New York City - Part 2

On my second full day in NYC, I started the morning with a 6 mile run along the pedestrian path of the Hudson River.  It is very scenic & there were lots of other runners & cyclists getting in their morning workouts.  After another big breakfast, I headed on the subway down to Brooklyn to walk over to south Manhattan on the Brooklyn Bridge.

It was a nice morning to be outside since it was sunny with mild temperatures.  There is a wooden pedestrian walkway on the top of the bridge which has great views of south Manhattan.  There were plenty of people out walking on this Friday morning.

After walking to Manhattan & back on the bridge, I headed to a park near the base of the Brooklyn bridge.  I was able to get a nice photo of the Brooklyn bridge from the shoreline.

My next stop after the Brooklyn bridge, was Central Park.  This was a place I always wanted to visit after seeing it during the broadcasts of the NYC marathon which I had watched since the early 1980s. Here are a few shots from the park.  I went there for a run the following morning.

When I was researching places to visit in NYC, I wanted to find the best place to get photos of the Manhattan skyline from the top of one of the skyscrapers.  Unfortunately it costs $32 to go to the top of any of the following places - Freedom 1 tower, Empire State Building, or Rockefeller Center.  I decided that Rockefeller Center had the best views plus had a top deck with no glass so I would be able to get some good photos if the weather was cooperative.  I booked a ticket online to go up about an hour before sunset.

The elevator ride up to the 67th floor to the "Top of the Rock" was very quick.  You had the option of looking at the skyline from two lower observation decks with a protective glass or the top observation deck with no glass.  There were plenty of people up on the top level with most only interested in getting selfies instead of taking photos of the skyline.  My plan was to get photos of Manhattan before and after the sunset, so I staked out a pretty good spot along the wall to take my photos.  I finally figured out how to take panoramic photos with my ipad & got panoramic photos of both north & south Manhattan.

Central Park & northern Manhattan.

South Manhattan with the Empire State building in the center.

Here are some more of my photos before & after the sunset of Manhattan.  Even though it was expensive to visit the "Top of the Rock", it was worth it since it was a great opportunity to get some memorable photos.