One of my all time favorite things to do in NYC is take a walk by the East River. When M and I moved into our apartment last year we started taking night walks to the river, a tradition that has continued the whole year. I love walking there either early in the morning or late at night. There's really nothing like watching water move to calm you down, especially after a long day of bopping around this crazy city. A few pictures, facts, and more things I love about this river below:
Getting Places: If you hang out by the East River during the day you're going to see some huge barges come by with their big cargo loads of STUFF. Sometimes I think about what the stuff is, where it's going, where its been, other times I imagine I'm a stowaway waiting to surprise an unsuspecting crew member when we get to India.
Other bodies of water: The East River is a tidal strait flowing into the Long Island Sound which is just a hop, skip and a lovely ferry ride away. Famous Newtown Creek is an estuary that flows in to the river (look for a future post on this baby creek).
Perhaps the real reason this river has a permanent place in my heart is that I was born on one of its islands. I spent the first year of my life on Roosevelt Island where I would ride above the waves in the tram with my parents before the F train had a stop there. Although I don't remember living there I always have a real no-place-like-home moment when I walk to the water at 82nd street and look across to Roosevelt Island. Check her out in all her sun drenched glory:
Do other folks have a sweet spot for the East River or the Hudson? Share your watery musings.
