Who lives on Staten Island?

Thursday we ate our free breakfast and headed out to visit the 9/11 memorial.  We caught the 12 o'clock tour and, after line ups and a security check, we were admitted to a very poignant and serene (albeit busy) tribute to a day that was etched in everyone's collective memory over a decade ago.
It was very sad.  The memorial pools with the names of the dead etched into them brought me to tears.  It's amazing to think that so much time has passed since we all stared in awe at our television screens in disbelief and horror.  It was hard not to think about the phone calls that people in the twin towers might have made to their loved ones before the buildings collapsed, to recall the stories of the people that jumped from the upper floors as they knew that there would be no rescue.
After this we walked along the water and checked out some of the revitalization efforts on a glorious, sunny day, watching New Yorkers relax outside on their lunch breaks.  We continued on over the Brooklyn bridge which was surprisingly congested given that it was a weekday in April and then had lunch at a terrific restaurant called Rice. 
We came back over the Manhattan bridge and then headed to the Theatre District to catch Avenue Q, "an "autobiographical and biographical" coming-of-age parable, addressing and satirizing the issues and anxieties associated with entering adulthood. Its characters lament that as children, they were assured by their parents, and by children's television programs such as PBS's Sesame Street, that they were "special" and "could do anything"; but as adults, they have discovered to their surprise and dismay that in the real world their options are limited, and they are no more "special" than anyone else".  It was really, really good.  It was rather pricey, but I would recommend it to anyone heading to the city that was wanting to see a play.
The end of our second day in the big city, and we covered a lot of ground.
New York is a truly amazing place.  I have borderline ADD, but I'm sleeping like the dead at night (even with all the honking) because I'm so worn out after traipsing though various areas of the city all day long.
I love New York.