A Sunday Night In New York City

Tourists, locals, venders and many other unbelievable characters swarm through the streets of New York City every night. The skyline and the beautiful lights that light up the city add to the glorifying effect of being in the big apple. People from all around the world come here for the exciting New York experience.

Dating back to the early 1900´s, New York City has been the epicenter for many different ethnic communities. People from all across the world migrated to New York for a chance to experience the American dream. More than one-hundred years later, in 2012, the city is still populated with people from all different ethnic and culture backgrounds. Some people have never been to New York before, however being a Hofstra student, and living thirty minutes from the city, I have the opportunity to visit often. On a Sunday night in early May, a friend and I traveled into Manhattan to see a movie at the Regal in Times Square. Although we saw an amazing film, The Avengers, the movie was the least exciting part of our one night stay. Sitting on the giant steps in Times Square, watching thousands of people tour through the streets of Manhattan, was an ever-changing experience. The city never sleeps. This is a general stereotypical phrase about New York, however it´s a true statement! While in the midst of people watching, and observing different families and groups of people travel through Manhattan to experience Times Square, I realized that this is an ongoing cycle. Every day, at crazy hours throughout the night, there´s always a flock of tourists in Times Square. I sat on the steps of Times Square for almost three hours simply observing different tourists behavior. Their body language, their eccentric facial expressions and excitement were extremely noticeable, and it made me realize how amazing this city can be to various people across the nation and the world. After watching the city environment for hours, only one word came to mind. Diversity. This Sunday night made me realize that New York City is the melting pot of America.