Day 1 - Tuesday

Every year we come up to Manhatten for Passover with the extended Rivlin clan. Of course, we come early and stay an extra few days becuase New York never fails to amaze.

Our hotel is the Marriott Residence Inn at 6th and 39th a block away from Bryant Park and a 20 minute walk to Times Square. We have come here for years and obtain a good rate; it’s near everything (except the Whitney and the Cloisters). We arrive on the Vamoose bus stop mid-town but have a few stops first.

First Stop. New York Pizza Suprema, a family run Pizza parlor for 60 years. They still hand throw their Pizzas. Yum (Pic 1). Second stop for a fantastic latte at Culture Espresso and off to check-in and naps.

At 7:00, we arrive at Lincoln Center to catch Ragtime (Pic 2) with a wildly enthusiastic crowd of mostly young folks. We found the play a bit dated although the themes of prejudice and justice still resonate.

A walk through a relatively calm Times Square always delights with various formal and informal dancing going on. To our surprise, the line was short at Joe’s Pizza and we grabbed a couple of slices. (Pic 6) People argue over the best Pizza in New York but Joes is a contender with 24,933 reviews.Read more