Wednesday, October 9, 2019, Manhattan, NYC, NY
NEW YORK CITY
NYC is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2018 population of 8,398,748 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 square miles, New York is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass and one of the world's most populous megacities, with an estimated 19,979,477 people in its 2018 Metropolitan Statistical Area and 22,679,948 residents in its Combined Statistical Area. A global power city, New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, and exerts a significant impact upon commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, fashion, and sports. The city's fast pace has inspired the term New York minute. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy.
Sites coming into NYC port this morning.
Tallest building is the new World Trade Center.
Intrepid aircraft carrier museum.
Manhattan Highlights
We experienced the pulsing excitement of New York on a half-day
excursion. During a panoramic drive with our guide, we passed Rockefeller Center,
known as “30 Rock;” Times Square and the Theater District surrounding Broadway;
the Empire State Building; and the glorious St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Our route
took us through some of the city’s most venerated and distinct neighborhoods: Trendy Greenwich Village, SoHo, the bustling Financial District, and posh Fifth
Avenue with its elegant boutiques. We also glimpsed the oasis of Central
Park, 843 acres of green in the heart of the city. We paused in Lower Manhattan at
the National September 11 Memorial to view the water features that sit within
the original footprints of the Twin Towers. Later, we enjoyed splendid views of the
Statue of Liberty from Battery Park.
"Walk-up apartments (no elevator).
Christopher Columbus statue at corner near Central Park.
Central Park statue (rainy day; spots on bus windows).
The Cathedral of St. Patrick (commonly called St. Patrick's Cathedral) is a decorated Neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral church in the United States and a prominent landmark of New York City. It is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York as well as parish church, located on the east side of Fifth Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets in Midtown Manhattan, directly across the street from Rockefeller Center, facing the Atlas statue and the International Building. It is considered one of the most visible symbols of Roman Catholicism in New York City and the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Patrick's_Cathedral_(Manhattan)
Sewing part of Manhattan.
Fashion district.
China town.
Arch at Manhattan end of Manhattan bridge coming from Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Bridge (above signal).
Court buildings: Federal and NYC.
Unknown church in middle of picture.
Street to Brooklyn Bridge.
Figure close to Wall Street.
Native American Museum.
Ellis Island.
Ellis Island Immigrant Buildings.
Pier adjacent to Battery Park.
"New" World Trade Center.
One World Trade Center (also known as One WTC or Freedom Tower) is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Man-hattan, New York City. One WTC is the tallest building in the United States, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the seventh-tallest in the world. The super-tall structure has the same name as the North Tower of the original World Trade Center, which was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The new skyscraper stands on the northwest corner of the 16-acre World Trade Center site, on the site of the original 6 World Trade Center. The building is bounded by West Street to the west, Vesey Street to the north, Fulton Street to the south, and Washington Street to the east.
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum (also known as the 9/11 Memorial & Museum) is a memorial and museum in New York City com-memorating the September 11, 2001 attacks, which killed 2,977 people, and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which killed six. The memorial is located at the World Trade Center site, the former location of the Twin Towers that were destroyed during the September 11 attacks. It is operated by a non-profit institution whose mission is to raise funds for, program, and operate the memorial and museum at the World Trade Center site.
World Trade Center is a terminal station on the PATH system. It is located in the World Trade Center complex, within the Financial District neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The World Trade Center station is located near the site of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad (H&M)'s Hudson Terminal, which opened on July 19, 1909. In 1961, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey bought the bankrupt H&M system, rebranded it as PATH, and redeveloped Hudson Terminal as part of the World Trade Center. As part of the construction of the World Trade Center, Hudson Terminal was torn down, replaced with the World Trade Center station, and re-opened on July 6, 1971. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, a temporary station opened in 2003 while the World Trade Center complex was being rebuilt. Work on a permanent station building commenced in 2008. The main station house, the Oculus, opened on March 3, 2016, and the terminal was renamed the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, or "World Trade Center" for short.
The World Trade Center station platforms are located four floors below ground level. The floor immediately above the platforms is occupied by the station's fare mezzanine. The New York City Subway's WTC Cortlandt station is adjacent to and above the mezzanine.
The $4 billion Oculus station house, designed by Santiago Calatrava, consists of white ribs that interlock high above the ground. The interior of the station house contains two underground floors, which house part of the Westfield World Trade Center mall. It is the fifth-busiest transportation hub in the New York metropolitan area.
The Westfield World Trade Center mall is also within the Oculus building. The new station has received mixed reviews: Although the hub has been praised for its design, it has also been criticized for its high costs and extended delays.
Inside of "Oculus."
Tomorrow morning, weather permitting, Diane and I plan to visit the Intrepid aircraft carrier museum. Then tomorrow evening we are scheduled for a "City Lights and Empire State Building by Evening" tour.
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