Travel Guide For Life;

On the way to NYC

On the E line of the NYC subway from Jackson Heights to Penn Station of Manhattan. We had to take the Q 70 bus from La Guardia Airport to Jackson Heights subway station to get on this car.

This is the first restaurant that we ate at in NYC. It is a cute, cozy cafe that the locals love.

We are now inside Jack's Wife Freda. We had a great breakfast here. We had the Mediteranean Breakfast and one orange juice. It will cost about $40 for two breakfasts with juice and tip. Not bad for the good quality food served here.

IN THE LOBBY OF THE WYNDHAM NEW YORKER HOTEL. IT IS LOCATED IN THE HELLS KITCHEN NEIGHBORHOOD OF MANHATTAN. IT WAS COMPLETED IN 1930 AND WAS BUILT IN THE ART DECO ARCHITECTURAL STYLE. NICOLA TESLA LIVED HERE FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS UNTIL HIS DEATH. BENNY GOODMAN AND TOMMY DORSEY PERFORMED HERE WITH THEIR BIG BANDS. SPENCER TRACY ALSO STAYED HERE AS WELL AS JOAN CRAWFORD, MOHAMMED ALI, AND FIDEL CASTRO.

New York City has so very many iconic street scenes I am overwhelmed trying to get as many as I can. This photo is across the street from the Wyndham New Yorker Hotel.

This sculpture of a tailor at a sewing machine is a few streets south of Times Square. Or it can be a few streets west of Times Square. I am not sure because I was always lost in NYC. The sculpture of a tailor and a giant pin cushion are significant because this is the Garment District which once was dominated by textile factories and shops. There are a few textile shops still here.

A second view of the Tailor at his sewing machine sculpture near where the Garment District meets Times Square. This sculpture is actually called The Garment Worker.

This is one close up shot of Saint Patricks' Cathedral on 5th Avenue. Bob brought us here during our NYC Greeter tour but the doors were locked.

One more view of Saint Patricks' Cathedral. This photo was taken from across 5th Avenue. As I took this photo, I stood behind the Atlas Statue which is located at Rockefeller Center.

Birthday dinner for Farida at The Beeckman rooftop restaurant. We both ordered the Roast Duck Breast three coarse dinner. It cost $95 for each of us, with drinks costing around $15. @thebeekmanhotel was a great evening and I highly recommend it..

Washington Square Park is in the Greenwich Village neighborhood. It is located at the south end of 5th Avenue. Many famous people lived around here. Eleanor Roosevelt once lived in the area. Bob Dylan and Joan Baez lived in an apartment that overlooked this park.

Close to Washington Square is this branch of Joes' Pizza. There are 4 or 5 locations in NYC. I had the pizza at the Fulton Street and at the Carmine Street locations. This branch is smaller than the one on Fulton Street. Joes' Pizza is quite famous in NYC. Both of these locations have photos of well known people who have frequented Joes' Pizza. Some well known people who have eaten at Joes' Pizza are: Matthew McConaughey, Jimmy Fallon, Anne Hathaway, Bill Murrey, Kevin Bacon, Leonardo Di Caprio, Danny Devito, and Conan O'Brian. The location photographed here was used in the Spiderman movies as the place where Peter Parker worked when he was delivering pizzas. During the filming of Spiderman movies, this branch was located at 233 Bleecker Street and recently moved here to 7 Carmine Street. This 7 Carmine Street location is 3 buildings away from its original Bleecker Street location which was used in Spiderman 2. Oh, and the pizza is very good.

And here are just a few of the photos.

Here is one view from Mr. Purple.

There is a really large collection of Egyptian art and artifacts in the American Museum of Natural History. The very large museum is located in the Upper West Side of Manhatten at 200 Central Park West.

Also in the American Museum of Natural History is the largest dinosaur skeleton we have ever seen. It doesn't even fit in the room it is in. 😀

Here is another photo that I took in a museum. This is George Washington Crossing the Delaware River. When we were in NYC, this painting was being displayed at the MET..

On the streets of NYC.

We were always amazed at how awesome are the skyscrapers of NYC. They truly are awesome. Farida wanted to take a photo in front of the Flatiron Building so here we are entering the Flatiron District. The Flatiron building is surrounded by 22nd Street, Broadway, and 5th Avenue.

Here is one of the photos we took in front of the Flatiron Building. After taking about 20 photos here (when my wife says "to take a photo", she is really saying "to take 20 photos"), we went to a nearby Italian food market called Eataly. Eataly is a fantastically large and diverse indoor market with everything italian one might want to eat or buy. I consider Eataly a must do and not just because I am 48% Italian😀 It is kitty-corner from the Flatiron Building, just cross 23 Street then cross 5th Avenue. Or cross 5th Avenue then cross 23 Street, depending on which traffic light turns green first.

On my video page, I included a video of the NYC skyline while standing between One World Trade Center and 11 Sept. 2001 memorial. Here is a photo I took at the same location. On the left is the Oculus shopping Mall. I believe there is an Eataly location there. The shopping mall is called Oculus Center. It is quite large and underground.

The previous photo was taken at the base of the One World Trade Center and this photo shows a view from the TOP of the building which is the tallest in the western hemisphere although there is a new building in NYC that will be thinner and taller still. I do not think it is finished yet..

Built in 1766 with a Late Georgian Church architecture, this is Saint Pauls' Chapel from the sidewalk. It is the oldest surviving church building in Manhatten and it is known as "The Little Chapel That Stood" because it remained standing during the collapse of World Trade Center Twin Towers in 2001. Quite miraculous I would think. The new World Trade Center can be seen towering behind it. There are a few tombstones around the chapel because a few military figures from the American Revolutionary War against Great Britain and a few political figures of that time were buried here..

The Statue Of Liberty stands on Liberty Island which was originally known as Bedloes' Island.

On the way to the Statue of Liberty. There are several ships like this one that will take you to her. You can click on one of the links on this website to buy tickets for the tour. The Get Your Guide ticket buying link is at the bottom of the first page and at the top of the PARIS page. The statue was modeled on the Roman Goddess Libertas.

We can not picnic on the grass here but there are benches here and there so relaxing and snacking is quite possible.

And here is the entrance to Eataly Flatiron District. The sign calls it a cafe but it is much more than that. Inside these doors are several cafes and delis making for good sized Italian bazaar.

The TV show FRIENDS starred Courtney Cox, Jennifer Anniston, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer, and Matt LeBlanc. The building that was featured for the show where some of the characters lived is shown in this photo. THE LITTLE OWL is a very good cafe. This location is in Greenwich Village.

And here we are eating at THE LITTLE OWL which is located at the Greenwich Village building that was used as the exterior setting for the residence of some of the FRIENDS characters. We are sitting at one of the sidewalk tables.

On a rooftop of the Whitney Museum of American Art which was only two streets down from the Jane Hotel where we were staying at this time.

This photo is from the roof of the Whitney Museum. A person can easily walk up the Hudson River Park Walkway and reach the Whitney Museum.

From inside the Whitney Museum Of American Art.