Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

This sprawling Bronx park holds the nation's first public golf course.

The flagship business launched Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group.

Longtime neighborhood residents, families and tourists from every corner of the world all come together at Umberto's, a Little Italy staple.

The bright lights and digital billboards of New York City’s emblematic district share space with Broadway shows, big-name stores and busy restaurants.

The Fifth Avenue flagship attracts visitors from around the world who come in to view (and sometimes buy) the iconic brand's luxury jewelry, sterling silver, chin, crystal and accessories.

This cherished mom-and-pop bookstore also hosts events.

Shakespeare would love this theater, which was established in the West Village in 1979 and has one mission in the drama world: to celebrate classic drama, especially the Bard's works.

The churchyard includes the gravesite of Alexander Hamilton.

A town square of sorts for Alphabet City, the eastern half of the East Village, Tompkins Square Park bustles with activity—recreational, cultural and political—all year round.