New York lately

New York always has something going on, and here are two things that we got to see from our windows in the apartment.

September 11th is a day that no one will ever forget, but here in New York there is definitely a different feel to the day. Seeing the new One World Trade Center being built is a great way to know that we are getting past the destruction, and building hope back up. For September 11th the building also lights up in red, white and blue. It's really pretty. 

 Also we were able to see the beams of light from where the Twin Towers were before. I only got a picture of one beam, because the other one is behind it. 

A few weeks after that there was a 5K for the towers! Which meant that there was a lot of military running in the 5K. We didn't know it was happening until we heard cheering and then chanting. We looked out and saw this sight!

 It was really cool to see hundreds of military members running in this 5K. They were chanting and then we looked again and saw cheerleaders down there cheering them on and yelling "USA! USA!" 

Here they are finishing up. 

 More military members with their gear!

 And here are the other people running, there were also LOTS of firefighters and police members running too. I think some of their families were there also.

 We even got to see the FDNY boat spraying water out on the Hudson!