Manhattan/Brooklyn- II — Snappy Marty

We yo yo’d back & forth between Manhattan & Brooklyn on the subway. This included the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Times Sq., A Broadway show, visits to South Street Seaport, a ferry ride to DUMBO & as always PPW (Perfect People Watching).

Park Ave. at rush hour.

The Mondrian, 250 E. 56th St.

Bien Cuit, Franklin Ave., Prospect Hts.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) "Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden is one of the oldest and most visited Japanese-inspired gardens outside Japan."

BBG.

BBG - Rosa Pat Austen

"Plantsman David Austin, who started breeding these roses more than 50 years ago, named this unusual copper- colored cultivar for his beloved wife."

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An excellent macchiato.

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Brave bicyclists when there's a class II bike lane on the street.

These pedicabs don't care, they're just looking for a fare.

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A delightful revival in the...

...Hudson Theatre c. 1903 &...

...given landmark status in 1987.

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The latest style NYPD car next to c. 1913 Shubert Alley, "...the geographical center of Broadway theatre."

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On 6th Ave. near Times Sq., this halal food stand had a line down the block & around at 9:30PM.

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At the South Street Seaport area, "The Paris Cafe is one of New York's oldest continuously operating pubs;... .

..it ranks around fourth or fifth oldest depending on where McSorley's is placed. Over the last century, it has hosted an impressive roster of guests at the bar. Some include Thomas Edison, Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Teddy Roosevelt and it is alleged the mobster Albert Anastasia conducted meetings here. Today, it retains many of its 19th-century features."