Interactive MAPS

Bronx.

Many People only know it for the Yankee Stadium but there are a few more key destinations to check out if you venture up North. 

1.  NY Botanical garden. The easiest way to get to the garden is the Metro North train from grand central station for about $5 round trip. Also if you have time check out the Dining options there as well.
2. Giovannis. It’s great pizzeria in the south bronx with a valet parking lot if you happen to be driving a rarity in NYC. Also check on them for the weekend brunch. 

Brooklyn

1. Lakeside Skating Rink. Brooklyn is most talked about borough and one the most hipster ones as well. The Lakeside skating is one of the best things you can do if you visit New York if you are going to skate I would suggest you get there early on the weekends as lines can be insanely long and they have a good cafe on site as well.
2. The Nitehawk movie theater. Great food, independent films and cheap prices and great option after the Landmark theater has closed on Houston St. It is a good alternative the Angelika film center in Manhattan which can be crowded and difficult to secure tickets.

Queens

1. Studio Square. Great indoor outdoor beer garden in Astoria queens. worth a visit.
2. The museum of the moving image. If you love TV and movies this is where you must visit very cool exhibits and film series all time of the year.
3. Queens Comfort. Great restaurant for comfort food and this time of year its a good place visit. 
4. Creek and the Cave. A venue for comedy and events with arcade games in the basement and very reasonable bar with much lower prices.

Manhattan

1. Studio Museum Harlem. Right on 7th avenue and 125th in the heart of Harlem it is nice place to start your visit to the Harlem neighborhood.
2. Tenement Museum. This is a great place to go to get a feel for what NY was like 80 years ago and help understand the architecture and why NY is so densely populated by design.
3. 310 Bowery bar. great bar with good homemade pizza and quality drinks great for group and large bar area. 
4. Harlem Social. nice restaurant with large bar area and music on weekends and a sidewalk cafe on the new restaurant row across from sylvia’s
5. Ginn Fizz. This is one of the few uptown speakeasy’s and it what you would imagine it would be. It is a scene out of Luke Cage just on a smaller scale. Great live music venue no reservations needed but check online for the schedule before you open evenings only.
6. Chocolat. My favorite place in Harlem to go for brunch and the drinks are always well made. try the upper-manhattan.