Lena Fischer shared a list · 4 May Everyone

New York in a week

Six days between a conference and a flight home. The subway is great; your feet are better.

1. Walk the Brooklyn Bridge at sunrise

   From Brooklyn towards Manhattan, so the skyline is in front of you.

   Lena did it 25 Apr

   Brooklyn Bridge
2. Central Park, Bethesda Terrace to the Reservoir

   Weekend mornings, with a coffee.

   Lena did it 26 Apr

   Central Park
3. The Met

   Pick three galleries and let the rest go.

   Lena did it 23 Apr

   The Metropolitan Museum of Art
4. The High Line

   Start at Gansevoort Street, walk north, end at Hudson Yards.

   Lena did it 21 Apr

   The High Line
5. Top of the Rock at dusk

   The Empire State Building is in the view. That's the point.

   Lena did it 24 Apr

   Top of the Rock
6. Pastrami at Katz's

   Don't lose your ticket.

   Lena did it 22 Apr

   Katz's Delicatessen
7. A bagel

   Everything bagel, scallion cream cheese, anywhere with a line of locals.

8. A slice of pizza

   Joe's in the Village. Fold it.

9. The Staten Island Ferry

   Free, and it sails right past the Statue of Liberty.

10. The 9/11 Memorial

    The pools at dusk. Quiet, even with the crowds.