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My First Time in New York City…

December 13, 2009 by Janice

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On Wednesday night, despite strong winds rocking the plane as the pilot lowered us to the ground, I landed in Newark, NJ, on my way to NYC for the first time in my life.

I was in NYC for a satellite media tour with Dr. Mark Rosenberg about fighting the flu, sponsored by Tylenol. After the media training on Thursday, we headed for dinner at Park Avenue Winter where I indulged in some of the most delicious food I have ever tasted, including an incredible dessert called, a Chocolate Cube.

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visting NYC

visting NYC

I stayed at the Millenium UN Plaza. I couldn’t resist the Christmas tree in the lobby.

visting NYC

visting NYC

A super nice security guard saw me taking photos and offered to take me up to one of the conference rooms so I could get some shots of the skyline. (The security guard, Dave Rubin, told me about his talented son, Sean Rubin, who illustrates for the Redwall books. I hadn’t seen Brain Jacques’ RedWall books before — they look fabulous! I am going to buy some for my children for sure!)

Here is a shot I got from a conference room on the 28th floor. I loved being able to look down on the city.

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The conference room that faced the Empire State Building was occupied, but I was able to get a great shot through the glass in my hotel room. Yes — I had a view of the Empire State Building!

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On Friday afternoon, after the SMT, I had about one hour to quickly walk the streets of NYC before heading to catch my flight home.

visting NYC

visting NYC

visting NYC

visting NYC

I bought a couple mugs (one for myself and one for Sue) from Dean and Deluca, and then it was time to grab a cab and head to LaGuardia to catch my plane. My “tour guide” and professional cab hailer was Quiana Shepard from Fleishman-Hillard. Thanks Quiana — you are a fabulous host!

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Good-bye New York! Can’t wait to see you again…

Written by Janice, co-founder of
5 Minutes for Mom.
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15 Comments

  1. rc says

    December 17, 2009 at 2:00 am

    Sounds like a great trip!

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  2. BZMomma says

    December 16, 2009 at 10:38 am

    I love NYC. I’ve been living in NJ for almost all of my life and love that I can just hop on a bus or train to get to the city.

    I think everyone gets the impression that NY’ers are rude or what not, but they’re just in a rush to get to work or wherever they need to be. Betcha more than half of them are actually from CT or NJ and just work in the city…hahaha

    Great pictures!!!

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  3. Marie says

    December 16, 2009 at 7:45 am

    Your pictures are awesome. They look they could be used for promotion of the city.

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  4. Stephanie says

    December 16, 2009 at 12:01 am

    New York is AMAZING, isn’t it? There’s just something about it.

    I love that photo that you took of Quiana hailing a taxi (I presume?). She has a great smile and wonderful NYC style.

    I look forward to hearing more about your trip…

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  5. Krista says

    December 14, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    I had a chocolate cube once in a little tiny dessert restaurant in Portland. It was amazing and I would love to try one again sometime!
    Oh, yeah, and those Redwall books are awesome too!

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  6. courtney says

    December 14, 2009 at 9:49 am

    Love, Love, Love NYC!!! So glad you went and had fun. D&D is a must stop on cold NY days!!!

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  7. Debra says

    December 14, 2009 at 8:47 am

    Those are some beautiful pictures!

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  8. kim says

    December 14, 2009 at 1:59 am

    I went for the first time in September. I loved it. Great photos.

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  9. Blessed says

    December 14, 2009 at 12:24 am

    The Redwall Books are awesome! I still haven’t been to NYC. One of these days…

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  10. Mom's Best Bets says

    December 13, 2009 at 6:59 pm

    I was born and raised in NY and it is a fabulous place especially for Christmas BUT
    HAWAII is MUCH better!!!!

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  11. Melissa says

    December 13, 2009 at 6:55 pm

    I am from NY – I lived right outside of Queens for all of my childhood and teenage years and worked in NYC summers in college. And there is NOTHING like NYC during the holidays although I have to say, as a native NY’er, I felt like it was always more crowded during the holidays. For good reason!

    Love the pics.

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  12. Stephanie says

    December 13, 2009 at 6:41 pm

    What wonderful pics of NYC! I went once in December and loved it! Can I ask what camera you use?? 🙂

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  13. shelly says

    December 13, 2009 at 6:09 pm

    How cool! I’ve yet to go to NYC myself. It looks like you had a really fun time. And who wouldn’t love a dessert that’s a chocolate cube?

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  14. Naomi says

    December 13, 2009 at 3:52 pm

    I always laugh when people talk about NYC as being too much hustle and bustle and people not caring about each other. In my experience, the locals are friendly and open to sharing their city with visitors, even when we’re being super touristy! (I love the Redwall books, by the way!)

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