
August 21, 2016 The Highline Park
The Highline is an urban park built on the pathway of what was an elevated rail line through lower Manhattan. It provides an urban escape, and some interesting views back into the older industry f NYC.

The Highline is an urban park built on the pathway of what was an elevated rail line through lower Manhattan. It provides an urban escape, and some interesting views back into the older industry f NYC.

Built to bring New York’s city government under one roof, this wedding cake of a building is a familiar icon—but despite its size, no longer big enough.

While touring New York City, Ottoman came upon this iconic skyscraper.

Not just a huge collection of books: Samantha shows us that the main research branch of the New York Public Library is worth a visit for the building itself.

A New Years’ visit to New York and a chance to see the iconic crystal ball, both up-close and as it drops to mark the beginning of another year.

This picture was inspired by a 1930s Berenice Abbott photograph of lower Manhattan from the waterfront that I used in a blog about changing Manhattan views.
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The Highline is an urban park built on the pathway of what was an elevated rail line through lower Manhattan. It provides an urban escape, and some interesting views back into the older industry f NYC.

Built to bring New York’s city government under one roof, this wedding cake of a building is a familiar icon—but despite its size, no longer big enough.

While touring New York City, Ottoman came upon this iconic skyscraper.

Not just a huge collection of books: Samantha shows us that the main research branch of the New York Public Library is worth a visit for the building itself.

A New Years’ visit to New York and a chance to see the iconic crystal ball, both up-close and as it drops to mark the beginning of another year.

This picture was inspired by a 1930s Berenice Abbott photograph of lower Manhattan from the waterfront that I used in a blog about changing Manhattan views.
Bad enough poking people in the eye with a selfie stick! Now the rich and careless among the selfie brigade can take pictures of themselves hanging out the open door of a helicopter high over Manhattan. Why? Because they can, of course! FlyNYON…
JetBlue likes to keep up its passenger-friendly image (despite imposing baggage fees this week) so it’s not a big surprise that they’ve blazed a new path in airport amenities: a rooftop lounge on top of their Terminal 5 at JFK. The space is…
A visit to New York City is a must on anyone’s travel itinerary or wish list. Whether you go for the architecture, the history, the nightlife or to just soak in the whole atmosphere of the place, it is certainly an unforgettable…
Starting in November, Delta’s NY-Boston hourly shuttle operation is moving from the Marine Air Terminal, Laguardia’s old terminal for the Pan Am flying boats of the 30s to Delta’s main terminal at the far end of the field. It will no longer be able to…