Leonid Parfenov said that it is worth seeing in New York
'01.03.2018'
Source: Parthenon
Journalist and TV host Leonid Parfenov second edition of his own weekly Youtube show "Parthenon" filmed in New York and in addition to the political situation in Russia, a century since the creation of the Red Army, spoke about the key sights of the city for him.
“In New York, if you’re on business for a few days, then what can you do here? Really take a walk along the banks of the Hudson, where the World Trade Center is. On a fine day, look at it and at this only Oculus traffic junction as the last word in world architecture. You can have time to freshen up for yourself one of the main museums of modern art Moma, where masterpiece on masterpiece. The Metropolitan in general, in my opinion, is the main museum in the world, and it is especially instructive to read etiquette with an indication of the origin, because all of this was transferred from private collections, ”Parfenov says.
Especially the journalist singled out Manhattan and “the famous bohemian areas of Tribec, Greenwich Village, Soho”, calling them “the capital of the creative class that won all”.
“Areas of creators of new meanings, new possibilities of new technologies for themselves and for others. And this is a mass class with an income of 15 thousand per month, and they are not hipsters, but whipsters and 100% healthy people, leading a healthy lifestyle, probably this is the highest achievement of homosapiens and such an absolute state of protein compound in the universe, so that both a creator and an athlete ", The journalist notes.
He also found that he has in common with the creative class of New York - trips to gastropubs.
“Gastropubs are where they are cramped and modest and even poor, but in fact, this is a creative cuisine from an iconic chef who is accepted as an artist, artist, cultural figure. The author's menu, the portions are all small, so that everyone can taste and share among themselves, ”the journalist explained a new phenomenon in the restaurant business.
In New York, according to the journalist, there are at least three gastropubs worthy of attention - these are Nur, Gramercy Tvern, and Estela.
