Could not have gone smoother. Flight was half empty.
Had a whole row to myself.
Landed on time about 6:00. Was in apartment in mid-town by 7:05! Usually takes twice that long.
The amazing thing was that there are two different cities. Coming downtown from the 59th St bridge on the East Side, the streets were crawling with people, restaurants were buzzing, and you'd never know there was a problem. When we hit about 40th street, everything went black. Very few people in the streets, nothing open, police on every street corner directing traffic. Turned right on 31st to go across town and everything was dark and quiet. Got to Madison and the lights were back on and the city was alive again.
Turned out to be one of the easiest, most pleasant trips to NYC I've ever had. New policy: Only going to NY after a disaster.
Here's where I'm staying. More to come tomorrow.
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