Waiting for the tide

Right now we are waiting for the tide to go all the way out and then come back in for an hour or so to give us an assist against the current of the Hudson River.  We had planned to visit the American Museum of Natural History for about 3 hours while we were waiting.  Since the museum didn't open until 10:00 we decided to walk through Central Park for a while.  Central Park is so large, about 850 acres, we ended up getting lost.  By the time we got back to the museum it was 10:30 which wouldn't have been too bad except there was at least half an hour wait to buy tickets.  I had planned to give you a report on dinosaurs.  Since we didn't see any dinosaurs, and since we did see lots of cars
, I guess you're stuck hearing about cars.

I'm glad that's not my motorcycle!

Several companies make similar bumper protectors.

These cars are not waiting to turn - they're all double parked.
And not just on this one particular street.

Front bumper spacing.

Rear bumper spacing of the same car.  This was a little unusual, but
certainly not the only cars I saw parked so close together.

The population of Manhattan is between 1.3 and 1.7 million people.  Every day more than that number come onto the island.  New York City has around 25,000 restaurants, not counting fast food chains.  Around 200 Starbucks...  But only two gas stations on Manhattan!  30,000 policemen, 11,000 firemen...
The Empire State Building gets between 2000 and 3000 visitors an hour - adults paying $20 to $22.