After spending 5 nights in the DC area (see photos
here), I took Amtrak up to NY for 6 nights, from November 1 – 7. Despite the fact it was now early November, it was very warm with highs of around 75F-80F (approx. 24F-27C) over the last several days. I’m glad I packed some shorts & t-shirts! Anyway, these photos include not just NYC, but also a day trip on Thursday, November 3rd, on Metro North to New Haven, CT, as well as most of Friday, November 4th, spent across the Hudson in Hoboken, NJ. Going back through my photos I realized I have very little from the Upper East and Upper West Sides, as well as Midtown down through Chelsea, even though I spent a fair amount of time in those areas and like them very much (though I don’t love Midtown West). Most of my photos are from the smaller-scale areas, like Brooklyn Heights, Greenwich Village & the East Village, Hoboken, and New Haven.
1. Central Park
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7. Crews busy setting up the finish line for the NYC Marathon.
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9. Upper East Side (Park Avenue).
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10. Times Square
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11. A decent view from my hotel room to the east towards the Empire State Building.
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12. And the view to the west towards Hudson Yards.
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13. I saw a couple shows while visiting, including Funny Girl.
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14. Times Square
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15. Heading off to Brooklyn Heights.
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16. Brooklyn Heights
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18. Views from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.
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25. Brooklyn Bridge Park
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30. Dumbo
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35. Back into Brooklyn Heights.
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37. Returning to Manhattan.
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38. Around Herald Square.
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39. Flatiron Area.
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40. Passing through Bryant Park on my way to Grand Central.
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43. Grand Central
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46. Arriving in New Haven at the State Street station adjacent to downtown.
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47. Downtown New Haven.
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48. East Rock area.
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52. Must have famous New Haven pizza when in New Haven. I stopped by the two most popular. First up, Modern Apizza for lunch. I order their famous white clam pizza. I thought the pizza was delicious, though in any future visits I’d likely stick with my preferred toppings of simply pepperoni and/or sausage. But I’m glad I tried the clam.
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53. Continuing through the East Rock area in the general direction of the Yale campus.
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55. If I’d had more time (daylight is short by early November), I would have liked to head up the escarpment to check out the views.
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56. Prospect Hill Historic District
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59. Yale University – I’ve been curious to check out this campus for quite some time. Having now done so, I think I like it more than Harvard’s campus.
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64. Yale Old Campus
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66. The Shops at Yale
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68. Downtown New Haven
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69. New Haven Green
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71. Downtown New Haven, including the Green.
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72. Now east of downtown in the Wooster Square area, which I thought was very charming, especially the square itself.
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74. Wooster Square
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76. Easily my favorite structure in New Haven. This row of homes is situated directly across the street from Wooster Square.
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79. Court Street
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80. Wooster Street/Little Italy
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81. Dinner time and more pizza for me! The granddaddy of New Haven pizza is Frank Pepe. This time I opted for pepperoni and it was delicious!
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87. Light is fading fast, so time to catch a Metro North train back to Manhattan. I will say I was a little disappointed with the quality of the ride on Metro North. I thought it was bumpy. Not sure if it was the train or the tracks (with perhaps lots of junctions?) or both. Meanwhile my ride on NJ Transit from Penn Station to Newark was extremely smooth. It felt like we were gliding along the rails, as it should feel, as opposed to my experience on Metro North which certainly didn’t feel like a nice smooth glide (it was clanky & somewhat jerky-feeling).
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88. Friday morning I headed to the PATH train to explore Hoboken.
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89. Inside the lovely Lackawanna Railroad Terminal along the Hoboken waterfront.
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91. Hoboken, NJ
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92. Church Square Park
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93. In the vicinity of Washington Street, the main thoroughfare for shops and restaurants.
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100. Hoboken’s Hudson Riverside Park.
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108. Hoboken residential scenes. Very pleasant to stroll around this area.
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123. Now back to the river to catch my ferry back to Midtown.
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126. Arriving at the Midtown ferry station.
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127. Times Square
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128. Saturday morning I decided to stop by Sawada Coffee, which happens to be my favorite coffee shop in Chicago. They somewhat recently opened up this shop in NY, adjacent to a very beautiful/seemingly popular restaurant where people were arriving before it had even opened to get a table.
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129. Battery Park – sunshine & 70s, wow it was nice!
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133. Heading into the Financial District/Wall Street.
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135. Seaport area.
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138. East River views.
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139. Heading up to Greenwich Village.
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141. La Cabra – exceedingly good pastries and coffee. Certainly worth the hype.
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142. Greenwich Village
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144. Pommes Frites – I can’t help myself… I usually stop here when in the Village to order poutine. A very healthy lunch for me, ha!
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145. Washington Square Park – a mix of sun & clouds with temps in the mid 70s and beautiful fall colors. Such a perfect afternoon!
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149. East Village
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150. Tompkins Square Park
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151. Heading west to the West Village.
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153. High Line
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156. Chelsea
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157. Midtown East/Murray Hill
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158. Checking out the NYC Marathon where the runners have just crossed the East River from Queens into Manhattan.
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159. And now into Central Park to the mile 25 marker to cheer on the runners.
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160. Pulitzer Fountain near the southeast corner of Central Park.
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161. Heading north through the Upper West Side.
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164. Up to Columbia University.
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166. A friend who attend Columbia back in the late 80s/early 90s, used to like this Italian place, so I stopped by for lunch.
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167. He recommended The Hungarian Pastry Shop too, which had a line out the door.
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168. Morningside Park
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169. Heading south down Amsterdam Ave. The bars and restaurants along the street were all filled with runners who had just finished the NYC Marathon two blocks to the east and were now out ready to drink & party to celebrate their accomplishments. Such a lively scene! I should have taken more photos but this is all I snapped along the way.
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170. Monday morning, my final morning before leaving that afternoon. I stopped by Yanni’s Coffee in Chelsea and it was very good, as was the still warm freshly baked white chocolate oatmeal cookie. I was a happy customer. This place wasn’t on my radar but it is now! I’ll definitely visit again whenever I’m next in NYC.
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171. Views from Hudson River Park.
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177. The bikeway looked idyllic with the fall foliage enveloping the path.
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179. West Village
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183. Abingdon Square
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184. Meatpacking District
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185. More from the West Village.
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188. Can’t just have New Haven pizza on this trip, must also have some classic NY pizza, of which Joe’s is among the best!
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189. Time to head back up to Midtown to leave for the airport.
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191. Arriving at Newark International Airport.
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192. Goodbye NY!
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Always a little sad to leave New York, but I had a great time exploring not just the city, but also venturing beyond to both Hoboken and New Haven. Hope you enjoyed these scenes from along the way!
