Yesterday was full of lots of walking. We walked all over midtown NYC and saw the various sites, including Madison Square Garden, Penn Station, Bryant Park, Grand Central Terminal, Times Square (again) and the things along the way. We cabbed it to downtown and caught the Liberty Island Ferry after waiting in quite the long line. We got a pretty extensive look at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, though we didn't get to go inside the statue. It is closed until today. We didn't even bother to try getting tickets inside because it would be Saturday before we could get them, at which point we'll be on the way back to OKC. After dinner we went back to the Empire State Building and spent quite a bit of time at the top. We did also pass quickly by the World Trade Center site, but it was very difficult to see much from where we were.

Since I drove on this trip, I didn't expect to have to worry about security inspections, but before we could get on the Liberty Island Ferry, we had to go through an airport-style check point. I'm talking belt removal and everything. The incident of the day was my sister's boyfriend getting into an argument with the security personnel because they confiscated his EMT pocket knife. He is a certified EMT, but didn't bring his license, and even if he chose to leave instead of go on the ferry they wouldn't give his $140 knife back. They had a very smug attitude, saying, "now that we have it, you're not getting it back, whether or not you get on the ferry." He tried to negotiate a post-ferry return, but they said items confiscated today were destroyed that night. He took names and numbers and took photos (which they flipped out about) and will be writing a strongly worded letter.

We had a second security inspection getting into the Empire State Building, though we didn't have to remove our belts. And we were out of items to have confiscated.

Tonight we are heading to Yankee Stadium for a game, so that could be yet another inspection. This afternoon should be full of the Metropolitan Museum and the Central Park Zoo.