Essential East Village/LES/Alphabet City
Local Culture
Great for people watching and soaking up the famous East Village creative community. Look for musicians, spontaneous dance parties, and good conversations with your bench neighbor.
538 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Parque Tompkins Square
East 10th StreetGreat for people watching and soaking up the famous East Village creative community. Look for musicians, spontaneous dance parties, and good conversations with your bench neighbor.
Located adjacent to Cooper Union, this has been a gathering place and meet up point for people for decades. Make sure to find the Astor Place cube.
Cooper Square
Cooper SquareLocated adjacent to Cooper Union, this has been a gathering place and meet up point for people for decades. Make sure to find the Astor Place cube.
A beautiful movie theatre showing indy films, cult classics and holiday favorites as well as main stream movies.
57 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Village East Cinema
181-189 2nd AveA beautiful movie theatre showing indy films, cult classics and holiday favorites as well as main stream movies.
Food scene
Open 24 hours tues-sun, this polish-ukranian diner has been an east village institution since 1954. Definitely get pierogies and make sure to check out their daily specials.
**Great people watching!
235 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Veselka
144 2nd AveOpen 24 hours tues-sun, this polish-ukranian diner has been an east village institution since 1954. Definitely get pierogies and make sure to check out their daily specials.
**Great people watching!
Consejos sobre la ciudad
Cómo moverse
Citibikes are my preferred method of transport
There are Citibike docking stations all over. Download the Citibike App and add a debit or credit card. I prefer to ride later at night after the traffic dies down.
Cómo moverse
Subway tips
If you are planning to take the subway for more than a few days, invest in a weekly or monthly pass even if you wont use every single day.
To determine direction of the train, look on the front and sides of the train for the signs. The signs list the end of the route.
Costumbres y cultura
Soak up the diverse cultures
The best thing about New York is the diversity. Take the time to learn about the different cultures and understand other perspectives. Everyone gets along while respecting each other.
Qué meter en la valija
Comfortable walking shoes!
Expect to walk alot. Sneakers or tennis shoes are recommended. As well as light layers as the NYC weather can change at a moments notice.