My brother stacks stones. It's a thing he does when we travel and he did it when we traveled to a…read morefew of Maine's beaches this year. So I was a little prepared for this interesting art spot that is maybe a quarter or half mile south of the Little Red Lighthouse along the Hudson River in Fort Washington Park. These stacks are made from local rock, a type called Manhattan Schist. They seem to be ideal for stacking as they have square edges and flat sides. This phenomenon apparently started in July 2017 and were initially the work of Uliks Gryka, who was inspired to create them after noticing the medley of rough, jagged rocks strewn about the shore. With the Midtown skyline way off in the distance on a clear day, you could almost imagine that these stacks - some five or six rocks tall! - could be skyscrapers themselves. I wouldn't recommend starting stacking stones - it's quite habit forming to see how many you can stack successfully before they tumble like a heavier version of Jenga. And be warned - the existing stacks are not glued or cemented in place. They can fall (on you!) at any time. Best to observe from a few feet away. They're about level with 171st Street if it continued west to meet the Hudson (which it obviously doesn't). [Review 15649 overall - 246 in New York - 1153 of 2021.]

This is one of the coolest little secret spots in NYC! Stacking stones exists all over the world,…read morefrom Ireland to Sint Maarten, but this spot is just north of all the main attractions of Manhattan. There are about two dozen of these stacks and they look great with the panorama of the GW bridge behind them.

It's a mess nowadays. There is only trash and scaffolding…read morein there. Not worth the effort to get there

This is where they filmed the iconic scene of the Joker played by Joaquin Phoenix dancing down the…read morestairs. The community painted it, and added something at the top, so it doesn't look like the original steps anymore. There's 132 steps if you want to go up and down the stairs, and a great way to exercise. A cool historic landmark, but be careful at night. Not very safe to go there at night. Check out my full video on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3TCVP0J4e0/?igsh=MWxiM2J5ZWJycWE0NQ==

Anyone that's visiting the real Bronx, listen up: and take it from a New Yorker; you've got to walk…read morethese stairs once in your life (at the very least). Preferably, around dusk or in the morning. Feel like John Travolta in 'Saturday Night Fever' and zigzag you're way to the City in shade. Five star cool! Rebel review: 5

Work those thighs! You can appreciate just how hilly this neighborhood is. Alternatively, you can…read moredo a loop by going up/down these steps and then finding one of the two staircases inside Ewen Park that will take you in the opposite direction.

"If it wasn't for the Bronx this rap shit wouldn't be going on, so tell me where you from." -Lord…read moreTariq and Peter Gunz As a (former) b-boy visiting NYC, I absolutely had to visit the birthplace of hip-hop on 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Boogie Down Bronx. In 1973, DJ Kool Herc spun at a birthday party there, used two of the same record and looped the drum break, created the breakbeat or "Merry-Go-Round", and then birthed the the global sub-culture that I, and so many others, love so much today. Don't believe me? Check Sedgwick's secondary name, Hip-Hop Boulevard, and do a search or two and read up on your history. Aside from the street sign, the building doesn't offer much aside from resident housing. If you get down on the concrete in front, like me, expect people walking by or into the 1520 to give you the side eye. "Represent, represent." --Nas

So apparently all the cool landmarks in the Bronx are on or near really long, steep staircases…read more TBPOHH is just a normal looking apartment building next to a handful of bridges leading to Manhattan.,

Just Go (#8) Oooooh,…read moreNew York! There's nothing you can't do, Big lights will inspire you Let's hear it for New York... Visited NYC twice, first time was in 2012 and again in 2018... both were just day trips, part of our East Coast itinerary. Yup, never stayed overnight in New York, just drove in from nearby Rhode Island, our home base. My hubby lived in New York when his family migrated to the U.S. from the Philippines so he knew his way around NYC neighborhoods: Upper, Lower, Midtown. I remember we drove around Manhattan and Times Square and I said "oh wow, it's like driving in San Francisco." I'm so glad my hubby's got skillz driving through cities like these (especially through Holland Tunnel... cars everywhere!) His experience was driving in SF. LoL! Since our time was limited we visited a few of the tourist landmarks: Empire State Building Observatory [ESB] - we paid for a standard ticket to take us to the 86th floor of this amazing skyscraper and view the New York skyline. It was a little foggy but the sunshine peeked from the skies. The views from the top were amazing and from there we circled around the observation deck and I asked my husband... "okay, what am I looking at?" LoL! Visitors can pay a little more to go to the top deck on the 102nd floor observatory but we said 'nah'. The ESB is located in Midtown Manhattan. My first time riding the NY subway... we may have missed our stop and got off on 86th Street to visit our second iconic landmark... The Metropolitan Museum of Art (or "the Met") - wow! this museum is H-U-G-E! It is just impossible to see everything at the Met in one day. The museum has over two million works of art. I was "art overloaded" after 3 hours and I was hangry. We barely made a dent on our tour as we spent most of our time at the Egyptian Art which alone has 26,000 pieces and we lost track of time... this museum would have to be revisited on another trip. Saw Lady Liberty from a distance when we boarded a sightseeing cruise... she's much larger than the version I saw in Pont de Grenelle when I was in Paris France. Times Square was cool! So this was where the wild partying come together during the New Year's Eve ball drop. We traversed and did a little exploring in Times Square until show time at the Majestic Theater and watched a classic, "Phantom of the Opera." We also watched a play at the Snapple Theater. Second visit was a different experience... when we returned in 2018 for another day trip and we made sure to visit: 9/11 Tribute Museum and the National September 11 Memorial Museum... a poignant experience as we saw remnants of one of the towers. Statue of Liberty at Liberty Island - this time we were able to set foot on the island and enjoy a self-guided tour and climb the steps to the pedestal... so cool to see Lady Liberty up close. Ellis Island Immigration Museum - we continued our tour of Ellis Island from Liberty Island. Angel Island in San Francisco would be the counterpart in the West Coast. Thank you, Great State of New York! Oh, we got a nice surprise in the mail when we returned home... we received a violation ticket for making a right turn on a red light... yeah wish we could've fuhgeddaboudit! ¯\_('~')_/¯ Review #2433

State of New York is where I was born and I'll probably be buried here. There's so many beautiful…read moreareas of the state to explore besides NYC. The state has advocated for a lot of things that are important to me. At times I find New York a head of the times and at other times things can be archaic. It's very costly to live here. New York City alone lost 2 million residents during the pandemic. Everyone moved out! I really don't know if I can recommend you live here but it's a great place to vacation or have a part time residence, if you can afford it! Happy Thanksgiving from New York State. Thanks May!

Great neighborhood with so much to do and so many great food spots! Many events happen here and…read morethey are always working to make the area more nice. Also so many businesses for self care here. Only con is the parking

Not to be confused with Washington Hypes, which is when I keep telling everybody that Seattle is…read morethe best city in the best state, which honestly it might be. This is an underrated neighbourhood with gorgeous views of the George Washington Bridge. It's hilly and you can get some fresh air coming off the Hudson River, with amazing views across to New Jersey as well. So definitely one of the better areas in the Upper Manhattan part of town. I come here now and again to check out the bubble tea or whatever else is going on, and I think it's pretty nice.

This was a great event! Thanks to Steven, Gary and Staff, for teaching us about Bronx culture in…read moremusic and art. More to come...

This was such an interesting and informative event. It was different from the typical food events…read morewe have which was nice. You normally hear about many musux generes that come from The Bronx but you don't often hear Heavy Metal being mentioned. Anthrax and Kiss and so many other well known names that you don't really hear about coming from the BX. We also received information on the graffiti era and the artists. Thank you to Shah for setting up this opportunity for us and to Steven, Staff and Gary for all of the historical information. Also thank you to Michelangelo's Wood fire pizza for lunch!