Just like there are many paths to becoming a New Yorker, there are

—I’m partial to smaller, more specific establishments like The Noguchi Museum or Neue Galerie. An afternoon eating your way through the

smorgasbord of Jackson Heights’ South Asian restaurants

. A stroll along the boardwalk of Coney Island, home to fried clam strips, candy apples,

—and the Thunderbolt. The perfect sunset over Lower Manhattan’s skyline, seen from Brooklyn Bridge Park (made sweeter if you first walk over the bridge). A bike ride through Red Hook with its waterfront warehouses and artist studios, punctuated with a

But where to start? I’m often asked by visitors for my firm favorites, and I always ask in return: Where are you staying? Or which part of the city do you want to orbit? Because the smartest way to explore New York, I think, is by neighborhood. So here are a few of my favorite slices of this beautiful layer cake of a city, organized by neighborhood. If you have a long weekend here, you could comfortably fit them all in. Or you could tick off a few and bookmark the rest. Because if there’s one thing that’s certain, it’s that New York will have you coming back for more.

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