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New York trip suggestions [56]
Miranda, have a nice trip. NY is a beautiful city( minus the garbage bags on the streets). Every time I drove over Pulaski bridge and looked at the skyline of Manhattan, my hart was pounding, how beautiful the view was(is). Verezzano Bridge and Washington Bridge give you also a big thrill. You can just admire it, but the ride it too quick.
Manhattan has no back alleys to put garbage out. It gets smelly in the summer...
When I moved from NY to Chicago the U-Haul driver did not even understand the concept of a back alley as we have it in Chicago. He actually went with me to see how the back alley looks like and his comment was: "You could make another street out of this"... :). It was a residential area where I moved, but even the Chicago downtown has deliveries from "the back" - not the front of a store.
Take a walk in the midtown Manhattan. Your neck gets tired from looking up so high...it amazes me every time. The city was built long time and the technology could not be possibly as good as it is now, but the buildings stand tall and proud.
I visited the twin tower place the last time I was in NY (I think, about 4 years ago). The eerie feeling was still there.
Don't be afraid to hop on the subway. I rode it through different times of the day and night: Harlem, Bronx, Brooklyn, you name it...never felt unsafe. Waaay too many people on it at any time, most streets a buzzing with life at 1 am, 2 am... It was then, when i lived there and it is now. My sister lives there since 1982 and never had any uncomfortable incident in the city....
Hope it helps!
