Forget the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty. Possibly the most iconic place to visit in all of New York City is Central Park. It's one of the few sites that is full of both tourists and locals. We love to escape the madness of the city with a little green space and some man-made nature.

But Central Park's more than 800 acres of space can be overwhelming. Especially if you're trying to see it one day, it can be tough to know where to go in the park. So our local guides have some ideas on where to go and what to see, including a memorial to John Lennon, a giant open green space, and some of the sites on the northern local side of the park. Watch the newest episode of our Ask the Locals series for more details.
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Coffee is what keeps most New Yorkers going. Sometimes we visit the local coffee shop before work, after lunch, after work, and then again on the way home. Caffeine is king. But we also like coffee that tastes good too and sometimes we do our work at the coffee shop itself.

So despite the big coffee chains being on practically every corner, we have tons of great local shops to hang out and fuel up in. And, of course, our local guides have some great picks for their favorite places to do just that. Check them out in the latest video in our Ask the Locals series.
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New Yorkers ride it every single day but many visitors find the subway completely intimidating. The truth is once you get the hang of it, it's easier and quicker than most other forms of transportation in the city. And as you get used to it, you discover some little tips and hacks to make traveling underground a little easier.

Our local guides share for both visitors and locals a few ideas, including special apps, tips on which trains to take, and how to swipe your card properly, to make the subway a complete breeze. Now we just have to hope the MTA actually runs the trains on time. 

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The guidebooks will list dozens of museums to check out in New York - the Met, the MoMA, the Natural History. But if you hit all those museums, you'd miss a good deal of the day to day life in the city.

So we think you should pick and choose your museum visits. Our local guides have recommendations for the less popular but more local museums. Learn about the subway system at the Transit Museum or see the tenements where immigrants used to live at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum or get on an historic boat in New York harbor at the Seaport Museum. 

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