New York City 2022 - DUMBO morning & East Village afternoon
College visit was the main reason that we came back to NYC in 2022. We were not necessarily planning on being a tourists in NYC in 2022 but since GG was interested in schools in NYC, we decided to be a tourist while visiting the Universities.
We had a 11:00 am campus tour with NYU but that did not mean we were able to relax and sleep in. Our first stop today was the Manhattan Bridge IG view at DUMBO. This popular IG spot is usually dotted with tourists trying to take pictures of the iconic Manhattan Bridge. To beat the crowd, we ubered to this spot (Washington and Front St) at around 8:30 am.
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| GG waiting for our ride at the hotel lobby |
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| Manhattan Bridge view at 8:33 am Monday 4/11/2022 |
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| Walked a bit closer with no crowd in sight |
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| MM's favorite shot |
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| GG's favorite shot |
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| The family selfie |
We spent about 15 minutes at the spot and then headed to the Time Out Market area (about a 700 yard walk from the Bridge view) since we did not get a chance to explore the area the day we arrived.
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| Back at the Time Out Market - no rain this time |
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| Jane's Carousel, a 100 year old carousel originally located in Ohio, was moved to DUMBO in 2011 after being purchased by Brooklyn developer Walentas |
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| Brooklyn Bridge viewed from Jane's Carousel |
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| Brooklyn Bridge viewed from St. Anne's Warehouse |
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| Time Out Market New York, opened in May 2019, has really revitalized the DUMBO area of Brooklyn |
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| Headed back to Clinton St. Baking Co for more pancakes |
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| MM is excited to start the day right |
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| Artsy vibe inside the market |
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| Almost 10:00 am, still very quiet inside the market on a weekday morning |
We got on the F line from the York St station to B'way-Lafayette near NYU. By the time we got to the admission office on 27 W Fourth St, there was already a long line of eager parents and over-achieving students. We checked in and only one guest was allowed to company the prospective student. So I went with GG while rest of the parties went to SoHo for some actual shopping.
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| Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass (DUMBO) |
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| MM enjoying the Brooklyn street art |
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| Front and Pearl St just pass the Manhattan Bridge |
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| Made it to NYU |
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| Our friendly and knowledgeable guides |
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| The main library of NYU |
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| The picturesque Washington Mews St, it houses many of the foreign language departments |
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| At the end of the tour, back at the NYU StudentLink office |
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| GG was forced to take a stroll with her Dad at Washington Square Park after picking up some NYU swag at the bookstore |
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| Cherry blossom at Washington Square Park |
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| Where will GG end up? |
We were instructed by rest of the party to head to Converse on Broadway south of Prince St in SoHo to try on some shoes for GG. There were quite a number of European tourists in the store. We tried and picked up shoes per instruction for GG and proceeded to head to Russ & Daughters to meet up with rest of the gang.
Russ & Daughters, located on 179 Houston St. in the historic immigrant neighborhood of Lower East Side was a place that we had wanted to try when we were here back in 2017. We were determined to have our Classic Bagel and Lox this time so we did not let the long line deter us. The lox of Russ & Daughters was highly regarded by many food vloggers and it is like watching an art performance to see how the lox was filleted there.
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| Bleeker and Broadway of the bustling SoHo |
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| Making our way south of Houston St. |
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| Russ & Daughters on 179 Houston St. |
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| Dry goods |
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| We are here for the lox |
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| Seeing the herring reminds of the Netherlands |
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| No shortage of kosher items |
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| The perfect balance of lox, bagel, and cream cheese |
Our food journey did not end at Russ & Daughters. We continued to NoLita where Prince Street Pizza is located. After taking in a few slices of the Sicilian style pizza and resting our feet (resting with chocolate cake and coffee) a bit at the Little Cupcake Bakeshop across the street, we headed to our dinner spot - Veselka in East Village to end the night with a cup of Ukrainian Borscht and some homemade pierogi. After dinner, we strolled through the historic East Village neighborhood to catch the green line downtown back to Brooklyn.
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| Making our way to NoLita (North of Little Italy) for Prince St Pizza |
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| The buildings here remind me of neighborhoods in Amsterdam |
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| There is always a queue at Prince St Pizza |
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| Everyone has been here |
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| MM's turn to try the Sicilian style pie |
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| We sat here for a good hour or so to rest our feet (and also to enjoy their chocolate cake and coffee) |
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| Veselka, the East Village neighborhood Ukrainian diner has been around since 1954 |
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| Borscht and matzoh ball soup to start the meal |
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| Yes we can eat a table full of hearty Ukrainian food after chocolate cake dessert |
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| St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery in East Village has been around for three and half centuries |
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| Alumni Hall, an NYU student housing |
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| Spring in East Village |
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| The classic brownstone buidlingds |
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| 10th St, East Village |
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| The Neo-Gothic style of Grace Church dates back to mid 19th century |
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