Geographically, we live in one of the smallest cities, but culturally, there is more to eat, see, and do in these 468 square miles than any other place in the nation. The problem is, the typical New York tourist only sees a portion of the best spots in the city. With 5 boroughs and countless neighborhoods, it's easy to get overwhelmed and fall into the tourist traps of the city from Times Square to the Statue of Liberty. When you want to see the New York that inspired Jay Z and Frank Sinatra to sing, you need an insider's advice. Look no further. We've put together a collection of the places and spaces of a New Yorker's New York!

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Graydon Carter• Brooklyn• NYC• Cipriani• NYC Bars• Financial District• Daniel Boulud• The Waverly Inn• brunch• Balthazar• Keith McNally• Soho Grand Hotel• minetta tavern• Happy Hour• Cafeteria• The Park• The Beatrice Inn• Meatpacking District• Cipriani Wall Street• bars• The Standard Hotel• Cafe Gitane• Gemma• The Standard• Revel• The Breslin• Late Night• The Gutter• The Wooly• Pastis• Kittichai• lunch• Yerba Buena• Fatty Crab• outdoor drinking• The Ginger Man• The Standard Biergarten• PJ Clarkes• The Spotted Pig• brass monkey• Dinner• Felix• Joe Campanale• Gottino• Metropolitan• Ulysses• Miss Lily's• Beaumarchais• Bar Boulud• Bierhaus• Mad Dog & Beans• Acme• The Smith• Silver Lining• Mole• NYC rooftop bars• Le Bain roof• The Coffee Shop• The Tribeca Grand Hotel• Yotel• Extra Virgin• Upstairs at the Kimberly Hotel• Jimmy Soho• Coppelia• lunch in nyc• Fig & Olive• W Hotel Downtown.• Cafe Cluny• NYC brunches• Morandi• Agave• the smith midtown• Cookshop• Biergarten at the Standard• demi monde• Super Linda• Bathtub Gin• Stone Street• Midtown happy hours• La Biblioteca• La Cava• The Stags Head• Best happy hours• 'inoteca• Paradou• easter brunch• The Tippler• The Wythe Hotel• Bar Jamón• 24 hour restaurants• Isola• El Toro Blanco• Isola Trattoria & Crudo Bar• la piscine at hotel americano• Kashkaval• The Grey Lady• Gabe Thompson• Lelabar• Xai Xai