When in NYC
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A few years ago, I stumbled across my friend Sharon Zheng’s NYC guide. Creating my own version of this guide has been bouncing inside my head for a while. Even after three years of living in New York - I’ve still only seen a fraction of what the city has to offer. Still, I was tired of not having a ready answer when people asked for recommendations when visiting.
Building off Sharon’s codebase, I wanted to make the project more extensible and maintainable. I started by splitting the code from a single index.html to a Svelte project made of a few different components. I then created a data.json file, which is used to power the entries on the site. Any editing, adding, or removing items to the list would only need to change this one file.
I also added a short description section to each entry (I had to tell people my favorite menu items) and added a true mobile experience.
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Hopefully, this will be a living project I will continue to update as my relationship and experience with the city changes. In the meantime, please check out any of the places listed on the site - I promise they are more than worth the trip.