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You'll have to forgive me for the horrible pictures in the beginning, I had my camera set wrong.
We start off at the base of our apartment complex.
Here's the view down Dudley Street at the intersection in front of the complex.
Looking south we see the Korean War Memorial right in front of our apartment complex, and the statue of liberty in the background.
Looking east we see the Morris Canal Big Basin in the foreground and Manhattan in the background.
About a block away, looking back at the complex.
Out at Essex street looking east along the lightrail tracks.
Here's the Essex Street LightRail Station, the closest transit stop to the apartment.
The LightRail.
The Colgate Clock at Paulus-Hook. This is the clock seen from the apartment balcony shots.
Walking along the water looking over at World Financial.
The Goldman-Sachs building has christmas trees outside. They're lit a little early.
More shots along the water, this time of northern Manhattan with the Empire State Building in view.
Here's a view of Manhattan and the Paulus Hook ferry stop. We'll visit this again later.
Continuing on the walk to the PATH station we pass some 9/11 memorials.
Outside the PATH station, looking west.
Memorial to all those stabbed in the back during something or other.
Four stories down to the PATH train. I once ran up the down escalator at 3am. Boy, was I tired after that!
Underground at "Exchange Place", waiting for the PATH.
Here comes the train, with WTC glowing on the front indicating our final destination is the World Trade Center.
Not much exciting in the train.
Just in case we forgot where we were going.
The PATH train circles ground zero, the former location of the World Trade Center.
We exit the train.
We head upstairs and exit the turnstiles.
... and walk up more stairs...
... and take an escalator up more stairs.
At the top of the escalator we emerge into the WTC platform. You see stairs on the left for the street access, and the subway access is straight ahead.
More views of ground zero.
Ahh... to the subway.
Turnstiles lead to the E train.
We just missed one leaving on this track.
On the other side, another train is waiting. Check out the old "next train" sign.
Train signs indicate this train travels between Jamaica Center and World Trade Center.
Inside of the Subway looks much like the inside of the PATH.
This stop is officially known as "Chambers Street", but unofficially as World Trade.
MTA uses humor to convey safety warnings.
Canal Street is one of the numerous stops on the way uptown.
Spring Street Station.
4th Street.
Subway gets more crowded as we head uptown.
There's always maps to help out.
We exit the train at Penn Station, 34th street.
Wave goodbye as the train pulls out.
We climb up to the street level.
New York! There's the Empire State Building.
... and a Staples at 35th and 8th.
I haven't seen this many nationwide chains in one location before.
Our goal and destination, Eighth Avenue Lighting, Inc. They sell lightbulbs!
Since we're equidistant from the 34th and the 42nd street stations, we continue walking north to pick up new views. Times Square! I guess that lightbulb store does good business up here.
Here we go, the subway. Lots of trains pass through Times Square. It's close to when Amy gets off work, so I decide to take the red line down to her office and surprise her.
We descend into Times Square Station.
This guy just came from uptown, and he doesn't look happy, so we'll head downtown.
This girl has candy, so I guess we'll get on the 1 train.
Looks like a train.
I realize that I don't want to be on the 1 train, since it doesn't stop at Wall Street, so I need a 2 or a 3.
I step off at 14 street because there's a 3 waiting across the platform, but I'm not quick enough, so I watch them both go.
A 1 train comes...
... and goes. Finally I get impatient and hop back on a 1 train. I can change trains further south.
"How-stun", not "hue-stun".
As we're riding the 1 train we pull up alongside a 2 train.
The 2 train gets there a few seconds before we do, but I'm able to dash across the platform and catch it.
The 2 train is newer, brighter, and cleaner than the 1 or the E.
Exit the train at Wall Street. It's common to find musicians and nut cases in the subway. This guy is obviously a former, but could be a latter. He didn't say or play much.
This way to Wall Street.
Wave good-bye to the train.
Climb up to street level and look back.
The trump building is all lit.
We walk west on Wall Street.
I stop by the New York Stock Exchange to see if I can trade any of my stocks, but everyone has gone home.
They left the tree on, however.
Walking a few blocks south-west I come across the Guardian building.
They have a tree in their lobby, too.
I could take pictures outside, but when I took a picture inside I almost got shot.
Here's Amy in her office.
About 15 minutes later we leave the Guardian building and walk one block east to Pier 11.
Amy's cold so she leaves me behind.
Hard to see, but here's our ferry waiting for us.
We hurry down the pier so it doesn't leave us.
Amy stays warm on the ferry.
And impatiently waits for me to take her picture. Here we are at the Paulus-Hook ferry terminal that we saw a few hours earlier in daylight.
Goldman-Sachs building and the same christmas tree lights.
... and the colgate clock tells us it's time to go home.