NYC Recommendations

I've decided to compile all the places I've been that I would recommend to others. There's also a link to the post I mention them in (if relevant), because I can.

Restaurants

1200 Miles - Flatiron District (Spanish/"Moroccan" tapas)
Apartment 138 (8.13.13) - Brooklyn (brunch)
Brooklyn Bagel (6.24.14) - Astoria (breakfast)
Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain - Brooklyn ** (try Simmi's Sundae!)
Cafetasia (7.30.13) - University Place/NYU area (Asian fusion)
Cafe Katja - Lower East Side (Austrian)
Casa Mezcal - Lower East Side (Mexican)
Dempsey's (4.6.14) - East Village (pub fare)
Dice (8.13.13) - Brooklyn (Thai)
Ideya (6.24.14) - Brooklyn (Latin & Caribbean)
Land - Upper West Side (Thai)
Las Ramblas (11.16.13) - Greenwich Village (tapas)
Martha's Country Bakery (11.28.13) - Astoria (desserts)
The Meatball Shop (8.19.14) - Brooklyn + other locations
Munchy's Gourmet Market (11.28.13) - Port Authority Bus Terminal
Okeanos (6.24.14) - Astoria (Greek seafood) **
Old Town Bar (7.16.13) - Flatiron District (American)
Le Paris (8.19.14) - Upper East Side (French)
Punch - Flatiron District (American)
Sakura Sushi - Astoria (Japanese) (try the "Spicy Girl Roll"!)
Skylight Diner (7.30.13) - Hell's Kitchen (American)
S'MAC - East Village + other locations (macaroni & cheese) **
Tamba (11.16.13) - Kips Bay (Indian)
Topaz (12.15.13) - Midtown West (Szechuan Chinese)
Tortaria - University Place/NYU area (Mexican)
Tortilleria Mexicana Los Hermanos (6.24.14) - Brooklyn (Mexican)
Veselka (6.24.14) - East Village (Ukrainian) **

Drinks

Barn Joo - Flatiron District
Birch Coffee - Flatiron District
City Bakery Hot Chocolate Festival (February) - Flatiron District **
Flatiron Hall - Flatiron District

Radegast Hall & Biergarten (8.19.14) - Brooklyn **

Tribeca Tavern (12.15.13)
Verlaine - Lower East Side (try the lychee martini!) **

Places

Museums

African Burial Ground National Monument (10.16.14) [FREE] - Financial District
Metropolitan Museum of Art (6.30.13, 6.24.14) [FREE] **
   > The Cloisters - (8.19.14) [FREE] - Washington Heights **
MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) (3.2.13) - Midtown
Museum of the Moving Image - Astoria
National Museum of the American Indian (11.28.13) [FREE] - Battery Park
Skyscraper Museum (8.13.13) - Battery Park City

Parks

Astoria Park (4.14.6)
Battery Park (8.13.13)
   > Irish Hunger Memorial
Central Park Zoo (6.24.14)
The Highline (7.30.13) **
Inwood Hill Park (7.23.13)
Madison Square 
  > Flatiron Building
Prospect Park
Socrates Sculpture Park (4.6.14)
Union Square (farmer's market M-W-F-S) **

Stores

Bluestockings - Lower East Side
The Brooklyn Strategist (10.1.13)
East Village Books (7.30.13)
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe (11.28.13) - Lower East Side
Midtown Comics (7.30.13)
Strand (7.30.13) - East Village

Things & Happenings

Brooklyn Flea (11.28.13, 6.24.14)
Columbia Summer Winds (7.30.13)
In French with English Subtitles (12.15.13)
Lit Crawl
New York Cares
pickle backs (8.13.13)
St. Francis Xavier
   > Soup Kitchen