New York, Summer 1999

The Battery, June 1999	New York Summer 1999	Sitting on the porch of Teddy Roosevelt's home	Back to Events
The Battery, June 1999	New York Summer 1999	Sitting on the porch of Teddy Roosevelt's home
Chess in the Financial District Waiting for the subway Grabbing a bite inside the World Trade Center buildings Watching a 3-D movie at the Sony Theatre, across from Lincoln Center Rowing in Central Park	New York is Craig's hometown, and Dad wanted to have a bit of that New Yorker spirit chip off the old block. We rented an apartment in June and lived like native New Yorkers (albeit with a Texas twang). The Twin Towers were still standing proudly and we were delighted in how clean, friendly and safe the city felt compared to when Craig lived there. From Central Park to the Battery and beyond, New York is a tourist's dream. Nearly every foot is rich with interest or excitement. We had a wonderful time. After the city and joined by Craig's boyhood friend, Richard Zendel and his children, we ventured up to Bronxville and Westchester County so the children could see Craig's boyhood home and the Depression-era amusement park Rye Playland. Then, we headed out to Long island and Teddy Roosevelt's home (Lizzy had just completed a project on the Rough Rider President).
	Lizzy inside the head of the Statue of Liberty	Crossing 5th Ave. in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
	Climbing Miss Liberty	Life-size model of Liberty's face
		Lizzy and Maddie on Conan O'Brien
	Rowing in Central Park	Sony Wonder Technology Exhibit
In a pocket park off 6th Avenue Rye Playland (where the movie Big was filmed)	In Chinatown. Too many squids and other odd foods for Madison's taste	Picking a restaurant in Little Italy
	Beneath the prow of an aircraft carrier in the west side harbor	Sitting on the porch of Teddy Roosevelt's home
	Jaded New Yorkers riding the subway	Lizzy distancing herself from Mom (for obvious reasons)
Elevator?! What elevator?	Always one to get comfortable quickly	Lizzy with Eloise at the Plaza