i have to say i got a terrible negative vibe when i was there. we road amtrak into penn station, walked a few blocks for a bagel shop (amazing bagels) and hopped the sub to wtc memorial. but ppl were so “angry” i was kind of glad to leave.
but we have plans to eventually go back for a few days. it takes so long to get around you need the time. and i am a foodie, so i want to eat a lot of nyc stuff.
Penn Station is where all the Communists set up shop. Most of NYC is not quite that bad, but the crimminals have the run of the place. I have a CCW permit here, but in NYC had to take a heavy metal pen and pocket knife. I have been to NYC more times than I can remember. Many times doing communication system installs or problem fixes for equipment on the top floors of the highest buildings in the city. The equipment is in the elevator room on top floor along with the big water tanks for the fire systems. The antennas and towers are on the roof. The building supervisor usually had to unlock the door to the roof and then let us down at the end of the day. Things I remember....How cold it can be in February with 60 mph wind on the top of a skyscraper and how the ash from the boiler can hit you in the face when the antenna you are working on is attached to the chimney exhaust, how you get so dirty from elevator brake dust and when I see a picture of the NYC skyline I can spot many major buildings where I had to go to the bathroom on the roof. I never worked on the WTC roofs, but very close.