lorenww Loc: St. Petersburg

Hi all,

I will be in Manhattan for a few days, staying very close to Times Square.

Other that the obvious places like Grand Central and the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building.

Does anyone know of any places to get some good shots in.
From what I have read, Manhattan is a fairly safe place to be, Any suggestion on what to avoid would also be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance, I want to have a safe and happy trip.

Meives Loc: FORT LAUDERDALE

[quote=lorenww]Hello Loren. I put this composit together a while back. Have fun. Guard your stuff. Ha Ha

Db7423 Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

If you have time to get downtown visit the World Trade Center, the new Freedom Tower and the 911 Memorial. Of course, if you are carrying your Visa a visit to B&H, the photographers Candy Store, is worth seeing and it is only a few blocks south and west of Times Square and you will find lots of photo opportunities along the way. :)

lorenww Loc: St. Petersburg

Thanks, good call on B&H, will definitely check them out.

Db7423 Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

Believe me, you have never seen anything like it and on second thought you might want to leave your wallet at the hotel. :)

SportsMom Loc: Texas

you can take the Staten Island ferry (I think its still free) for some good shots of Lady Liberty!

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

I lived in Manhattan for 12 years. While it is currently safer than many other cities, it is large and diverse and you still have to be careful where and when you go, especially on foot. The list of do's and don't's and the times to go or avoid is too large Even good areas by day or evening can be potentially unsafe very late at night when the streets are empty. I would avoid Central Park at night unless you are with a bunch of people. Lots of New Yorkers go into Central Park in the evening, but since you are unfamiliar with the lay of the land I would be careful. While the city is much less dangerous than years ago, don't be cajoled into a false sense of security. There is still crime, just a whole lot less. Just use some common sense.

Here are just a few photographic opportunities:

. Central Park by day.
. St. Patrick's Cathedral
. The UN
. For images of one high end store after another, 5th Avenue in the '50s.
. Greenwich Village, including Washington Square
. The Statue of Liberty
. New York Harbor
. The George Washington Bridge
. The Brooklyn Bridge (a Classic)
. The Verrazano Bridge
. St Mark's Place in the East Village
. The Wall Street area
. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
. The Guggenheim Museum
. The Upper west side
. The Empire State Building
. The Chrysler Building (another classic)
. The Woolworth Building (the tallest building in the world in the early 1920's)
. The Flatiron Building at 23 and Bway.
. The Intrepid Air and Space Museum (The USS Intrpid WWII aircraft carrier)
. Madison Square Garden
. Park Avenue
. The Hudson River
. 19th Century Cast Iron buildings
. Brownstones
. Around 5000 to 10000 more great shots if I had the time

Bill Emmett Loc: Bow, New Hampshire

Don't forget Rockefeller Center, you may see some skaters. The Empire State Building, and the viewing loft near the top.
The Chrysler Building is a great photo opportunity. Just put on a good short zoom, and do some shots while walking on Broadway. Don't forget the lions at the entrance of the Library in Central Park.

Db7423 Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

MW, is St Patricks the church I was trying to think of to recommend near ground zero? If so, it is worth the couple of blocks walk to get to it- a truly beautiful church. If not do you know the name of the church I'm talking about? Thanks.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

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mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

No. St Patrick's is a Catholic Cathedral on 5th Ave near Rockefeller Center. You are probably thinking of Trinity Church which is an Episcopalian church at the corner of Wall Street and Broadway. It goes back to before the revolution and was for quite a time the tallest man made structure on Manhattan Island. Alexander Hamilton and Robert Fulton (the inventor of the steamboat) are buried there. The church setting was used for the final part of the movie National Treasure. Just a few blocks north on Broadway there is St Paul's Chapel which is where George Washington worshipped. Even though the rear of the chapel is directly across the street (Church Street as it happens) from the location of the north tower of the Trade Center, amazingly none of its old stained glass windows were destroyed that day. St. Paul's was one of the staging areas after 9/11 and was the site of thousands of handwritten messages, prayers and missing persons pleas in the days following.

Db7423 Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

Wow, MW, more information than I asked for. You should consider conducting photo tours of NYC with your wealth of knowledge. It is Trinity Church I was thinking of. Now I have put St Paul's on my list for the next time I get to NYC, thanks. We have a Trinity Cathedral in Downtown Pittsburgh finished in 1872. Smaller but just as pretty.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

St. Paul's is still actively used but George Washington's pew is roped off so no one can sit there.

GC likes NIKON Loc: East Greenwich, Rhode Island

A walk over the Brooklyn Bridge Provides some interesting photo opportunities. We also spent the better part of a Sunday afternoon walking Central Park. No shortage of photo ops there. Also the Apple Store near the South side of the park is fun to shoot. Go under the glass staircase going downstairs into the store and shoot up !!!

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

I've never been to Pittsburgh, although my son has a good friend from there. All I know is that it went from being one of the dirtiest cities in America 50 years ago to one of the cleanest today. Everything I've heard indicates its a very nice place to live.