Today, as part of a class exercise, our group of five NYU journalism students wandered the streets of the financial district. The format was that of a scavenger hunt where we identified various landmarks interactively via a smartphone. This was both an opportunity for team building and to get acquainted with some of the Wall Street district's landmarks. What could be more appropriate for the discipline of Business and Economic Reporting?
As part of our hunt, we ran into a wonderful group of middle-aged Italians from Tuscany taking pictures in front of the New York Stock Exchange. We volunteered to take a picture for them so that the whole group could be captured in a photo. As it turned out, they weren't exactly sure they were near the Exchange and one of the gentlemen asked me for the "Borsa". I pointed out the lettering on the facade of the 11 Wall Street building and they could clearly see the words, "New York Stock Exchange". Needless to say, they were thrilled.
Only two days after the tenth anniversary of 9/11, it was a great feeling to see how much pleasure tourists derive from our city. We tend to take our city for granted but for the millions of tourists that come here, it can be a very special place.
Over the years, I've discovered that most things in life can be explained by an excerpt from a Seinfeld episode. Our Wall Street Treasure Hunt experience was no exception. Please see the link below.
P.S. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzUICBMQBNU
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