A volume in the excellent series by Little Bookroom, City Secrets New York collects dozens of the recommendations of where to go and what to do. It's a connoisseur's guide to the city and its attractions, with personal recommendations by artists, writers, architects and personalities of New York, including novelist Michael Cunningham, neurologist Oliver Sacks, journalist Anna Quindlen, folksinger Pete Seeger, and dozens of others. Organized by neighborhood, each contributor provides a brief profile of a favorite haunt. With detailed maps. Edited by architect and New Yorker Robert Kahn.  (NYC66, $24.95)