Yes, it’s a new year, but the same winter air from last year still persists. To be outside and enjoy the views from the Queensboro Bridge would be nice. With the temperatures in NYC today hovering around 41 degrees, I’ll have to opt out of one my favorite spots to drink a coffee, reflect, and write in Italian or Spanish.
I prefer the small park on 56th Street and 1st Avenue to admire the bridge in all her glory. I learned about this location from Manhattan. The scene served as the film’s poster image:
The cold inhibits me today, but I relish in the time I spent watching the bridge and looking out into the East River last summer:
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| From the Manhattan side looking towards Long Island City, Queens. |
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| Looking up the East River on the Manhattan side of the bridge. |
Yes, Woody, this really is a great city!
We normally have crepes sitting at this park.
ReplyDeleteNeil:
ReplyDeleteNice going to start a New Year with your own blog!
For one who was born in Brooklyn 70 years ago but who hasn't lived there for any extended time for the past 6 decades, a blog like yours can help me to rediscover NY. I can find myslef come and go to the city that never sleeps with little or no reflection. Maybe I can capture for myself why so many people love New York.
Kev Milton
Kev:
ReplyDeleteThis location is only a 2-4 minute walk from where you stay in the City on 57th street. I suggest that the next time you are here, you grab a coffee and the most reputable paper in New York i.e., The New York Post, and sit there and enjoy the peace and quiet of Manhattan. You will also find interesting conversations there. On one visit, I met a woman originally from Poland, but she moved to France a very young age, and is now a Spanish interpreter for NYC social services. I very much enjoyed conversing with her.