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Uptown Itineraries
From 59th to 110th sts., btw the East & Hudson rivers
These broad boulevards and tree-lined side streets are rich in boutiques, retaurants and museums for all ages and budgets.
Upper West Side
» 9:00 a.m.
Barney Greengrass, 541 Amsterdam Ave., btw W. 86th & W. 87th sts., 1.212.724.4707. Scoop up a New York breakfast delicacy—either a corned beef or pastrami omelet or scrambled egg whites with a side of sturgeon and Nova Scotia salmon—with a toasted and buttered bialy
» 10:00 a.m.
American Museum of Natural History American Museum of Natural History Central Park West, at W. 79th St., 1.212.769.5100, www.amnh.org. Journey through the cosmos, courtesy of the world’s most powerful telescope, space-walking astronauts and narrator Leonardo DiCaprio, at Hubble, the new IMAX film.
» Noon.
Loehmann's 2101 Broadway, at W. 73rd St., 1.212.882.9990, www .loehmanns.com. Bargain shop for off-price designer fashions for men and women, including contemporary sportswear, shoes and accessories.
» 2:00 p.m.
Café Luxembourg 200 W. 70th St., btw Amsterdam & West End aves., 1.212.873.7411. Watch the waistline and the wallet with a three-course prix fixe lunch ($25) that can include such Gallic staples as piping hot onion soup, tuna salade niçoise and a slice of lemon tart.
» 3:30 p.m.
Lincoln Center W. 62nd to W. 65th sts., btw Columbus & Amsterdam aves., 1.212.875.5000. Admire the visual treasures of the performing arts complex - including a monumental outdoor sculpture by Henry Moore in front of the Vivian Beaumont Theater - and buildings designed by noted architects Philip Johnson and Eero Saarinen.
» 5:00 p.m.
Mxyplyzyk Shops at Columbus Circle, 10 Columbus Circle, ground floor, W. 60th St., at Broadway, 1.212.823.2545. Surrender to the funny side with gifts and everyday household necessities that boast a bit of whimsy, including a rubber purse shaped like a frog, an acrylic sock monkey night light and an aluminum bottle opener with an antler for a handle.
» 5:30 p.m.
Robert ,Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, 9th floor, at W. 59th St., 1.212.299.7730. Gaze at the twilight view of Central Park through the floor-to-ceiling plate-glass windows of this high-concept, design-centric restaurant, where Mediterranean dishes can include Provençal seafood stew plumped with scallops, shrimp and mussels.
» 8:00 p.m.
Stand-up NY Comedy Club 236 W. 78th St., btw Amsterdam Ave. & Broadway, 1.212.595.0850. Discover the Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart or Chris Rock of tomorrow, while sipping an alcoholic egg cream made with Kahlúa coffee liqueur, cold milk and Coca-Cola.