Friday started out stormy, but as the 14 soldiers, Marines and their families boarded a yacht for a sightseeing cruise around lower Manhattan, the dark rain clouds parted giving them a glorious view of the Statue of Liberty.
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Cole's top-level corner space on the building where his offices are located on the far west side of Manhattan provides a view of the Hudson River.
"The hotel room had one wall that was all windows and it was so nice waking up to that amazing Manhattan skyline and view of the bridge without having to pay a really high price for it, " she said.
But the Upper East and West Sides, Murray Hill and Chelsea in Manhattan and Brooklyn Heights (with its spectacular view of the Manhattan skyline) are particularly draws for the wealthy.