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4 days ago · Michelle Young. In 1982, the artist Agnes Denes planted two acres of wheat on landfill that would become Battery Park City, a new outcropping on the Manhattan waterfront created as a result...
5 days ago · Here are ten to check out: 1. The Rooftop Gardens of Rockefeller Center. Atop Rockefeller Center, there are at least four immaculately manicured gardens. Above 610 and 620 Fifth Avenue (pictured ...
3 days ago · Designed in 1930 by architect Emery Roth, the St. Moritz Hotel quickly became the crossroads for the political, intellectual, and cultural elite. They dined at the Hotel’s famed Café de la Paix, New York’s first sidewalk cafe. And their children clamored for the hot chocolate at Rumplemayer’s, a place that while long gone, still holds a ...
May 3, 2024 · In the early 1900s, if you walked around Sunset Park, you might have heard Finnish being spoken on the streets. That’s because the neighborhood was home to the largest concentration of Finns in New York City, and though most have since gone from Brooklyn, they left behind their co-operative spirit. The Finns built the first non-profit co ...
Apr 25, 2024 · 1. Central Park. Kyle Kroeger / ViaTravelers. Central Park is a lovely urban park ideal for an afternoon delight in exercising and picnicking in New York City. This beautiful park is between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side neighborhoods in Manhattan. It is the fifth-largest park in NYC, covering about 843 acres.
May 9, 2024 · Central Park, largest and most important public park in Manhattan, New York City. It occupies an area of 840 acres (340 hectares) and extends between 59th and 110th streets and between Fifth and Eighth avenues. It was one of the first American parks to be developed using landscape architecture techniques.
6 days ago · One of many spired turrets in Ditmas Park. Just as Victorian Flatbush refers to a collection of neighborhoods, Victorian-era homes derive from a number of distinct architectural styles popular in ...
