., 212/941-5405, flight $14
- Pegu Club 77 W. Houston St., 212/473-7348
- Plunge Hotel Gansevoort, 18 Ninth Ave., 212/206-6700
- Bar Veloce 175 Second Ave., 212/260-3200; 176 Seventh Ave., 212/629-5300
- 230 Fifth 230 Fifth Ave., 212/725-4300
- Les Enfants Terribles 37 Canal St., 212/777-7518
- Tortilla Flats 767 Washington St., 212/243-1053
- Patricia Field Boutique 302 Bowery, 212/966-4066
- The Market NYC 268 Mulberry St., 212/580-8995, weekends only
- Kate's Paperie Five locations, including 561 Broadway, 800/809-9880, katespaperie.com
- Dylan's Candy Bar 1011 Third Ave., 646/735-0078
- INA Four locations, including 212 Prince St., 212/334-9048
- Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Ave., 212/570-3600, whitney.org, $15
- Grimaldi's 19 Old Fulton St., 718/858-4300
- Jacques Torres Chocolate 66 Water St., 718/875-9772
- Top of the Rock 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 877/692-7625, topoftherocknyc.com, $18
- Central Park Rowboats 212/516-2233, nycgovparks.org, $12 for first hour
- Bliss 568 Broadway, 212/219-8970, blissworld.com
- Trapeze School New York Below Canal Street on West Street, between Piers 34 and 26, 917/797-1872, newyork.trapezeschool.com
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