Falling in Love with a Different Part of NYC

“I didn’t even go north of 40th Street the entire trip – I broke my midtown slump!”

It was like a badge of honor or something, I exclaimed to B as I returned home from a 24 hour business/leisure trip to New York City. It was true: I hadn’t ventured north of 40th Street the entire trip – actually hadn’t ventured north of 26th Street except for a work event & to catch the train at Penn Station. It was like discovering a whole new city.

And I was madly in love.

Gone are the soaring glass skyscrapers of mid-town, replaced by open green spaces, brownstones & boutique shops. A quick glance up Lexington Ave. blends the two: there’s the Chrysler Building, towering over the neighborhood.

Stroll south & you’ll come across parks… Gramercy Park, ringed by its exclusive iron fence; Madison Square Park, where you have no choice but to stop for a burger at Shake Shack; Union Square Park, home to my favorite spot in all of New York City.

So the next time you’re in New York City, head south of 40th Street… & break out of your Midtown slump.

Some cool places to check out in the bottom half of Manhattan island…

• Fishes Eddy
• Joe Fresh (our friends from Canada share their amazing fashion with NYC!)
• Shake Shack
• Gramercy Tavern
• Union Square Greenmarket
• The Strand Book Store