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The best way to save money in NYC is going to sample sales. You can get lucky and find 90 % off deals. One thing to keep in mind - sample sales are very unpredictable in terms of dates and locations, so always check useful resources like racked.com or samplesally.com to spot your favorite brand sample sales. There is one place in the city to always check if you are visiting. It's 260 5TH Ave and it's smaller sister right across the street 225 5TH Ave. They host sales from different designers almost every week. There are few sales, which are already announced for the end of December 2014: Joie/Equipment and Kiki De Montparnasse.

260 5TH Ave

The hottest Italian restaurant in Carroll Gardens daily attracts local intellectuals for lunch and dinner. What they offer in an intimate atmosphere, a cozy summer garden and classic Italian food the Brooklyn way. Try sweet potato & sage ravioli or linguine with crab and tomato sauce, don't forget tiramisu. They also make their own olive oil, which is super popular.

Frankies Spuntino

As you reach the Brooklyn Bridge, it's time for an art stop. 111 Front Street Galleries is a huge space with over 10 modern art galleries where you can see works by young and more or less famous artists. Dumbo has long been Brooklyn's major art area, so it always has something interesting on. Check it out and feel the spirit of Brooklyn SoHo.

111 Front Street Galleries

If you are determined to explore Brooklyn on your bike take this route for more adventures. A 40-minute ride (if you set off from Prospect Park) ends at the coastline. Coney Island attractions are waiting for you.

Ocean Parkway Bike Path

Need a stroll, a picnic or a jog? Head to this huge park in the heart of Brooklyn – Central Park for locals. However, it's quieter, less crowded and no skyscrapers around. As for activities, they offer baseball, football and volleyball pitch, a zoo and a concert area that is home to music fests in summer.

Prospect Park

Most famous Williamsburg ice cream spot boast the craziest flavors in town. Just imagine maple syrup and bacon, cornbread, baked apple, cream cheese, carrot cake and even foie gras. And all this comes in their signature sugar cones.

Odd Fellows

First have a ride along Brooklyn waterfront: it has a bike and a running lane – Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, a safe car-free route. Awesome Manhattan skyline comes as a bonus.

The Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway

The big and expert bike store and repair is located in Park Slope facing Williamsburg Park, which hosts a weekend market with food and cool stuff: antiques, young designers and other things. A perfect spot to rent a bike for a Brooklyn ride or stop for some repair.

Ride Brooklyn

This creative hub includes a cafe, a restaurant, a bar and a store offering various activities for any time of the day. Mornings are relaxed breakfast time, afternoon is business hour and night is for dancing and good music. The store is just next-door and will attract street style lovers (guys). And they have a bike shop, so you can leave with an impulse purchase.

Kinfolk

Lower East Side art is still more underground than the one in Chelsea or Soho – rent is cheaper, which attracts galleries of all kinds as well as stores – vintage thrifts, concept-boutiques, independent designers. Each street has something to check, but some places are must visit.

Art and Shopping in Lower East Side

Spring is here so is the bike season. Our route will bring you across Brooklyn through East River to Coney Island.

Bike Brooklyn

Michelin stars, 100-dollar dinners a la carte and week-long lines to fancy chefs... NYC restaurants are not only about this. Surprisingly you can find awesome food for 10 dollars and the places rock as well: check our list to know where to head.

$10 eats NYC

At least half of your NYC holidays will be spent on Manhattan with all its major highlights, museums and restaurants. Even though all places seem to be so touristy our list offers some locals-only secret spots.

Insider's guide to Manhattan

Places open and close in NYC daily: locals have lots of business ideas but the rent is going up and only the hottest places survive. Our list includes the best of them to visit this spring.

NYC: the next best things

Brian Procell is the NYC vintage guru and owner of Procell store with the best selection of the 1990s outfits. You can easily spot Drake of Cara Delevingne shopping for Wu Tang T-shirts or Moschino tops here. His friends are Opening Ceremony and V-files and he consults Supreme brand. Brian has kindly agreed to share his vintage digging tips.

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