Déjà Vu: Hectic Beauty in New York, US

Déjà Vu: Hectic Beauty in New York, US



There’s
a certain familiarity to New
York
; every time I visit there’s a feeling I already know the
place or have lived here before. I guess it’s to do with all the
American films and TV sitcoms I watched growing up.

This time the feeling was amplified by a work trip I’d taken
here not long before. I’d stashed a good amount of recommendations
to help beat the tourist traps, and was able to explore the city’s
more authentic aspects.

Now, with the tips I had collated on my previous trip, we worked
out a plan of attack that would take us from Central Park, through
Midtown to the Lower East Side, Chinatown, Staten Island and back
over to Coney Island. It’s walking through these different
neighbourhoods – drinking and eating along the way – that you get a
real taste for the mixture of cultures that make this city so
vibrant and alive.

The hectic beauty that lives across the neighbourhoods of New
York is integral to the importance and meaning of the place. Each
area has its own identity, recognisably different and alluring,
while containing so many similarities. Trying to capture and
experience it all is exciting, exhausting and probably a life’s
work; this snippet was altogether fascinating.

nathanappleyard.com | @appleyardnathan

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