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Photo: Jose Emilio de Veyra
e all know that New York City is the
noisiest spot on earth. But why is it that
it is at the same time the most
appealing? New York even has the most
unattractive airports you can imagine,
chaotic, disorderly, boring atmosphere,
all three of them, JFK, La Guardia and
Newark. The subway station is
depressing and dirty. Chinatown stinks.
Traffic is notorious. Crime complaints
could get upto almost 2.000 weekly,
according to NYPD statistics. And it has
the most unbearable winter ever,
indeed biting cold. Whatever negative
things we say about this city, it still
remains the place we all want to visit
every now and then.
In other words, you can't get tired of
New York City, or simply, of Manhattan.
The photo of Hudson Street that comes
next to this page was taken exactly
from where the 9/11 Memorial is
located. This was taken during the last
weeks of December 2015 and I find this
spot to be the most magical place in
Manhattan. It was so quiet where I
could not hear the hustle and bustle of
the city. A perfect place to spend a
quiet evening because not so many
tourists come here. This is where I
spent evenings with a friend during my
holidays. If I were to live in NYC, this
would be my hiding place.
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