New York 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
                 
 

 

 

  

 
  Entering NYC   Traffic is crazy and so are the cabbies   Even the sidewalks have traffic jams   A jungle of glass & concrete towers  
                 
   

 

    
  Manhattan skyline   New Jersey skyline   Brooklyn skyline   Lower Manhattan

 

  
                 
         
  The Brooklyn Bridge   St. Paul's Chapel was completed in 1766.  This is the church that George Washington attended   City Hall ... exterior shots of the building were used in the TV show Spin City   Supreme Court House.  Scenes for Law & Order are filmed on the front steps  
                 
         
  World Financial Center   Here we are inside the WFC   Madison Square Garden   Every president of the US has slept in this hotel  
                 
         
  Operational water towers can be found on some of the old high rises   The Westin Hotel's design consists of a 45-story prism split by a curving beam of light.   Imelda Marcos lived here.  It is said she had an entire floor just for her shoes   You just never know when a celebrity will show up  
                 
         
  World Trump Tower ... 72 story residential building ... Harrison Ford lives here   The UN building   Woolworth Building was the world's tallest building from 1913 to 1930   Larry is looking a bit nervous on the 69th floor observation deck of the GE Building  
                 
         
Times Square   The narrow building in the center is where the crystal ball comes down on New Years   Mmmmm ... the Hershey Store   Office towers on the edge of Times Square.  
               
       
I love the nightlife on Times Square   MTV Studios   Fantastic Broadway shows   Look at the hot Canadian  
                 
         
  Empire State Building ... didn't see King Kong climbing it that day   A nice evening shot of the Empire State building   A picture I took from the "Top of the Rock" at Rockefeller Center   This is a shot of Times Square from Rockefeller Center.  You can see why it is called the Great White Way  
                 
         
  Queen Mary II cruise ship ... a great place for us old queens to party   We were disappointed to find out these are water guns and not machine guns.  Oh well at least the guys were cute   The USS Intrepid is now a museum you can take tours of.  It reminds me of the Village People   Nothing like sailing the old fashion way ... by blow job  
                 
         
  The Chrysler Building at sunset   National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts   A sea of lights   Met Life Tower was the world's tallest building from 1909 to 1913.  The clocks on all four sides of the tower are 26 feet in diameter.  
                 
         
  Seaport is a very interesting waterfront shopping and dining area.   New York Public Library is a masterpiece.   Interesting and fun ways to get around the city.  
                 
         
  Statue of Liberty   Here we are on the Staten Island Ferry.  Larry was clinging to the rail for dear life.   The Staten Island Ferry is a free trip from Manhattan to Staten Island.   Original ferry ports on Manhattan that once received immigrants from Ellis Island.  
                 
         
Carriage rides through Central Park   Just like honeymooners we took a carriage ride   Belvedere Castle was built in 1869   The Bow Bridge in Central Park  
               
       
A very fancy bath house   Larry is trying to get his rocks off   Cleopatra's needle in Central park is an obelisk made of red granite around 1450 BC.  Egypt gave it to the US in 1879.   The hieroglyphs were commissioned by Ramses II to  commemorate his military victories  
                 
         
  China Town   Naked Cowboy ... a living NYC monument   Guggenheim Museum is a beautiful building but unfortunately it was surrounded by scaffolding when we were in NYC.   There are 3 Broadway Theatres on the same block as our hotel.  We saw Avenue Q, The Producers and Beauty & the Beast  
                 
         
  Grand Central Terminal   Interior shot of Grand Central   Truth in advertising   The famous 42nd Street  
                 
         
  Soho   Chelsea   One of the hundreds of beautiful iron work in the Cast Iron District   St. Patrick's Cathedral  
                 
         
  Our little friend in the bath tub   The Dakota ... John Lennon's last home.  He was assassinated as he entered this building   Rockefeller Center   Sculpture in Rockefeller Center