Posted by In my last post, I already alluded that I went back to New York last weekend. Besides attending a program in honor of a retiring beloved Pastor, this trip also gave me the opportunity to visit my old stomping ground.
When we were in New York about two decades ago, we lived in “the Hamptons.” But before you think of that exclusive and ritzy place in Long Island for the rich and famous, I don’t mean that.
This is the Hampton I meant – Hampton Street in Queens, New York.
We lived in one of these apartment complexes.
My wife and I also visited “Ihawan,” one of the several Filipino restaurants in the neighborhood where we used to frequent before. We had a hearty (as in heart-attack risk?) breakfast here.
After breakfast, we walked to the hospital where I did part of my medical training. I even went inside and check out the place. There was much changes here since the time I left.
Then we hopped on the number 7 train of the New York City Metro. This line of train is on the top of the street instead of being underground, at least in this part of town.
We rode the train and boarded off here, the Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan.
People here are always rushing, and time seems to be incessantly fleeting in this place. Except for us now, as we had time to kill and just relax.
We then walked through New York City midtown and end up in Bryant Park. We were also in this place last December where our kids went ice skating. This place looks very different in the summer as instead of an ice skating rink, there is lawn grass.
We just sat down here and did some people watching. There were even some ballet dancers practicing at the park.
Then we headed down to Time Square area as we wanted to see a “new” establishment there. We heard it opened in October of last year. Was it an earth-shaking institution or such an epic landmark that it forever altered the face of Time Square? I don’t know, you tell me.
Perhaps we were just hankering for that certain taste of home. We were greeted inside by this happy guy.
That sums up our short visit to the city. Until next time…….
From New York City,
Pinoytransplant
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(*all photos taken with an iPhone)
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Thanks for the walk. I am curious. Is that the overhead train in The French Connection? Is that the train station in The Untouchables? Are the crews in Jollibee..Pinoys? Im wondering, what is the smell of NYC..
The famous car chase in The French Connection was shot in Brooklyn New York, so that’s a different train line than what I showed. Yes, the Untouchables was shot in that Grand Central Terminal In New York. Many of the crew in Jollibee are Filipinos, but not all. And some part of New York can smell like Philippines, especially under that overhead train, it smells like Quiapo or Sta. Cruz there. Thanks for visiting.
May Jollibee pala sa New York. Magbubukas daw sa Roma….daw
Actually there’s 2 Jollibee branches in NYC, 1 near Time Square and one in Queens. Maraming Pilipino siguro ang matutuwa kapag nagbukas ang Jollibee sa Roma.
Mahigit 50000 Pinoy ang tiyak na matutuwa