041317 NYC

From Montgomery NY into NYC on a pleasant day. Spent the day visiting parks, then met up with high school friend, Teri Gauquie, and had a delicious meal and dessert; spending the night at Audrey’s and Teri’s apartment sharing life events. Thank you, Teri, for your generosity and being you! Hard to believe the OCCC adventures were 49 years ago!

Before meeting up with Teri, I went to Grant’s Tomb and also obtained the passport stamp for Stonewall which doesn’t have a Visitor Center now; stonewall represents the LGBT community’s early stand for equal treatment under the law. Then to African Burial Grounds where human bones were found and later reinterned at the site which originally was 6.6 acres. The history goes back to the 1500s. Then to Federal Hall where George Washington took oath of office for President and a huge statue of him is displayed outside. Federal Hall also had early governmental bank vaults. Walking about I saw other notable buildings, New York Stock Exchange, JPMorgan, etc. Finding Parking is definitely a challenge in NYC, as I ended up driving around quite a bit to unsuccessfully obtain Castle Clinton’s passport stamp. I gave up and called Teri to meet up while waiting by one of my favorite places-South Street Seaport.

Grant’s Tomb

African Burial Grounds