13_289723-bindex.qxp 10/23/08 12:12 PM Page 332 INDEX Atlas Barber School, 171 @Seaport, 81 Absolute Bagel, 129–130 Audubon Terrace, 235 Academy Records and CDs, 218 Austrian Cultural Forum, 58, 235 Adorama, 219 Aveda Institute New York, 168 African Burial Ground, 322 African Diaspora Ciné-Club, 49–50 AIA New York Chapter, 304, 307 BAC Gallery (Brooklyn), 298 Alexander Technique, 161–162 BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival, 40 Allan & Suzi, 200 B&H, 219–220 Alligator Lounge, 135 Bánh Mì Saigon Bakery, 117 Altman Luggage, 217 Banjo Jim’s, 30 AMC MJ Harlem 9, 52 Bargemusic, 35 American Barber Institute, 170 Barnes & Noble, 89, 90, 307, 331 American Folk Art Museum, 234, 244 Bar None, 137 American Museum of Natural Baryshnikov Arts Center, 75 History, 253 Batista Grocery, 213 Americas Society Art Gallery, 264 Battery Park/Battery Park City, Angelica Kitchen, 128 23, 41, 148, 181, 270, 279, Angel Street Thrift Shop, 196 281, 322 Antarctica, 139 Beaches, 291–295 April Fool’s Day Parade, 20 Beacon’s Closet, 198–199 Aqueduct Racetrack, 97 Beard Papa Sweets Cafe, 132 Arlene’s Grocery, 77–78 Belmont Park, 97 Arthur SeelenCOPYRIGHTED Theatre, 90 Bennie’s MATERIALThai Café, 110 Arthur’s Tavern, 33 Bent Festival, 74 Artists Space, 263 Bereket Turkish Kebob House, 114 The Art Parade, 25 Best Cellars New York, 133 Art Students League, 234–235 Best of Broadway, 73 Asia Society, 244, 246 Bideawee, 224 Asser Levy pool, 176 Big Apple Hostel, 165 Astoria Park Pool, 176 Big Nick’s Joint, 125 Astor Place Hairstylist, 170 Biking, 172–174, 210–211 Astor Wines & Spirits, 133 Birdies, 119 13_289723-bindex.qxp 10/23/08 12:12 PM Page 333 INDEX 333 Bluestockings, 89 Carl’s Steaks, 113 BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Carnegie Hall, 36, 235–236 Center, 148 Castle Clinton, 42, 320, 323 BookCourt, 89–90 Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 29 Books of Wonder, 90 Celebrate Brooklyn!, 42, 56 Boomerang Theatre, 64 Center for Jewish History, 236, Borders, 90, 331 305, 307 Bowery Poetry Club, 92 Central Park, 44, 54, 63, 173–174, 271, Brighton Beach, 294–295 279–281 Broadway in Bryant Park, 66 Central Park Tango, 154 Broadway on Broadway, 66 Centro Maria, 166–167 Broadway Panhandler, 216 Century 21, 206–207 Broadway’s Stars in the Alley, 66 Chambers Wines, 133 The Broken Kilometer, 263 Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, 43 The Bronx Symphony Orchestra, 35 Chashama, 69 Bronx Zoo, 278 Chelsea Center Hostel, 165 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 274 Chelsea International Hostel, 165 Brooklyn Brewery, 270–271 Chelsea Market, 31, 82, 154 Brooklyn Bridge, 297–298, 301 Chelsea Wine Vault, 133 Brooklyn Bridge Park, 179, 181, 300–301 Chennai Garden, 116 Brooklyn Business Library, 153 Children’s Museum of the Arts, 246 Brooklyn Cyclones, 96–97, 293–295 China Institute, 246 Brooklyn Flea, 204–205 Chinese Consulate Building, 314 Brooklyn Heights, 300 Chinese New Year, 19 Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory, 301, 302 Christmas, Brooklyn, 29 Brooklyn Museum of Art, 246, 247 Christmas trees, lighting of, 28 Brooklyn New Year’s Prospect, 18–19 Chrysler Building, 310 Brooklyn Promenade, 276, 300 Circus Amok, 64 Brooklyn Public Library, 60, 95, 258 City Hall, 271 Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, City Hall Park, 322 301, 302 City Opera, 36 Bryant Park, 42, 54–55, 66, 176, 181, City Opera Thrift Shop, 197 307, 312, 331 The City Reliquary, 253–254 Bumble and bumble.University, 168 Citysol, 43 Burger Joint, 125 Clairol Salon, 169 Burlesque by the Beach, 294 Classical Theatre of Harlem, 64–65 Bushwick Open Studios and Arts Cleopatra’s Needle, 33 Festival (B.O.S.), 266–267 The Cloisters, 254 Clothing, 195–203 Cabaret Cinema, 50 Cobble Hill Cinemas, 52 Café Edison, 315 Coffeehouse Chronicles, 70 Café Glechik (Brooklyn), 295 The Colbert Report, 85 Café Himalaya, 110–111 Columbia University, 148–149, 160 Café Scientifique, 92 Comedy, 80–82 Cap21, 67 Come Out & Play, 174 Caracas Arepa Bar, 121 Coney Island (Brooklyn), 291–294 Coney Island Museum, 50, 292, 295 13_289723-bindex.qxp 10/23/08 12:12 PM Page 334 334 INDEX Congee Village, 108 Donnell Library Center, 59 Cooper Union, 149 Dorje Ling Buddhist Center Corner Bistro, 125–126 (Brooklyn), 299, 302 Crif Dogs, 123 Dowel Quality Products, 212 Critical Mass, 173 Downtown Boathouse, 149, 179 Crocodile Lounge, 135 Dragon Land Bakery, 132 Crotona Park Jams, 43 Drama Book Shop, 90 Croxley Ales, 134 The Drawing Center, 264 Cubana Café, 121 DSW, 203 CultureFest, 26 DUMBO, 297–298, 301 Curbside Booty, 222 Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, 257 Curry Row, 128 Dyke Knitting Circle, 89 Cyclone Roller Coaster, 292, 295 Czech Center, 58 Ear Inn, 33–34, 93 Earshot Reading Series, 93 DAC Art Under the Bridge Easter Parade, 20 Festival, 267 East Japanese Restaurant, 112 Dachshund Friendship Festival, 20–21 East River Bar, 135 Daffy’s, 207 East River Park, 43, 276 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, 85 East Village Cheese Store, 212 Daily 235, 215 Eat-Pisode, 128 Dallas BBQ, 118–119 Economy Candy, 220 Dance Conversations, 75 Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, 257 Dance Gotham, 75–76 EFA Studio Center, 267 Dance Manhattan, 155 Eglise Français du St-Esprit, 149–150 Dance Parade, 21–22 El Museo del Barrio, 48, 254 Dance Theater Workshop, 76 Elyssa Dido, 128 Dancing in the Streets, 76 Emergencies, 329 David Bagel, 130 Emerging Artists Theatre, 70 David Zwirner, 261–262 Empanada Mama, 122 Da’Vinci, 204 Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, 300 Deitch Projects, 263–264 Encore, 200 The Delancey, 134–135 Ess-A-Bagel, 130 Deluxe Food Market, Inc., 211–212 Essex Farm, 213 Deno’s Wonder Wheel, 295–296 Essex Street Market, 212 Dental care, 160–161 Evening Stars, 76–77 Deutsches Haus, 58 DIA Foundation for the Arts, 263 Falafel, 114–115 Dirty Laundry: Loads of Prose, 92 Falconry Extravaganza, 280 DirtyWorks Reading Series, 68 Family Dances, 155 Disabilities, travelers with, 329 Fast and Fab, 172 Diwan-E-Khaas, 321, 323 The Feast of San Gennaro, 26 Dixon Place, 69–70 Federal Hall, 236, 317–318, 323 Djerdan Burek, 124 Federal Reserve Bank, 236–237, Doc Holliday’s, 138 321, 322 Dojo, 120 Festival of Lights, 28 13_289723-bindex.qxp 10/23/08 12:12 PM Page 335 INDEX 335 55 Bar, 34 Gray’s Papaya, 123 Film Forum, 51 Great Small Works, 71 Fish, 136 Green Apple Festival, 20 Fisher Landau Center for Art, 237 Greenflea, 205–206 Fishs Eddy, 216 Green Village Used Furniture & Five Borough Bicycle Club, 172 Clothing, 210 5 + 5 Gallery (Brooklyn), 298 Grey Art Gallery, 304, 307 Fleet Week, 22 Guggenheim Museum, 247–248 Floating Pool, 176–177 Forbes Magazine Galleries, 12, 237, Habana Outpost, 54 304, 307 The Half King, 93 Fourth of July Fireworks, 24 Hall of Fame for Great Americans, Fraunces Tavern, 319–320, 323 237–238 Fraunces Tavern Museum, 258 Halloween parades, 26–27, 280 Freecycle NYC, 223 Hamburgers, 125–126 Free for All at Town Hall, 36 Hamilton Fish pool, 177 French Institute, 58 Hamilton Grange, 238 The Frick Collection, 150, 247 H&M, 201–202 Fringe Festival, 74 Hank’s Saloon, 78, 136 Furniture, 220, 222–223 Happy Ending, 93–94 Harlem Meer, 45 Gagosian Gallery, 262 Harlem Week, 24 Galanga, 126 Harry Zarin Company, 214 Galapagos Art Space, 70 Healthy New York, 156–157 Gantry Plaza State Park, 276 Hebrew Union College, 238 The Garage, 205 Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market, 206 The Garment District, 195 The Henry George School, 150 General Grant Memorial, 237 High 5 Tickets to the Arts, 72 General Theological Seminary, 277 Hip Hop Generation Next, 76 The Gershwin Hotel, 165 Hirschl & Adler Galleries, 264 Golden Unicorn (Brooklyn), 296, 300 Hispanic Society of America, 235 Goodburger, 309–310, 315 Hit Show Club, 73 Good Morning America, 85–86 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, 24 Goodwill, 197 Hong Kong Station, 109 Googie’s Lounge, 78 Horse racing, 97 Gotham Writers’ Workshop, 150 Hostels, 164–166 Governors Island, 12, 44–45, 255 Hot dogs, 123 Gowanus Artists Studio Tour, 266 Housewares, 216–217 Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club, Housing Works, 94, 196 179–180 Howl! Festival, 24–25 Gowanus Yacht Club, 138 Hudson River Park, 272, 281 Gramercy, 194–195 Hudson Warehouse, 61–62 Grand Central, 310, 313, 331 Humanities and Social Sciences Grand Central Partnership, 315 Library, 96, 258, 310, 315 Grand Sichuan International, 108–109 Hummus Place, 116 Gray Line Linen, 214 13_289723-bindex.qxp 10/23/08 12:12 PM Page 336 336 INDEX Idiotarod, 19 Lakeside Lounge, The, 31 Iggy’s, 78 La Mama, 70 IKEA, 208 Land, 127 Ina, 201 L & L Hawaiian Barbecue, 113–114 International Center of Photography Langston Hughes Community Library (ICP), 248 and Cultural Center, 95 Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, L’Annam, 307, 308 308, 314 Last Exit, 83 Inwood Shakespeare Festival, 62 La Taza de Oro, 122 Irish Hunger Memorial, 238 Late Night, 86 Italian American Museum, 238–239 The Late Show with David Ivo & Lulu, 128–129 Letterman, 86 League for the Hard of Hearing, 161 Jack’s 99-Cent Stores, 207 Lee Lee Beauty and Hair Salon, 171 Jack the Pelican, 265 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Jacques Torres (Brooklyn), 301, 302 Community Center Museum, 239 J&R Music World/Computer World, 214 Lesbian and Gay Pride Week and Japanese restaurants, 112–113 March, 22 Japan Society, 248 L.I.C. Community Boathouse, 180 Jazz, 33–34 Lighting by Gregory, 216–217 Jeremy’s Ale House, 138 Lincoln Center Out of Doors, 45 The Jewish Museum, 248 Lincoln Square, 269 Jiannetto’s, 323 Little Odessa (Brooklyn), 294 John’s Pizza, 315 Little Poland, 124 Joseph Patelson Music House, 37 Live! with Regis and Kelly, 87 Joyce Theater, 76–77 The Living Room, 31 Judaica Museum, 239 Loehmann’s, 202 Judson Memorial Church, 76 L’Oréal, 169 The Juilliard School, 37, 67 Lost and Found, 136 Junk, 210 Lovelace Tavern,