The New York Immigration Coalition is looking forward to welcoming participants like you to the 2015 National Immigrant Integration Conference. To make the most of your visit to the Big Apple, we asked our staff for insider tips on things to see and places to eat outside the Marriott. We've listed most of them below (We know you won't have time to do them all). Here's a printable two-pager checklist to carry with you. Let us know if you have any feedback or further suggestions by commenting below.
BROOKLYN
Brooklyn Heights & DUMBO (walking distance)
- * The Promenade view of Manhattan, Pierrepont Place & Montague Street
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, 2 Old Fulton Street
- Empire Fulton Ferry Park, 1 Water Street
- Walk to Manhattan on Brooklyn Bridge
Food near the Marriott:
- Hill Country Barbecue, 345 Adams Street
- Shake Shack (burgers), 409 Fulton Street
- Yaso Tangbao (dumplings), 148 Lawrence
- Junior’s Diner (cheesecake), 386 Flatbush Avenue Extension
- Teresa’s (Polish), 80 Montague Street
- Sottocasa Pizzeria, 298 Atlantic Avenue
- Grimaldi’s Pizza, 1 Front Street
- Juliana’s Pizza, 19 Old Fulton Street
- Joya (Thai), 215 Court Street
- Henry Public, 329 Henry Street
- Fatoosh (Middle Eastern), 330 Hicks Street
- Zaytoons (Middle Eastern), 283 Smith Street
- Vinny's of Carroll Gardens (Italian), 295 Smith Street
Further afield in Brooklyn:
- Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts, 80 Hanson Place
- Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Avenue
- Theater for a New Audience, 262 Ashland St
- Prospect Park
- LeFrak Center Ice Skating, 171 East Drive
- Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 990 Washington Ave
- Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave
- Coney Island boardwalk
Food further afield in Brooklyn:
- Buka (Nigerian), 946 Fulton Street
- Le Caye (Haitian), 35 Lafayette Avenue
- Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Avenue
- Winter Flea + Smorgasburg, 241 37th Street
- Berg’n, 899 Bergen Street
MANHATTAN Downtown: below 14th Street
- Highline Park, enter near Whitney Museum, Ganesvoort St & Washington St
- Meatpacking District
- Whitney Museum of Art, 99 Ganesvoort St
- Union Square Holiday Market, 14th Street
- Washington Square Park
- Tenement Museum, 103 Orchard Street
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum, 180 Greenwich St
- Chinatown (Mott St)
- Little Italy (Mulberry St)
- SoHo i.e. Pearl River Mart, 477 Broadway
- Wall Street
- Saint Mark’s Place & East Village
- *** Staten Island Ferry *** (the best!)
- Ellis Island, Ferry from Battery Park
Food:
- Soho Park, 62 Prince Street
- Veselka (Ukrainian), 144 2nd Ave at 10th Street
- Moustache (Middle Eastern), 90 Bedford Street and 265 E 10th Street
- Katz Deli, 205 E Houston Street
- COLORS, 417 Lafayette Street
MANHATTAN Midtown: 14th to 59th Streets
- Times Square, 42nd Street & Broadway
- Bryant Park, 42nd Street and 6th Avenue
- Main New York Public Library, 5th Avenue at 42nd Street
- Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, 45 Rockefeller Plaza @ 48th Street
- Ice Skating art Rockefeller Center, 45 Rockefeller Plaza @ 48th Street
- Christmas Windows on Fifth Ave
- Christmas Windows at Macy’s, 34th Street
- Empire State Building, 350 5th Avenue
- Grand Central Station, 89 East 42nd Street
- United Nations, E 46th St and 1st Avenue
- Museum of Modern Art, 11 W 53rd Street
- Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular & tour, 1260 6th Avenue (Between W. 50th St. and W. 51st St.)
- Chelsea art galleries, between 10th and 11th Avenues
Food:
- Rainbow Falafel, 26 East 17th Street
- Cafeteria, 119 Seventh Avenue
- Elmo, 156 7th Ave at 19th Street
- Urbanspace Vanderbilt (food court), 230 Park Ave
- Carnegie Deli, 854 7th Avenue
MANHATTAN Uptown: 59th-125th Streets
Central Park:
- Wollman Ice Skating Rink, near 6th Ave and 59th Street
- Sheep’s Meadow
- The Mall and Literary Walk
- Bethesda Fountain
- Bow Bridge
Eastside:
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave
- Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Ave
- Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave
- El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Ave
- Roosevelt Island Tram, 2nd Ave & 60th St
Food: E.J.’s Luncheonette, 1271 3rd Ave @ 73rd Street
Upper Westside
- Lincoln Center, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza
- Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive
- Grant’s Tomb, W 122nd St & Riverside Dr
- Columbia University, 116th St & Broadway
Food:
- Ali Baba, 515 Amsterdam Ave @ 85th St
- Tom’s Restaurant (diner in “Seinfeld”), 2880 Broadway @ 112th Street
MANHATTAN Far Uptown: 125th Street and up
- 125th Street in Harlem
- Apollo Theater, 253 W 125th St
- Studio Museum, 144 W 125th St
- The Malcolm Shabazz African Market, 52 West 116th Street
- Morris Jumel Mansion, 65 Jumel Terrace
- Jumel Terrace Historic District
- Marjorie Jazz Parlor, 666 Edgecombe (Sundays after 3pm)
- Fort Tryon Park, 190th Street
- The Cloisters (Medieval Art) 99 Margaret Corbin Dr
Food:
QUEENS
- Gantry Plaza Park (view of midtown Manhattan and East River), 4-09 47th Road
- MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave
Food: Salt and Fat, 41-16 Queens Blvd, Sunnyside
- Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd
- Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Rd
- Museum of Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave
Food: Bohemian Beer Garden, 29-19 24th Ave, Astoria
- Flushing Meadows/Corona Park,
- Unisphere/World’s Fair remnants
- Queens Museum and the Panorama, directions
Food: Dosa Delight, 35-66 73rd St, Jackson Heights
- Far Rockaway Beach
- Jacob Riis Park (beach)
Food: Rockaway Beach Surf Club, 302 Beach 87th Street
BRONX
- Wave Hill, West 249th Street
- Arthur Avenue (The real Little Italy), directions
- NYC Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard
- Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Boulevard
Food: La Morada (Mexican) 308 Willis Ave
Compiled by Will Coley and Tuqa Youssef