New York
New York is one of America's most known states, with many historical and famous places. A hundred years ago millions of people from
Europe took long voyages across the Atlantic to start a new life in New York, making it one of the most populous and diverse places in the
country. With all the attention going to New York City, many other parts of the state are left forgotten such as Niagara Falls, Adirondack
forest, or even the state's small capital of Albany. These are all places I have yet to visit, so for now I can only share New York City.
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New York - View Of Manhattan
New York - View Of Manhattan
New York - Rockefeller Center
New York - 5th Avenue Shopping
New York - Central Park
New York - Central Park
New York - Ellis Island
New York - Empire State Building
New York - Lobby Of Empire State Building
New York - Pigeon
New York - Financial Center
New York - High Rise Fire Escape
New York - Ground Zero
New York - Gound Zero Memorial
New York - M&M World
New York - M&M World's Wall Of Chocolate
New York - Flatiron Building
New York - Rockefeller Skating
New York - Squirrel
New York - St John's Cathedral
New York - Statue Of Liberty
New York - Subway
New York - Dead Animal In Subway
New York - Subway Train
New York - Times Square
New York - Times Square
New York - 5th Avenue Toy Store
New York - 9/11 Visitor Center
New York City is broken down into many parts such as Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan. As a traveler I
pretty much spent all of my time in Manhattan, since the other parts are for the most part just residential areas and
there wouldn't have been much for me to do there. Above is New York City's financial district located in the lower
part of Manhattan. Before 9/11, the world trade centers would have been part of this city skyline.
When immigrates came to New York in the late 19th and early
20th century,  Manhattan's financial district was one of their first
impressions of America, you can imagine what that was like after
spending weeks on a miserable boat in the Ocean. Another first
site is the Statue of Liberty seen on the left. It was donated by
France in 1886 as a gift to celebrate America's 100th year of
Independence and now is an American symbol of Freedom.
Above is the Immigration Processing Center on Ellis Island that
was used from 1892 to 1954, processing over 12 million people.
One of New York's most tragic events were the
attacks of 9/11 that destroyed the World Trade
Center. The WTC was a complex of 7 buildings
and until they were surpassed by the Sears
Tower they were the world's tallest structures.
This area is now known as Ground Zero, and is
currently under construction as the new Freedom
Towers are built. Above is a Ground Zero visitor
center with a memorial to the upper right.
Directly to the right is Ground Zero in November
2007, projected completion date is 2012.
Here are some views of New York City from the Empire State Building. These views are mostly of Manhattan, but
on the right you can see parts of Brooklyn across the river. I was very impressed by New York's huge buildings that
go on for miles. The only other place in the world that can compete is Tokyo Japan.
In 1902 the Flatiron building on the left was completed and at the time was one of the city's tallest structures. At the
time it was a huge architectural achievement, but today it is dwarfed by the other skyscrapers around it. On the right
is a photo of a fire escape in another high rise building from a different part of New York.
With all of New York City pretty much built over, the two pictures above are about the only wildlife you'll see. On
the left is a pigeon sitting high on a building with the city in the background, on the right is a squirrel.
The only significant part of New York City that was saved from being developed is Central Park. If you can get a
good view of Central Park from a high point it looks amazing seeing a forest in middle of a huge city. Both of these
pictures above are from Central Park, a place where people go to relax, go jogging, or even ice skating in the winter.
With millions of people in a small area, driving a
car can be a hassle and taking a taxi will be
expensive. The most efficient way to travel is
using New York's world famous subways or the
city buses. The two pictures above show the
subway tracks and then the inside of one of the
trains I was riding in. I explored one of the dark
corners of the subway and heard something fall to
my right. It was too dark to see anything so I
took my picture hoping to catch a rat, instead I
got this dead dog, pig or cow thing?
The best place to go shopping or simply walk the streets in New York is 5th avenue. On the left is the GE building at
Rockefeller Center. On the right people go ice skating also at Rockefeller Center, a tradition that started in 1936.
Above are people shopping in a department store on 5th avenue, on the right is one of the largest and best toy stores
in the world, FAO Schwart. The shopping on 5th Avenue pretty much has everything for everyone. The shopping
district goes on forever and with all the unique stores it never gets boring.
Here are two churches I came across in New York City. On the left is a large one surrounding by other buildings on
5th Avenue. On the right is St. John's Church of the divine located in the upper part of Manhattan. It claims to be the
third largest church in the world, and was so big it was difficult for me to get it all in the picture.
Almost every large city around the world has their central square, such as Moscow's Red Square, London's Trafalgar
Square, Tiananmen Square in Beijing and so on. For New York City, it has Times Square, the only district in
America where businesses are required by law to display illuminated signs and neon lights. Most places here never
close, and Times Square remains packed all night as people see MTV and other stations broadcast live.
M&M World is located in Times Square, and is a large building where you can buy all types of clothing and toys
associated with M&Ms or choose your own colors of M&Ms from their wall of chocolate seen on the right. To me
Times Square seemed like an amusement park for adults.
New York - Street Performers In Battery Park
New York - Street Performers On 5th Avenue
New York - 5th Avenue Cathedral
In all parts of Manhattan you'll find street performers, mostly playing music but with some doing dances and stunts.
On the left is a man playing a trumpet, on the right are two guys from Peru playing their traditional music.
Until the freedom towers is completed, the Empire State Building is once again New York City's tallest building. The
Empire State Building was completed in 1931, and was the world's tallest building for 42 years until the World Trade
Center was completed. On the right is the Empire State Building's lobby as I prepared to go to the 86th floor.
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