Early morning in Manhattan
Chrysler building, Brooklyn bridge and the U.N.
Times Square
Midnight glow of the Empire State Building
Friday 23 March 2007
New York images
Early morning in Manhattan Chrysler building, Brooklyn bridge and the U.N.
New York, New York
Springtime in New York isn't always as you may expect it. We were hit by a good old winterstorm on Saturday 17th and the city was in chaos for a while, but over the weekend again started to thaw up.
Though the Big Apple carries the American Dream in its heart, the staggering number of individuals who will never make that dream, is somewhat evident everywhere you go.
Since it was my first time in town since 9/11, a visit to WTC and "ground zero" was inevitable.
It is difficult not to get a feeling of trespassing when observing the fading pictures, dead flowers and a teddy bear dedicated to a mother or father lost, attached to the barbed wired fence surrounding the site. Pain incomprehensible.
A massive reconstuction project is already underway.
Days passed swiftly with meetings, and what looks to become potential future good business, and included a very interesting Venture Council meeting held by the New York Software Industry Association (NYSIA). Jared Grusd, Senior Corporate Counsel, Google Inc., and Ryan Ziegler, Principal & Investment Manager, Edison Venture Fund, were hosting the discussion. Very interesing to meet everybody there, and maybe more so to realize that even in New York the software industry has a large contingent of SME companies (wannabees) like everywhere else.
Though the Big Apple carries the American Dream in its heart, the staggering number of individuals who will never make that dream, is somewhat evident everywhere you go.
Since it was my first time in town since 9/11, a visit to WTC and "ground zero" was inevitable.
It is difficult not to get a feeling of trespassing when observing the fading pictures, dead flowers and a teddy bear dedicated to a mother or father lost, attached to the barbed wired fence surrounding the site. Pain incomprehensible.
A massive reconstuction project is already underway.Days passed swiftly with meetings, and what looks to become potential future good business, and included a very interesting Venture Council meeting held by the New York Software Industry Association (NYSIA). Jared Grusd, Senior Corporate Counsel, Google Inc., and Ryan Ziegler, Principal & Investment Manager, Edison Venture Fund, were hosting the discussion. Very interesing to meet everybody there, and maybe more so to realize that even in New York the software industry has a large contingent of SME companies (wannabees) like everywhere else.
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