Weekend, June 29-30, 2024 – THE NEW WALL STREET A HOME TO LIVE AND WORK IN

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WALL STREET

WANDERINGS

WEEKEND, JUNE 29-30, 2024

ISSUE # 1262

Yesterday was a beautiful day and after too many days on the rock, I decided to to take the ferry to Wall Street to check out The Conwell Coffee Hall.  Ranyee, my intrepid travel companion met on the ferry (she came from 90th St.) and sailed south.  Conwell is located at 6 Hanover St.  A five minute walk and the massive banking hall was in front of us.

We stepped up to the counter where our  transactions were ordering coffee and light bites.  We had delicious sandwiches, smoked salmon for me; cheese, egg on a croissant for Ranyee.  Served at a table by a wait-person, with  a linen napkin, real cutlery and dishes, an elegant ambiance.  Much more relaxing than most coffee chains.

Our next stop was One Wall Street.  After walking through throngs of tourists in narrow Wall Street, One Wall entrance is around the corner.  The newly minted super-luxury condominium was guarded by a young man who politely denied us entry into to the sanctuary.  He told us the Red Room is under restoration and temporarily closed.  From a press release I gather that Primtemps the Parisian department store will open in the building.

Next door was the entrance to a year-old Whole Foods, the most lovely market I have seen in Manhattan.  We  found the coffee bar ($3.50 for a cappuccino, a bargain), sat in the lower level cafe and wandered the aisles of all kinds of eats and treats.  Wide aisles, free water refill stations and restrooms, made this a popular stop for families from afar to take a break from sightseeing.

Walking down Exchange Place more condo conversions were evident. Number 25 has a luxurious lobby and its grand lamps stand guard on this narrow street.

Down the street, the newly re-opened Delmonico’s stands guard with her red and brownstone structure.

Across the street a Brazilian Bank has a lovely entrance.

On Hanover Square the Queen Elizabeth September Garden offers a  shaded park with a touch of the grand British Commonwealth in the paving stones. One local, while waiting for his lunch to be delivered, discussed the neighborhood changes after living there 20 years.

This wonderful food delivery man from Grub Hub comes from a former French Colony, Guinea!! Magnifique

Pavers from Australia  Turks & Caicos, Ascension Island, and the Antarctic  Territory are an interesting reminder of the British Colonial days.

The former India House, now a club, is newly restored and looking out of the park.

Ready for the PRIDE PARADE on Sunday, this DOT vehicle was parked off Water Street

Arriving back at the NYC Ferry pier, I found there were crowds of riders on long lines, waiting for the 3 presidential helicopters to depart. There was no river traffic south of the Brooklyn Bridge. After a half hour, lines moved and we were on our way home. Just another afternoon in New York.

AVOIDING POLITICS

TWO FUN MOVIES

FAR AWAY,

A TURKISH WOMAN ESCAPES HER FAMILY TO AN ISLAND IN CROATIA

NO PRESSURE
A CITY CHEF ESCAPES TO THE THE POLISH COUNTRYSIDE

BOTH ARE FROM NETFLIX

CREDITS 

JUDITH BERDY
UNTAPPED NEW YORK

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