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* NoHo
Arty and chic, a more interesting SoHo.
Cool hotel: Bowery Hotel (335 Bowery), for a jumping scene and cocktails.
Boarding: Long boards at Blades (659 Broadway) are all the rage for skateboarders.
Al fresco drinks & eats: The Bowery Bar (40 E. Fourth St.) is all about indoor/outdoor drinking and dining. Try the $20 Atlantic salmon.
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* Montauk, LI
The Hamptons 2.0 — but a little more chill.
Cool hotel: Crow’s Nest (4 Old West Lake Drive) — a casual hangout with a hip crowd.
Boarding: Espo’s Surf Shop (805 Montauk Highway) is populated with star surfers and newbies taking lessons.
Al fresco eats & drinks: Byron at Surf Lodge (183 Edgemere St.). Fun crowd a mile from the Atlantic. Try the $28 steamed fluke.
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* West Village
Gay-friendly, and perfect for walking.
Theater: The Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce St.) has seen top talent from Tony Curtis to Gary Sinise on its stage.
Bar/club: The Stonewall Inn (53 Christopher St.) is where the gay-rights movement began — and is still going strong!
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* Cherry Grove, LI
On Fire Island, gay-friendly and no cars.
Theater: The Arts Project of Cherry Grove (180 Bayview Walk) is the oldest gay/lesbian theater in America.
Bar/club: For a campy good time, go to the Ice Palace (Ocean Walk), a popular dance club with an outdoor bar.
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* Lower East Side
Long seedy, the LES is hot, hot, hot.
Nightlife: Max Fish (178 Ludlow St.) is unpretentious, organic and covered in local art by owner Ulli Rimkus (left).
Games: Old-school dive Motor City Bar (127 Ludlow St.) gets Gotham cred with a Batman pinball machine. Tabletop Ms. Pac-Man has a home here, too.
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* Asbury Park, NJ
Long neglected, Asbury is getting hotter.
Nightlife: Max Fish at the Beach Bar (1300 Ocean Ave.) is geared toward a boho community farther down than downtown Manhattan.
Games: Silverball Museum Arcade (1000 Ocean Ave.) opened in 2009, but its 200 pinball machines date back as far as 1931 — and almost all of them work.
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* Upper West Side
For liberals who love the arts and parks.
Culture: Lincoln Center. Even with the Met and the Phil on vacation, Lincoln Center is host this summer to the Paris Opera Ballet, and a Curtis Mayfield tribute.
Park: Riverside Park. Enjoy a summer stroll along this stretch of the Hudson from 66th to 155th streets.
Food: Any New Yorker knows Zabar’s (2245 Broadway) basically has everything!
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* Great Barrington, Mass.
Southwest Mass. is a countrified UWS.
Culture: The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center (14 Castle St.) is hosting the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Betty Buckley and a singalong “Sound of Music” this summer.
Park: Housatonic River Walk. Watch kayaks float by while walking this tranquil stretch.
Food: It’s artisanal, organic and gluten-free at Guido’s Fresh Marketplace (760 S. Main St.).