Visitor · First time in NYC
Statue of Liberty
01 · Front
Face the harbor, see the inscription.
Manhattan core
Empire State Building
01 · Looking up
Stand at the base, neck back.
Across the river
Brooklyn Bridge at night
01 · Approach
The towers come into view.
South Brooklyn
Coney Island Wonder Wheel
01 · Up close
A gondola swings overhead.
The Ten Best Slices in New York
We ate three slices a day for six weeks. These are the ones that stayed with us.
- 01
L'industrie Pizzeria
Williamsburg, BrooklynThe burrata square is still the platonic ideal. Crust dignity intact at 8pm on a Saturday.
- 02
Joe's Pizza
Greenwich VillageThe plain slice that other plain slices aspire to be. Don't get the pepperoni.
- 03
Scarr's Pizza
Lower East SideThe grain matters; the cheese matters more. Tomato sauce sings.
- 04Mama's Too
- 05F&F Pizzeria
- 06Una Pizza Napoletana
- 07Lucali
- 08Lions & Tigers & Squares
- 09Roberta's
- 10Patsy's
Browse by neighborhood
Each landmark above points at the lists below.
- 4 lists
First time in New York
The tourist things, but the ones worth doing.
Updated May 12 - 6 lists
Midtown Manhattan
The core: classics, towers, after-work, dinner before the show.
Updated May 15 - 7 lists
Brooklyn
Williamsburg to Brownstone Belt to Bushwick — the long borough, ranked.
Updated May 10 - 3 lists
Coney Island
Summer in the city, end of the Q train.
Updated April 30
One new list every Friday.
No spam. No churn. Just the ten that matter.