Tag: new york
I ♥ NY: Lunch in Times Square
This was written many months ago and forgotten as a draft. Likely, much of it has changed or it is no longer news. But since I just returned from NY, it’s time to post it. The day I picked up my passport from the Swiss consulate office on the east side, I decided to walk…
I ♥ NY: A Weekend In New York
I (Chris) was back in New York for a business trip. This is first time I spent a whole weekend there since we moved two years ago. The meeting ended with the beginning of the memorial day weekend and I was happy to see many good friends over several meals. With my colleagues, we had…
I ♥ NY: High Above Bryant Park
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNvgpJdc8R8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Before I left NYC, I visited an ex-colleague who works in an office that overlooks Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan. His office, facing east on the 31st floor has floor-to-ceiling glass window. Chrysler building, NYC Library, Empire State building, and Bryant Park’s ice-rink in Christmas are all in full view. The vista is breathtaking.
I ♥ NY: Moveable Type @ New York Times Building
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfIFndB1jo8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] I used the Port Authority Bus Terminal for my commute and witnessed the construction of the new New York Times building. The building has several restaurants and NYC’s first Muji store (outside of Moma). I pass it by every day but one day, I decided to walk through the building lobby which runs from the…