Returning to the Big Apple was great.
There may not have been any visits to the projects or funerals or stabbing sites. And there was no chatting up Jerry Seinfeld, stalking Tom Cruise, getting in the car with strangers in Staten Island, knocking doors of suspected Islamic extremists, auditioning for the Rockettes, attending fundraisers with John McCain—not even a Washington Heights basketball tournament. I guess you just never see the five boroughs like you do as a New York Daily News intern.
But there is always more to love about the city that never sleeps. Especially when instead of a dormitory-style closet on the Upper West Side, you get to wake up in a king-size bed in a swanky Midtown hotel and create a day for yourself. While Spence was in training, I saw Broadway in Bryant Park, woke Niels up to the live performance of One Republic playing that song he won't stop playing, did the MoMA thing, cycled Central Park, overate at the Mandarin Hotel's Asiate in Colombus Circle, failed at getting Shakespeare in the Park tickets, and paid respects at the World Trade Center memorial. And when he was off the clock, we discovered a few gems that should be on your must-see list:
1. Highline Park
2. The Frick
3. Tram to Roosevelt Island
FWIW, Newsies on Broadway is alright. Also, you can skip Jones Beach, though it was worth the adventure.
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