Chelsea, New York — Another great aspect of the Highline Park is that it offers a nice architectural tour of new projects in the city. It shoots you straight north from the Meat Packing district into the heart of Chelsea. For better or worse, this is what will grace the skyline of the Lower West Side […]
Highline Park, New York — New York has a lot of quirky areas but the new Highline Park trumps most. Basically, this is a swath of floating prairie in the middle of Manhattan. At first glance, it looks like a bit of a gimmick but by the time you traverse its present nine block course, it […]
Columbus Circle, New York — Leaving the serenity of the Conservatory Garden behind, we’re back on the race course for the grand finale. It is a lovely stretch that trots past the Guggenheim, behind the Met and flows through a perfectly autumnal Central Park. I hope that these folks are able to enjoy it. Though the […]
Across 110th Street, New York — It is incredible how quickly the mood changes when you step across 110th Street and enter Central Park at its northeast corner. I guess it’s no surprise as Bobby Womack wrote the R&B hit about the experience and it’s been used in a couple of films, one by the same […]
New York, New York — Last week, I trekked into the city to see the film “An Education” which I highly recommend, but that’s far beside the point. Exiting the theater, a few days of rain had given way to bracing sunshine and the urge to wander over to Central Park was primal. Entering just above […]
Flushing, Queens — The next time you take in a Mets game, you may want to show up a few hours early and explore the surrounding neighborhood. Flushing Meadows is home to the U.S. Open and the sculptural ghosts of the 1964 Worlds Fair. On the weekends especially, the park is a buzz of activity. While […]