It's like having an in-the-know friend in the city, and it's free. As the easy-to-use home screen (example above) shows, there are specific categories that are updated regularly containing short reviews from Times reporters and often a link to the longer review that appeared earlier in the newspaper itself.
I love the great GPS locator in it, so that if I'm somewhere and looking for (more often than not) a coffee bar, it will tell me where to go - you'll find something new and never get lost.
And speaking of coffee bars, this app is a wonder if you're anywhere below 34th Street, but the Upper West Side? Oh, I wish. Where are you, great coffee places, in my neighborhood? Besides Joe, of course.
It's super for finding out what's happening in art, music, theater, dance and all things cultural in New York. And I love the ideas for day trips out of NY, most of which can be reached by train or bus, if a car isn't in the cards. The "Only in New York" section is perfect with its suggestions for out-of-town visitors (and for the weekend "tourist" that I so enjoy being even though I've lived here for so long).
Check it out and go somewhere new! As you do, you can even feed your competitive soul, if you have one like I do, by check marking the spots you've been to. Email, Facebook, web links, etc., are also easy to access from each of the posted items. It's full of great ideas. Even if you're a jaded New Yorker, you'll find something you never knew or thought about before.
Get out this weekend and do something new!
