A city of: skyscrapers, rehabilitated factories and bridges with renowned financial institutions and publishing companies. Home of finance bros, starving artist and fashionistas — related to icons such as Andy Warhol, Al Capone and Carrie Bradshaw. The epicenter of the second Industrial Revolution; the media capital of the world in the early XX century; and the current capital of the art world and capitalism — New York City has a lot to offer.

New York City is known for its: art deco skyscrapers, art museums, department stores, plus its Gilded Age mansions, yellow taxis and Times Square. It’s rough but charming, industrial yet luxurious, hipster and ‘WASP’ at the same time. Within the art world it plays a huge role in the art market and street art spheres; and outside of it, it’s important in the fashion and financial worlds. Many iconic artist, designers, business men, taggers and musicals have emerged from this city. Think of Andy Warhol, Rothko, Halston, Dian Von Fustenberg, Donald Trump, the wolf of Wall Street, Keith Hearing, Baskiat, Cats or the Lion King musical. There’s a lot to check out but if you only have a limited amount of time I would make sure to visit 1 museum, eat a hotdog on the streets, drink a cocktail at a rooftop bar, relax in Central Park, watch a Broadway musical, walk around the West Village, go to a blue-chip art gallery in Chelsea and take a picture in front of the Empire State Building and/or Statue of Liberty. If you have more time you should try to take a boat ride to Ellis Island, get lost in the Financial District, walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, read a fashion magazine at a cool cafe and shop around Williamsburg (and don’t forget to tag the streets and wagons).

Here are some recommendations of places to visit. New York City has 2 UNESCO sites: the Statue of Liberty and the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. The city has 130 ‘Michelin restaurants’ with 10 having 3 stars, so try to make a reservation to one of them. My top 5 museums are: The National Museum of the American Indian for Native American art; Tenament Museum for immigration; The MoMA for modern art; the New Museum for contemporary art; and The MET for a little bit of everything. My favorite art galleries are: Kasmin, David Zwirner, Gladstone, plus the 2 lords Hauser & Wirth, and Gagosian. For luxury shopping go to Madison Avenue or the department store Saks Fifth Avenue; for cool shops the meatpacking district, for the typical brands go to Macys or 5th Avenue; and for cheaper goods Chinatown or Brooklyn. Also take a chance to walk around SoHo, the trendiest neighborhood in the city. Some venues to check out are The Lincoln Center for opera or ballet, Radio City Hall for shows or concerts, Minskoff Theater for a big musical production and The Birdland Jazz Club for a Jazz concert.

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