City Guide congratulates Mayor-Elect Eric Adams, who will be inaugurated as the 110th Mayor of New York City. We are hoping an influx of strong leadership will guide midtown and the broader city through our immediate challenges. On the tourism front there are some encouraging signs. National bookings are on the rise ahead of the November 8th border re-openings. Covid concerns are ebbing. Allianz Partners recently analyzed more than 2 million roundtrip itineraries and found Americans' top choice for Thanksgiving weekend is NYC. City Guide will be ready for the arrivals. This week we are putting together new print editions of the magazine, which will appear all around the city starting a week ahead of Thanksgiving.

The owner and chef of two classic New York establishments, Villa Mosconi and Monte’s Trattoria, shares his best recipes with the help of daughter Joanne in the new cookbook The Chef of Greenwich Village.

It's not too late to sample the offbeat dessert options that late spring in New York has to spotlight. From sweet hummus to chocolate lava cookies, each option is as unique as the season's flowers.