Your favorite places to visit? (Roosevelt, Washington Heights: low crime, house, restaurants)

[shiraziman]

There are obvious tourist places (I love them don't get me wrong), then there are mom & pop bakeries, small business hand-made gift shops, unique coffee shops, off-beat architectural stuff, unique ice cream places, hidden parks etc to see with families.

What do you recommend?

Any borough...

Thank you

[Kefir King]

Metropolitan Museum of Art. Best place in the USA.

[Dave 92 LSC]

I always recommend for anyone into history or architecture to take the Circle Line cruise around Manhattan. Also those bus tours.

[Chava61]

Forest Hills Gardens (Queens) is a lovely area to walk around.

[citylove101]

Some (maybe) lesser known spots of interest off the top of my head:

For the views: The Roosevelt Island tram, free ferry to Governors Island
For the arts: Hispanic Society Museum, Washington Heights
For people watching: strolling St Marks Pl., East Village (obviously warm weather is best)

[islanders2021]

Originally Posted by Chava61

Forest Hills Gardens (Queens) is a lovely area to walk around.

just lovely

https://foresthillspost.com/police-r...deo-incident-3

[Mr.Retired]

Concentrations of People seem to take the fun out of everything.
Be it Car pollution,noise pollution, etc....

So...

Any place with a low population density, low crime stats and void of cement
is a peaceful enough setting to commune with one's thoughts.

[Chava61]

Originally Posted by citylove101

Some (maybe) lesser known spots of interest off the top of my head:

For the views: The Roosevelt Island tram, free ferry to Governors Island

To add to the Roosevelt Island tram, there is also a nice viewpoint at the southern tip of island itself as well as a nice promenade along much of the west side of the island.

Separately I like the Brooklyn Heights promenade (for the view) and the nearby Montague Street for its quaint buildings and restaurants (with outdoor seating in the warm weather months).

A newer place for good views of the eastern side of Manhattan is the Long Island City promenade.

[Dehumidifier]

At least once -- on Staten Island

Historic Richmond Town.

Fort Wadsworth and the lovely adjacent Von Briesen Park. Bring your camera. Great views. In the summer goats roam the top of the fort keeping the grass trimmed.

Conference House in Tottenville. Take the train from the ferry.

Downtown SI -- the museum, the library and Borough Hall (great murals.)

[Chava61]

Originally Posted by Dehumidifier

At least once -- on Staten Island

Historic Richmond Town.

I agree Historic Richmond Town should be visited at least once.

Another place to visit on Staten Island is the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and in particular the Chinese Scholar Garden (supposedly the best one in the USA).