We're staying on Lexington Avenue, between 101st and 102nd streets, in East Harlem. It's not exactly a pretty outlook but we're self contained and are close to the subway, so it's working well.
Being only 4 blocks to Central Park, we headed off on a self guided walking tour of the northern end of the park. I've never seen so many joggers in one place at one time and there were many groups of young men sweating it out together as part of their training for...something!
A view of some of the city from the other side of the Jaqueline Kennedy Lake.
Having booked tickets to see the Statue of Liberty and climb to the top of the crown, we headed to the subway. The subway is well organised and the downloadable map is self explanatory. It's easier than the French subway to use, but it's noisy and quite smelly and many stations are in need of renovating. Nevertheless, we made it to Bowling Green station which is named after the first ever park in New York City.
After going through airport style security we boarded the Statue of Liberty ferry for the trip to liberty Island. Tickets to the Crown have to be booked at least 3 months in advance.
From above, you can see that the tablet that Lady Liberty holds has the date of July 4th emblazoned in it.
To take this photo, which shows the torch and two spikes of the crown, you have to hold the camera out of the tiny window in the crown, face up. 
The spiral staircase that accesses the crown is very steep. Two staircases actually wind around the central pole, one for up and one for down.
Looking through the scaffolding under Lady Liberty's skirt!
From the pedestal, looking up.
A lovely Chinese man volunteered to take this shot from the pedestal viewing platform. He didn't do a bad job either!
Lady Liberty.
I never realised how small the island is that she stands on.
Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhatten Island.
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