Sarah Palin will be departing the city shortly, assuming her motorcade hasn't already made a beeline for the airport. The candidate for VP spent yesterday, of course, sneaking peeks at the fold-out world map in her pocket as she tried to discuss weighty issues with various world leaders at the U.N. Her husband and strangely-named kids, in the meantime, paid a visit to the Central Park Carousel and FAO Schwarz. The Palins met up in the evening at the Millennium UN Plaza Hotel, where a throng of reporters and fringe Palin supporters were waiting for them at the entrance. Let it be known, however, that the folks at HotelChatter most definitely do not approve of Palin's hotel selection: "If laying low is what you're looking to do, may we gently chime in to let you know that staying at the Millenium Broadway smack in the middle of midtown during your NYC visit is not the way to go about it? It's tourist central over there." Agreed, although it is a considerable step up from the hotels she's accustomed to.