8 oases of silence in bustling New York

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8,5 million people live in New York, and everyone is looking for such luxury as silence. The city is seething, there are huge traffic jams and crowds of people. In this brew, it seems almost impossible to find a minute in order to be in silence. And this situation is only getting worse: from 2011 to 2016, the number of noise complaints that entered the 311 service of the city doubled to more than 400 000.

However, in a city that never sleeps, you can still find a few corners of silence. For those seeking refuge from the hustle and bustle, this list of 8 locations may be useful. In these places you can not hear the sounds of sirens and car alarms and no people.

1. Snug Harbor Cultural Center

One of the most peaceful places in the city is on the island. Staten. Cultural Center Snug harbor and the botanical garden are located along the embankment, here you can find distant pagodas, pools and bamboo forest.

2. Tatami Suite in Kitano New York Hotel

The suite at the Kitano Hotel is decorated in a traditional Japanese style, equipped with soundproof windows that muffle the noise of the city center streets. Here you can really take a break from the hustle and bustle.

3. Meditation Center MNDFL

As soon as you enter this meditation studio, all the noise of the city will be behind a tightly closed door. MNDFL Meditation offers group classes for those who need meditation, but you can also book a small room for practice alone (or you can sleep there).

4. Inwood Hill Park

The park is located in the north of Manhattan, quite remote from the city. It is incredibly beautiful and very importantly very quiet.

5. AKA Sutton Place a.lounge

In the lounge AKA Sutton Place you can really relax. Sit near the fountain or in the Zen garden.

6. Wine Cellar Del Frisco

Order a private dinner or lunch in the wine cellar in Del frisco. It has a very relaxed atmosphere, creating the feeling that you are in the Napa Valley, and not in a restaurant in a busy part of the city.

7. Frick collection

This mansion of the beginning of the 20 century on Fifth Avenue is a great place for silence seekers. In the halls Frick Collection not crowded, and art works from 1400 year are collected here.

8. Ramen Ichiran

This brazen in the Brooklyn area maintains an atmosphere of peace and tranquility Visitors are asked not to talk on the phone and communicate quietly with each other. Orders are submitted through a small window, so that the visitor does not see his waiter.

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