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by Scribe

Snarfing in New York City offers as much variety as you can handle. Here are some of my favorites from my recent trip home to the Big Apple.

1. The Brooklyn Bridge

The 1-mile walk over the bridge gives you a great view of the Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn skylines. It’s especially good on New Year’s Eve when you can watch them shoot fireworks on the East River.


2. Brooklyn War Memorial

There’s something to be said for understated dignity when it comes to war memorials. This commemorates World War II dead from Brooklyn.


3. William Jay Gaynor Monument

Aside from just being absolutely impressive, it’s a nice reminder of a somewhat forgotten New York City mayor. He resisted the corrupt Tammany Hall politicians and was shot in the neck during an assassination attempt.


4. United States Post Office and Court House, Brooklyn Central Office

It’s a shame they don’t build post offices like this anymore. It reminded me of a castle.


5. Brooklyn City Hall (Brooklyn Borough Hall)

Brooklyn would be the fourth-largest city in the U.S. if it hadn’t merged with New York City in 1898. This magnificent building dates back to when Brooklyn was its own proud city.


6. Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Wall of Fame

I took advantage of any excuse to snarf this New York icon. I can fondly remember going to Coney Island as a child and stopping by Nathan’s for a hot dog.


7. Wonder Wheel

It was one of my favorite childhood rides at Coney Island.


8. Cyclone Roller Coaster

I still regret never having ridden the Cyclone while at Coney Island. There’s something to be said for the good old wooden ‘coasters.


9. Parachute Jump

As a kid, I always wondered what it was when I was at Coney Island. It’s a shame they took it out of use before I was born.


10. Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese Monument

As a big baseball fan, I had to see this monument. But more importantly, as a human being I had to catalog it for posterity.


11. Embassy Theater (Times Square Visitors Center)

The exterior isn’t much to look at, but the inside is fabulous. The problem with a lot of other classic Broadway theaters is that you can’t see inside them unless they’re open that day for a show. But the visitor’s center, a converted 1920s theater, lets you see what made these places look so special.


12. I. Miller Building

This is one of those gems of Broadway. Most tourists in the theater district are attracted by the Times Square screen and the other gaudy, flashing billboards. But a building like this is part of the little-known Theater District.


13. Lyceum Theater

This is arguably the most impressive-looking theater in Broadway.

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