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The world on a plate: the diverse kitchens of Queens, New York
A food tour of New York’s most multicultural borough revels in Latin American and Asian cuisine, but also highlights how gentrification threatens to end this riot of flavours
Manhattan transfers: New York’s boroughs by ferry
Downtown New York has sights galore but the city’s expanded ferry service offers a more relaxed way to see its less famous neighbourhoods – and fabulous views back to Manhattan
10 of the best restaurants near New York’s main attractions
It’s easy to grab a burger in Times Square but much more rewarding to walk a block or two and eat well with the locals. We asked our NYC correspondent to choose great places to eat near the city’s major sights
10 of the world’s coolest neighbourhoods to visit right now
Keeping tabs on the local trends that keep city life so exciting is difficult – see this article for some ideas.
New York’s fanciest – the city’s increasingly dazzling ice-creams
Infused with booze, stuffed into doughnuts, garnished with confectionery of every hue … New York’s ice-cream parlours are outdoing each other to churn out new elaborate flavours
‘The longest walk I’ve ever had was in New York’: author Anna Pitoniak
The novelist’s 32-mile stroll around Manhattan, in a day, provided a vivid portrait of NYC – but it’s the Upper East Side’s low-key highlights that excite her most
Public, New York: the five-star hotel for half the price
Veteran hotelier Ian Schrager’s new venture in Manhattan takes luxury down a notch
Jane Jacobs v Robert Moses, battle of New York’s urban titans
When city planning supremo Robert Moses proposed a road through Greenwich Village in 1955, he met opposition from one particularly feisty local resident: Jane Jacobs. It was the start of a decades-long struggle for swaths of New York
Valentine’s Day ‘kissing booths’ come to New York’s Times Square
A ‘romantic’ art project, featuring golden, mirrored hearts, is to be unveiled in Times Square for Valentine’s Day, allowing tourists and locals to pucker up