From the Concierge Desk

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Histories of the blocks around our door, and the ways to live them today — an essay on each subject, followed by its addresses.

With the compliments of the concierge desk

The Fifth Avenue Hotel  ·  250 Fifth Avenue, New York
The Flâneur’s New York NoMad Activation
Essay No. I

The Design District

How the blocks around our door furnished America — the showroom district’s rise, and the Italian houses, ateliers, and trade floors keeping it alive today.

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Essay No. II

Craft Cocktails

The neighborhood that helped teach America to drink well again — and the bars carrying the torch tonight.

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Essay No. III

Art

From the academies of Madison Square to the galleries a block from the door — the district’s long affair with the arts.

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Essay No. IV

Koreatown

Thirty-Second Street’s glorious vertical city — its improbable history, and where to eat in it now.

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Essay No. V

Dining

How NoMad came to set the American table — and the rooms worth booking this season.

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