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The 79th street Boat Basin, otherwise known as the Croton Aqueduct, was a large and complex water distribution system constructed for New York City between 1837 and 1842. At the time, New York was struggling to preserve its fresh water systems. The city was rapidly expanding, and as the city grew... more

This isn't New York's oldest pizzeria (that's yuppified Lombardi's, in NoLita), but it is the best, hands down. Patsy's Pizzeria occupies four storefronts, stretching nearly an entire First Avenue block in a shrinking Italian community in East Harlem (invite-only Rao's, said to have the best red... more

A chic New American serving excellent, affordable grub late into the night, Schiller's Liquor Bar is nevertheless dominated by its trendy decor, a kind of Parisian fantasy of sophisticated urban life, an upscale nightspot set in the immaculate bowels of an idealized metro station. (The walls are... more

A cavernous, starkly lit slice of deli heaven, this place proclaims "There's Nothing More New York Than Katz's," and they may be right. Arguably the best deli food in Manhattan, Katz's offers an unparalleled, Old New York scene, hundreds of natives demolishing enormous pastrami sandwiches, knishes,... more

Harlem's most famous soul food eatery, Sylvia's serves comfort food and comforting Southern food to masses of Harlem residents and their fellow-travelers, who trek from beyond the five boroughs just for the grub. Though some dispute her neighborhood pre-eminency (Charles' Southern Style Kitchen and... more

This is where it all began. Lombardi's is the godfather of New York pizzerias, and, if you take their side in a New York-New Haven dispute, the first pizza joint ever built in the New World. Since 1905, they're been turning out crisp, coal-oven pies at the original location, which was once part of... more