Getting a massage can go one of two ways for us at MUS: it can feel good or it can do good. Typically, massages that feel wonderful don't have much long-term benefit [though they may be beneficial to your circulatory and nervous systems]-- and those that elicit more winces than purrs may help heal an injured body. So we list massage separately here for athletes who need help repairing bodies worked too hard in the zealousness of competition. If you're looking to be pampered by sweet smells and a soft caress, we have recommendations for you in the Spa category.
Murray Hill
Murray Hill is a small residential neighborhood whose good side is blocks of former carriage houses from the 20th century and whose bad side is lackluster post-war apartment buildings. Here you could have discovered an interesting apartment ten years ago; what remains today are lots of large residential buildings without charm or doormen, and local services that cater mostly to residents: small grocery stores, hardware stores, non-remarkable restaurants, and nail salons.
[more]
