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A Subtlety

Photo: Brooks patty, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest place to stay

0.1 mi

Mekelburg's

Open since

2014

Wikipedia readers

16K

a year · #1,552 of 7,799

In brief

A landmark inside New York City

Places to stay next door

Mekelburg's is 0.1 miles away; Moxy Brooklyn Williamsburg (0.3 mi) and Residence Inn by Marriott New York Downtown Manhattan/World Trade Center Area (0.4 mi) are close too. 989 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓

Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct

May, June, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 66–84°. When to go ↓

An airport 7 miles away

LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 7 miles from A Subtlety.

Established in 2014

A Subtlety dates from 2014. About ↓

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Typical highs and lows in New York City. Green months are the mild ones.

Jan40° / 27°

Feb43° / 28°

Mar50° / 34°

Apr61° / 43°

May71° / 53°

Jun80° / 63°

Jul85° / 69°

Aug84° / 68°

Sep77° / 61°

Oct66° / 50°

Nov55° / 40°

Dec45° / 32°

Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for New York City. New York City’s full climate →

About

A Subtlety

A Subtlety... (subtitled or the Marvelous Sugar Baby, an Homage to the unpaid and overworked Artisans who have refined our Sweet tastes from the cane fields to the Kitchens of the New World on the Occasion of the demolition of the Domino Sugar Refining Plant) is a 2014 installation artwork by American artist Kara Walker. A Subtlety... was dominated by its central white sculpture depicting a woman with African features in the shape of a sphinx, but also included fifteen other sculptures. These fifteen "attendants" were enlarged versions of contemporary blackamoor figurines.

Type: Landmark
Established: 2014
Wikipedia readers: 16K a year

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.

Where to stay

Hotels near A Subtlety

989 places to stay within 4 miles. The closest is Mekelburg's, 0.1 miles away.

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Closest places to stay

1Mekelburg'shotel · 0.1 mi southeastDirections
2Moxy Brooklyn Williamsburghotel · 0.3 mi southeastDirections
3Residence Inn by Marriott New York Downtown Manhattan/World Trade Center Areahotel · 0.4 mi southeastDirections
4Elizabeth N.Jhotel · 0.4 mi southeastDirections
5The Williamsburgh Hotel Bk Llchotel · 0.4 mi eastDirections
6Pod Brooklyn Hotelhotel · 0.4 mi eastDirections
7The Marcy Northhotel · 0.5 mi eastDirections
8Hotel Condor Llchotel · 0.6 mi southeastDirections
9The Williamshotel · 0.6 mi southeastDirections
10The Hoxton, Williamsburghotel · 0.6 mi northeastDirections

Places to eat nearby

4,470 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles

760 bars & pubs707 Asian & Indian382 coffee & cafés267 Mexican & Latin207 pizza189 bakeries182 subs & sandwiches

Compare 8 towns to stay in

Town	From A Subtlety	Drive	Places to stay	People	Typical home	Safety
New York City	in town	—	1,485 1295 hotels · 35 motels · 71 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 38 hostels · 28 campgrounds · 1 RV park	8,584,629	$778K	D
Jersey City	5 mi west	10 min	39 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground	302,013	$567K	C⁻
North Bergen Township	6 mi northwest	10 min	19 15 hotels · 4 motels	61,483	$474K	B
Newark	11 mi west	15 min	29 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs	323,808	$374K	C⁻
Secaucus	7 mi northwest	10 min	18 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins	22,640	$572K	C⁻
Elizabeth	12 mi west	20 min	25 16 hotels · 8 motels · 1 inn or B&B	141,675	$449K	D
Hempstead	20 mi east	30 min	51 30 hotels · 8 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 7 campgrounds · 1 RV park	795,734	$641K	—
North Hempstead	16 mi east	25 min	22 18 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground	238,982	$888K	—

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Paterson17 mi northwest Yonkers17 mi north Oyster Bay25 mi east

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

LGALaGuardia · major hub7 mi

TEBTeterboro11 mi

EWRNewark Liberty · major hub11 mi

Places to stay and eat: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · streets, water and the site outline: Overture Maps / OpenStreetMap contributors · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from A Subtlety’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.

Make a day of it

Also near A Subtlety

Other well-known places within 9 miles.

Big draw3 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden

Big draw5 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year

Big draw4 mi TheatreStudio 54

Big draw2 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum

Big draw4 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year

Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium

Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium

Big draw2 mi Stadium & arenaBarclays Center

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Barclays Center: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0

Common questions

Visiting A Subtlety

Is A Subtlety in New York City?

Yes. It’s inside New York City, NY.

When is the best time to visit A Subtlety?

May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.

How far is A Subtlety from Oyster Bay?

About 25 miles east of Oyster Bay, as the crow flies.

What is the closest airport to A Subtlety?

LaGuardia (LGA), about 7 miles away.

What hotels are near A Subtlety?

Mekelburg's (0.1 mi), Moxy Brooklyn Williamsburg (0.3 mi) and Residence Inn by Marriott New York Downtown Manhattan/World Trade Center Area (0.4 mi). 989 places to stay are within 4 miles.

From locals

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.