I have an easy day planned for Jane as she has just arrived from Australia and will be feeling the effects of jetlag at some stage. We have a time slot booked in to visit the 9/11 memorial. It's two disappearing waterfalls where the foundations of the two buildings were, surrounded by trees and bench seats for reflection. The first tower they are calling the freedom tower is almost finished, and it's covered with reflective material that reflects the sky, so almo...

The sky is so clear and bright blue that it is deceivingly cold when I step out of the apartment in the morning. It will get down to freezing point tonight, crazy weather for this late into spring!!! I'm going to see the frick collection today (free between 1100-1300 Sunday). However, I got off at 86th st not 68th street, but this is prime shopping territory, so i decided to windowshop and walk back to 70th street, my destination. Right now it's 1200 and I ...

What happened to my nice weather!!! Yesterday it was 70F today it is 46F with a windchill factor taking it much lower!!!! The weatherman said 60F and they are normally pretty accurate so I am freezing my butt off along with everyone else doing the Brooklyn heights tour this morning. This is another Free tours by foot tour (Free), and our guide today is John, a local. I like his style, he's got a big booming voice, an irreverent sense of humour and is just full...

I woke up to find scarsdale covered in a thick fog - and when I turned the news on it was affecting all of New York's transportation. There is also nonstop coverage of the Boston bombing situation, to date one of the bombers has been killed and police have cordoned off a Boston suburb searching for the other brother. Hopefully this will all be resolved today - I will be there in a week! I am on the ferry going over to Staten Island, to visit the Richmond histo...

One of the joys of catching the subway is all the performers at the different stations. Today the black acapella group were performing on the shuttle train to Times Square. Then the ebony hillbillies were playing up such a storm on the concourse that they had people dancing. My favourite today is the Mexican group performing on the A station, their music is always so happy! I am going way north on manhattan island to Inwood. What's at Inwood? First of all a wi...