86 Stories Up

Vince Guerrieri and his brother, Adam, are in NYC for a few days to catch a Yankee game and see the sights. Vince is a friend from the days when I was a writer for the O-R and a freelancer for the P-G and he was covering the same beat for the Tribune-Review.

Vince, now the sports editor at The News-Messenger of Fremont, OH, is getting ready to walk down the aisle this November. (My Grandma Hoag refers to Vince as "Scoop" because he wears old-time newspaperman hats.)

Last night, I caught up with these sons-of-Youngstown at Umberto's Clam House in Little Italy before visiting the top of the Empire State Building and and Times Square.

The view from the top of the ESB never fails to impress, especially on a warm summer night when the line is short. Here's what the view to the northeast looked like from 86 stories up: