Sahadi's

187 Atlantic Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11201

victoria h. writes: I luuuuv this place.

My dad has been shopping here since before I was born.
The array of everything exotic and also not so exotic is impressive. The quality is impressive. And, if my dad shops here, the prices are impressive. (read - dad is quite the…

Upright Citizens Brigade Theater
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Fashion District

307 W 26th St
New York, NY 10001

Kate K. writes: The UCB's Annual Del Close Marathon:

Imagine this:
You arrive at a theatre in NYC's hip Chelsea District to see a line extending down the block of people all clamoring to see the country's hipest, hotest, funniest improv comedians.

"Holy crap!" You…

Lupa
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village

170 Thompson St
New York, NY 10012

Becca S. writes: Whenever Mama and Papa S decide to make their way to the city, I'm blessed with the ridiculously awesome task of picking somewhere for them to take me out--um, I mean, for us to have quality family time together.  Yes, that's it.  My mission for this…

Southpaw
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Park Slope

125 5th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217

vicki M. writes: a good place to see a show. decent sound, stage etc.
the NICEST stage manager and bartenders. whoever runs that place is doing a phenomenal job. kevin.

a dirty rat-hole old school club but w/ a CLEAN bathroom equipped with toilet paper. what more…

Moto
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Williamsburg - South Side

394 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Danielle H. writes: Located under the J train you can come across the most charming place I have been to in a very long time.

Like out of a movie set or a dream where friends are huddled around candlelit wooden tables w/ bottles of wine and engaged in deep conversations…

Gramercy Tavern
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Gramercy-Flatiron

42 East 20th Street
New York, NY 10003

Lindsay K. writes: How do you impress a girl on a first date? The Gramercy Tavern. Now all other first dates will lack. Sorry boys.

We went through the entire wine list glass by glass... tasting and swirling and discussing the beautiful Alsacian white. The bartenders…

Union Square Greenmarket
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village, Manhattan/Union Square

1 Union Square West
New York, NY 10003

Julie K. writes: she didn't talk much.. because her boy was so exciting for his favorite place.. Every Saturday morning, he needs to be there..  

They'd walked through lots of streets.. laughed hardly..  She'd never seen his 15-year-old boy's eyes before.. "Betsy,…

Strand Book Store
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village

828 Broadway
at 12th St.
New York, NY 10003

Matthew S. writes: Oh..Hi Strand.  I'd like to take a look inside you to see what sort of treasures you hold within your gigantic self.  Oh, I have to give all my belongings to the faux security guard?  Ok...cool.  Oh...now I've got to navigate through a dense sea of…

Ess-A-Bagel
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Stuyvesant Town

359 1st Ave
New York, NY 10010

Lauren S. writes: Gotta love my Ess-A-Bagel. The veggie cream cheese is what I yearn for when I get to this part of town but while I was doing my volunteer year, the coordinators of my program would bring these beautiful quintessential New York bagels on retreats and…

Bleecker Street Pizza
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

69 7th Ave South
Corner of 7th Ave & Bleeker St
New York, NY 10014

Tori K. writes: Who is blowing the guys at food Network, and paying Regis and Kelly,  to rate this stuff  the #1 pizza in NYC ( 2 years running ) ?  Yes the Nona Maria was fresh out of the oven, but  come on, it failed to pass the pizza litnus test.  It immediately…

McNulty's Tea & Coffee Co
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

109 Christopher St
New York, NY 10014

Srini V. writes: It is common wisdom that not all palms are created equal.  Nevertheless, broadly speaking, they share patterns that make palmistry a science.  But the ability to creatively interpret the lines continues to be an art form.

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Piccolo Angolo
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

621 Hudson St
New York, NY 10014

Srini V. writes: Expectations ran low as Atif I, Steven V and I waited for our table, discussing grade inflation in Yelp, and wondering if we would be better served by hopping across to Mi Cocina instead of escalating our commitment to the waiting game.

I thought to…

Bowery Ballroom
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Lower East Side

6 Delancey St
New York, NY 10002

Kevin N. writes: "i don't know why girls who say that they want to date bad boys don't actually date bad boys.  Don't come with that shit.  If you want to date a bad boy, don't date someone who says he's a bad boy.  Date a murderer.  Date someone who's seen a shiv."…

Grimaldi's

19 Old Fulton St
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Denis H. writes: Wow, there are some weak-ass one-star reviews for this place. Giving it 1 star because you live near it and don't want to have to walk through the crowd? C'mon... or giving it 1 star because of the fact that it's in Brooklyn and then saying "See my…

Staten Island Ferry

South Ferry Plaza
New York, NY 10004

Steven V. writes: Love it  - I'm on it now.  

Wait - what the hell is THAT over there?!  OH SHIT,  something just grabbed the head off of the statue of Liberty and threw it!!  OMG! -  it's coming this way!!  It --

Ivo & Lulu
Neighborhood: Manhattan/SoHo

558 Broome St
New York, NY 10013

Courtney P. writes: I've forgotten a lot of things since moving to NYC.... I've forgotten that there are Republicans out there... somewhere. I've forgotten that most streets in this country aren't rife with cabs wanting to drive me somewhere when I have my hand up. I've…

Grand Central Terminal
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Midtown East

42nd St at Park Ave
New York, NY 10017

Colin B. writes: My favorite thing to say/do everytime I'm in Grand Central:

"GEEZ!  It's like Grand Central Station in here!"

The Wire

HBO
On demand or rental
New York, NY 10184

Laurel B. writes: I proselytize, and that's okay.  One viewer at a time.  The Wire is the best TV, and perhaps the best media ever, of anything.  Every prosecutor, every defense lawyer, every judge, every citizen should watch it.  It's written by David Simon (former…

Sushi Yasuda
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Midtown East

204 E. 43rd Street
New York, NY 10017

Steeeeeeeve H. writes: Sushi Yasuda will be the first five-star review I write and will probably stay that way for a while. Being a sushi aficionado, I am very particular about my fish and Yasuda is one of those establishment where you cannot even begin to fathom what you…

Churrascaria Plataforma
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan/Theater District

316 W 49th St
New York, NY 10019

Jeffrey H. writes: Oh mah wurd, FOOD.

I think this dinner took about 2.6 years off my life thanks to the overwhelming amount of meat and booze I consumed.

First off, I learned that there's a reason the salad bar has so many tasty options--they want you to fill up there…

St. Patrick's Cathedral
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Midtown East

14 East 51st Street
New York, NY 10022

Walker S. writes: Step inside off the busy street and have a seat.  The peace comes flowing over you like a gentle hug.  The beauty of the universe is displayed in the context of man.  Light a candle for those who can not stand beside you in wonder.  Take a moment to…

Pearl Paint Co
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Civic Center

308 Canal St
New York, NY 10013

Srini V. writes: Far be it for me to steal a star away when amost everyone before me has yelped out five stars.

I bought frames and other art materials at Pearl several times after I got to know that such a store existed.  Their range of merchandise is incredible.

But…

Museum of the Moving Image
Neighborhood: Queens/Long Island City

3601 35th Ave
Astoria, NY 11106

laura b. writes: seriously one of the best places on earth.  i have been a dozen times and every visit i am entertained for hours.  and that's saying a lot because i have adult ADD.  or at least i think i do but my therapist won't confirm this...she just thinks i am…

Minamoto Kitchoan
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Midtown East

608 5th Ave
New York, NY 10020

Julia O. writes: Everything here is very traditional, so...

it's all made mostly with fruit, flour and beans, so...

you won't find Pocky, so...

nothing is overly sweet, so...

nothing is really bad for you, so...

you can't feel guilty about indulging, because you can…

Kinokuniya Bookstores
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Midtown East

10 W 49th St
New York, NY 10018

Liiisa C. writes: Closing @ the end of the month.

All books currently 50% off.

New store on 6th Ave, across from Bryant Park, has been open since October 20th -- Much cleaner & neater.

Maxwells Bar & Restaurant
Neighborhood: New Jersey/Hoboken

1039 Washington St
Hoboken, NJ 07030

Ken O. writes: Maxwell's is like a finely coiffed mullet - business in the front, party in the back. In Maxwell's case it's Bar/Restaurant up front, intimate, small, tight, crowded rock 'n' roll venue in the back. The bar is good, the food is fine, but if there's a…

The New Yorker Magazine
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Theater District

4 Times Sq Bsmt C1B
New York, NY 10036

Li M. writes: I admit it.

I sometimes pull out a New Yorker on the train just to make myself look smart.  

But all I really do is browse through the 'toons.  The funniest one I've read is the one with the penguins in the snow...a bunch of them are gathered for a…

Spuyten Duyvil
Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Williamsburg - South Side

359 Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Benjy S. writes: I couldn't have made a better choice than spending the entirity of the last night of my first visit to NYC at Spuyten Duyvil.

It was pretty empty when I arrived.  I was on my own, so I sat down at the bar and surveyed the menu, finding few things I…

Levain Bakery
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper West Side

167 W 74th St
New York, NY 10023

Srini V. writes: Over the years, I have begun to see the value of specialization over well-roundedness.  Take the case of Levain, the small downstairs bakery in a classic UWS block.  You might say that Levain has a wide range of products.  Baguettes, loaves of bread,…

Yakitori Totto
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Theater District

251 W. 55th Street
New York, NY 10019

Scott R. writes: The first bite of their chicken turned my dinner conversation from its usual witty, worldly banter to a lower-pitched version of the old Japanese-to-English translation for the female judge on the Japanese Iron Chef (here's an Iron Chef Japanese clip…

Zibetto Espresso Bar
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Theater District

1385 Sixth Avenue
New York, NY 10001

Steven V. writes: (With apologies and all due respect to Srini V, I give you my review in ASCII form:

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MoMA Design Store Soho
Neighborhood: Manhattan/SoHo

81 Spring St
New York, NY 10012

Myko L. writes: Do I really need anything from the MoMA design store?  Not really.  But, do I want anything from there?  Absolutely.  Everything.  Immediately!

The store is filled with many of the top designed pieces found also in the top design boutiques such as the…

Sakagura
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Midtown East

211 E 43rd St
Basement #1
New York, NY 10017

Denis K. writes: This past Monday, my college buddy and I ended up at Sakagura after we couldn't get reservations at Nobu (at a decent hour) and Paper Moon.. was apparently no more - both places I've never been to. A lot of effort just to eat.. however our back up…

La Maison Du Chocolat
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Midtown East

30 Rockefeller Plz
New York, NY 10112

Srini V. writes: Yes, the chocolate from LMDC will easily run rings around the best I would get in India.  But I only had to make a couple of trips to buy chocolate in France to be able to tell the difference.

Stores in France                                    LMDC…

Bryant Park
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Midtown East

500 5th Ave
New York, NY 10110

laura b. writes: To continue with my theme of gross over generalization bordering on and bleeding into blatant racism, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say this:  White people love a Movie in the Park.  It's August in NYC so it's approx.10,000 degrees HOT HOT HOT…

Cha-An
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

230 E. 9th St
2nd Fl
New York, NY 10079

Atif I. writes: Six weeks back I received a compliment late at night from Maria M which amused me no end. "I was notified last night that you have not yet been to Cha-An.  That is unacceptable, if you are to crown yourself the "Dessert King". Let's make time to go".…

Christopher Walken

New York, NY 10079

Kristina R. writes: OOOH, I love Christopher Walken!  The Dead Zone?  Fugeddaboudit!  

He's got a sinister charm, and a sense of humor you can't quite pin down.  But on the other hand, he's kind of gentle and sweet.  He's a puzzle wrapped in an enigma surrounded by a…

Alice Hair Care
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Upper East Side

1324 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10021

haley p. writes: Alice is some kind of Irish hair cutting goddess, let me tell you. The fact that I'm giving the place a 5 star review after waiting for over an hour (I was a little early, but still) is incredible. If you can't tell from my other reviews, I'm…

Netflix.com
Neighborhood: Queens/Downtown Flushing

P.O. Box 548008
Flushing, NY 11354

Audrey J. writes: My name is Audrey, and I have a Netflix problem.

You can track my descent here: http://www.yelp.com/to...

In short...I joined less than two weeks ago. At this point...

(1) I have rated 307 of the movies that I have watched throughout the years (and that…

The World Trade Center - General Information
Neighborhood: Manhattan/Financial District

1 World Trade Ctr
Ste 4635
New York, NY 10048

kristine r. writes: How could I possibly sum up all my feelings and thoughts about the World Trade Center in a Yelp review?  There is too much emotional weight, too much personal history and too many memories for me to express it all here.  So I won't; I can't.

But I…