NYC

Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island

Pro tip for visiting these two NYC destinations: don’t do it on a Saturday mid-afternoon in early July.

While this seemed like a must do, bucket list tourist visit, it ended up feeling like way more time was spent standing in line to get on and…

Cubs @ Yankees — Yankee Stadium

A warm July night, with the newly fashioned fast-paced version of Major League Baseball is hard to beat. Really the only place Yankee Stadium comes up a bit short imho is in the food category. It’s virtually impossible to find something that’s not fried.

JP Morgan Library and Museum

I was here years ago — hasn’t changed a bit! The East and West rooms almost make you feel like old man Morgan is in there figuring out how to traverse the Panic of 1907.

Tenement Museum in NYC

Definitely worth the visit — and signing up for a couple of tours (I did three today). I particularly liked my walking tour titled “Reclaiming Black Spaces”, which explored some of the special individuals and movements in the Black community in this part of NYC.