If feeling peckish, have dim sum at New Green Bo Restaurant, known for its no-frills decor and delicious dumplings. Next head up to lively Chinatown to shop and bargain for knock-off designer handbags and various tat around Canal Street. The views of downtown, the Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island give a closer glimpse of what it must have been like to arrive in the city as an immigrant in days past. Almost every corner of Manhattan has a local diner, otherwise head downtown to breakfast stalwarts Bubby's or Kitchenette in Tribeca, or more recent favorite New French in the West Village.Ĭontinue south to Lower Manhattan, with an excursion on the free, 25-minute (each way) Staten Island ferry. Despite their sometimes alarming candor, New Yorkers are as much a part of the city's entertainment as catching a Broadway show.Ī starting point for 24 hours in the city should begin with breakfast or brunch New York style: eggs (however you'd like) and some good strong coffee to charge you up for the day. Look below the surface and you may see more than just shimmering skyscrapers and neatly manicured inhabitants but a multifarious bunch of people somehow co-existing astonishing well within the city's grid structure. While many of those stereotypes ring true, entering the city - whether the first or twentieth time - with an open mind will make each visit seem an adventure.Īt first, the glittering, noisy and even rude aspect of the city may send timid visitors running. So many films, books, television shows and musicians have personified New York that it's hard not to feel you already know it before you arrive. There is a frustratingly vast number of sights to see, places to eat, shopping, partying and serious cultural gems dotted throughout the place. New York remains firmly in first place as the world's 24 hour city, with nearly anything accessible at any hour.
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