66th Street - Lincoln Center (1)

This station is located where Broadway and Columbus criss-cross. The intersection widens out the streets so that you can get a nice view of all the tall buildings around, without being crowded in by them. A lot of the buildings have a brutalist modern vibe, like the main Julliard building. If you like skyscraper views, perhaps visit the The Empire Rooftop on top the Empire Hotel.

Most likely, though, you’re getting off this stop for the…

• New York City Ballet

• Metropolitan Opera

• New York Philharmonic

• Film at Lincoln Center

• A Julliard event

• Summer for the City events.

• The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which usually has some sort of arts-related museum exhibit happening within.

Lincoln center itself is a large square, with a picturesque fountain. Nearby restaurants (I like Rosa Mexicano) are mostly mid-to-upscale, and large, built for high tourist turnaround.

Residential-population-wise, the area is largely white and middle-aged to elderly.

The Met Opera plaza

A Fordham building

The NYPL entrance, behind the Met Opera building

An exhibit inside the NYPL

Julliard