The population of NEW YORK CITYIS OVER 8 million people that have come to live here from around the World. Manhattan and the Bronx on an Island and is one of the 5 districts that make up NYC. The other 3 are Brooklyn, Queens and Staton Island.
I have been to NYC three times. I have never been there after they build the Twin Towers that were destroyed in the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.
I have seen the STATUE OF LIBERTY, (from afar twice and once I took a ferry to visit her), each time but one time I saw the other side as I was arriving on the Queen E II. It was designed by the same Man, (Gustave Eiffel), who designed the Eiffel Tower. The Statue was a gift from France to the United States in 1885. It was made in France, dismantled, shipped to NYC and put together again. She is about 151 feet tall from her base to the top of her torch, there are 25 windows, she is 22 stories high and her weight is 450,000 pounds, (225 tons). The inscription is, (in Roman Numerals), on her tablet says 'July 4, 1776', (the date of the United States Declaration of Independence from Great Britain). Once I went to the top and I counted each of the 354 steps as I climbed to the top. It was worth the effort and my sore muscles the next day because the view was spectacular.
BATTERY PARK is on the Hudson River and was name from a line of British cannons that once protected the harbor in the late 1600s. This part is across the river from the Statue of Liberty. I come here to visit the Hope Garden. I love roses and there are 10,000 of them here. There are Memorials to the Veterans of World War II, the Korean War and people who died from AIDS.
CENTRAL PARK is in the Center of the City. It is very large and is about 6.1 miles. There are many paths that you can take, (please only go into the park during the day). We have seen all of the attractions that include the Carousel, the Marionette Theater, the Summer Stage, the Wildlife Center, the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, the Delacorte Theater, the Great Lawn, the Henry Luce Nature Observatory, the Wollman & Lasker Rinks, the Loeb Boathouse and the North Meadow.
The EMPIRE STATE BUILDING held the title, (for many years), of being the 'tallest building in the World'. Thank goodness you can take an elevator up to the 86th floor to see the Observatory. If you saw the film 'Sleepless In Seattle' you'll know what the view is like.
We visited ST. PATRICK CATHEDRAL, (the seat of the Archdiocese of New York) on our way to spend some time at the MOMA, (Museum of Modern Art). This is a Gothic styled Church and is beautiful inside and out.
We watched the ice skaters at ROCKEFELLER CENTERand took in a 'Rocket' Show at RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL. We went to Hazard Street to see the 28,000 items on display at the exhibits at the JEWISH MUSEUM. I did not want to go to the UNITED NATIONS BUILDING because I am not too happy with that organization.
At TIMES SQUARE we saw the large screen that you see on the New Years Eve count down. This area once had about 76 Theaters and the famous SARDIS RESTAURANT. We were only here for a few minutes because the beggars surrounded us, the prostitutes propostioned my Husband and I saw a purse snatched by a driver of a moped.
Everyone must stroll down 5th Avenue to see the expensive Department Stores and Designer Shops. Even if you can't afford to buy something it is really something to see. New York does not seem to have any large Malls in the City. The closest thing I could find was a few floors in the Trump Tower.
In SOHO you will see artisans, the trendy crowd, 'want-to-be models' and a mixture of rich people of all ages. In GREENWICH VILLAGEthere are a lot of Club, strange Shops, people with purple hair wearing tattoos and there bodies were body pierced everywhere.
If we are in New York on Sunday we go to the area around Orchard Street. There is an open market that is similar to Petty Coat Lane in London, England. They are selling the same things that we saw in the 5th Avenue Department Stores. This once was a Jewish Area and there still are some wonderful Deli's.
THE MUSICAL THEATER
I have seen the original casts of `The Sound of Music', 'Barum',`Camelot', 'Guys and Dolls', '42 Street', `Chicago', `Bumbling Brown Sugar' and a `Choirs Line'.
WHERE I LIKE TO EAT
In Central Park we like to eat lunch at 'Village on the Green'.
Carnegie Deli makes mile high sandwiches and great chicken soup with matzo balls.
The Upper West Side is where you'll find rotisserie chickens at the 'Chicken Fair', great Japanese food at 'Planet Sushi', the Manhattan Diner we had French Toast made from Challah, (Jewish egg bread), and at the small cafe called 'Miss Ellie's' we had home made pasta.
BRIGHTON BEACH is now called 'little Odessa'. There are some wonderful places to eat blintzes, borscht and cabbage rolls.
Any Hot Dog Stand is great. I love to fill my bun with chili, cheese and raw onions to get the best 'heart burn money can buy'!
SOME THOUGHTS
NYC is a great place to visit. In this short review I could only touch on a few things I've done and seen.
To find out what else you can see the web site is:
https://nycvisit.com
<i<Since September 11, 2001 things will never be the same here.
In a few days it will be 5 months that this terrible tragedy
happened.
All I can say is G-D BLESS AMERICA AND MAY G-D BLESS US ALL.
Thank you for reading my review.
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