The Special Ed Mix: Day 11: NYC (4)

Shake shack @ Madison square park

11 am opening time. A much more manageable line up. When you place an order, they give a vibrator much like the ones you get at the doctor’s office.

Double shack burger, fries and a hopscotch (frozen custard with hot caramel sauce, chocolate toffee and chocolate chunks)

One of the best burgers I’ve ever had. Fries were standard while the custard was just OK and a bit overpriced for $6.

The Brooklyn bridge

Man hawking water on the bridge

Sweet refreshments after walking the bridge

St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church

The church possesses the first figural stained-glass windows made in the United States so I guess that’s why it was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987

Les Halles

Foie Gras

First time. This was really good.

Steak Tartare et pomme frites

The fries were better than average. Steak tartare tasted like I imagined. I don’t really understand the appeal given the higher risk of E.coli and salmonella.

The stomach was about to explode after this meal.

City hall

Inside St Paul’s chapel (oldest surviving church building in the city). This location served as a place of rest and refuge for recovery workers at the WTC site

Cemetary adjacent to Trinity Church. Alexander Hamilton (aka Mr $10 bill) is buried here. Why didn't I take a picture of the grave? I forget why now.

The Charging Bull

The Charging Bull’s nutsack

The sphere. Formerly part of the WTC plaza after luckily surviving 9/11.

Financier

Blueberry peach diplomat with coffee.

If this only tasted as good as it looked. Nothing spectacular.

Federal hall or as I call “The cool climax of Metal Gear Solid 2 that was soured badly by the 30 min penultimate cutscenes”

The New York Stock Exchange

The NYSE is actually on Broad Street instead of Wall street. I’m sure this will win you a future bet.

Construction at WTC

Chinatown ice cream factory

Scoop of taro and red bean flavor. I could taste the taro. Couldn’t say the same about the red bean.

Gray’s Papaya

2 hot dogs and 14oz (414 mL) papaya drink.

All for the grand total of $2.45

The hot dogs were solid and the papaya was sweet, cold and refreshing. Best deal ever.

Just half a block down the street….

White Castle

2 hamburgers @ 69 cents each.

I can see why Harold and Kumar were so desperate to come here. Good stoner food. I could’ve easily had 20 of these.

Comedy club near Times Square

The 3 comic 90 minute set was not bad. I think the two (intoxicated?) black chicks at a nearby table must’ve had an uninterrupted supply of laughing gas.

Flor de Mayo