Our Visit to the Big Apple

Sarah and I travelled to Staten Island to attend the Bar Mitzvah of my cousin Todd Stein. During our stay, we took the opportunity to go into Manhattan to check out a few of the sights. This was Sarah's first visit to New York and my first time in may years.

 

 
Give me your white, your well-fed, your wealthy masses...yearning to be enslaved.
Two Ladies in New York Harbour

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Liberty Island

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I think his eyes just shifted down and to his left!! It was so hot, we wanted to jump in the fountain.
Bryant Park - Midtown Manhattan

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City Hall Park - Downtown

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Something is still missing...
The New York Skyline
(From the Staten Island Ferry)

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Grand Central Station

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A big prick on Broadway... A machine just like the one in the sculpture is still in use in my parents' basement.
New York Fashion District

Of course, New York is no longer the international hub of clothing manufacturing that it once was and many of the old factory buildings are now restaurants and boutiques.  

 

Memorial to Garment Workers

This memorial to Garment Workers has particular meaning for me because my Baba and Zaide both worked at this trade for most of their lives. While this was never the glamorous side of fashion, it allowed them to raise my mother and aunt Bella and make a new life in Canada.

Then again, maybe the architect was compensating for something... Look! Up in the sky! ...
The Chrysler Building

I find this to be one of the most impressive architectural designs in New York. Sadly, it's unlikely that anything of this calibre would be built today.  

Even in New York...

Even in New York where tall buildings are the norm, the Chrysler building still commands attention wherever it is visible.

 

If you've got the time, I've got the square... This photograph not digitally altered in any way.
Time Square

The cliché photo of Times Square is de rigueur on any visit to the big apple. 

 

Convenience Store

To a simple Canadian from the backwoods of Toronto, this type of (presumably commonplace) establishment will always seem shocking. Sadly, it is not unique.

That looks a little small to me... Mmmmm...she smells good!
The Wall Street Bull - Side B

Most investors have seen far more of this side of the market than necessary of late.  

The Wall Street Bull

Like the market it represents, the Bull is impressive, attention grabbing, and produces nothing of value.