New York City Financial District Overview
(Ellis Island, taken from Battery Park)New York City Financial District Overview
As a child, I vaguely remember driving through New York City with my parents. We did not stop. I recall the skyscrapers, but nothing else.
When we decided to take a Disney cruise to Bermuda, sailing out of New York City excited me. I really knew very little about the city except what I learned from TV and movies: bodies float in the East River (Seinfeld), subway rats are enormous (Good Luck Charlie), and Wall Street is a horrible, greed filled place (Wall Street,…). Hollywood does not always paint accurate pictures, though. So, I looked forward to seeing for myself.
Working full time, left me a tight schedule. We had hoped to stay near Times Square and Central Park, but my wife found a wonderful, less costly hotel in the Financial District of Manhattan. With just a day to roam, I chose to stick close by.
First Impression
Touring the New York City Financial District
Morning Run
The World Trade Center complex was roped off at this early hour. I quite enjoyed the Hudson River Greenway, Battery Park, and finishing up Broadway and Wall Street.
I returned with my son later and we retraced portions.
Wall Street
Cathedrals
World Trade Center
When the attack on the World Trade Center happened on 9/11/2001, I was sitting on a couch in a condo in Sandestin, Florida feeding my then 4 month old son a bottle while I watched TV. I watched the tragic events unfold while clinging to him. I couldn’t help but think back as I watched him peer into the 9/11 Memorial pools.
(Inside the Westfield World Trade Center shopping center)
Battery Park and the Statue of Liberty
Charging Bull and Fearless Girl
Final Impressions of the New York City Financial District
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Brook Massey
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I am glad you like it Clau Valerio!
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Thanks Paul Walters. That means a lot from the best travel writer I know.
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