Hello everyone! My aunt and I will be visiting your fair city in about a week or so! We are unbelievably excited and grateful (we're visiting from Montana). The relatives we are staying with are New York natives, and one of them used to drive a taxi in NYC for 25 years - he will be our chauffeur/guide the whole week (we're in really good hands - so thankful). We already have a brimming itinerary and so much to do but I'd love, love to hit up a few of the more old, classic bars. Maybe some that are more historic? I'll ask the people we are staying with - but I figured no one person knows all NYC's secret charms and was curious to see what y'all would recommend! Thank you so much!

Edit: Just wanted to say wow and thank you for such a robust response with so many incredible locales and gems to choose from. Y'all are the best!