NYC

NEW AMSTERDAM
THE BIG APPLE
CONCRETE JUNGLE
GOTHAM

THE city.

I can’t point to exactly where my obsession started, but I think it all blossomed after living in Europe. My dad would take my sister and I on Sunday road-trips around Germany visiting Cathedrals, castles, and old historical ruins. He would quiz us on the characteristics of different architectural styles, “Gothic versus Romanesque?” I then joined an Engineering program within my high school and loved competing with my classmates to build the strongest balsa bridges, the most effective trébuchets, and the most aerodynamic planes. I started a YouTube channel dedicated to building the “tallest” domino towers which inadvertently taught me some basics of designing tall structures. This grew into a passion for skyscrapers and — naturally — NYC. And when my mom was offered a position in “the concrete jungle” in 2010, I told her she HAD to take it. This was my “in” 🙂


MANHATTAN

  1. Central Park (obviously)
  2. Strawberry Fields (in Central Park)
  3. Bethesda Terrace (in Central Park)
  4. Columbus Circle and the Time Warner Center (near Central Park)
  5. Lincoln Center – the world-famous center of Opera
  6. Fifth Ave. starting at 59th street down to 42nd street – walk it, and then cut over to Times Square, as Fifth avenue is the prettiest
  7. Rockefeller Center
  8. Grand Central Station
  9. Times Square – visit Juniors for delicious cheesecake
  10. Hudson Yards – Great to visit on a rainy day, get tickets for the Vessel for free, and eat at the Mercado Little Spain
  11. Walk the Highline Park
  12. Madison Square Park
  13. Union Square
  14. Washington Square Park
  15. Hudson River Park – once you’re done the Highline, or cut into west village and walk down Bleeker street, one of the nicest streets in NYC
  16. SoHo – walk around, especially Broadway and West Broadway
  17. Lower East Side – if you want hipster NY, head here, and go to the Market Line, a brand new underground market with good food
  18. Beauty and Essex – classy and trendy, with amazing food, highly recommend, very NYC experience
  19. The Beekman Hotel – a must visit, a trip to 1870s NYC, it’s a gorgeous building from that period, recently renovated
  20. TriBeCa
  21. Duane Park – nicest part of TriBeCa, very cozy
  22. World Trade Center (the Oculus, museum, observation deck), on a rainy day good to do all three. Then if you want head to Le District for great french food.
  23. Stone Street, another good place to eat, cobblestone street reminiscent of old Europe
  24. Pier 17 – cool rooftop with ice skating, and amazing views
  25. Seaport district – old NYC, oldest preserved part of NYC/Manhattan
  26. Spicy Village – authentic Chinese Food. Cheap, grungy, and just perfect authentic NYC. ***Cash only
  27. Prince street pizza – some of the best pizza in NYC
  28. Little Italy


BROOKLYN

  • Williamsburg for hipster NY
  • Park slope for classy, mature NYC
  • Brooklyn Heights and Carroll Gardens – some of nicest areas in NYC are in Brooklyn for strolling
  • Brooklyn Bridge Park – simply a must visit, exquisite views and beautiful park, masterfully redone recently.
  • Juliana´s Pizza – often considered best in NYC and it is in that area, go there.
  • City Point – coolest shopping market on a rainy day. Go there for awesome food and cool vibes. Also great movie theater.


NYC CHANGED CONNOR’S LIFE,
AND HE CHANGED OURS.


CONNOR’S ESSENCE
IS IN ALL OF THE BRIGHT LIGHTS,
THE BOUNCING BARS, THE UNIQUE STREETS
THAT MAKE UP
THIS CITY HE CALLED “HOME”