Blogs from New York, New York, United States, North America - page 303

2 weeks in NY, and then home after another 2 years away... read more

Bright lights, big city. New York City is it. As long as you don't drag your feet behind and go with the flow, you'll be fine. Regardless of your opinion about big cities, Manhattan will take your breath away. It's very much like on TV. Yellow cabs, huge department stores, poor people, rich people. Of course there is more to it than that. But why seek the sidestreets when Broadway is right there...? Madison Square Garden wasn't destroyed by Godzilla, and it wasn't destroyed by terrorists. Game on. Rockefeller Center is almost like on TV just before Christmas. The giant Christmas tree with about a million lights is standing there, like always. The ice skating rink is not as spontaneous as it seems though. It's not very big. People are waiting in line for hours before ... read more

a year afore they collapse i decide to travel to the top of the world trade centre tower. take a photo of barber's thumb as proof.... read more

March 01, 1988 *City official name :New York *Founded date : *Location :New York State *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :New York City is the largest city in the United States and one of the world's major global cities. Located in the state of New York, the city has a population of over 8.1 million within an area of 321 square miles (approximately 830 km²), making it the most densely populated city in North America. Its metropolitan area has a population of 18.7 million and is one of the largest urban areas in the world. New York City is a center for international finance, fashion, entertainment, and culture, with an extraordinary collection of museums, galleries, performance venues, media outlets, int... read more

The 1968 Los Angeles Geographical Society trip to Africa began with a TWA transcontinental flight from Los Angeles to New York. This was the heyday of TWA's "Foreign Accent" service wherein flight attendants wore all sorts of exotic getup with a supposed foreign theme. Our were outfitted in gold lame minidresses, a French accent. It was also the heyday of JFK Airport as the dominant gateway for overseas airline traffic to and from the USA. Many airlines had built monumental terminals at JFK. We arrived at the TWA Flight Center (Terminal 5) and transferred to the Pan American Worldport (Terminal 3). Pan Am flight 150 left New York at 5:00 p.m. for West Africa destinations. Our first stop was to be Abidjan. The DC-8 made intermediate stops at Dakar and Monrovia. I recall at Senegal an ... read more