Life begins below 14th street
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For the longest time, I believed that I just didn’t like new York. It just seemed so gray, so drab, so…boring. And generic. What was it that got people excited about new York, again?
For years, that’s what I thought. Then on a trip a few years ago, it suddenly hit me — all of my trips had been primarily concentrated in midtown.
So I headed downtown…and quickly fell in love.
THIS was the new York of my dreams — the Village, SoHo, the lower east Side, as well as all those lovely communities bordering the region beneath 14th street. This is where brightness was brought back to Manhattan. This is where the people lived — not people in suits. I belonged in this neighborhood.
I had really been downtown on one event before having my epiphany. It was my very first semester of college as well as I went with a group of fellow classmates to buy fake IDs. It just took a few minutes of standing in the middle of a market in the village before we were approached as well as taken into the back of a tattoo parlor.
Our pictures were snapped, we each paid $50, as well as we each got a shoddily built Connecticut ID. I had already carefully chosen my alias — “Kate Collins” — however the Connecticut ID listed my address as 1257 Rolling Hills Lane. “Are bouncers supposed to believe that there are more than a thousand on a LANE?” I asked the seller. I got an indignant grunt in reply.
Those IDs were TERRIBLE. Anyone might tell they were fake. But they did get us into a few of the crappier bars in Fairfield County. And just a few months later, I got a much much better fake ID from new jersey with a much more realistic address — 145 summertime St.
But anyway, I digress. My one go to to the village was spent hoping that we wouldn’t be caught by the cops. Not precisely an perfect introduction.
On my most recent trip to new York, I was utilizing my new Nikon D5100 and working on getting the hang of shooting in manual. I’m getting there. Some of my photos came out truly nice, as well as I’m starting to acknowledge where I requirement to enhance my work.
But downtown new York City definitely doesn’t lack for photogenic material. I like the storefronts here.
I like exactly how the streets appears like ads directly out of a magazine.
I like the sense of humor — like a dangling set of shoes hanging over an electrical wire.
And while the buying can quickly get costly in Manhattan, you can always discover a adorable affordable souvenir downtown — like $3 bracelets.
Or, alternatively, a crazy frog hat.
And on a sunny Saturday, there’s no much better location to be in new York City than a park set between hectic city blocks, where you can admire the design as well as landscaping as well as people-watch for the much better part of an afternoon.
As for food? restaurants in the village as well as SoHo are a few of my favorites. however I headed over to the lower east Side for a meaty dining experience.
I lastly made it to Katz Delicatessen. I had always presumed that Katz, house to the famous “I’ll have what she’s having” scene from When Harry satisfied Sally, was a bit of a tourist trap — however let it be understood that IT deserves THE HYPE.
Wait up until you see exactly how many stars have visited — their pictures actually cover the walls. And that pastrami sandwich? THE MOISTEST MEAT I have ever EATEN. It fell apart. I didn’t requirement to put any type of mustard on it (and I like my mustard) — it wasn’t just glistening, it was dripping.
The next time I return to new York, you can bet that I will be costs the bulk of my time below 14th street. This is my zone.
And there is always space for surprises. Like this converted firehouse that I had to photograph.
I took a photo of it since I liked the style of the building. Turns out it’s Anderson Cooper’s house.
What’s your preferred community in new York?
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