It's fitting that the headquarters of the United Nations is located in this incredibly diverse cultural mixing pot. There's a different language each block or two, and a different experience awaiting you around each corner
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
Smaller scale and slower paced than Manhattan - but still NY to the core - this little strip will surprise you with a side of the city that is more rela ... more
Chelsea
The low-rent arty crowd gets cashed-up, grown-up and comfy here, in an inimitable NYC way. The area's big former industrial spaces now lend themselves ... more
East Village
Here you'll find a restless mix of gentrification and gentleness, traffic sewer boulevards and intimate cross street communities. Just shrug, give in an ... more
Lincoln Center
Ask New Yorkers, they'll tell you: the centre of the known universe for music, performance and high culture, this sprawling precinct on the park's edge ... more