In Hotel Belleclaire, reached here around 5pm in evening. Took the Key of our reserved room at reception counter and moved towards second floor where our room sited.

Cast iron warehouses became lofts for artists, then art galleries, then upscale condos and Banana Republics.

Of course you'll go to all the famous places jammed with other touristas - nothing wrong with that - but also check out these often overlooked sites.

All of the restaurants and markets that feature organic food of all kinds in NYC. Chinese, produce, vegetables, vegetarian, vegan, local, fresh

What's your favorite place to get a slice? This is a pizza map from the pizza obsessed blog SliceNY.com!

Brooklyn Fashion Gallery's compilation of Brooklyn's Fashion Boutiques and shops conveniently mapped for you surfing pleasure!

Great spots to read a book in NYC.

This is a public map of locations of dog parks in New York City and surrounding areas. Thanks to urbanhound.com for their comprehensive list of locations, which we used, in part, to create this map.

Historic information on various NYC gangs and their turfs from 1967 to 1981.

Where we're staying, where we're going, what we're seeing!