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Zabar's
A monument to New York's mania for finding the best foods and a landmark since
1934, this always-crowded market sells smoked salmon, sturgeon, and other Jewish
delicacies, wonderful bread, desserts, coffee, and cheeses, and big selections of oils,
vinegars, olives, and gourmet gift baskets. The second floor is filled with cooking
equipment, andtheadjacentcoffeecounteratthe80thStreetcorneroffersdelicious
baked goods, sandwiches, coffees, and smoothie drinks.
• 2245 Broadway at 80th St
Green Flea Market/77th Street Flea Market
Flea market junkies throng this school yard every Sunday, hoping for finds from
among the piles of vintage clothing, crafts, books, jewelry, prints, and all manner of
memorabilia. Less glamorous, new merchandise, from socks to T-shirts, is also sold
here.Onagooddayasmanyas300boothscrowdthepremises.Aweeklygreenmar-
ket shares the same space.
• I.S.44, 77th St at Columbus Ave
Walk on the West Side
Morning
Begin at
Lincoln Center
and admire the plaza, the Chagall windows at the Metropolitan Opera,
and the Henry Moore statue in front of Lincoln Center Theater. The New York Public Library for the
Performing Arts on Amsterdam Avenue, behind the theater, is notable for its enormous collection of
books on the performing arts.
Make your way up Broadway, window shopping and noting some of the landmark buildings such as
the
Apthorp Apartments
andthe
Ansonia Hotel
,
andtheWestSide'sgastronomicpalaces,such
as Fairway, at 75th Street, and
Zabar's.
Almost any of the side streets will reveal examples of the
area's great line-up of brownstone townhouses. Finally, head east to Columbus Avenue and
Calle
Ocho
for a Cuban lunch.
Afternoon
The
American Museum of Natural History
can easily fill an entire afternoon, and the
New
York Historical Society
has an amazing collection on show.
Stroll down Central Park West and admire the landmark
apartment buildings
that can be seen
here, and then head for
Central Park
,
the city's vast “backyard”. Take a boat out on the lake, or
enjoyagondolaridearoundit,followedbyrefreshments attheLoebBoathouse,theperfectendtoan
afternoon.