Native New Yorker Walking Tours

Charles Schwartz, licensed and insured NYC Sight Seeing Guide
Dining
Delicatessen
Buon Appetit Deli Caterer (Queens - Astoria)
[Italian style]
36-12 Ditmars Blvd.
Subway: N, Q - Ditmars Blvd.R
Katz's Delicatessen (Manhattan - Lower East Side) [Jewish style] 205 East Houston St.
Subway: F - 2nd Avenue
Lassen and Hennings (Brooklyn - Brooklyn Heights)
114 Montague Street
Subway: 2,3,4,5,R - Court Street/Borough Hall
94-12 Jamaica Avenue (Woodhaven - Queens)
Subway: J, Z - Woodhaven Boulevard
- also at -
363 Seventh Avenue (Brooklyn - Park Slope)
Subway: F or G - Seventh Avenue
Cafe/Diner/Luncheonette/Brunch/Juice Bar
[Open 24/7 except Sunday]
1725 Broadway (Corner West 55th Street)
Subway: B, D, E - Seventh Avenue
Veniero's (café, pasticceria/bakery)
[since 1894]
342 East 11th Street (Manhattan - East Village)
Subway: L - First Avenue
fresh&co (Manhattan)
[with take-outs - quick and reasonable, some vegetarian, "European modern"]
425 Park Avenue South @ East 29th Street
Subway: #6 - 28th Street
Hinsch (Brooklyn - Bay Ridge)
[an old fashioned luncheonette/ice cream parlor dating back to 1946... the "real" Brooklyn]
8518 Fifth Avenue
Subway: R - 86th Street
Millennium Health Foods I and II
(Brooklyn-Williamsburg)
[healthy juices and smoothies]
241 and 320 Bedford Avenue.
Subway: L - Bedford Avenue
French:
L'Ecole (restaurant of the Int'l Culinary Center)
(Manhattan - SoHo)
462 Broadway
Phone for a reservation:1-212.219.3300
Subway: #6, J, N, Q, R, Z - Canal Street
Italian and Pizza:
Armando's Italian Restaurant and Side Walk Cafe
(Jackson Heights, Queens)
73-16 Northern Boulevard
Subway: #7 / E,F, M, R - 74th Street /Roosevelt Avenue
David Greco's Arthur Avenue Trattoria (The Bronx Belmont)
2329 Arthur Avenue
MetroNorth - Fordham + Bx9 or Bx12 to Arthur Avenue
Ferdinando's Focacceria (Brooklyn - Caroll Gardens)
[focacceria]
151 Union Street
Subway: F - Carroll Street
Joe's of Avenue U (Brooklyn and Staten Island)
[Sicilian, Focacceria Palermitana]
Brooklyn: 287 Avenue U.
Subway: F - Avenue U
Staten Island: 145 Greaves Lane (offers gluten free)
MTA Staten Island Railway: Bay Terrace
La Grotta 2 (Yonkers)
811 McLean Avenue
Phone:1- 914.376.3200
La Nonna (Brooklyn - Williamsburg)
184 Kent Avenue
Phone: (718) 302-1100
Subway: L - Bedford Avenue
Leo's Latticini - Mama's (Queens - Corona)
46-02 104th Street.
Subway: #7 - 103rd Street Corona Plaza
Monte's Trattoria (Manhattan - Greenwich Village)
97 Macdougal Street
Subway: A,B,C,D,E,F - W.4th Street
Sam's (Brooklyn - Cobble Hill)
238 Court Street
Subway: F, G - Bergen Street
Sorrento's Restaurant & Pizza (Kingsbridge - Bronx)
3891 Sedgwick Avenue.
718.796.4148
Subway: #1 - 238th Street
Bus: Bx1/2 - Sedgwick Avenue
L & B Spumoni Gardens (Brooklyn - Gravesend)
arguably the best pizza and spumoni in NYC
2725 86th Street
Subway: D - 25th Avenue / N - 86th Street
Spanish:
BESO (Staten Island - St. George)
11 Schuyler Street
Staten Island Railway - St. George
Ferry - St. George
Sandwiches
Cosi (Manhattan, Queens) various locations
Vegetarian:
Candle Cafe (Manhattan - Upper East Side)
1307 Third Avenue (between E. 74th - E. 75th Streets).
Subway: #6 - 77th Street
Candle Cafe West (Manhattan -Upper West Side)
2427 Broadway (between West 89th and West 90th St.)
Subway: #1 - 86th Street
Candle79 (Manhattan - Upper East Side)
154 East 79th Street (corner Lexington Avenue)
Subway: #6 - 77th Street
Franchia (Manhattan - Murray Hill)
[Korean teahouse/Zen] 12 Park Avenue
(between East 34th - East 35th Streets)
Subway: #6 - 33rd Street
John's Restaurant / Pizza (Manhattan - East Village)
[traditional and vegan Italian Restaurant, since 1908)
l302 East 12th Street
Subway: L - First Avenue
Mamoun's (Manhattan - Greenwich Village)
[falafel, take-out]
119 MacDougal Street
Subway: A,B,C,D,E,F - West 4th Street/Washington Square
22 St. Marks Place (Manhattan - East Village)
Subway: #6 - Astor Place
Maoz Vegetarian (Manhattan - Times Square)
[falafel and salads]
200 West 40th Street, Corner 7th Ave.
Subway: #1,2,3,7,N.Q,R,S - Times Square
Other locations:
59 East 8th Street
558 Seventh Avenue
683 Eight Avenue Avenue
2047 Broadway
Fifth Avenue @ East 106th Street
Uptown Veg Juice Bar (Manhattan - East Harlem)
14 East 125th Street
Subway: #4,5,6 /MetroNorth - 125th Street/Harlem
Culture
Christian Worship incorporating Gospel Music
Bethel Gospel Assembly - (Manhattan - Harlem)
[a welcoming congregation in Harlem]
2-26 East 120th Street
Click here for Service Times.
For group Information: call 1-212.860.1510 in advance.
Subway: #6 to East 116th Street.
Goods
Clothing
Century 21 [Department] Stores]
22 Cortlandt Street - (Manhattan - Lower)
Subway: #4,5 - Fulton Street / R - Cortlandt Street
1972 Broadway - (Manhattan - Upper West Side)
Subway: #1 - 66th Street
Coffee and Tea
McNulty's Tea & Coffee Co., Inc.
109 Christopher Street (Manhattan - Greenwich Village)
Subway: #1 - Christopher Street/Sheridan Square
Hotels
436 East 149th Street (The Bronx - Melrose)
718.407.2800 Fax: 718. 407.2828
Subway: #2, 5 - 149th Street - Third Avenue
Lodging
The Leo House (Catholic Guesthouse for Travelers)332 West 23rd Street - (Manhattan - Chelsea)
Subway: C, E - 23rd Street
Nutritional Supplements and Pharmacy
100 Park Avenue (Manhattan - Midtown East)
212-682-2817
Subway: #4,5,6,7,S - Grand Central
253 Broadway ( Manhattan - City Hall)
212-791-0505
Subway: R - City Hall
Outdoors (camping/backpacks):
21 Park Place (Manhattan - City Hall)
212. 227.1760
Subway: A,C/E Chambers Street/World Trade Center
Photographic Equipment and Supplies:
420 Ninth Avenue (Manhattan - Midtown West)
212.444.6615
Subway: A,C,E 34th Street, Penn Station
Watches, Watch/Timepiece Repairs:
45th St. Passageway - Grand Central Terminal
phone: 212.685-1689
Subway: #4,5,6,7,S - Grand Central
Variety Stores
Lot-Less Closeouts
97 Chambers Street (Manhattan - City Hall)
212. 233-0607
Subway: #1, #2, #3 - Chambers Street
Lot-Less Closeouts
299 Broadway (Manhattan - City Hall)
212. 233-2146
Subway: #1, #2, #3 - Chambers Street
Sights
Bike Tours, Bike Share/Taxi/Limousine
Car Service
Guided Bike Tours of Brooklyn & NYC
Taxi/Limo
Luis Valenzuela telephone: 1-917-239-7166
Pedi-cab Sightseeing
Wildlife Emergencies
(New York State Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitators)
565 Columbus Av. (Manhattan - Upper West Side)Phone: 646.306.2862
Subway: #1, B, C - 86th Street