If you only had one day in New York City, where would you go and what would you do?

Forget the travel influencers; the best advice for getting to know a city is to ask a local. Which is why we enlisted the help of our good friend BRUX - the born-and-bred Sydney DJ and producer turned NYC native - to share with us her favourite way to spend a 24 hours in The Big Apple.

7am: Morning stroll in Prospect Park

I love to take my little doggy Daisy for a long walk in Prospect Park and start the day fresh. Sometimes with coffee in hand!

9am: Breakfast at Three Decker Diner

I'm a big diner fan and my favourite go-to for breakfast or brunch is the Three Decker Diner in Greenpoint. I actually just shot some new press shots in there last month.

11am: Vintage fashion shopping in Chinatown

If you want eccentric 90s Y2K couture then James Veloria in Chinatown is the place to go. I love to go there for inspiration.

12pm: Peruse books in Carroll Gardens

Books Are Magic in Carroll Gardens is a fantastic shop. I spend a lot of time there browsing through non-fiction gems.

1:30pm: Lunch in East Village

There’s a cute Japanese spot that opened up recently called Tokuyamatcha & Onigirazu Bar which is amazing. It's a tiny hole-in-the-wall and has the best onigirazu (sushi sandwiches). The pork katsu is next level.

4pm: Get cultural in Noho

Merchant’s House Museum is the best-preserved 19th century tenement house in NYC (built-in 1832) and you can tour the structure from top to bottom, viewing the original owners' possessions. It'd creepy but cool. There are rumours from tour guides that it's haunted, and I definitely experienced some strange happenings when I toured it a few years ago. Well worth visiting, giving you solid insight into wealthy families living luxuriously during that period.

7pm: Cocktails in West Village

Bandits in West Village is a super cool dive bar with a stylish retro walnut interior. They do a great dirty gin martini and cosmo!and I definitely experienced some strange happenings when I toured it a few years ago. Well worth visiting, giving you solid insight into wealthy families living luxuriously during that period.

8pm: Dinner in Manhattan

Italian is my #1 cuisine and my favourite spot at the moment is Ciccio on 6th Ave in Manhattan. Heavenly and simple, fresh pasta and Chianti.

10pm: Boogie sesh at Public Records

Public Records in Gowanus is my favourite club / sound system in the city. I've seen a lot of great shows there over the years and will be playing there with Machinedrum in April this year!