Indian food at Panna II

Tonight we went to an Indian restaurant in east village on 1st ave and 6th street called Panna II.  When we arrived, there were three other restaurants around it all with very similar names trying to capitalize off of the success of the original restaurant (the one we went to).  It was a really small and crowded restaurant on the second floor of the building.  The food was pretty good, each dish costing less than $10, and the service was prompt. The thing that set it apart from others was that it had tons of lights hanging from the ceiling,  literally thousands of lights.  It was like nothing I've ever seen before.

The coolest apple store ever

So after ice skating in central park, we decided to check out the nearby Apple store. This store, on 5th avenue and 59th street, is the flagship store, which I've wanted to visit since moving to new york for college. The entrance is a giant glass cube with their logo floating inside of if. Inside the cube is a giant glass staircase and glass elevator that takes you down to the store, which is huge. The store is also open 24 hours a day, never closing in the city that never sleeps. nbd.









Pictures really aren't able to capture how cool this store is.

Ice skating in central park

So last night, nyu rented out woolman rink in central park for it's students to use at night. We took a double decker bus from the nyu campus in greenwich village up 6th avenue to central park near midtown. When we got there we could see parts of the ny skyline from the rink, which was unreal. While we had to wait in a few lines to get there and then get skate rentals, it was definitley worth it.

the best pizza in new york

This pizza place in greenwich village has been open for 80 years. It is arguably the best pizza I've ever had, ever. And it's cheap too.

the yankee victory parade

two days ago, the new york yankees won their 27th world series. here are some pictures from the parade, celebrating their win two days later at city hall.

so the guy on the left of the group of people above the others is alex rodriguez. nbd.

haha ok?

view of the empire state building from nyu & 5th ave.

in commemoration, the empire state building was lit up in yankee blue and white. how classy.

Dane Cook at Madison Square Garden

Tonight people from stern and I went to see Dane cook perform at madison square garden. As students of nyu, we only had to pay $10 for tickets and nyu picked up the rest of the cost. There were also special guests who performed before dane cook, including mike epps. Overall, a fun and laugh-filled night. nbd.

buildings you can see from Madison square park

MetLife clocktower. Overlooking the park at 22nd street.


The empire state building. A few blocks uptown from the park. nbd.



Flatiron building. Intersection of broadway and 5th avenue. Below is a view of the strange but striking building from the back.





Looking south from the park towards the flatiron building at and nyu 20 blocks down this street.


Some other random ones.

the start of fall

The view from my dorm of the trees in Washington square park. nbd.


In the park


Washigton square north street

carnegie hall performance

So during welcome week my friends and I got tickets for a free performance at Carnegie Hall. These picures are of the stage and ceiling of the truly beautiful and impressive inside of the hall. The performance by the orchestra was of classical music which wasn't really my thing. I acually fell asleep for a few minutes in the beginning, but it was still cool to experience and, hey, it was free. nbd.

view of new york city from new jersey

no big deal.

great gatsby night at the metropolitan museum

so the met hosted a great gatsby/roaring 20s themed party for college students in new york city. it was in the newly opened wing of egyptian sculptures and artifacts and the american wing of historical paintings. nbd.

the museum, first of many visits

our group

the temple of dendur hieroglyphics

live jazz band and dancing

view from the entrance

the best concert of my life: U2

u2 360 tour

giant's stadium

september 23, 2009

the line for the general admission areas on the floor. we were pretty much in the first 5%.

me, ryan, raj, and youhana before the show. we got so close. nbd.

their stage. 115 feet tall and the most expensive set up ever for a concert.

the opening act, muse.

bono close up.

part of their crazy stage.

in the middle of a song.

the end of the show with the four band members (from left): the edge, bono, larry mullen jr, & adam clayton.

museum of modern art.

some picasso. nbd.

diego rivera. nbd.

so, the museum of modern art (moma) is free on friday nights. these are only some of the pictures i took there. more will be up soon. highlights of the museum include starry night by van gogh and the persistence of memory by salvador dali.

alex rios visits nyc

the cubs playing at citi field. nbd.

alex and i. nbd

world trade center ground zero.

federal hall on wall street. nbd

new york stock exchange. nbd.

this was kind of a surprise visit, but it was so much fun. alex's parents didn't even know he was coming out to new york. we went to see his favorite baseball team, the cubs, play the mets. after that, we went to visit ground zero and walk around the wall street area.