The Studio Museum was well edited, with few but powerful exhibits within. Unfortunately, no photos were allowed inside. Just to give an example, there was an exhibit on male nudity - to challenge on what constituted pornography and art. Or a series of black and white head shots and shots of the back of the head, mysterious and vulnerable all at the same time.
I did not feel too comfortable wandering around Harlem by myself, so decided to just take the train to Coney Island.
Harlem was located on the very top of Manhattan island, and Coney Island was located in the very south of Brooklyn. As i took the train there, you can literally see more and more graffiti scrawled all over the buildings as you go deeper into Brooklyn. In fact, Wikitravel & other sites would advice tourists to not wander too far from the Coney Island Amusement Park just because the crime rates were high due to the high concentration of public housing projects there.
Found Nathan's Hotdogs - the host of the international eating competition ~
They really don't build places like this anymore... I really found Coney Island, strange & retro & nostalgic all of the same time. It was like walking into a Stephen King horror novel.
Next to the Amusement Park was a boardwalk by the sea, i loved the smell of the sea, the cool breeze and there was a bunch of people with a DJ in a gazette just dancing away.
The only ride that i took there was... The 1927 Coney Island Cyclone - known as a National Monument.
The ride was all jittery, the cart was made of wood, as were the tracks. There were a lot of overhead bars, and during the ride, i wasn't sure if i was more afraid of going down or hitting my head on the bars if i don't hold on hard enough. It was an awesome ride & a great experience on this antique roller coaster.
