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.

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1. 1 Walk the Brooklyn Bridge at sunrise Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn side

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

   Lena did it 25 Apr

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

   Weekend mornings, with a coffee.

   Lena did it 26 Apr

   Central Park
3. 3 The Met The Metropolitan Museum of Art

   Pick three galleries and let the rest go.

   Lena did it 23 Apr

   The Metropolitan Museum of Art
4. 4 The High Line The High Line, Gansevoort Street

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

   Lena did it 21 Apr

   The High Line
5. 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. 6 Pastrami at Katz's Katz's Delicatessen

   Don't lose your ticket.

   Lena did it 22 Apr

   Katz's Delicatessen
7. 7 A bagel

   Everything bagel, scallion cream cheese, anywhere with a line of locals.
8. 8 A slice of pizza Joe's Pizza, Carmine Street

   Joe's in the Village. Fold it.
9. 9 The Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal

   Free, and it sails right past the Statue of Liberty.
10. 10 The 9/11 Memorial

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