New York

Today my team hosted the third Content Authenticity Summit on Roosevelt Island in New York City. I’ve written about the event over on my dev blog. After the event wound down, some of us went to a nearby rooftop lounge to celebrate with a cocktail. We got there just at dusk, which gave me the opportunity to take a few skyline photos.

This morning, we visited my cousin’s farm for breakfast and got to know their pet goats, horses, and chickens. Here’s a little sampling of their animal family.

Today we left the big city and headed up to visit some relatives of mine near the Canadian border in upstate New York.

Ever since I first visited the TWA Hotel and Connie Cocktail Lounge a few years ago, I’ve been scheming how to share this experience with my sweetheart.

Now that our work weeks are over, I came back to Washington to reconnect with Lisa and spend some time near DC before heading back home.

Lisa suggested I explore Roosevelt Island while I was in NYC. Today is my last day in the city and I made some time before heading out to do so. I found an island that was clean and quiet and mostly residential, with some great views across the East River to the larger parts of the city:

I spent most of this week meeting with my team.

My work has me staying in a hotel in the Meatpacking District of New York this week. When I asked for walking directions from Penn Station to my hotel, I wound up on the High Line, which is an elevated railway converted into a public park and walkway space.

And now to business …

Adobe’s offices are near Union Square, so what follows are a few pictures from my time in the city.

As I am so often inclined to do, I took the long way from Port Jefferson into the city.

I had all day today to explore. I decided to head up the Connecticut coast for a while and then take a ferry from Bridgeport to the north shore of Long Island.

I arrived this evening a bit early for some meetings at Adobe’s New York offices. As is often the case with travel, there were some misadventures and delays, but it all worked out OK. The highlight of this evening was a stay at the TWA Hotel.

It’s 9:45 on a Monday evening as I write this.

I’m in a pub on Patrick Street, just 15 minutes by foot from where I’m staying this week. There is live music. The pub is alive with conversation. The music is good.

Today we said goodbye to our relatives in Plattsburgh and returned to the airport in Boston.

We spent yesterday and today visiting with relatives in upstate New York; many photos, of course, but those are private family memories.

After a week in New York City for business, I made some time to go exploring Long Island.