The 50 Coolest Places in New York City Right Now

Because keeping up with what's hot on these streets is a full-time job.

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New York City has many merits, but being easily conquered isn't one of them. This city's streets hold a myriad of secrets. So many, in fact, that even after living here for a decade, you can expect to regularly stumble on tiny treasures lurking just blocks away. 

Luckily for you, we take exploring these streets very seriously. Here, find our favorites, both old and new, known and obscure.

These are The 50 Coolest Places in New York City Right Now.

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Booker & Dax

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James Turrell's Meeting at MoMA PS1

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Anthology Film Archives

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Bamonte's

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Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

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Shopsin's

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Metropolis Thrift Store

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The Hog Pit

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Brooklyn Museum

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Kinfolk Studios

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Pomander Walk

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The NoMad Hotel

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Choux Factory

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On Tap (at Whole Foods Columbus Circle)

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Film Society of Lincoln Center

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Samurai Mama

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Ugly Luggage

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Good Beer NYC

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Launch Party for Kimberly Lyons's Rouge at Unnameable Books

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Saint Vitus

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Artists & Fleas at Chelsea Market

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Coalyard Bar

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The Mini Ramp at Skate Brooklyn

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Mast Brothers Chocolate

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Cocktail Bodega

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Roll n' Roaster

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Brooklyn Art Library

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Fig. 19

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West Side Pistol Range

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Birreria

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The Cheese Caves Below Murray's

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Culture Fix

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Ricardo Steak House

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The Coffee Shop in the Swedish Seaman's Church

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The Back Room of Jimmy's No. 43

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Mission Chinese

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Night of Joy

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Jeepney

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McNally Jackson Books

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Cheeky Sandwiches

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PKNY

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Strand Smokehouse

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Dead Rabbit

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The Bar at the Groiler Club Bar

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Caffé Vita

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Gallow Green

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Essex Street Market

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East River Tattoo

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Tender Trap

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M. Wells Dinette at MoMA PS1

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