Steven Wanderberg

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Strolling through Greenwich Village

During the Corona crisis and the lockdown my thoughts went out to my buddies and all New Yorkers as well. In view of empty streets and overcrowded hospitals I was not able to post anything. Now, a few month later, after I was recovered from my individual Corona shock I decided to post at least some […]

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Top of the Rock

If you want to take a look at entire Manhattan from above you have three ways to do it: you can book a helicopter flight, you can visit Empire State Building or you enter Top of the Rock Observation Deck. We decided us for the latter and I tell you the reasons why.

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World Trade Center & 9/11 Memorial

Using Staten Island Ferry to visit Manhattan, passing Battery Park and walking uptown on Hudson River Greenway along West St. you will reach World Trade Center and 9/11 Memorial. Both close-by areas are bounded by West, Vesey, Church and Liberty streets and crossed by Greenwich St. One World Trade Center is highly visible all over New York and gives distinction to the skyline of Downtown Manhattan.

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Visiting Roosevelt Island

Roosevelt Island is an island in the middle of New York City’s East River right between Manhattan to its west and Queens, on Long Island, to its east. In spite of that it is part of the borough of Manhattan. Running from the equivalent of Manhattan’s E 46th to 85th Streets, it is about 2 […]

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Welcome to Brooklyn!

Here we are! We’ve crossed the East River over Manhattan Bridge Pedestrian Path to reach one of the hippest neighborhoods of Big Apple: DUMBO! There are people who know the cute flying elephant with oversized wing-ears from their children or their own childhood and they suppose the name DUMBO was an indication for the increasing […]

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Exploring Chinatown

Manhattan’s Chinatown is the biggest one in the United States, with the largest concentration of Chinese people in the western hemisphere. It is located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. With an area covering two square miles, Chinatown is home to a resident population estimated at 150,000. Chinatown, NYC is loosely bounded by Lafayette, […]

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Arriving

Tuesday, May 14, Frankfurt Airport. Our trip is starting now – with waiting. I suppose that most of the time on airports we spend waiting. But it has come to an end and after about seven and a half hours jetting across the pond with this good old 747 we are arriving in Big Apple! […]

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