Time Square - CNN and AC360

I tried to get a picture of my pretend celebrity boyfriend, Anderson Cooper, on Time

Square. I think he's on the other side of the CNN billboard.

My first look at Madison Square Garden - New York

On Wednesday, Sept 10, 2008 I have a ticket to a concert at Madison Square Garden. It's a benefit concert for cancer "Stand Up for the Cure" featuring the Dave Matthews Band. Since this is my first trip to New York, we took the subway over from Brooklyn to Manhattan to see how long it would take and if I can do this myself on Wednesday night. Everyone around here tells us the subway is safe and it seemed okay, although I can't imagine riding it everyday like they do around here.

This is the view from just outside The Garden - it's a few
blocks from Time Square and in the same block as Penn Stations.

I'm standing just by the doors of Penn Station. The artwork
on the sides of buildings is pretty amazing and the sounds, smells
and activity on the streets are pretty unique to New York City.

Lots of history and things to see inside the Garden.

This lady stands near Rockefeller Center by what

is the skating rink in the winter.
This is "music row" just off Time Square

We ate dinner at Maxie's in Time Square and could
watch the people go by on the street. It was
loud and noisy, but very interesting to sit and watch
the world go by.

This is the skating rink site in the winter at

Rockefeller Center

Getting around in NYC

After we figured out how to buy a MetroCard, spent a few minutes
looking at a map, and consulting with a website (hopstop.com) which
someone at the conference told us about, we plunged into the
depths of the city and took our first ride.
This is the yellow cab line at JFK. We were a little lost when we

got outside and suddenly realized we had no idea how to get

to the hotel. A woman at the information counter spent
about a minute showing us this large, confusing bus route map
and we decided the yellow cab line was the better option.

The long line moved very fast and it was interesting people
watching while we waited.

It's about 8:00 p.m. or so and the subway still
has activity.

The first time we jumped on I thought of a Seinfeld
episode where Kramer can't get a seat. I hestitated for
a split second and ended up having to stand. I don't
mind standing, but it's a pretty rocky, wild ride. When you
go under the water it's a bit like a screaming nightmare (but I kinda liked it).

Scenes around Brooklyn

This is view down Adam street in Brooklyn (from my hotel room) and in the
background you can see the Brooklyn Bridge. It's a great view
from my room at night, but impossible to get a good picture.
Street view a block from our hotel in Brooklyn
The front of the hotel on Adam street is very upscale and business
class, the street right behind is a different world...
This is the view of the Brooklyn Bridge from Montique street about
6 blocks from our hotel.
Lower Manhattan - the Twin Towers would have been
in this shot (on the other side).
This is a street vendor working down the block from our hotel.

Time Square