New York City

New York City

"It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story."

Manhattan

Brooklyn
Queens
The Bronx
Staten Island

Manhattan

Zone 1 - Financial District, Tribeca, Chinatown, Little Italy, Lower East Side

• Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island (Ellis Island & Liberty Island Ferry)
• Battery Park
• National Museum of American Indian
• Wall Street & the Bull 
• New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
• Ground Zero: One World Trade Center & Freedom Tower
• 9/11 Memorial Museum
• Calatrava Station (Path)
• South Street Seaport
• Chinatown
• Little Italy
• Restaurants: Souvlaki (Greek), Uncle Boons (thai), Xi'an (Chinese)
• Brunch & Afternoons: Freemans, Clinton St. Baking
• Speakeasy: Beauty & Essex, Apothéke, Attaboy, Nitecap
• Drinks: Mr Purple
• Nightclubs: Paul's Cocktail Lounge, The Box 

Zone 2 - SoHo, Greenwich Village, East Village, Chelsea, Gramercy

• Soho District (Shopping)
• New York University (NYU)
• Union Square
• Washington Square Park (Edward Hopper House)
• Greenwich Village
• West Side Market Grocery store
• Whitney Museum of American Art
• Meatpacking District & Chelsea Market
• The High Line (starting point)
• The Intrepid
• Flatiron Building (Eataly)
• Madison Square Park - eat @ Shake Shack
• Restaurants: La Esquina (Mex), Panna II (Indian), Il Buco (Italian), Xi'an (Chinese), Pylos (Greek), Ippudo (ramen), ABC Cocina (Mex), Blue Ribbon (sushi), Sushi Nakazawa, Agave (Mex), Mighty Quinn's (BBQ), Dell'Anima (Italian), Spotted Pig (burgers), Kosaka (sushi), Rossopomodoro (pizza), Kestè (pizza), Ribalta (pizza), Coppelia (Cuban), Sushi Para 88, Crispo (Italian), Santina (Italian), Los Tacos n1 (Mex), Morimoto (japanese), Buddakan (Chinese), TAO Downtown (Asian), Catch (seafood), Bareburger, Momoya (sushi), Jun-Men (Ramen), Ushiwakamaru (sushi), Sushi Seki, Artichoke Basille's Pizza, Thai Villa, Ngam (Thai)
• Brunch & Afternoons: Cafè Cluny,  Cookshop, Mud Coffee (chai latte), Juice Generation, Liquiteria, Grounded, The Grey Dog, Magnolia Bakery, the ELK, Maialino
• Speakeasy: PDT, Blind Barber, Death & Co., Angel's Share, The Up & Up, Little Branch, Employees Only, Fedora, The Raines Law Room, Bathtub Gin, Dear Irving
• Drinks: The Cubbyhole bar, McKittrick Hotel (the Heat & Gallow Green), Jimmy at The James
• Nightclubs: Jane, Up&Down, Le Bain, PH-D, 1 Oak, Electric Room, Marquee, Provocateur
• Jazz: Smalls, Mezzrow, Village Vanguard, Fat Cat, Blue Note, Terra Blues
• Comedy: Comedy Cellar

Zone 3 - Midtown & Times Square 

• Herald Square (Macy's)
• Madison Square Garden (NY Knicks, NY Rangers)
• Penn Station
• Empire State Building
• Bryant Park (ice rink in winter)
• NY Public Library
• Grand Central
• Chrysler Building
• UN Building
• Theater District (Broadway)
• Time Square (Hard Rock Cafè)
• Radio City Music Hall
• Rockfeller Center (ice rink in winter)→ Top of the Rock
• Fifth Avenue
• St. Patrick's Cathedral 
• MoMa
• Trump Tower
• Carnegie Hall
• Restaurants: Sons of Thunder (pokè), Yasuda (sushi), Tenzan (sushi), Casa Lever (Italian), Milos (Greek), Koi (sushi), Nobu (Asian), Roberta's (pizza), Keens Steakhouse, Gotham West Market, The Smith (American)
• Brunch & Afternoons: Gotan, Dean & DeLuca
• Speakeasy: Patent Pending, The Raines Law Room at The Willian
• Drinks: Rainbow Room (NBC building), 230 fifth rooftop, Pod 39, the Library & the Flatiron Room at the NoMad
• Nightclubs: Lavo

Zone 4 - Upper West Side, Central Park, Upper East Side

• Columbus Circle
• Lincoln Center
• Dakota Building
• American Museum of Natural History
• Central Park (Strawberry Fields, Balto, Alice in Wonderland & Hans Christian Andersen statues, the Pond, Belvedere Castle, the Zoo)
• Apple Store Fifth Avenue
• The Plaza Hotel
• Barneys NY
• Bloomingdale's
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Guggenheim Museum
• Restaurants: Up Thai, Levain Bakery, Papaya King (hot dogs & juices)
• Brunch & Afternoons: Serendipity 3 
• Speakeasy: Manhattan Cricket Club
• Drinks: Lexington Bar & Books

Zone 5 - Harlem

• Columbia University
• George Washington Bridge
• Fort Tyron Park
• Inwood Hill Park
• Sunday Gospel Mass
• Restaurants: Red Rooster, Harlem Shake

Brooklyn

Williamsburg, Dumbo, Brooklyn Heights, Bedford, Bushwick, Coney Island

• Brooklyn Bridge → walk over the bridge from Seaport Manhattan
• Smorgasburg food market @ Brooklyn Bridge Park (Fridays night, Saturdays and Sundays)
• Williamsburg Vintage Shops @ Bedford Avenue (1st L train stop)
• Barclays Center (Brooklyn Nets)
• Restaurants: El Almacen (Argentinian), Roberta's (pizza), Cecconi's Dumbo (Italian), Peter Luger (steakhouse), Leuca (Italian)
• Brunch & Afternoons: Caffeè Mogador, Beco Bar, Juliette, Five Leaves, Beco, Zizi Limona, Sweet Chick, Tom's, Colonie
• Speakeasy: Le Boudoir
• Drinks: Shelter, Wythe Hotel, Northern Territory, Westlight, the River Cafè, Brooklyn Barge
• Nightclubs: House of Yes
• Where to stay: Urban Cowboy B&B, The Willam Vale
• Coney Island beach, Luna Park & Wonder Wheel→ Nathan's famous hot dogs

Queens

• Citi Field (NY Mets)

The Bronx

• Yankee Stadium (NY Yankees)