NYC & I hadn’t seen each other in 12 years.
I had moved to Southern California & found other cities to explore, with exotic names like San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle.
Until a Spontaneous Day Trip
9.21.22 Upstate New York to THE City
Chelsea to Midtown East & everything in between.
Urban Hiked 13miles in 7 hours ✅
Over all vibe, she (Mother Manhattan ) felt ultra clean, sophisticated, luxurious, and futuristic. A much different city, from the one I had left to the 🐀 rats.
TOP10 Favorite NYC Experiences 2022
Manhattan Skyline
NYC Skyline POV is money, the view from outside the city puts everything else into perspective. Especially once you're hanging out in the middle of the Skyscrapers. I'm a big fan the cityscape from the Jersey side. 😉 (DM for exact location & tips).
Street Art
NYC street art is raw, a mecca for the graffiti movement. A city that's had decades of practice tagging public spaces, most notoriously subways.
2 favorite Murals
- NYC Artist Alec Monopoly: Rags to Richie NFT Mural (Chelsea) Mobile GasStation
- Mother Teresa + Gandhi Mural : View from The High Line across from Chelsea Market by Brazilian street artist Eduardo Kobra
Digital & Fine Art
NY & New Yorkers have their pulse on the future.
The city is beautiful blending of Classic meets Modern, uniquely experienced thru the art & architecture.
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Solana Spaces: Located in Hudson Yards an Immersive NFT Gallery & Web3 learning space, designed to explore the ecosystem of Solana blockchains. Purchase some limited edition Web3 merch & gear here.
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Web3 Gallery (Midtown) "The Only Web3 Store in the World." NFT owners remotely control a digital display frame, to showcase and sell NFTs at the Fifth Ave Marketplace. Top Collections include Cyptro Punks, Deadfellaz, Bored Ape Yacht Club, DeGods, Invisible Friends and more on the gallery walls.
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Eden Fine Art Gallery (Midtown East) Contemporary art gallery, vibrant colorful fine artworks by International Artists like David Kracov, Dorit Levinstein and Alec Monopoly. It was interesting to come full circle from viewing Alec Monopoly's street art in Chelsea to seeing his highly refined fine art sculptures and paintings IRL.
Architecture x Public Spaces
The Architecture is ALL TIME. A nod to the possibility of flourishing
green spaces, smart technology & breathtaking sustainable buildings.
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Little Island is a Vibe...A unique urban oasis located at Pier 55. The artificial island park on the Hudson River is COOL! Take in the river views, drink and food carts, and pop up performances. Plus experience the most technologically advanced public bathrooms I've ever experienced.
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The Vessel an interactive sculpture in Hudson Yards, was at the top of my must see list. The 150-foot-tall copper-clad staircase sculpture cost an estimated $200 million to build and features 154 interconnected staircases, nearly 2,500 steps, and 80 landings for jaw dropping views. Unfortunately, the stairs inside remain closed after 4 suicides 📞( 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).
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Time Square The "Epicenter" of NYC, known globally for its NYE extravaganza. Is something to do more for the novelty of it. Walking down 42nd Street you'll be surrounded by exciting street entertainment, flashy towering billboards, with the Broadway Theater district right there.
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