The New York Encounter guide gives you twice the city in half the time.

What will your New York Encounter be? Watching the sun set and city lights flicker from the Empire State Building, shopping at a variety of markets – be it flea, farmers or the famed Chelsea Market or discovering the next Warhol or Basquiat at the Dumbo Arts Center...

This pared-down number is ideal for quick trips - it's less accommodation, more neighbourhood highlights and the best of local knowledge.

• Full-colour pull-out map and detailed neighbourhood maps

• Our local author recommends the best restaurants, shops, theaters, galleries and more

• Hand-picked highlights, itineraries and web resources help you make the most of a short trip

• New Yorkers share the love: meet a fashion designer, a CNN producer, head of PR for the New York Public Library and Emmy Award–winning musicians from Queens