I’ve visited New York City a number of times, under a number of circumstances: for work, with family, solo, and with students. This summer I had the opportunity to hit the city with friends, one of whom was a Gotham neophyte.
The following images represent a carefully edited collection of highlights.
The rain did not let up on the first day in the city, so we ducked into a little gallery called the Met and took a sophisticated viewer response approach to the art by finding a piece looked like each of us.
Cue up Lee Greenwood! Nothing inspires more pride while boating past Lady Liberty than a close encounter with the armed militia.
This trip to Coney Island brought me face to face with a rickety high-speed slice of Americana: The Mighty Cyclone. My right elbow still aches from the jarring twists, turns, and dips.
Bartender and patron at McSorleys Old Ale House, Est. 1854.
Other entries in the New York stories series:
Six dark ales, please.
By: Daniel Kuglich on July 2, 2009
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