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Originally posted by christina-in-brooklyn:
MORE RESOURCES!

Village Voice
This weekly paper has listings to events, eats, movietimes, etc. The paper version is free and is available in newstands and coffeeshops around the city. They pick some great cheap eats too -- esp. in the outer boroughs' ethnic neighborhoods.

Time Out New York
The print version is $3. A super-intensive listing of all kinds of stuff around the city. The online version has only a sliver of what the print does, but maybe it's all you need.

Citysearch
Handy online guide to NYC stuff (restaurants, clubs, stores, bars). With passionate (often completely contradictory) reviews by users. Here are their cheap eats suggestions.

L Magazine
Another NYC guide. Full disclosure: this suggestion was stolen from Urbanblitz on another thread.

Harlem One Stop
A comprehensive listing of ongoing events, art exhibits, jazz, restaurants, etc of Harlem (as well as Washington Heights and Inwood). Harlem's reputation for being "dangerous" (an overhyped reputation, I might add -- many areas are just as safe as trendier parts of New York) has always overshadowed it's reputation as a cultural hot-spot, particularly for African-American and pan-African culture.

Visit Brooklyn
Don't think I need to spell that out. Brooklyn's better than Manhattan anyway.

A Weekend in Queens
Article from the NY Times highlighting an over-looked borough with spectacular, and spectacularly cheap, food. You must watch the video.

Creative Time
A NYC arts group. Check them out to see if there are any current shows. Some of their sponsored projects are public art, like Jenny Holzer's recent text projections on buildings throughout the city, and so could be checked out while walking around. They also are the creative brain behind the beautiful Towers of Light project that projects every year on the anniversary of 9/11, 2 beams of light that project into the cosmos from the World Trade Center site. They do great work -- smart & accessible.


And a shout out to Ayun's suggestions -- those are good picks too.


Other BnA NYC threads here and here.