New York

540 E 5th St, between A and B; 212.677.6067

From the EU guy, this slim bistro mix-matches Americana (malt machine near sidewalk service window, ceiling fan that looks like an Old West "contraption"), pours draft micros only (Saratoga Lager, Wolavers American Ale), and buns up seven sandwiches until 3am: falafel, turkey, and traditional burgers, plus patty melts, grilled cheese, BLTs, and a double patty/horseradish/cheddar/onions meatstrosity called the Iron Horse -- make a habit of it, and you'll never be able to shake your caboose.

Like Threadless for sneakers, Ryz lets you judge user-submitted, 3D-rendered shoe designs, then slaps the winning art on high-quality Converse-esque hi-tops. Hit the site now to buy past winners, e.g., the powerline silhouette "Cables", the WWII pinup gal/nose art-inspired "Warhawk", and the technicolor and static-deco'd "Kicking Television", the designer's ode to 70s TV signoff color bars that "usually occurred after a back-to-back episode of Love Connection".

This trippily-animated map displays routes and factoids on history's greatest journeys, including NYC-entrants like Kerouac's NY/Denver/SF/Mexico On the Road, Lindbergh's first-ever NY-to-Paris flight, and Tom Wolfe's coverage of Ken Kesey's SF-to-NY road trip (The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test -- this map has some bad brown lines going around).

Through Fri at 20 Clinton St, between Houston and Stanton; 212.387.8660

Up to 70% off limited edition, six-fold, handmade silk ties in a range of decorous designs, from checkereds and plaids (the flowery "Blake", the brown "Carter"), to stripes (the orange and brown "Henry", the pink and grey "Jefferson"), to paisleys like the maroon "Arthur", the essential accessory for when you get caught between the moon and New York City.

This feature-laden Gmap lets you build walking tours/workouts by auto-plotting the distance and elevation between multiple points, plus provides markers for along-the-way amenities like water fountains, restaurants, and bathrooms. Input your physical deets (height, weight, etc) plus time taken on the route, and it'll calc up your calories burned -- or would've burned, if you weren't so busy stopping at water fountains, restaurants, and bathrooms.