Images of New York City

Images of New York City

1974-2019 

          Marjorie and I have lived in Albany since 1974, so we’ve had many opportunities to visit our neighbor (“The City” as we call it) to the south. Those visits became more frequent once our son Matt started his studies at Manhattan School of Music, and then moved to Queens to start his own family  ̶  grandchildren are such an attraction, after all. Many of the scenes and venues presented here are represented in other posts on my blog, but I decided it’s time to put together a centralized collection of photos from our visits, mostly for us but also to share with others who may be interested.  My apologies for any that are mislabeled  ̶  this covers a long period of time for my memory to cover! 

It seems appropriate to begin with overall skyline views. These have been taken from multiple vantage points, and include both before and after the 9-11-01 tragedy that altered the skyline. Our very first trip in 1984 yielded a beautiful sunset view (above). 

 

Although the skyline views have been mostly from the water, some have come from train 

which offers other views along the Hudson on the ride from Albany.

including Bannerman Castle

or airplane views as we travel into and out of the city. 

 

Closely linked to the skyline are noteworthy sights around and along the waterfront. There’s the Statue of Liberty, of course, 

       and nearby Ellis Island,

 

      
                                                      South Street Seaport,

                       
                         Battery Park,

and the 9-11 Memorial. 

And here’s a sampling of the many bridges crisscrossing the waterways, 

including construction replacing the Tappan Zee with the Mario Cuomo Bridge.

Central Park offers a range of land-based sites & scenes.

 

 

“The Gates” in 2005

Our favorite gardens in NYC are at the New York Botanical Garden, including orchid & mum festivals, 

 Halloween displays, and Chihuly glass exhibits. 

NYC is also known for a variety of iconic locations: Rockefeller Plaza

 Grand Central Station 

and the newer Moynihan Hall 

The United Nations Building

City Hall

the Public Library 

                                       and nearby Bryant Park

Performance sites include Times Square & Broadway

and the 92^nd Street Y where our grandson Miles dances & sings.

There are many museums; shown here are the Metropolitan Museum of Art (or just “The Met”) 

 

 and the American Museum of Natural Science 

 

The Highline offers interesting elevated walking sights along an old NY Central RR spur 

 

Here are a few of the many churches: St. Patrick’s

St. Paul’s Chapel

St. John the Baptist

There are also many sports venues: Yankee Stadium

and its monuments 

      Citi Field where the Mets play

US Open Tennis Championships at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center 

 and the nearby Unisphere from the 1964 World’s Fair

Asphalt Green where our grandson William plays soccer

NYC is also known for beautiful holiday scenes, most especially Christmas: Rockefeller Plaza

the famous Radio City show

and beautiful store windows

also the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 

 including some pre-parade viewing 

It seems fitting to end with a “bang”: 4^th of July fireworks viewed from the East River (2015)