New York, New York

New York, New York

Sirens and busy city sidewalks; yellow taxis and the subway; delis and hot dog stands on every corner; Central Park covered in a blanket of snow; Broadway and all of its glamour; the bright lights of Times Square; Bloomingdales and the designers on 5th Avenue; ice skating and the Rockettes at Rockefeller Center; the Empire State Building and its amazing view at night; the smell of the meat Packing District; browsing the Chelsea Market and walking along the Pier-sixty next to the West Side Highway; the NYU student hangout at Union Square; trendy boutiques in Soho and the Village; famous pizza from Little Italy; fake bags on Canal Street; businessmen and the stock market on Wall Street; the Tribeca Grande and downtown with an empty space where the World Trade Center used to stand tall; and last but not least, Yankee Stadium and the New York Yankees-this is what comes to mind when I picture New York City. Regardless of its imperfections, I have not traveled to another city that can even come close to comparing to Manhattan. It is my favorite place in the world- a city that never sleeps, a city that stands alone, and a city that is truly one of a kind. There is no place like home and there is certainly no place like New York City, which is why these experiences make New