Within New York City's greatest park is a lovely treasure - the Central Park Zoo. This past Thursday I took my son to the petting zoo where he encountered several of the animals in his picture books. We fed cows, llamas, pigs and sheep. But the one animal that was of particular interest was the goat! It was an unmeasured joy.
No summer is complete without a trip to Coney Island or so I'm told. Last weekend we finally made it down to the Brooklyn shore to take in the sights, sounds and kiddie rides. On such a hot sweltering August Saturday it seemed everyone in New York was finding relief at the beach. We chose to ride the carousel (over and over again!) and catch the breeze up high in the sky.
Manhattanhenge comes just twice a year and is when the setting Sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid. This orange glow of light comes across both the north and south sides of every cross street of the borough's grid. A rare and beautiful sight. Hundreds of us risked our lives out in the middle of the street to the chorus of honking horns in order to capture Gotham aglow.
