I told my best friend that I was going to New York . They opened their eyes with excitement and said: Wow, New York , that’s great, I’m so envious.
When I said lightly that I didn’t like New York and didn’t really want to go. Their eyes are wider: don’t like New York How is it possible, New York is our woman’s dream, your brain is close to water, which cranial nerve is short-circuited.
This has to be investigated until 9 years ago, when I went to Washington a tolerance of more than a week, and one day was free in the middle, Mr. Kangaroo had an amazing idea, take me , a countryman who has never seen New York, to see the world, come New York day trip.
I caught the earliest flight to New York The train arrived at the New York City Railway Station at 9 o’clock. For the next 12 hours, I ran non-stop. I actually passed all the main attractions in New York. I caught the return train at 9 o’clock in the evening, and I returned to Washington . I was so tired that I slept through lunch and dinner the next day.
Because of this exhausting day trip, I have a very weak impression of New York, and even a sense of fear.
Nine years later, Mr. Kangaroo has another idea: the last one-day trip was a bit too rushed, this time I will take you to New York for a slow stroll, and a tour of the eastern United States, including New York On the 7th, Washington on the 3rd, Boston on the 2nd, this time will surely make you fall in love with New York .
Reasons to fall in love with New York:
- Even if it is the first time, standing in any corner of the city, it feels so familiar, just because she has appeared in countless movies.
- Even if she comes 100 times, 1000 times, she is still so unfamiliar, the fast-changing fashion, the New Yorkers always surprise people.
- Stand on Times Square , watch the crowds, be dazzled by the countless neon lights, and understand what a real city that never sleeps.
- Look up at the Statue of Liberty, keep in mind the “New Colossus”, and feel the dawn of the American Dream on the Island of Hope and Tears.
- In the huge Central Park , under the dance of countless fireflies the heroine of Sex and the City.
- on colorful Broadway Only after watching operas did I realize that top art images can be addictive to the brain.
- Stand on top of the rock, atop the Empire State Building , overlooking the most coveted reinforced concrete forest in the world.
- Cruise around the island, take a 360 tour of the ‘Big Apple’ skyline, and see how the sunset graces the capital of the world in Sunset Park.
- Seeing the deepest wounds in the imperial capital at Ground Zero , and her saddest Lan at the 9/11 Memorial.
- Walking in Harlem, you will realize how difficult it is for human beings to strive for democracy and equality. Stepping into the United Nations, you will understand that the road to human peace is long and difficult.
- New York City from the One World Observatory: a striking array of high-rises and classic buildings.
Walk Times Square, Trump Tower
Today , the hotel’s breakfast is the kind of ordinary and boring Western-style, fried eggs, sausages, bacon, bread, cereals, milk for the purpose of filling the belly.
Just around the corner from the hotel is The 7th Avenue. Like other avenues in Manhattan , the row upon row of high-rise buildings is dizzying. The city of New York gives people a feeling of odd seconds, even if it is the first time Here, no matter where I stand, I feel like an old friend, kind and familiar, because she has appeared in countless movies and TV series, and has been subtly embedded in our brain cells. However, even if she has been here thousands of times, she will still give people a sense of strangeness, the fast pace of life, the ever-changing fashion, and endless entertainment. While surprising and exciting, she also feels unstoppable.
The city center of New York is mainly on Manhattan Island , which is roughly divided into three parts, Upper Manhattan , Manhattan Midtown, Lower Manhattan . Today we focus on visiting Midtown.
Walk 8 minutes northeast past the Seventh Avenue entrance of Pennsylvania Station.
Another 10 minutes walk is Times Square, Times Square is in midtown Manhattan , although some people (especially the local New York people) do not recommend it, describe it as unartistic, overcrowded and overpriced. But coming to New York travel and miss it is like having never been to New York , it is like a miniature of New York, the 24-hour jumping neon lights are exciting and dazzling. New York Also known as ‘the city that never sleeps’.
Times Square is located at the intersection of Seventh Avenue, 42nd Street and Broadway , also known as the “Crossroads of the World”. However, New Yorkers collectively refer to the large neighborhood around it as Times Square , which stretches from 40th Street to 52nd Street from north to south, and from 8th to 6th Avenue from east to west.
The nearest subway station is 42nd Street Station, and Rockefeller Center Station, 49th Street Station, and 50th Street Station are also within walking distance.
It was a mixed commercial and residential district in the 1890s, but its reputation was discredited by many illegal activities. In the early 20th century, the New York Times opened new offices here, and Times Square immediately became a meeting place for New Yorkers. Later, many theaters opened next to Broadway The region has made this area the center of theater and film in the United States. During the Great Depression, it was not spared until the revival of Times Square in the 1990s , coupled with the rise of neon lights and electronic advertising, making it colorful.
Today we mainly travel freely around Times Square, which also has many important attractions. The main routes are as follows:
- The Knickerbocker Address: Times Square.The corner of Broadway & 42nd St Broadway and 42nd Street.
The building is made of red brick, and the red and white terracotta details give it a modern and classical art style. There is a famous rooftop bar upstairs, St. Cloud, with a drink and a view of Times Square. of beauty.
- Conde Nast Building, Address: Times Square 4: Broadway between Streets 42 and 43 .
This is where the movies Spider-Man and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were filmed. The 247-meter-high building is one of the tallest buildings in New York City.
- Times Tower + the Time Ball, Address: 1 Times Square , the corner of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, West 42nd Street and West 43rd Street. Originally known as Long Acre Square, it was renamed when the New York
Times entered the building in the early 20th century .Times Square , since then every New Year’s Eve, a multicolored time ball on the roof will slowly descend with the arrival of the new year.
The tradition continues to this day, with a million people crowding Times for a festivities that include star-studded musical performances, balloons, fireworks, and a time ball drop ceremony.
- United States Armed Forces Recruiting Station, Broadway and Seventh Avenue.
The most famous recruitment station in the country, receiving more than 1,000 applicants each year, the entire building resembles a three-dimensional United States The national flag, blended with the neon lights of Times.
- Former Paramount Theatre, Paramount Theatre, Address: Between West 43rd and 44th Streets.
Formerly a Paramount Cinema, the interior of the theater is grandly designed, modeled after the white marble , red velvet curtains, and a huge crystal chandelier, but it closed in 1966 after its glory days. It is now a shopping mall office building.
- One Astor Plaza, 7th Avenue between West 44th and West 45th Streets.
It is a 227-meter skyscraper that is currently the headquarters of Viacom and houses MTV Studios, the Minskoff Theater, the Best Buy Theater and some retail stores. One of the most famous photos in New York City history celebrating Japan ‘s surrender during World War II was also taken here, showing a sailor passionately kissing a woman in white.
- Palace Theatre, Address: West 47th Street and Seventh Avenue
When it opened in 1913, it was America ‘s most famous vaudeville theater, and here is every actor’s dream palace. Broadway billboards on surrounding streets are the most expensive outdoor advertising on the planet, generating $23 million in annual revenue and costing between $1.1 million and $4 million. The most spectacular billboard series is between West 45th and West 46th Streets.
Other famous attractions in Times Square , Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, National Geographic Oceanographic Museum, etc., will not go today, these are included in the New York Pass, come back in the next two days.Leaving Times Square, the walking route to the northeast is as follows.Broadway is often met with filming teams on the street.
- Rockefeller Center (Rockefeller Center), address: Midtown Manhattan between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
this is new york The most iconic and photogenic plaza, rock mansions as backdrop, various beautiful sculptures, NBC studios, numerous shops and restaurants. The square in the middle is where the New Year’s song and dance party takes place, and in winter, the square turns into a giant ice rink, complete with a sparkling Christmas tree. If it is not winter, there is an open-air restaurant in the middle of the square. The Rock Building is included in the New York Pass, come back tomorrow to see it on the roof.
- St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Address: Fifth Avenue and East 50th Street.
This sprawling Catholic cathedral sits across from Rockefeller Center , New York Title of the city’s most honorable temple, built in 1879, Gothic style, with a 330-foot-tall spire inside, it is spectacular, with a total of 2,400 seats, numerous altars, charming stained glass windows, and a 7,855-pipe The giant organ of the child. Even though the outside is the most noisy place in the world, stepping into the church is another world, sacred silence and serenity. It receives more than five million tourists every year. Free to visit, but keep quiet.
- Trump Tower Address: Fifth Avenue, between East 56th and East 57th Streets.
Trump Tower is the private building of the current US President Trump. It was completed in 1983 and has always been New York One of the most popular attractions with a total of 58 floors and a height of 202 meters. It is the tallest all-glass structure in Manhattan , with 26 floors below for luxury offices and 32 floors above for private residences.
The interior is resplendent with plenty of gilding and marble, but honestly, it feels as rich as its owner. The man-made waterfall runs through the atrium of the building, and the entrance and lower floors also feature Trump Bar, Trump Grill, and Trump souvenir shop.
It is located in a prime location in New York City, next to the new Gucci flagship store, opposite the Chanel, Louis Vuitton flagship store.
Since Trump became the President of the United States, there has been a heavy guard here.
- Central Park , Address: 59th Street extends to 110th Street and borders Eighth and Fifth Avenues.
Central Park is located in the center of Manhattan , covering an area of 842 acres, including 20 playgrounds, 48 fountains, monuments or sculptures and 36 bridges. The park occupies Manhattan Most of Midtown is a favorite leisure place for New Yorkers and tourists, where you can take a break from the noise, run and exercise, and have a picnic. To build a huge free park on the most expensive land in the world, only New Yorkers have such freedom and pride.
Many famous attractions are located next to the park, such as the Guggenheim,the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American of Natural History, to name a few.
There are many benches here, each with a nameplate of a famous person, this one belonged to Trump and his wife. A squirrel suddenly appeared on the stool, like a big star, attracting many tourists to take pictures of it.
Sitting on the bench, I remembered the one- day trip to New York that year, and flew away for most of the day. Finally, I sat down on the bench and ate a sandwich . After sitting for only 15 minutes, Mr. Kangaroo was dragged up. My resistance didn’t work, and I’ve been brooding. Today Mr Kangaroo said: “You can sit for as long as you like.”
The jet lag made my eyelids heavy. On the way back to the hotel, I found that many streets were closed, it turned out to be a parade. After watching it for a while, I feel that the parade in Sydney every March is much more crazy and interesting.
After returning to the hotel, I could no longer lift my feet, and would rather be hungry than go out. Mr. Kangaroo himself went to buy the best pizza in New York . Inexpensive, a dollar a ya.
Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero, Rockefeller
Today we opened our 3-day New York Pass. In order to maximize use of these 3 days, we set off at dawn in the early morning. There are many flower wholesale shops on the street of the hotel where we live. Hug, good mood every day.
The first attraction to visit is of course the Statue of Liberty, the statue representing the United States.
Take the subway to the South Ferry station. Seriously, I can’t compliment the New York subway. Compared with the modern and luxurious New York City on the ground, the underground railway system is like the third world, dark and outdated.
Located at the southern tip of Manhattan the boarding point for ferries to Staten Island and Governor ‘s Island. Out of the subway station to the west is Battery Park (Battery Park), covering an area of 10 hectares, facing the New York Harbor, here is to Liberty Island and Ellis Island ferry docking area.
The most famous old fort in Battery Park – Castle Garden. In 1855, Castle Garden became the world’s first immigration warehouse . Millions of new immigrants from Europe and other places entered New York Harbor by boat, here Going ashore, they started a new life.
This broken copper ball in Battery Park once stood on top of the twin towers of the World Trade Center. With the collapse of the twin towers in the September 11 attacks, it also became so dilapidated.
At the ticket office of the Castle Garden, I exchanged the New York Pass for Liberty Island and Ellis Island ‘s visit tickets, and we boarded the ship and left Manhattan .
15 minutes to Liberty Island, everyone was busy taking pictures during these 15 minutes, of course, the focus was on the goddess wearing a laurel crown and holding a flame in her hand.
The full name of the goddess is “The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World”. It was a gift of friendship from France to the United States in 1886. As a symbol of freedom and democracy, it was designated as a national monument in 1924. designer is french The sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, builder Gustave Eiffel, is the man who built the Eiffel Tower.
To go to Liberty Island, you have to land from the ferry port behind the Statue of Liberty, and you have the opportunity to give the goddess a picture from every angle.
After going to the island, there is a pavilion where a self-guided commentary is issued.
The bronze statue of Liberty is a neoclassical sculpture, 93 meters tall, holding a torch in the right hand and the American Declaration of Independence in the left. The right arm is 12.8 meters long and the torch is 8.8 meters long. There is an elevator inside to get to the observation deck.
At the entrance to the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty is the sonnet “The New Colossus” (1883) by the famous American poetess Emma Lazarus.
Unlike the shameless ancient Greek bronze giants with forked legs across conquered lands
In this sea-washed sunset gate,will stand a great woman with a torch, the
flame of which is imprisoned lightning,and the mother of the exiles is her name.The lighthouse shining, and she tenderly overlooks the port with the sky as a bridge and the twin cities surrounding it.
“Old world, give you the legendary vanity! ” she pursed her lips.”Give me, your poor and afflicted people,your crowd crowded with desire to breathe free,all the miserable beings abandoned on your beach,to me, these homeless people who are tossed in the wind and waves,I am in the golden age Raise my beacon at the door! “
Liberty Island overlooks the stunning New York City skyline.
Walk around the island for about an hour a week, and then get on the ferry to Ellis Island (Ellis Island). The ferry runs every 20 minutes. You don’t need to book, just queue at the ferry port. The journey takes about 15 minutes.
Ellis Island is an island in the Upper New York Bay, located about 1.6 kilometers southwest of Manhattan Island, New York City , about 400 meters east of the New Jersey coast, with an area of about 11 hectares. Ellis Island Also known as the “Island of Hope and Tears”, it was the busiest immigration reception station in the United States new life of millions of immigrants in the United States began here, and it was also the place where some people’s American dreams were broken. It is estimated that it is currently close to 40% of the U.S.
Citizens whose ancestors had entered the United States from Ellis Island . There are also many celebrities who enter through Ellis Island including Charlie, Chaplin and so on.
After landing on the island, you can pick up an audio self-guided journey device (free) in the lobby. It includes 120 hours of content and 2000 audios. The Ellis Island self-guided tour is divided into three parts: The Ellis Experience; The American People’s Journey; The New Era of Immigration. Audio guides are available in 12 languages, including Chinese.
The layout of the entire museum and the lively audio guide make people feel the experience of the new immigrants in the past. After passing through the huge glass door, they enter the arrival hall. The luggage is placed in the corner of the hall, and the new immigrants can collect them for free. Food and warm clothing.
Line up to enter the registration hall.
There are four tables at the other end of the hall, and the US immigration officer is responsible for registering the details of each immigrant.
After registration, enter this ” door to the United States”, don’t think everything is fine, immigrating to the United States is so easy, just register. Behind this door are many small rooms, medical examination rooms, observation rooms, intelligence tests, and psychiatric tests. Many people passed the test, but some of them failed the test and were eventually deported.
There are many happy stories of immigrants here, as well as some sad stories about the separation of immigrants, such as Let me tell you this story: The family came here from Eastern Europe with great difficulty, but the 80-year-old mother failed the medical examination and was sent back. After breaking up here, the family no longer had any news of the old mother . I don’t know how to live.
Coins of various countries brought by immigrants.
After visiting Ellis Island , take the ferry back to Manhattan Island, go straight to the South Ferry/Whitehall Street subway station, and get off at the World Trade Center station. go to zero (Ground Zero) and the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
Ground Zero is an 8-acre memorial plaza with 400 white oak trees, but almost all of the visitors surround the two huge artificial pools, each about an acre in size The four walls of the pool are the largest man-made waterfalls in the United States. These two artificial pools are the original sites of the Twin Towers of World Trade Center that collapsed in the “9.11 attack” in 2001.
The bronze fence around the pool is engraved with the names of 3,000 people who died in the Twin Towers attack. Whenever these people’s birthdays or anniversaries come, a small flower is inserted into the name. In the hustle and bustle of New York City, it is extraordinarily quiet here, and only the sound of the waterfall can be heard, which makes people unconsciously contemplate the meaning of life.
Next, visiting the 9/11 Museum not far away makes people feel even more heavy. The museum was developed in May 2014 and is located in the newly built World Trade Center building. The building is also known as the Freedom Tower . The tallest skyscraper, with a viewing platform on the roof, can overlook the panoramic view of New York , and it is said that you can see as far as Philadelphia . However, the New York Pass does not include the cost of going to the viewing platform, so don’t waste time today, just go to the 9/11 Museum on the ground floor.
The whole museum is based on heavy black and gray, and the large stone wall at the entrance briefly describes the situation of the attack on September 11, 2001. The next giant photo: the original appearance of the twin towers of the World Trade Center, and the situation when it collapsed after the attack.
The more you look down, the more heartbroken, there are more than 500 hours of video, 23,000 pictures, 10,300 artifacts, and nearly 2,000 oral accounts of the deceased provided by friends and relatives. The slideshow of countless jumping across the wall is the 2997 lives lost that day.
There is a concrete wall with 2983 sheets of drawing paper hanging on it. Each drawing paper was drawn by the victim’s relatives. The theme is ‘in memory, the color of the sky on the morning of 9/11’. It is the deepest and most painful memory in their hearts.
The drawing paper is inlaid with a quote from the Roman poet Virgil from “The Aeneid” “Volume IX”:”No day will erase you from the memory of time.”
After visiting the 9/11 Museum, go back to the World Trade Center Station. This newly renovated station is very modern in appearance and interior.
Get off at the 5th Avenue/53rd Street station and rush to join the Rockefeller Center tour. There are many takeaway trucks on the roadside, which are exactly the same as the ones on TV. I bought a hamburger . In fact, the price is similar to the hamburger.
After changing the tickets at the Rockefeller ‘s Visitor Center, let us wait in the aisle of the side door, and soon a middle-aged guide gave each of us an earphone, so that we could hear his explanation clearly, and then took us away After visiting important attractions, the explanation is very detailed (but only in English), and the whole process takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Rockefeller Center is not a building, but a city within a city, a complex of 19 magnificent buildings occupying between Fifth and Sixth Avenues and 48th and 51st Avenues. , it has a commercial network, TV studios, shopping and dining, and every corner displays carvings and inscriptions representing the spirit of science, industry and the humanities. There are also countless walkways, fountains, picturesque flower displays and more.
30 Rock, also known as the General Electric Building, located at 30 Rockefeller the oldest and most outstanding building in Rockefeller Center. The 70-story skyscraper was once the personal office space of the Rockefeller family. Today, it is the nerve center of the compound, connecting all 19 buildings through an underground network called the Great Hall.
The lobby entrance on the lower level of the General Building, (entry from the Sixth Avenue side) has a large mosaic mural called Wisdom Awakened Humans by Barry Faulkner.
Next door is Radio City Music Hall, a richly decorated Art Deco theater, home to the world-famous Rockettes-Christmas party scene, including concerts named in bold.
Its film and television station is camped everywhere on the street, and accidentally encounters a big star, or accidentally becomes a big star.
Next, walk to Prometheus Square. The square is lower than the ground, surrounded by hundreds of international flags. There is an artificial waterfall in the square. In front of the waterfall, there is a huge gilded statue. This 18-foot-tall statue is ice skating in winter. Athletes provide a nice backdrop, and now the summer square is set up as a garden bar.
The plaza also features an outdoor promenade fountain, granite swimming pool, Channel Gardens, and fascinating sculptures.
At the entrance to the main lobby of the General Electric Building is a large mural called ” American Progress.” Created by José Maria Sert and measuring over 40 feet long and 16 feet high, the mural contains scenes with social elements: such as science, labor, education, travel, communication and humanitarianism.
The frescoes continue to the entire roof, standing anywhere in the hall, looking up, seems to be under the feet of giants.
Rockefeller Center has a famous statue of “Atlas” who can carry the universe on his back at the exit on the side of Fifth Avenue, and across the street is St. Patrick’s Cathedral. When the statue was unveiled in 1937, some protested that it looked too much like Mussolini .
After completing the more than 1 hour Rockefeller Center commentary group, quickly queue up to the top of the rock (Top of The Rock), only by going to the 70-floor-high top of the rock observatory, it is equivalent to truly complete the tour of the Rockefeller Center from head to toe.
Here, 360-degree views of New York City, including Central Park , the Empire State Building and Manhattan down town.
Passing by the New York library, the outside is already very attractive, but there is no time to go inside, which is a pity.
Arrive before sunset to another iconic building in Manhattan, the Empire State Building at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue. The Empire State Building was built in 1931 and beat New York The Chrysler Building in town has won the title of world’s tallest building, a title that has been ceded to others over the decades. But it is still the most attractive building in New York City. I remember the one- day trip to New York that year. We arrived around noon and had a long queue. Come later today, one is not to queue up, and the other is to see New York City in the sunset.
Empire State Building Open 365 days a year, from 8am to 2am.
The elevator goes up to the 86th floor, where there are two options to go to the 102nd floor, crowded and cramped elevators, or walking up the stairs, we choose to rely on our own feet and challenge ourselves. The viewing platform on the 102nd floor is open-air and surrounded by iron railings. Because it is at a high position, the wind is very strong and it is quite cold. It is best to bring thick clothes. Of course, it is full of tourists many times here. There are many people and there is a lot of heat. They rely on others to keep warm.
At a glance, you can see the financial center at the southern end.
In order to watch the sunset, we went to the top 1 hour before sunset. There were already many people, so we managed to squeeze into a good position and wait for the sunset.
Tips: You can watch the sunset before sunrise, and watch the night scene after sunset, killing two birds with one stone.
For a moment, the angle of the World was just right, reflecting the beautiful sunset like a mirror.
It is said that New York City was built with lighting in mind, and some of the main streets are facing the sunset at sunset, and before the sunset goes down, these streets present a ‘Golden Avenue’ scene.
New York at the beginning of the lantern.
The Empire State Building maintains its tradition of changing colors, relying on this lighthouse is green today. The Empire State Building is also very photogenic, appearing countless times in film and television, the most memorable being “King Kong” and “Elf.”
On the way back to the hotel, I passed a bar and stopped by for dinner, which cost 20-28 dollars per serving, plus a 15% tip.
Cruise, Madame Tussauds, Brooklyn Bridge
It was cloudy today, got up early again, and started the second day of the New York Pass, the first item, New York Sightseeing Cruise – Circle Line’s Best of NYC Cruise, we are at 34th Street-Hudson Yards Subway Station Get off the bus and walk for about 15 minutes to Pier 83 for a boat ride.
Also available in Times Square Take the M42 or M50 bus on 42nd Street and get off at the 42nd Street Pier, which is Pier 83.
Start boarding about 30 minutes before departure, and the ideal seat is along the left side of the boat, which has a better view of Manhattan.
New York Sightseeing Cruise-Circle Island Line, a total of 2.5 to 3 hours, is the most popular cruise in New York, suitable for all ages, comfortably take a circle around Manhattan Island and see the skyline of New York It’s enough to take pictures of important sights.
The tour is lively narrated by a guide using loudspeakers, passing through 5 boroughs ( Brooklyn , Manhattan , Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx ) and crossing 20 bridges.
Key attractions include: Jacob Javits Center, World Financial Center, Battery Park, Ellis Island , Statue of Liberty, Wall Street , South Street Seaport, Brooklyn Bridge, Empire State Building , Chrysler Building, United Nations, Roosevelt Island, Gracie Building, Hamlin, Yankee Stadium, Wood Fence in New Jersey , George Washington Bridge, Grant’s Tomb, Memorial to Soldiers and Sailors, Passenger Ship Terminal.
Discover the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, which is also here at Pier 83, so stop by.
The entire museum is built on an aircraft carrier, the USS Intrepid, an award-winning aircraft carrier built during World War II.
On the deck of the Intrepid is a collection of fighter jets, helicopters, including World War II TBM Avenger torpedo bombers, F-14 Tomcats, Soviet MiGs, and more.
The most famous is the A-12 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, which is the first supersonic stealth reconnaissance aircraft, with a maximum flight speed of 3.2 times the speed of sound, a length of 32.74 meters, a height of 5.64 meters, a reconnaissance altitude of 24,000 meters, and a range of up to 4,800,000 kilometers. Meter.
There is also a Concorde passenger plane on the dock next to the museum. It has a super streamlined fuselage. It is the fastest passenger plane in the world, twice the speed of sound. It only takes about 3 hours to fly from Paris to New York , saving more than half of ordinary civil aviation aircraft. time. It is a pity that after the air disaster in Paris , France the production and operation of the Concorde was stopped, which has become a major regret in the history of human aviation.
There is also a space shuttle in the museum, and with the retirement of the space shuttle program in 2011, NASA sent surviving space shuttles to a number of museums in the United States, and one of the replicas of the Aurora 7 capsule is in the Intrepid aircraft carrier.
There is also a series of multimedia displays, the most interesting being the flight simulator “Transporter FX”.
After visiting the aircraft carrier, in order to be in a hurry, I called an ‘Uber’ car and went to the Madame Tussauds New York on 42nd Street in Times Square to get off. There are more than 200 wax figures in the wax museum. All lifelike. The wax museum was founded in 1835 by legendary British sculptor Marie Tussaud, and it is said that each wax figure takes about 6 months to complete, requires 250 measurements and more than 2,000 pounds of wax.
In the afternoon, take the subway and get off at Fulton ST station. There is Fulton market here. The whole market community has a petty bourgeoisie atmosphere. Necessary, it’s just that we’re gathering here today for The Brooklyn Bridge and DUMBO Neighborhood Tour, and it’s good to have a casual look.
The walking tour gathers at the Brooklyn Bridge Bike Shop (110 South Street, New York, ), and the whole walking tour takes about 3 hours. You can also rent bicycles to tour the Brooklyn Bridge by yourself.
This street is the unique industrial area houses in New York that I have seen in the movie. There are many romantic scenes in the movie: the protagonist is sitting on the window sill, drinking champagne and reading a book. Outside the window is the night view of the Brooklyn Bridge and New York , and there are friends downstairs. Calling her name, the protagonist opens the window, gives a charming smile, climbs out of the window, draws down the iron stairs outside, and disappears in hand in hand with friends. New York night scene.
This is a great location for shooting the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge.
The red house at the junction of Dover Street and Water Street (280 Water St, New York) is different from the surrounding brick houses. It is wooden and the only old house in the area. The other old houses were destroyed in the fire that year and replaced by the red brick buildings seen today.
The Brooklyn Bridge is the most iconic and photogenic bridge in New York. Opened in May 1883, it spans the East River and connects Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn districts are connected. The original Brooklyn Bridge was just an elevated pedestrian walkway , but now it has been added to the car lane.
Fascinating story about the Brooklyn Bridge: The Brooklyn Bridge was the wisdom and dream of engineer Roblin, but he didn’t get to see what it looked like when he was alive. In 1869, Roebling died of tetanus after being crushed on his foot by a ferry. After Roebling’s death, his son Washington took over, to keep the river bed dry for digging and piers, Washington And the workers had to work in the sealed caisson every day, and the compressed air in the caisson soon gave them “caisson disease”. In 1872, Washington fell ill. The construction of the bridge fell on the shoulders of Washington’s wife, Emily. The command, supervision, design,construction and enterprise management were all in one hand, and finally this huge process was completed. Emily is widely recognized as a pioneering female engineer, the driving force behind the bridge.
The first to cross the bridge was a rooster, and on the opening day, Emily, an engineer, was of course the first to cross the bridge, with a lucky rooster sitting on her lap.
Roebling didn’t notice that the cable contractor, J. Lloyd Haigh, stuffed a lot of low-quality and even defective wires into the building materials, which were not discovered until after the riser, but could not be replaced. New York People are still haunted by this. On the fifth day when the bridge was opened to the public in May 1883, a woman tripped. Coupled with rumors, it triggered a panic of a large number of passers-by ‘fleeing”, resulting in 12 people being trampled to death and 36 others being trampled to death. Seriously injured. To show how strong the bridge is, the city government invited 21 elephants from the circus to walk across the bridge.
The Brooklyn Bridge was the world’s first suspension bridge and was the world’s longest suspension bridge for 20 consecutive years until it finally lost its title in 1903.
The color of the Brooklyn Bridge has also been debated, with some saying it has a proud buff, while others say it has an original rust red color.
There are obvious signs on the bridge that it is forbidden to lock on the bridge for life, but you can still see those hard-hearted couples who can hang the lock out of reach.”
Get off the Brooklyn Bridge to Brooklyn Heights, known as New York’s first suburb , home to Truman Capote, Arthur Miller and Norman Mailer. The whole neighborhood is very classy, full of high-end boutiques, coveted restaurants and art galleries.
Strolling through Brooklyn Heights, you will fall in love with it if you are not careful, and when the guide takes us to the waterfront promenade (Sunset Park) here, the best views of Manhattan and New York Harbor jump into the eyes, the upgrade of love, not one Carefully want to marry it.
After the walk, I took the subway back to Midtown Manhattan , and made an appointment with my friends to meet for dinner at Chelsea Market (9th Avenue/W 15th Street), which was originally opposite the Google headquarters.
Chelsea Market is on the site of the former National Biscuit Company factory and has been a hybrid urban public plaza/upscale food court since 1997. The interior decoration maintains the characteristics of the old factory, exposed pipes, abandoned drills, rusted fountains,,,, there are more than 35 merchants, there is a good flea market, you can buy unique greeting cards, gifts and art, jewelry , vintage clothing and more.
Everyone who comes here has a purpose, to eat, perfectly aged cheese, strong espresso, luscious peanut butter fruit pancakes, freshly baked doughnuts and more, the Lobster Shop for fresh lobster rolls and sushi Food can also be cooked and eaten. My favorite is the soup shop, all kinds of seafood soup, you can taste for free.
Central Park, Metropolitan Museum
Today , I got up early again, the third day of the New York Pass, first go to participate in the Central Park Sightseeing Bike Tours (Central Park Sightseeing Bike Tours), meet in front of the store on 57th Street or 59th Street, and book when it is busy , the total trip is about 2 hours, including helmets, there is a basket in front of the car to put handbags or something.
It can be said that Central Park is the oasis of New York City and the back garden of New Yorkers . it is located in manhattan The center, covering 341 hectares, is a must-see for tourists and local New Yorkers alike, welcoming 25 million visitors a year. There are multiple lakes, theaters, ice skating rinks, fountains, tennis courts, baseball fields, many playgrounds and other facilities in the park; there are also various statues, art installations, rich flora and many small animals in the park. There’s also a zoo (the bike tour doesn’t include the zoo); there are countless lawns, and 9,000 benches for people to rest on.
Interesting attractions are concentrated in the lower half of Central Park, including historic buildings, statues, monuments, beautiful bridges, rugged bush walks, and more.
There are eighteen entrances to the park. Each entrance has its own name. Several of these gates are ornate, such as the Vanderbilt Gate, the Engineer’s Gate, and most particularly the Merchants’ Gate at Columbus Circle.
The Bethesda Fountain and Terrace is a must-see in Central Park, with an arcade on the terrace flanked by two staircases leading to the plaza. In the middle of the square is the Bethesda Fountain. The statue in the fountain, known as the ”Water Angel”, commemorates the opening of the Barton Reservoir system, when New Yorkers first had access to clean drinking water. Behind the fountain is a lake and Loeb’s houseboat.
On the east side of the lake is a pond, Conservatory Water, for those who love remote-controlled model boats.
There are many sculptures around the pond, and there is a statue of Hans Christian Andersen on the west side of the pond.
The most famous and most popular sculpture by children is Alice in Wonderland, and many children like to climb on the big mushroom to take pictures.
The Lake is actually the largest reservoir in New York City.
Shakespeare Garden was created in 1913, originally named Heart Garden. Three years later, on the 300th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, it was renamed Shakespeare Gardens. Here’s a Swedish cottage, a replica of a 19th century Swedish school, 1876 Philadelphia The building used for international exhibitions was later relocated here. Walking up the stone stairs in front of the cottage, you will enter a small and beautiful garden with various plants mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays.
At the highest point of the park is a Belvedere Castle, a watchtower built in 1869. Below the tower is a turtle pond. As the name suggests, the turtle gods live here.
Strawberry Fields (Strawberry Fields) is located at the entrance of West 72nd Street in Central Park, in memory of John Lennon, a member of the Beatles. John Lennon ‘s residence in New York is the apartment by the park, December 8, 1980, He was shot dead in front of the apartment. This teardrop-shaped garden was built in 1985 and is enshrined as Peace The garden, named after the Beatles song Strawberry Fields, written by John Lennon.
On the ground of the strawberry field is a mosaic from Naples , Italy , named after another Lennon song, Imagine.
After swimming in Central Park , I bought a hamburger satisfy my hunger. The price and taste are similar to McDonald’s.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art on the east side of Central Park , also known as The Met, is one of the most representative museums in the world. World-class art treasures, more than 2 million pieces, with 5,000 years of artistic value. The number of visitors from all over the world can reach 6.2 million each year.
The entrance to the museum is a hall, standing in the hall can divide the museum into three directions: Greek and Roman art on the left, Egyptian art on the right, and medieval art in front.
In the museum, many young artists can be seen sketching here.
The gallery houses numerous works by the world’s top masters, including Mary Cassatt, Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Cindy Sherman , to name a few.
If you want to appreciate the exhibits in the Metropolitan Museum in detail, a whole day is not enough. For those of us who have no artistic talent and want to maximize the New York Pass , just go around and go straight. Not far from it is the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
The Guggenheim Museum has the best collection of modern and contemporary art in the world, the building itself is a masterpiece, designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, built in 1959, the museum is like a giant snail, spiral Climb up to the huge glass dome.
The Guggenheim Museum exhibits works by famous artists from the 19th century to the present, including Pablo Picasso, Rudolf Bauer, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Piet Mondrian. Mainly Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Early Modern and Contemporary Art. These priceless treasures are actually the private collection of American businessman and philanthropist Solomon R Guggenheim (Solomon R Guggenheim). He built this museum to show his collection to the world, and the income went into Africa The Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation of the for-profit organization. The foundation works to advance the understanding and appreciation of contemporary art through exhibitions, education, research, and publication.
When you come to New York , you must go to Broadway to see the show. I heard that the performances in other parts of the world are not as good as the original ones here. Tonight, I will watch a Miss Saigon (Miss Saigon), with a ticket of 40 US dollars per person. Broadway shows are not included in New York Pass card.
Our fares are cheap, so we are closer to the back. Sometimes being ‘above’ doesn’t cost a fortune.
The whole play is 2 hours and 40 minutes in total. There is a break in the middle, and no photos are allowed. The staff supervises the whole process. We still stole one or two.
Brighton Beach, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
The 3-day New York Pass has been used up. Today, I have a good night’s sleep. For the next three days in New York, we will try to choose the attractions that are free for everyone to see.
Underground to Brighton Get off at the beach (Brighton Beach Station), and when you walk out of the station, you will find yourself standing on the commercial street (Brighton Beach Ave) in this area. The whole commercial street is under the elevated subway line. Running in the car, people crowded around.
Standing in this community 27 kilometers away from the center of New York City, I feel another country. There are few English letters in the entire business district. The people here are full of Russian, and the goods in the store are all in Russian. It is rightly called the little Russia of New York . And you can find many treasures that are hard to see in the market, such as Ukraine Honey pepper vodka, black caviar on top.
St. Petersburg bookstore sells many Russian -themed items, such as Russian books, souvenirs, and of course the cutest Russian nesting dolls. Here’s the Master Theater (Master Theater) can enjoy many master-level Russian Cabaret Shows.
There are many good and cheap restaurants, we went to this popular restaurant: Cafe At Your Mother-in-Law, (3071 Brighton 4th St., 718-942-4088), his dishes It is the taste of Uzbekistan , which is actually a mixture of Russia and North Korea .Such as the Uzbekistan , kuksu soup (beef noodle soup with sesame, cabbage and pickled cucumber), and stuff like dumplings. It suits our taste very well and the price is very reasonable, $5-12 per plate.
After lunch , stroll to Brighton Beach, which stretches as far as the eye can see, leading to another community, Coney Island , no wonder it is a beach resort for wealthy New Yorkers. The plywood avenue by the beach is wide and talented, I especially like this photo, dressed in traditional Russian The old Russian lady in clothing , wearing a Russian turban, with a cane, walked slowly to the bench by the roadside to bask in the sun.
It takes about 20 minutes to walk from Brighton Beach to Coney Island , which is considered New York The city’s playground, children’s paradise, has the only aquarium in New York City.
The Lunar Park amusement park here is really nothing compared to the Disneyland in Orlando, but it is so close to New York City that it still attracts thousands of people to visit every year, so that many children Very happy.
Luna Park Amusement Park can be said to be the earliest amusement park in the world. The original construction was in the 20th century, more than 90 years ago. The most famous project is the large roller coaster named Cyclone.
Take the subway and get off at Prospect Park Subway Station. Prospect Park is one of the best parks in Brooklyn . It covers an area of 526 acres. It and Central Park are from the same forest garden designer. The park is a local park. Residents are provided with an idyllic recreational space, but compared to In Central Park , there are very few tourists, but more local residents. They run for a walk, bring their children to play, invite their families to have a picnic, or read novels alone in the sun on the lawn.
After visiting the park, hop on the subway and get off at 95 Street Station. After walking for about 10 minutes, we arrived at the Inlet Bridge in New York.
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, located at the mouth of the upper bay of New York, connects Brooklyn to Staten Island, and is also the main connection point of the interstate highway system , the shortest route between the Mid-Atlantic states and Long Island .
The bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world when it opened in 1964. The bridge is 1,298 meters long and only connected by two piers weighing 27,000 tons, making it appear to be in line with the arc of the earth. It seems that the earth is really round . The bridge is named after Giovanni da Verrazano, who in 1524 became the first European explorer to enter New York Harbor .
Brought a Chinese takeout here and the best pizza in the area Uno Pizzeria & Grill (9201 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209)
Take the subway to the Sunset Park in Brooklyn watch the sunset. Manhattan on the other side turns a different powder blue with sunset.
United Nations, Grand Central Station, World
Another one that makes people feel good The first place to go: United Nations Headquarters Address: 405 East 42nd Street (46th Street and First Avenue) New York City, New York State.
As we all know, the United Nations is one of the most powerful intergovernmental international organizations, established on October 24, 1945, after the Second World War, to prevent another world war. There were only 51 member states at the time of its establishment, and now it has increased to 193. The permanent members of the UN Security Council include: China , the United Kingdom , USA , France , Russia. The mission of the United Nations includes the maintenance of international peace and security, the promotion of human rights, the promotion of social and economic development, the protection of the environment, and the provision of humanitarian assistance in times of famine, natural disasters and armed conflict. The United Nations has six main organs: the General Assembly (main review conference); the Security Council (decision of peace Security and certain resolutions); Economic and Social Council (promoting international economic and social cooperation and development); Secretariat (providing research, information and facilities required by the United Nations); International Court of Justice (main judicial organ) and the United Nations Trusteeship Council (inactive since 1994).
Headquartered on the eastern border of Manhattan The Filler family (that is, the wealthy businessman who owns Rockefeller Center ) donated to the United Nations, which is an international territory and does not belong to the United States .
To go to the United Nations Headquarters , you must first do the ID card registration, and you must bring your passport. The location of the registration office is a bit confusing. It is not at the gate of the United Nations Headquarters, but in the office building across the road.
Visitors to 45th Street and 1st Avenue In the office, there is a blue information board at the entrance. The office is very small, and there is a guard at the entrance to limit the number of people who can enter. If it is a family or a group, just designate one person to go in and the others will wait outside. Tickets are $22 per person. Children under 5 are not allowed into UN visited.
To enter the United Nations Headquarters, you have to go through strict security checks. First, there is a huge square. There are many art sculptures donated by many countries on the square. Some are for protecting the earth, and some are against violence.
The United Nations Headquarters consists of four buildings: the Secretariat Building, the General Assembly Building, the Conference Building and the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. The tallest one is the Secretariat Building, with 39 floors and a height of 166 meters. We were led into the lobby of the building, where we waited for groups, led by specific guides, and were not allowed to act alone. The tour time was 45-60 minutes. Available in six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish , other languages must be booked in advance.
Our guide was a beautiful woman with a Korean accent.
The second attraction: New York Central Station (Grand Central Terminal). Address: 42nd Street and Park Avenue.
The Grand Central Station opened on February 2, 1913, with extensive granite construction.
The grand interior hall of Grand Central Station is 275 feet long. Appeared in many movies such as Madagascar , Avengers, Superman and X-Warrior.The painting on the ceiling of the central station is the constellation of the Zodiac. Although very beautiful, astronomically speaking, there are actually many mistakes in the painting.
The four-sided clock in the middle of the hall is probably the most iconic feature of Grand Central. The clock is made of brass, the face is made of precious opal, and the clock is said to be worth well over $10 million!, why go to the trouble of robbing a bank, move this home and get rich overnight . many new york A place where people usually meet. In addition, the time on the clock is actually 1 minute faster than the real time. Prevent people from being late and missing trains. I want to meet someone like me who has no concept of time, and I can’t guarantee it in 10 minutes.
If you look closely, there are many carvings of acorns and oak leaves , symbols of the Cornelius Vanderbilt family. His family’s motto is “The bigger oak comes from the little acorn”.Another attraction in the hall are those beautiful 24-karat gold-plated chandeliers, each with 110 bulbs.
The third attraction: World Trade Center 1 (One World Observatory), located in lower Manhattan , that is , after the collapse of the twin towers of the World Trade Center in 911, the new World Trade Center 1 was built in 2013 and is the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere, at 546 meters high, 102 stories high, and valued at $3.1 billion.
It is not cheap to go to the observation deck on the 102nd floor. It is $32 per person. Standing on the observation deck, it feels like standing at the tip of New York. The Chrysler Building and the Empire look like two dwarfs here.
When the weather is good, you can see all the way to Philadelphia.
The fourth attraction: New York ‘s financial center, Wall Street.
Wall Street originally referred to New York The street between Broadway Manhattan , 8 miles long, over time, Wall Street has become the synonymous with financial markets. The New York Stock Exchange here controls the world’s largest market trading value, making New York the world’s leading financial center.
Before reaching the Bowling Green Square at the junction of Broadway and Morris St Road, I saw a crowd of people. This Wall Street Bull is really easy to find. As long as you plunge into the crowd, you will see its bullshit. Coaxing momentum. It symbolizes American money, power, greed or high financing. 1986 Wall Street When the stock market crashed and people were depressed, American artist Arturo Di Modica envisioned a sculpture of a charging bull. In order to encourage New Yorkers to be determined and overcome obstacles, he spent 3 years making a bronze bull, 18 feet long, Weighing three and a half tons. He was going to secretly put this behemoth in New York In front of the stock exchange building, he observed for several days and noticed that the police patrol every 5 to 6 minutes, so he only had 4 and a half minutes to put the cattle in place, everything was planned, December 1989 In the early morning of Friday, the 15th, on Christmas Eve, a truck carrying cattle came to the building of the stock exchange, only to find that the government had placed a Christmas tree in the middle of the square the night before, blocking the way, and in a hurry, he put the cattle on it. under the Christmas tree. As a result, all New York was moved by this cow, who made a cow as a Christmas present for New Yorkers.
Later, the copper bull was moved to Bowling Green Square, but it has always been loved by people. It is New York after the Statue of Liberty. The second most photogenic sculpture in the city. Countless people gathered around it to take pictures, so I had to take a photo with an eldest sister I didn’t know.
In March 2017, a small bronze statue was added in front of the copper bull. State Street Global Investment Consulting spent billions of dollars to ask American sculptor Christine Verbal to make a akimbo with a faceless face. Fearless Latin girl, placed in front of the copper bull, named “Fearless Girl” (Fearless Girl).
The girl’s sculpture also generated a lot of controversy, with some saying she was too ‘feminist’. Of course, the strongest opponent is Arturo, the creator of the Wall Street Copper Bull.
Since the addition of this ‘fearless girl’, more tourists have come here, especially many young girls.
Our old habit of imperceptible is coming again, no matter which city you go to, as long as there is a Chinatown, go and see, New York China Town ( Manhattan ) (China Town) in Manhattan The surrounding blocks of Mott Street and Canal street in the lower city, get off at the Canal street subway station and exit the station, there are familiar text goods everywhere, and there is also the familiar prosperity mixed with chaos. Manhattan ‘s Chinatown is a true New York story, one of the densest Chinese immigrant areas in the Western Hemisphere, condensing the Chinese American Dream, I can not help but think of the TV series ” Beijing people in New York “.
New York ‘s Chinatown is huge, but not as beautiful as London and Sydney ‘s Chinatowns. Or am I not looking in the right place?
It’s natural to have a meal when you come to Chinatown. I found this Internet celebrity shop. The shop is in the basement. There are several stairs to go down. There is a long queue at the door. I quickly ordered the food, the serving speed was quite fast, and the taste of the food was not very authentic. I looked up and looked around. The customers were all Westerners. I realized that I was stupid again. Make sure it is full of Chinese customers before you can enter. But then again, the consumption of this restaurant is very cost-effective, each dish is more than ten or twenty dollars, and the portion is full.
Chinatown in Manhattan , New York , along with its adjacent Little Italy, is listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
little italy is italy Man’s American Dream in miniature. There used to be thousands of Italian immigrants, and over time, many Italians have gone their separate ways, Little Italy In fact, it is gradually getting smaller. The main street is Mulberry street, and most of the people here are tourists. Of course there are some good Italian restaurants here.
At night, I went back to Broadway and watched another opera: Kinky Boots “Boots”. Watching opera on Broadway is really addicting.
The opera has won a number of musical awards, including a Tony, a Grammy, and the Olivier Award in London. No wonder the long queue. We bought the seats in the back row, which cost about $100 per person.
The opera is based on the true story of a young boss, Charlie, who takes over his family’s ancestral British traditional men’s shoe factory. The understanding is shemale) Lola, who teamed up with Lola to create bright and bright high boots that turned out to be a hit, saving the business. In the countless times of running-in, his friendship deepened.
St. John’s Cathedral, New York, Harlem, High
On a cloudy day, I will go shopping in Upper Manhattan .
First went to Columbia University, founded in 1754, is a private university with a campus area of 36 acres, like many universities in the West, there are no gates and fences, only blocks.
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, located between the West Side and Harlem in Upper Manhattan (Address: 1047 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025), is The largest church in America, this one looks medieval Europe The style church was built in the 19th century and has undergone numerous restorations, incorporating a mix of Romanesque, Gothic and Neo-Gothic design elements.
It’s really tall, and you have to stand far away to take a picture of the entire building.
The interior is also tall, most notably the Gothic sculptures carved in the 1980s and 1990s that line the aisles, and two 17th- century Barberini tapestries from Italy: one depicting Scenes from the life of Christ, another showing the Acts of the Apostles. The stained glass here is the largest in the United States and contains more than 10,000 individual glass pieces. There is also the largest orchestra in the world, with 8035 pipes and at 141 scales.
Visiting the church is free, the northern part of the church has not yet been rebuilt, if repaired, it will be 183 meters long and will be the third largest cathedral in the world.
From St. John ‘s Cathedral in New York to its not far morningside Park (Morningside Park), you have to cross a street in the community, probably because it is on the side of the university, the community has a scholarly atmosphere.
Morningside Park covers 312 hectares and is located between 110th Street and 123rd Street from Morningside Avenue to Morningside Drive, between Harlem and Morningside Heights. Most of the parks are adjacent to Columbia University. With waterfalls and ponds, softball fields, basketball courts and playgrounds, it’s a park that serves the community and is rarely visited by outsiders. If time is limited, it can be ignored here.
Passing through Morningside Park to the other side, you enter the most distinctive Harlem district in New York’s upper city. If you want to discover the charm of Harlem, you must understand its history.
The name Harlem was given by the Dutch , originally a farmland, a village of Dutch immigrants, during the Great Migration, a large number of people around 1900 African Americans migrated from south to north to Harlem. The famous Harlem Renaissance in the early twentieth century originated here, which is another unofficial social and cultural change after the United States . A movement for equality against racism, where many black writers, activists, artists, musicians, poets and intellectuals gathered to encourage African – Americans to abandon their old obedience to black images and to speak up , to establish a self-respecting image of the new black people. The most famous anthology, “The New Negro: An Interpretation”, is a collection of poems, essays, plays, novels and more by the younger generation of black people. That era produced famous writers such as Langston Hughes, Zora Neal Hurston and James Weldon Johnson.
Harlem actually has no fixed boundaries; it can usually be said to be halfway between 155th Street to the north, the Harlem River to the east, 110th Street to the south, and Amsterdam Avenue to the west.
Because of its ‘black’ history, the old Harlem was regarded by New Yorkers as inferior, and they often heard the phrase ‘after nightfall, you can’t cross the area north of 96th Street’, but the current Harlem Mu is not what it used to be. Although it is not comparable to the middle and lower towns of Manhattan, the real estate here is also increasing day by day. Harlem’s most sought after attractions are within walking distance, centered on 125th Street and Lennox Avenue.
Harlem Malcolm Shabazz Market, located at the junction of Malcolm and Avenue East (52 West 116th Street), is an open-air market that mainly sells colorful traditional African crafts and textiles, which are very exotic. Products include woven boutiques, Wooden carvings, costumes and trendy jewelry. There are some small hair salons here that offer afro braiding services.
Sugar Hill, is a small and fresh neighborhood in Harlem, from 145th Street to 155th Street and between Edgecombe and Amsterdam, famous for its elegant row houses and elegant apartment buildings, 20th century In the 1930s and 1940s, many prominent African Americans lived here , including professionals, political leaders, artists, musicians and writers.
The Studio Museum in Harlem (West 144th and 125th Streets), established in 1968, features works by black artists, reflecting the black movement at different times. Collections include works by artists such as Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence Over 1600 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, and photographs.
The Theresa Hotel (125th Street and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd. Road) was the first luxury hotel in Harlem. Black American leader Martin Luther King Jr. stayed here during his visit to New York. There are many small vendors in the streets around the hotel.
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building, West 163rd and 125th Streets. Named after the first African -American congressman in the United States .
The Apollo Theater (125 West 125th Street), one of New York ‘s most famous concert halls, opened in 1914, originally for burlesque comedies, and like other theaters, was developed only for whites. Closed in 1933, a year later When it was redeveloped, it was called the Apollo Theater and has since been open to blacks.
The floor tiles in front of the theater are inlaid with the names of many black performers, including Mike Jackson’s.
Leaving Harlem, take the subway to 14 Street / 8 Av in Midtown Manhattan and get off at the Whitney Museum of American Art. The High Line starts at Whitney Next to the Nimuseum.
The High Line Park is a popular attraction in New York . It was originally an elevated freight railway line and was discontinued in 1980. The New York government wanted to demolish this ugly railway line, but was opposed by local residents. A section of history, in 2009, community residents worked together to transform it into what is considered New York The most unique park in the city, strolling through this 2.33-kilometer-long garden, the scenery will be constantly updated, for a while it is the New York skyline, high-rise buildings, a playground, a food area, a garden for a while, and an art sculpture for a while. . . Brings constant surprises.
It takes about 90 minutes to walk through this park. If you are short of time, you can ignore the next 1/3 of the journey.
Picnic in Central Park
On the tenth to fifteenth days, we went to Washington and Boston . From Boston to New York It is already evening.
Today is the last night in New York, we brought two pizzas at our favorite pizza place (the one we went to earlier), and decided to go to Central Park for a picnic, which should be the best way to end our trip to New York.
Deliberately passing by Times Square . A black bride in a white dress takes a wedding photo in the middle of the street.
I chose a good place to sit down in Central Park . On the lawn in the park, among the trees, these countless bright spots were fluttering. It turned out that thousands of fireflies were dancing, and it was the first time I saw fireflies in my life. Too bad I couldn’t take pictures.
Surrounded by so many fireflies, I began to fantasize the heroine of “Sex and the City”, sitting in New York The most beautiful Central Park , enjoying a romantic picnic, elegantly munching on the best pizza in New York, ,, in a dream, the raindrops the size of beans fell down, smashing the dream, and hurriedly devoured the pizza in the rain, Ended the New York trip with a sloppy chicken.
