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  1. In the history of motion pictures in the United States, many films have been set in New York City, or a fictionalized version thereof. The following is a list of films and documentaries set in New York, however the list includes a number of films which only have a tenuous connection to the city. The list is sorted by the year the film was released.

  2. Evelyn Nesbit (born Florence Evelyn Nesbit; December 25, 1884 or 1885 – January 217 , 1967) was an American artists' model , chorus girl , and actress . She is best known for her career in New York City , as well as the obsessive and abusive fixation of her husband, railroad scion Harry Kendall Thaw on both Nesbit and architect Stanford White ...

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Astor_familyAstor family - Wikipedia

    John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor) was the youngest of four sons born to Johann Jacob Astor (1724–1816) and Maria Magdalena vom Berg (1730–1764). The Astor family can trace their ancestry back to Giovan Asdour (1595–1668) and Gretta Ursula Asdour (1589–?). Giovan was born in Chiavenna, Italy, and died in Zürich, Switzerland.

  5. Museum of Modern Art. /  40.76167°N 73.97750°W  / 40.76167; -73.97750. The Museum of Modern Art ( MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. The institution was conceived in 1929 by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Lillie P. Bliss, and Mary Quinn Sullivan.

  6. Jyutping. Sung3 Mei5-ling4. Soong Mei-ling (also spelled Soong May-ling; March 5, 1898 [1] – October 23, 2003), also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek ( Chinese : 蔣介石夫人) or Madame Chiang ( Chinese : 蔣夫人 ), was a Chinese political figure who was First Lady of the Republic of China, the wife of President Chiang Kai-shek of the ...

  7. New York, often called New York City [b] or simply NYC, is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each of which is coextensive with a respective county. New York is a global center of finance [11] and commerce ...

  8. www.nyhistory.org › blogs › all-the-single-ladiesNew-York Historical Society

    The Young Women’s Christian Association of New York City constructed the first new building designed specifically to house single working women. Completed in 1891 at 14-16 East 16th Street, the six-story Margaret Louisa Home was described as “a temporary home for the Protestant self-supporting woman who is a stranger within the gates of ...

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