LGBT New York

Whether you're traveling for business, or on the Rainbow Pilgrimage, or just having a quick leisure trip, NYC.com can get you a great room. You probably already know that NYC.com has deeply-discounted hotel rooms at hundreds of properties backed by our Best Rate Guarantee. Read more about LGBT-friendly hotels in New York as well hotels with spas, pet-friendly hotels and more!

The Big Apple has so many exciting places to spend your evenings and late nights—NYC.com can recommend quite a few.

NYC.com offers you an extensive list of recommended LGBT-friendly places to dine. Whether you want a quick meal, a top-ranked restaurant, or some place to grab a snack, with thousands of great restaurants, we've got great suggestions.

So much more diverse and multi-faceted these days, gay New York really has blossomed and become a world unto itself in recent years. We assume you want a range of offerings for your rainbow pilgrimage.

Home to over 500 galleries and dozens of museums, New York City has many world-class venues with significant artwork. We'll guide you to them.

New Yorkers love to brunch on the weekends, and visitors should try to be a bit aggressive to jockey for a table as the natives do. Most visitors aren't accustomed to making reservations for brunch, but at many of the most popular brunch places, do call in advance to make reservations. Brunches are relatively affordable, and some include a Bloody Mary or Mimosa with the fixed-price brunch.

The best of the best come to New York to seek fame and success, and it's no different with chocolatiers and candy men. Check out our collection of the best places to satiate your sweet tooth!

Without a doubt, New York attracts the best minds in fashion, and, understandably, their inevitable retail stores. From Fifth Avenue to shop-centric SoHo, if a designer's clothes sell, they sell in the boutiques of New York City.

When a beer or glass of wine just won't suffice, perhaps turn to a well-crafted martini or maybe some exotic cocktail or fancy beverage you've never heard of. NYC.com leads you to some terrific places that feature the right mixologists to fill your glass.

From the underground to Broadway, you can be sure to find the current or next big thing in comedy right here in New York. Calling New York a breeding ground for comedy is a dangerous understatement, as most stand-up comics cut their teeth here. NYC.com leads you to the pre-shows, open mic nights, stand up comedy and New York comedy clubs with our great list of places to see comedy performances.

Specialty stores are nice when you know exactly what you want, but nothing beats departments stores for spur-of-the-moment shopping inspiration. How would you possibly know you need new shoes until you see the perfect pair in front of you? Here we list the best of New York's considerable roster of department stores.

Most top-rated New York hotels maintain exclusive bars and refined lounges on their main floor, rooftop, and/or lower level and rightfully take a great deal of pride in them. Since most are open to the public, you'll have the opportunity to sample one or more of these hotel bars that have a colorful history spanning several decades. Not to mention interesting stories of various celebrity entertainers, politicians, and captains of industry known to frequent them.

Thanks to the industry juggernaut Diamond District, almost every diamond in the world makes its way through New York at one point or another, whether in wholesale or in retail. This is, after all, the city that brought you Tiffany & Co.

The city that brought you the Ramones, the Strokes, the Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan, and many others is still the best place in the country to discover new music. There's no feeling quite like getting in on the ground floor of some groundbreaking music, and we've collected the best live music venues for that purpose.

Our NYC.com hotel guide offers fantastic deals at New York's top hotels, and we feature have great rates on top-end boutique hotel rooms. In the $300+ per night category, you will find all the amenities and extras you would expect, along with stellar service. NYC.com also has the best rooms at luxury small hotels and boutique hotels.

As Manhattan has become progressively—and prohibitively—more expensive, Brooklyn has swelled with an influx of residents, and the restaurants, nightlife, and attractions have grown to accommodate the surging population. With some of New York's best attractions, Brooklyn isn't playing second fiddle to Manhattan any time soon.

A designer hasn't hit the big time until they have a flagship store on New York's fashion-famous Fifth Avenue. From jewelers like Tiffany & Co. to high-end designers like Louis Vuitton and Gucci to more mainstream apparel like Abercrombie & Fitch and Ralph Lauren, if you can't find it on Fifth Avenue, it probably isn't worth finding.

The borough may have New York City's only two airports, but there's so much more to see and do in Queens than just flying in and out. From museums to galleries and live entertainment, Queens has it all.

Champagne isn't just for New Year's or festive events; it's the world's most luxurious sparkling wine suitable for nearly every occasion. Enjoy it in style at these fine New York establishments.

Looking for cheap shopping, and stores where prices are low? Not everything you buy in New York is going to break your wallet. If you need proof, just check out these phenomenal deal-makers!

The hectic pace of New York life can frazzle peoples' nerves—even if they're just visiting! So whether you're a lifelong New York native or just here for the week, here are the best places to escape from the tension and stress of this modern life.

While dinner in the Theater District can be a multi-course fixed price affair, it need not be. With so many vibrant new restaurants on and around Broadway, you'll find all types of cuisine to please any palate!

New Yorkers swarm around some of the most iconic buildings and landmarks known the man every single day without batting an eyelash, but most would give anything to recapture that sensation of seeing New York from the top of the Empire State Building or coming above ground in Grand Central or losing the sound of the city in the middle of Central Park for the first time. There's a reason these are the most visited and beloved spots in New York!

This incredible block-long marketplace was the former home of the National Biscuit Company, birthplace of the Oreo Cookie. Visit for the retailers, who make the place so extraordinary, with great food all throughout the marketplace. The Chelsea Market belongs on every itinerary.

New Yorkers know the East Village as the birthplace and historical home of Bohemian artist movements, counterculture protests, and punk rock madness. But when they think of this artsy neighborhood they also think cheap.

New York has hundreds of buildings that can be termed historic—whether due to their age, architectural style, and/or events that took place on the spot. Read all about them.

Although New York City has over eight million people, it is composed of dozens of neighborhoods that are quite distinct and certainly unique. Get to know a number of them and you'll have a great lens onto the city.