New York City Travel Stories

Sep 19, 2014 • 5 min read

Tipping plays a small but pivotal role in so many NYC experiences, from ordering a drink at a bar to taking a taxi across town. Knowing when to tip and…

Aug 18, 2014 • 4 min read

Ahh, brunch. One part omelette, two parts mimosa, three parts coffee – life’s sweet distraction when the workweek is nigh. Though not a uniquely New York …

Jun 11, 2013 • 5 min read

Even if you’re not local, it will get to you: the car honks, the clank of trains passing overhead on elevated lines, or the roar of traffic below the…

Jun 11, 2013 • 4 min read

New. York. City.

Mar 18, 2013 • 5 min read

Strutting down the pavement, the remnants of that classic disco beat by the Bee Gees stuck in your head, you’re walking down the same street as John…

Jun 27, 2012 • 5 min read

This is an excerpt from the Shopping chapter of Lonely Planet's New York City guide.

Jun 19, 2012 • 4 min read

If a night on the town in New York City for you means knocking back mojitos at an über slick Manhattan rooftop bar or single-malts at a swanky Wall Street…

Apr 1, 2011 • 3 min read

Everyone hungers for a little taste of New York's luxury lifestyle, even those on a budget. We've got the insider tips that will have you sampling the…

Mar 16, 2011 • 4 min read

To an enviable number of CEOs and Forbes-listed elites, personal concierge Katherine Stromsland is a veritable lifesaver. From chartering Gulf Streams at…

Dec 8, 2010 • 3 min read

Yoko Ono once said that New York City never changed John Lennon. He was born a New Yorker.

Sep 17, 2010 • 3 min read

When it comes to watering holes, like other sybaritic pursuits, the bar is set higher in New York. Whether you're looking for a shady speakeasy, a new…

Jul 9, 2010 • 3 min read

This iconic New York funpark has had a checkered past. With a significant facelift due to start nipping, tucking and prettying up this legendary spot in…

Mar 26, 2010 • 3 min read

It's not just a cliché: New York really is the city that never sleeps. Although you could spend a lifetime here and still not see everything, even with 24…

Mar 18, 2010 • 3 min read

Sure, hit the big sights (they're big for a reason), but take the time to do some live-it-like-a-local exploring. Staffer Ali Lemer, a NYC native, has…

Feb 1, 2010 • 6 min read

With more than 8 million people in New York City, you'd expect some great chow and some culinary diversity – and that's exactly what you get. The city…

Sep 21, 2009 • 1 min read

Pumpkins at the ready! It's Halloween and no one turns on the ghoulish good times better than the Big Apple.

Aug 11, 2009 • 3 min read

I have a simple list of things that must be done in NYC: eat, shop, eat, shop. And plenty of walking in between. So take my lead, strap on your most…