Day 21: NYC: AMNH, the MET, Sweat, and a shooting.

It is our last day in NYC so we intend to make the most of it. 

We went back to the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) to see two Exhibitions: Dark Universe and Humpback Whales. 

Dark Universe is a space show in the Hayden Planetarium projected on the 67-foot-wide hemispheric dome. Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Dark Universe celebrates the pivotal discoveries that have led us to greater knowledge of the structure and history of the universe and our place in it—and to new frontiers for exploration.  

Humpback Whales is an extraordinary journey into the mysterious world of one of nature’s most awe-inspiring marine mammals. It has extraordinary,  and breathtaking footage of whales in their natural environment. It amazes me how documentaries like these are created. 

Then a walk across Central Park to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET) to see ... art ...

We stayed until the Museum closed and it still wasn’t enough. We walked downtown through Central Park again to the theater district. Just had time to grab a quick bite before the play, Sweat, another great show. 

We got back to the apartment late and had to pack up to leave Brooklyn in the morning after spreading out for the week. 

Around 1:00 AM we heard 4 gunshots right outside our window. Within 30 seconds a police car arrived and 2 minutes later there were over 20 marked and unmarked police cars with lights on surrounding the area. Then an ambulance drove up and parked on the left side of the building below us. Looking down from the 21st floor we could see the roof of the 4 story building but we could not see the street on the left side where the ambulance was parked. Eventually the ambulance left and the police cars dispersed into the night.

I am grateful the shooting happened on the last night on of our stay and not the first. All week we felt safe in NYC. We rode the subway and walked around late at night. We had heard news reports of 2 other shootings in our neighborhood but never felt like we were in danger. But after the shooting we were ready to move on to Washington DC.