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Descriptive Essay About New York City

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New York, New York 2:00 in the morning was the time I had to wake up. It was an important reason, because I had to catch a flight. We had to grab our bags, pick up my Grandfather, then head to Mitchell International airport in downtown Milwaukee. We had to be there for a flight to a city so great, they named it twice: New York, New York. New York City was always a dream of mine to visit: to see Times Square, Statue of Liberty, and to pay my respects to the 9/11 memorial. But as an early Christmas gift to me, and also my Grandfather, who has never been to New York in all 65 years of his life, I got to go during one of the best times in New York, Christmas season. This is the time of the year when NBC puts up a giant, towering Christmas tree in the front of their main building, 30 Rockefeller Center. Then you can also see the snow on top of the buildings and atop the Statue of Liberty. New York City is a great city, but first impressions aren’t the best. If you fly into LaGuardia Airport, the place is a dump. The floors are cracked and dusty, it smells of jet fuel and Cinnabon, and there isn’t even an established taxi stand, they just line up on a dirt road near the side. But given the place was under construction when we arrived, I will give them credit this time. The taxi ride was one of the shortest distance ride I have ever ridden a taxi in, but was also the longest time I have rode in a taxi. Because of the gridlock rush hour traffic, it took us nearly an hour to travel about 10 miles. But for the ride through Brooklyn and into Manhattan, the taxi driver was a good tour guide, pointing out Harlem, the Bronx, and other parts of the city. He pointed out the Brooklyn Bridge, the New York subway, and famous buildings such as the Chrysler building. We finally arrived at our hotel, which was placed perfectly in the heart of Times Square. We stayed in a DoubleTree right on 47th and Broadway, directly across the street from the bleachers that house the Broadway shows ticket vendors. Even during night time, with all the screens and lights, it was as bright as it was in daytime. Times Square is the 2nd biggest tourist attraction in America, so it was one of the busiest parts of the city, especially during rush

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