Over Spring Break, Rip photo editor Erik Aguilar visited New York City. He took these pictures to document his trip and share his experience with the students of Bakersfield College.
Clockwise, from the top left: Famous financial center, Wall Street; The Brooklyn Bridge connects the island of Manhattan to Brooklyn; Times Square on a relatively calm afternoon; Comedian Tina Fey is interviewed by Matt Lauer during her visit to The Today Show; The New York City Trinity Church is one of oldest churches in America. Three different Trinity churches have been built and the most recent church was built in 1846; The World Trade Center Path Station is next to the site of the 9/11 disaster and connects to several New York City subway lines; The Empire State Building in Manhattan.