The Best Things to Do in New York: 1001 Ideas

by Caitlin Leffel, Jacob Lehman

A wide-ranging guide to visiting and living in New York City is a theme-organized reference that profiles cultural centers, eateries, architecture, and more, in an insider's tribute that covers everything from the nation's first pizzeria and Woody Allen's clarinet performances at the Carlyle to City Hall's abandoned subway station and the Staten Is

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, New York

384 pages, Paperback

First published October 17, 2006

Reviews

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun and useful book for ideas of things to do in New York City. I tend to be a checklist kind of person, so having categories of lists appeals to me. I might not even get to the lists - but it is a primer for the imagination.

[May Ling · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing that there are so many things to do in this great city! I would mention that although the book gives tons of things to do, I think about half it is restaurants, bars, and shops. Still 500 things to do is pretty good.

Interestingly, I could name a few things that are missing in this book, that I have done and LOVE! Hence, clearly someone could write 1002 ideas for NYC and get away with a "Price is Right" sort of improvement.

Still, it's a great list for the NYer that has problems trying to come up with something to pass the time on their own. Big thumbs up for the effort.

[Daniela Bingham · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was quite helpful in preparing for our trip to New York. We got a lot of ideas of what to do. I flipped through it and highlighted the things that sounded interesting and ran it by our friends who lived there to get their opinion. 75% of the time, they agreed and the other 25% they would send us to something better.
In the end, I think it's a great tool to have when exploring NYC! I will definatly use it again when I go back and try to hit up the other places that I didn't get to.

[Drucilla · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book definitely has something for everyone to do when they come to New York. The entries are extremely detailed and the glossary is set up so you can browse via monthly activities or free activities. If you're interested in picking this book up, make sure you get the 2010 updated edition.

[E · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book. fun ideas if you have folks in from out of town.

[Eszter]

because the only thing more fun than living in new york is crossing things off of a to-do list.

[cjbt57 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good mix of cool, different, and touristy things to do in the big apple.

[Lambert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Been to NYC many times before and looking for something new, or even a first timer? This is great book, full of ideas. Enjoy.

[Lisa]

Browsed through this book at Anthropologie. It looked like it had good ideas and tips.

[Sardonyx · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was quite useful when planning a recent trip to NYC! A lot of great suggestions in there and a nice layout.

[Lauren Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book was very helpful on my recent trip to NYC!