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Mile End Sandwich

Mile End Sandwich’s Noho storefront looks like the kind of chic converted garage that should be peddling $500 motorcycle boots and deconstructed jackets instead of Jewish soul food. This arm of the popular Boerum Hill deli is located on a…

The High Line at the West Side Rail Yards

The High Line at the West Side Rail Yards

If you visit The High Line today it’s pretty hard to imagine what it looked like a few years ago. The elevated railway was built in the 1930s to transport freight trains above the traffic along Manhattan’s Tenth Avenue, which…

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Evelyn Drinkery

I’ve stopped wondering how many artisanal cocktail bars the East Village can sustain, because the answer, judging by the thirsty crowds, always seems to be “more, of course!” Evelyn Drinkery, which opened two months ago on ever-fancier Avenue C (right…

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Aamanns-Copenhagen

If you’re into food, bicycles, and Scandinavian design, Copenhagen is the city for you. Or so I’ve heard. But even if Copenhagen isn’t on your itinerary, you can eat like you’re there by heading to Aamanns-Copenhagen in Tribeca. The restaurant,…