New York City

Artie's Delicatessen (2290 Broadway; 212/579-5959; arties.com; lunch for four $27), where the hot dogs and pastrami sandwiches are everything they should be.

Joey and Sally Betesh, poolside at their Mandarin Oriental address.

The New Museum of Contemporary Art on the Bowery. From the city guide to New York City

Joshua David and Robert Hammond founded Friends of the High Line, the organization that helped make the West Side's new High Line park a reality.

Exterior and sculpture garden of the ambitiously redesigned MoMA. From the city guide to New York City.

Just behind the New York Public Library is Bryant Park (Fifth Ave. and 42nd St.), a respite from the hustle of midtown. A cup of morning coffee from 'Wichcraft,a kiosk on the northwest corner, is $2. People-watching is free.

Spend an afternoon relaxing in one of Central Park's many grassy areas.

Pouring Txakoli wine at Txikito.

Chef Sotohiro Kosugi preparing chyu toro tartare at Soto, in New York.

The 16-foot-high windows in this Mandarin Oriental Hotel's restaurant, Asiate, offer views of Midtown Manhattan's sleek vertical marvels and the leafy urban oasis of Central Park. From the elegant 35th-floor dining room, the buzz of the city recedes, leaving a glittering metropolis.

View across Central Park from a bathroom in one of the suites at the Mandarin Oriental hotel. From the city guide to New York City.

Interior of Blue and Cream, a minimalist boutique just off the Bowery in the East Village. From the city guide to New York City.