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I pretty much been all over the parks of Queens and Staten Island. Like Forest, Kissena, Cunningham, Alley Pond and especially the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refugee in Queens. On Staten Island I have been at Blue Heron Ponds, Wolfe Pond, High Rock and of course the Staten Island Greenbelt. I kept finding so many freshwater brooks and streams on Staten Island --- alot of time they were not even on any map.
Yea, that's why I love Staten Island though my friends will almost never go on the trips with me. They can't wrap their heads around doing anything in NYC outside of Manhattan and Brooklyn (and maybe a tiny bit of Queens). Breezy Point should get a mention, too--it's incredible that it exists in NYC.
Not the tropical landscape that I find so appealing. Or the beach. That is why I prefer Miami's Skyline. It fits me.
But it certainly dispells your claim that there is only man made beauty in NYC. Different people like different settings, lifestyles etc... I just wanted to show that NYC isn't all buildings.
But it certainly dispells your claim that there is only man made beauty in NYC. Different people like different settings, lifestyles etc... I just wanted to show that NYC isn't all buildings.
True. Not a lot of natural beauty, but it sure is there.
True. Not a lot of natural beauty, but it sure is there.
Actually there is a lot. Inwood Hills park and Ft Tyron Park in Manhattan can take you to a different time. You can find many places that can make you forget where you are.
Actually there is a lot. Inwood Hills park and Ft Tyron Park in Manhattan can take you to a different time. You can find many places that can make you forget where you are.
I've never been, so im sure not going to argue that with a local.
It's not so much that there's a lot of natural beauty since most of the patches are so small, but that they exist so close to some of the most urban areas in the world. There's also a decent variety of natural habitats and the degree of sculpted-ness.
Don't let the pushier New Yorkers on this board convince you to dislike the city--there are plenty of New Yorkers who are a lot less provincial on this board. And don't take your relatives' experience as the defining one, because who you're with, where you go (the city is massive and changes neighborhood by neighborhood), and what you do in the city can make your experience far better than theirs. You might hate it or you might love it, but you shouldn't definitely visit and explore to see for yourself.
Not the tropical landscape that I find so appealing. Or the beach. That is why I prefer Miami's Skyline. It fits me.
i posted this in the rooftop thread. these were pics i took from a south beach roofdeck (downtown miami in the background). it is a good looking city...
i posted this in the rooftop thread. these were pics i took from a south beach roofdeck (downtown miami in the background). it is a good looking city...
Nice photos. Miami IS truly beautiful.
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