DECEMBER 2ND, 2010
On
your next overnighter in New York City, work your way from the West
Village to Lower East Side. Historic hotels, smart shops and modern art
await.
sleep
Located close to the Hudson River, The Jane
was built in 1908 with cabin-like rooms for sailors in need of a
landing pad and later housed survivors of the Titantic. With a 2008
renovation it retains those original seaworthy charms, including 20th
century prices. From $99, www.thejanenyc.com
shop
If you’re mad about Monocle
like we are, be sure to stop into the magazine’s new NYC shop for
curated products like their special signed edition of Alain de Botton’s
book The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work. shop.monocle.com/stores/newyork
see
Even if you don’t pay admission to see the cutting-edge contemporary exhibits held within, The New Museum
is worth your walk. Completed in 2007, its new Kazuyo Sejima- and Ryue
Nishizawa-designed building is a stacked, steel beauty. Pop into the
gift shop for unique artifacts the art lover in your family will love. www.newmuseum.org
shop more
Pixie Market
is a small shop that packs a power punch. Loaded with cool clothes in
the realm of very reasonably priced, we found the shoes we’d been
scouring the city for, and they were a steal to (Beatle) boot. With an
online shop too that ships to Canada, the fun can continue once you
return home. www.pixiemarket.com
