Location: the Whitney is close to Little island and pier 57 nearby to Greenwich. Facilities: An interesting 8 floor building that has an outdoor multi level terrace where visitors can get a view of the surrounding area including a view of New Jersey across the river. Visitors can walk outside between floors 8 to 6. Floors 2 and 4 are not accessible. Washrooms are not on every floor and are small. Exhibitions: There is a permanent collection including recognizable names like O’Keefe and Hopper, but also other forms of art and artists for those who appreciate something different. A set of central escalators help you get up or down. We went to the top then worked our way down. Overall: A good place to see contemporary art that you may be unfamiliar with. If you just want to see the ‘hits’ then this might not be the best choice.

Very easy wayfinding and fun art in the elevators! We started out, as we often do, on the top floor of a museum. Here it's the seventh and beyond the interesting art inside there's a great terrace view of the city with several interesting sculptures to see. The hit of our visit was the large Edward Hopper (one of our favorites) selection from the permanent collection on view. Wonderful museum that offers something new every time we visit.

We took advantage of free Friday nights at the museum. You must still reserve your tickets in advance and they go fast. I have mixed feelings about this museum. I really like some of the art and if there is a particular exhibition you want to see, definitely go. The roof top offers beautiful views of New York. That said, they seem to have a lot of rules and are a little heavy handed in enforcing them. They inspect purses and backpacks, which is okay, but as I started to walk up to a security guard, who was free, I was told by another to “stay where [I] was.” Meanwhile the other security guard continue to wave me forward. I told him the other guard told me to stay put, and by his attitude I felt that somehow I was the one being difficult about getting my purse inspected. You may enter 15 minutes before your scheduled time, but not one minute earlier we discovered. Another employee who was running the elevator had a meltdown because a patron pushed the elevator buttons. They need to lighten up all around to make the experience a little more enjoyable.