There's something to be said about developing a "favorite spot." I think it means I've been here long enough to have developed a favorite spot. Favorites, while I have many of them all over my hometown of Los Angeles, have been slowly trickling in, in NYC. Another sign of passage of time, I suppose, is developing and associating memories, either happy or sad, to a spot.
My first favorite spot in NYC is Union Square. Cliche? Possibly. I mean, who doesn't like Union Square? It's a nice place to sit. It's easy to get to. (I might add that it's been months since I've needed to pull out my Streetwise Manhattan map to figure out where I'm going). (I might also add that I recently gave an older Korean lady who spoke no English directions from Union Square to Macy's...pretty good, eh?). There are also a lot of stores in Union Square. Like Filene's Basement, DSW, Nordstrom Rack, and not too far down the street, Trader Joe's Wine Shop. (Ahh, that's the real reason). If I'm hungry I can buy sushi from Whole Foods and sit upstairs in the expansive dining area and look out the window at the view. Even Filene's Basement (a discount store like Ross) has chairs set up to look out the window.
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| Union Square |
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| view from Filene's Basement after a sudden rain |
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| memories both happy and sad |
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