I can help with steakhouses
Best Rib Steak is the Signature Steak at Old Homestead
Best New York Strip is at Sparks Steakhouse
Best T-Bone is a toss up imho.....Peter Luger's (if he can get in, and cash only unless you have a Luger's credit card) and Wolfgang's
Addresses:
Old Homestead - 56 9th Ave
Peter Luger's - 185 Broadway, Brooklyn (yes in Brooklyn, but worth the trip)
Sparks Steakhouse - 210 EAST 46TH STREET