New York City

 

Ellis Island

The Statue of Liberty is more than a monument. She is a beloved friend, a living symbol of freedom to millions around the world.

Views from the pedestal

 

Her original torch was replaced in 1980 and now sits in the lobby museum.

Time Square

Time Square is the most recognizable intersection in the world.



Saint Peters getting a face lift

Rockefeller Center

Ice Skating at Rockefeller

One World Trade Center

A 104-story, $3.9 billion skyscraper that dominates the Manhattan skyline.

It is America's tallest building.

Set to re-open 11/03/14



Survivor Tree

 After 9/11, workers found the damaged tree, reduced to an eight-foot-tall stump, in the wreckage at Ground Zero.  The tree was nursed back to health in a New York City Park Nursery and grew to be a 30 feet tall, sprouting new branches and flowering in the springtime.  It embodies the story of survival and resilience that is so important to the history of 9/11.

9/11 Memorial

Consists of two pools set in the footprints of the original Twin Towers.  Thirty-foot waterfalls -- the largest in North America -- cascade into the pools, each then descending into a center void.  Nearly 3,000 names of the victims are inscribed in bronze around the perimeters of the two pools.

Central Park

Laid out between 1859 and 1870, Central Park is an urban miracle, an 843-acre oasis of green surrounded on all sides by high-rise buildings.  Fields follow meadows, streams feed into lakes, and cool woods cover hillsides all the way from 59th Street to 110th, stretching to more than a half mile at its widest.

 Bike ride through Central Park

Exploring the park

Peace Fountain

Flat Iron Building



Brooklyn Bridge

Grimaldi Pizza

Right in the shadow of the bridge

View from Brooklyn to Manhattan

Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge

The Charging Bulls

New York Stock Exchange

View from the world-famous 86th floor of the Empire State Building

86th Floor Observatory

Sits 1,050 feet above the bustling New York City Streets and attracts more than 3.8 million visitors each year.  With it's panoramic views up to 80 miles in every direction. 



We heard what sounded like a power tool.  Dave stuck his head through the bars and look what he saw.  Scaffolding with workers 86 floors up.

Looking down onto the Ice Skate Rink at Rockefeller Center  

View up to the top.  Our next stop the highest observatory on the 102nd floor. 1,250 feet. 



Strolling through China Town

Getting ready to take off for the night tour 

 

Lunch in Harlem at Sylvia's Soul Food

Yankee Stadium in the Bronx