Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory

After a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge what better place to stop but the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory which sits in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge on the Brooklyn side on the corner of Old Fulton and Water Street. This building was the location of an original fire boat house and commands one of the best views of the Manhattan skyline with the magnificent span of the Brooklyn Bridge overhead.

Arc de Brooklyn

Heading through Brooklyn I did a double take when I saw this familiar looking monument. Yes this is Brooklyn's answer to the famous Paris Arc de Triomphe monument. Only in America! This is in fact the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York.

New York, New York

Recently I visited New York for the first time. This is a city I have been wanting to visit for a long time so with only 6 days it is difficult to decide what to do as there is so much to see and do in this city. Over the next week or so I will be showing some of my images captured during the visit.

This view is taken from the Manhattan Bridge and shows the Brooklyn Bridge in the foreground with the distinctive skyline of the Financial District of Manhattan Island in the background.

New York City has a population of over 8 million, the most populous city in USA, and comprises of five boroughs; Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. Both New York state and New York City were named for the 17th Century Duke of York, James Stuart, the future James II and VII of England and Scotland.