Yay, New York love! Kerri, next time you're there, pick up a MetroCard and you could easily have zipped downtown on the (I believe) N/R to get from Times Square to Ground Zero (or maybe the 1/2/3/9; it used to stop right there before 9/11). And check out Pongsri Thai on 48th and 8th for tasty Thai in Times Square. Or the many Cosis (one on Broadway in the low 50s--Mr. Lyrehca is a fan), or the awesomely cheap and tasty West Side Sushi on 50-51st and Ninth the next time you're in midtown. And the half-price ticket booth... and Collesium books and the Strand in Union Square.

Ah, New York indeed. It's been three years away and I still love it. And tomorrow's the anniversary of the Big Blackout of 2003!

I was in NY again Saturday night.

Played drinking games at a German beer bar, ate sushi, and played skeeball at another bar. Jeff won a free beer with his skeeball points.

Then we walked back to my brother's place and I hopped on a bike tethered to a gate...have lots of goofy pictures.

Now it's back to reality...mom, wife, homeowner,etc. Bye, Bye to the college student in me, lol.

Lyrehca, I love all of your suggestions. I need suggestions on where to go because when I visit NYC, I'm so overwhelmed by all the Everything that I can't decide what to do first! I'm definitely checking out the sushi places you recommended.

And Shannon, how was your weekend with Jude?

Kerri, email me any time. I know reasonably-priced sushi places in many neighborhoods. But because I'm out of the loop, check out Time Out New York for the latest in what's what. That magazine never let me down.

Jude had to work :(

Some places I've been to:

Pravda (designed to look like Russian subway system...serves Russian drinks and appetizers)

Ace Bar (where we played skeeball, pool, and pinball)

I'll get the name of the sushi place we went to.

We frequent Chelsea and Greenwich Village.....

I've only been to NYC twice (from CA). I love it because you can go there and do different things everytime and enjoy each experience as much every time. I love that I can talk to others who have been there and we have no common experiences, yet hours of stories to tell and similar love for the city.

The only thing common to both trips for me was experiencing the WTC. Once before 9/11 and once after. Although the void left by the bombings is obvious and overwhelming to everyone, I'm not sure its possible to fully comprehend the loss without having seen the towers in person. To see the skyline from afar or picures from above is an awesome sight, but standing at the bottom and feeling the power of the WTC standing above you and only being able to say "holy sh#t" over and over is simply another thing altogether.

Hey there. I wandered onto this site through other D-blogs, looking for D-info...and am happy to see that you enjoyed your visit to my city!

I used to live two blocks south of the WTC, and I'm still freaked out to walk by Ground Zero.

On your next visit to NYC try some out-of-Manhattan stuff - Staten Island Ferry for free great views, Greek food in Astoria, Prospect Park in Brooklyn.

Also, NYC is great for for D, because you're always walking and getting excercise. And anytime you're low, you can pop into a deli or a Starbucks for a snack!

Hi Kerri!
As always, I love how you write. I felt like I was in NYC with you.
I grew up in NY - near the beach, but close enough to get to the city in less than an hour.
I love NYC. I go there twice a year with friends and we have the much touted - "Girls' weekend"
Favorite spots of mine?
-Top of the Empire State Building. ( went there the day I became engaged - New Years Eve, 1994)
- Ellis Island
-Louisa May Alcott's house
-McSorley's bar
-Canal Street - ah the shopping!
-Central Park Zoo

Have a good day!

my boyfriend would like to go to nyc one day. i'm not that keen. it's so expensive to come all the way from england. there's so much to do i'd need to be there for like a month.

i'm stuck in boring old coventry, in boring old england.

You know, next time you come through here, I'm going to have to be your "tour guide." I understand the "country mouse" mentality - believe me, I am one at heart and it took me almost a year to get used to the Bigness of the city - but there is no place on Earth that compares to the Big Apple. Nothing even comes close. So if you come visit, I will make it a point to show you what makes this city great - and what most visitors miss. And when your bloodsugar gets too low, we can walk over to Doughnut Plant and eat the best doughnuts in history (and they're organic, too!).

Bobby, I would love an organic doughnut. I think that would just about blow my mind.

No chance that they're sugar-free, eh? :)

Kerri,

I definitely agree with you about "The City", I myself am more of a woodsy dude. I prefer the woods to the mass claustrophobic struggle of the city. I hate being on the subway surrounded by people from all over and nobody is talking, its so odd. Or realizing if something happens, you are gridlocked in a city of millions.

i was working in my offfice
building in 2 penn plaza, t
hen all of a sudden, my
computer shuts down and
all the power in 2 penn
plaza goes out, it is pi
tch black, i decide i cant
work without lights, so
i pack up and leave, on my
way out, i run into the manager and ask what is going on,he said he didn't have a clue, with that, i left down the black stairway, and then o yes, the power outage trips the
fire alarms, so i go out along with my other co workers, i get outside and leave for the train station,when i get to grand central station, police are escorting everyone out,saying that the entire northeast was blacked out, he said to me that grand central station had no electricity and the trains weren't running, i dont live that far, so i dont know why i bothered to go to the station anyway,so on my way to the brooklyn bridge, i stopped
by central park and got a hotdog they were grilling there, then i made the mile walk on the brooklyn
bridge, when i get home, i told my wife everything, then me and my wife enjoy an electricity free evening under the stars, in the morning, i heard cheers, the lights were back up and running, it was
7:01 am, the yankees had bad luck last night, they were in the bottom of the 5th with 1 out, and the stadium lights went out, they had to cancel the game, i will never forget the date and event:
august 14,2003 when the pulled the plug on new york city and the rest of the northeast,
the end