I’m flying out tomorrow so I needed to straighten out my packing. I took care of that before heading out this morning. My hotel has a free breakfast but I bypassed it and just grabbed a coffee to go.

I had the Liberty Bagels by Central Park last year and…

Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge was on my list the last time I was in New York. The issue has been I’ve wanted to time it right to be on the other side during sunset. I’ve heard DUMBO (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass) is a great place to be…

I looked into attending Hamilton the last time I was in New York. It didn’t show any seats available so I picked different shows. It seems I just tried to book too early (six months out) because I checked back closer to my trip and there were plenty of…

I’ve always wanted to go to the crown of the Statue of Liberty. It was extremely disappointing when I visited New York for the first time last year and the crown was closed due to COVID. I knew I would want to go to the crown on a future…

Liberty Island was originally named Bedloe’s Island. Prior to the American Revolution it was used as a smallpox quarantine station. In 1800 it was transferred to the federal government for the construction of a fort that would later be named Fort Wood.
The walls of the 11 point star shaped…

I just got off of Carnival Venezia in Manhattan. Normally I would try to get breakfast in the Main Dining Room on debarkation day. I skipped that today on purpose with a plan to head to the nearest bagel shop between the port and a subway station. Hudson Bagel…

The last time I was in New York I was able to go to my first Mets home game. This time it worked out where I can catch the first game of the Subway Series: Yankees @ Mets. My hotel this time is in the Financial District so I’m…