Insider's guide to NYC travel

Lincoln Center celebrates 50 with summer events

Fifty years ago Thursday, President Dwight D. Eisenhower dug the first shovel into the ground for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. On Monday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg kicked off the anniversary year, which includes events by all 12 of the resident organizations, plus special concerts, film marathons and free outdoor events. Although massive renovations continue and the famous plaza fountain isn't yet finished, the party has officially begun. Here are some highlights:

Tickets to TV shows

How to become part of the audience.

Eat cheap in NYC

Everybody has a favorite restaurant. But what everybody wants to know is: Where do you go for a meal on the cheap? Here are ten places where you can eat well, and not break the bank.

Open all night in NY

Where do you go when the clock says it's time to go home, but nobody feels like it? Here are eight places where you can hang all night long.

Where to get great coffee

Asking about where to get the best coffee is a little like asking about where to get the city's best pizza. Everybody's got an opinion. With a nod to our readers, who recommended coffee places from Brooklyn to Staten Island, here are some of our favorite places for a cup of coffee, a pot of tea, and a quick snack.

The city's best cheesecake

For those who love cheesecake -- I assume that's everybody who's still alive -- it's well worth traveling miles out of the way for even a single velvety slice of it. Fortunately, we've made sure you won't have to: Wonderful cheesecake abounds in almost all of they city's boroughs.

TV Museum in Queens is a treasure trove dedicated to movies

Maybe you feel like going to a New York museum but want something other than old standbys like MoMA or the American Museum of Natural History. Go a little out of the way, to the Museum of the Moving Image.

Avant-garde adventure in cooking chemistry

Molecular gastronomy is one of those things that I had heard about but never had any firsthand experience with. So I decided to try WD-50 in Manhattan's Lower East Side.

Street smarts

New York is known for its shopping. But you don't have to hit the high-priced, trendy boutiques to find clothing and accessories that stand out. Street vendors sell a plethora of handcrafted, unique items that can't be beat.

10 city landmarks not to miss

New York City has hundreds of landmark buildings and a wealth of cultural institutions that are worth a visit. Here are 10 of our favorites.

20 things to do in NYC

Whether you want to be on the cutting edge this summer or relax and go the more traditional route, here are our picks for 20 things you must-do in the city.

10 sights the guidebooks often miss

From the far corners of Staten Island to right in the center of Midtown, there are beautiful sights to see that off the beaten path.

Guided NYC tours

From walking tours to the big Gray Line, from the "Sopranos" to hip-hop, the choice of tours around the city is almost endless. If you want to get exercise, there are many interesting walking tours to choose from.

Classic, wacky and weird NYC signs

A daytrip to Chelsea

Twenty-five years ago, Chelsea was one of those Manhattan neighborhoods nobody much paid attention to: The hotel was there, all right, a reminder of the artsy types who once gravitated to the area. There was a vast apartment complex, London Terrace, which - if you were lucky enough to have an apartment there - offered wood-burning fireplaces, spacious rooms and laughable rents.