I’ve had a long business day in New York, so in my still-jetlagged state, I need to keep this post brief. Only two minor observations.
I had a drink this evening with a friend that works for the UN. We walked past an empty building site. He pointed out that it used to be the US mission to the UN (the equivalent of an embassy). It was torn down not long ago, but no action seems to be happening on building a replacement. That’s a great sign of US commitment to the UN.
On an unrelated matter, before my meetings I had a couple of free hours in the morning. It’s just my luck that the newly reopened Museum of Modern Art is closed on Tuesdays (in comparatively dozy — supposedly — London, major museums are open seven days a week). So I went to the Met instead. In addition to the superb art, I found largely empty galleries. I guess NY’s art lovers are going through a period of MoMA or nothing.