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Tree pit bench outside Communitea (47-02 Vernon Blvd at 47th Ave, Long Island City, Queens)

Tree pit bench outside Darna Falafel (200 Court St at Wyckoff St, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn)

Tree pit bench outside LA Burrito (287 Bedford Ave between 1st and Grand Sts, Williamsburg, Brooklyn)

Tree pit bench outside An Nhau (172 Bedford Ave between North 7th and 8th Sts, Williamsburg, Brooklyn)

Lincoln Center Fountain
The Revson Fountain is one of those few public spaces in New York that provides a show of dancing water. Josie Robertson Plaza, Columbus Ave between 62nd and 65th Sts

Picnic Point on Governors Island
Swinging seats are one of our favorite things (and there are legitimate swings in this area—we know, we spent an afternoon on them), and the ones on Picnic Point include views of Lady Liberty.

Charles B. Stover bench in Central Park
There are many great places to sit in Olmsted and Vaux's Manhattan idyl, but we're partial to this long, gently curved whispering bench above the Shakespeare Garden. The design conducts sound along its length, so two people can sit on either end of the bench and mumur sweet nothings to eachother; or horrifying, unspeakable things, things that make your hair go white, stomach churn and loins shrivel. West side between 79th and 80th Sts, enter at Central Park West and 72nd St

Tenth Avenue Square on the High Line
The elevated park is another spot with ample options for parking your tuchus—the 23rd Street Lawn and Seating Steps, the radial bench, or the 26th Street Viewing Spur with the playful viewing frame, for instance—but we love these bleachers with a view of Tenth Avenue traffic whizzing underneath. Tenth Ave at W 12th St, enter at Tenth Ave and 14th St

Bryant Park's green chairs
In 1992, this once crime-ridden green space reopened to the public after a dramatic redesign and renovation. One of the major changes was the addition of the moveable lawn seating and the chairs have become evocative of the rejuvenated space. Also, they held a mass game of musical chairs with them last summer; a good a reason as any for inclusion on this list. Sixth Ave between 40th and 42nd Sts

Sutton Place Park bench, as seen in Manhattan
Though the bench that supported Woody Allen and Diane Keaton is no longer there, you can view the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, spanning the East River, as the pair did in the 1979 flick Manhattan. E 58th St at East River

Brooklyn Promenade
Sure, strolling's nice, but take a seat on one of the benches strewn with couples to take in the magnificent view of lower Manhattan. Columbia Heights between Middagh and Montague Sts, Brooklyn Heights

On the roof of the TKTS Booth in Times Square
Although they've added chairs and tables to the pedestranized parts of the crossroads of the world, we're not keen on using them—one shout of "It's Justin Bieber!" and we imagine ourselves flattened by the stampede of tourists. That's why we enjoy rising above the fray and watching the mouthbreathers and neckcraners from the red benches above the discount theater ticket booth. Duffy Square, 47th Street and Broadway

View south from the TKTS Booth in Times Square

The steps of the Met
It doesn't matter how busy it is, you can always find a space to rest your tired dogs from a mammoth session at this museum. It's much like the best stoop ever. Speaking of which... 1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St