New York: Introduction: Cheat Sheet

New York is at a new zenith of prosperity and creativity, with exciting new hotels, restaurants, galleries and shops.

Also in this report: The city’s best hotels under Where to Stay, authentic restaurants under Where to Eat, sights not to miss under What to See & Do, and a guide to the shopping scene under Where to Shop.

Plus: Great insider recommendations, private chefs, babysitters and guides in Indagare Intelligence.

INDAGARE TOP TEN

SLEEP…in a classic Upper East Side townhouse surrounding at the Lowell

EXPERIENCE…the hip downtown scene at Robert de Niro’s Greenwich Hotel

SPLURGE…on a meal at any of our Big Night Out dining venues

EAT…at one of food expert Dorothy Kalins’s favorite restaurants

DRINK…on the rooftop bar at the Peninsula Hotel in the summer

SAVOR…a scholar-led tour by Context Travel

VISIT…the city’s museums with your kids led by Natasha Schlesinger of ArtMuse

SEE…a performance at Jazz at Lincoln Center in the Time Warner Center

SHOP…in the best downtown boutiques

KNOW…which restaurants are favorites of the Indagare staff