60th St Between 1st Ave and 2nd Ave

You can easily spot the people who have never walked around in this area before: They're always the ones staring up at the Roosevelt Island Tram as it makes it's way overhead. Really, it's a pretty startling sight the first time you encounter it – especially if you didn't know there was a tramway in New York.

Like many of the streets in this neighborhood, there are some pretty stunning views of the Queensboro Bridge as it reaches its way across the East River to Queens. The north outer roadway (now used for pedestrian and bike access) terminates on this street and before it turns north bound, you see a little garage. Now, if my understanding of Queensboro Bridge history is correct, this is where the trollys used to enter and exit from on their way from the Manhattan terminal on 2nd Ave.

The street itself is a random mishmash of high-end apartments (many seem to have clever bridge-related names), strip clubs and bridge off-ramps. It's a pretty even mixture of grimy industrialism and comfortable living.