Plitt, Amy: - Amy Plitt is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor who has written extensively about New York City. She was previously an editor for Curbed NY, Condé Nast Traveler, and Time Out New York, and has contributed to The New York Times, New York Post, and Gothamist. Her first guidebook, released in 2015, is a guide to sights and attractions near the ends of NYC's subway lines. Amy's favorite way to explore a city is on foot, but she always makes time to ride the public transit of whatever place she is visiting.