United Nations

What's a UN funded work trip to New York without visiting the Mother Ship?

The UN is an old, massive building, that really shows its age once you get inside. Tiny, cramped offices, lots of cubicles jammed together. But, some truly amazing views of Manhattan and across the East River into Brooklyn and beyond. It's a short walk from here to 5th Avenue, the theatre district on 42nd Street, and Grand Central Station.

The "knotted gun" sculpture was created by Carl Frederick Reutersward, and is a memorial tribute to John Lennon. The Non-Violence Prevention Foundation now uses it as part of its "talk it out" campaign to end violence. I think the UN main public entrance, where the sculpture sits, is a perfect place for this.