With an estimated population in 2023 of 8,258,035 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km2), the city is themost densely populatedmajor city in theUnited States.New York City has more than double the population ofLos Angeles,the nation's second-most populous city. New York is the geographical and demographic center of both theNortheast megalopolisand theNew York metropolitan area,the largest metropolitan area in the U.S. by both population andurban area.With more than 20.1 million people in itsmetropolitan statistical areaand 23.5 million in itscombined statistical areaas of 2020, New York City is one of the world's most populousmegacities.The city and its metropolitan area are the premier gateway for legalimmigration to the United States.As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York City, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. In 2021, the city was home to nearly 3.1 million residents born outside the U.S., the largest foreign-born population of any city in the world. (Full article...)
The hotel building's facade consists largely of limestone and brick. The building containslight courtsfacing east, as well assetbacksto comply with the1916 Zoning Resolution,which taper to an octagonal tower at the top of the hotel. The limestone base is two stories high and contains storefronts and a main entrance on 50th Street. The upper stories are generally clad with brick and containarchitectural terracottaandcast stoneornamentation. The hotel contained a double-height lobby, which was originally designed in the Spanish style, as well as a restaurant. The upper stories were divided into 177 apartments of one to four rooms each, although these were rearranged into 209 guestrooms in 1999.
Moses Ginsberg developed the structure as anapartment hotelnamed the Beverly, which opened in October 1927. Ginsberg continued to operate the Beverly until 1951, when he sold it to real-estate investor Irving Maidman. International Hotels Inc. bought the Beverly in 1959 and renovated it. After a series of sales in the late 20th century, Manhattan East Suite Hotels (laterDenihan Hospitality Group) acquired the Beverly in 1997 and renovated it over the next two years, renaming the hotel the Benjamin. The hotel was again renovated between 2010 and 2013, andSonesta International Hotelsacquired the Benjamin in 2021. (Full article...)
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Seen from the south
200 Madison Avenue(also known as theMarshall Field Building,Astor Estate Building,International Combustion Building,andTower Building) is a 25-story office building in theMurray Hillneighborhood ofManhattaninNew York City.It is along the west side ofMadison Avenuebetween 35th and 36th Streets. Designed byWarren and Wetmore,it was built from 1925 to 1926.
200 Madison Avenue's facade is largely made of red brick with limestone trim, as well as windowspandrelsmade ofterracottaandcast iron.The ground story is made of limestone and contains entrances from Madison Avenue, 35th Street, and 36th Street. The building contains asetbackabove its ninth story. The T-shaped lobby is designed in aneo-Renaissancestyle, with a north–southarcadeconnecting 35th and 36th Streets, as well as an elevator lobby extending toward Madison Avenue. The lobby's ornate interior contains gilded decorations and various animal motifs. Due tozoningrestrictions on the eastern part of the site, the lower stories originally served as anapartment hotel,while the smaller upper stories contained offices.
Since the 1910s, theAstor familyhad wanted to develop a commercial building on the site, but the plans were delayed for a decade due to opposition fromJ. P. Morgan Jr.and other local residents. 200 Madison Avenue was developed by a syndicate that included Texas entrepreneurJesse H. Jones.The building was originally known for its largest tenants,Marshall Field and CompanyandInternational Combustion.The apartment hotel initially occupied the second through ninth floors, but it was unprofitable, closed in 1939, and was turned into office space, with tenants such asAmtorg Trading Corporation.The building was sold several times in the 20th century, including to a group representing Philippine presidentFerdinand Marcosduring the 1980s. George V. Comfort and the Loeb Realty and Development Corporation acquired 200 Madison Avenue in the 1990s, and theNew York City Landmarks Preservation Commissiondesignated the building's lobby as an official landmark in 2021. (Full article...)
The armory occupies a city block bounded byPark Avenueto the west,67th Streetto the north,Lexington Avenueto the east, and66th Streetto the south. It is composed of two structures: the five-story administration building to the west and adrill hallto the east. The facade of the administration building is made of Philadelphia red brick and granite trim, with various defensive features. Numerous spaces in the interior of the building were designed in several styles by decorators such asLouis Comfort Tiffany,Stanford White,Kimbel and Cabus,Alexander Roux,Francis Davis Millet,and theHerter Brothers.These include halls and stairways; a series of regimental rooms on the first floor; and twelve rooms for the 7th Regiment's companies on the second floor. The drill hall, measuring 200 by 300 feet (61 by 91 m), was one of New York City's largest column-free indoor spaces when completed.
TheNew York City Board of Aldermenapproved the Park Avenue Armory's construction in 1875 but refused to fund the $350,000 construction cost. As such, the 7th Regiment funded the armory's construction through donations and a bond issue; work started in 1877, and the armory formally opened on September 30, 1880. The armory was substantially expanded from 1909 to 1913, with a refurbished drill hall and a new fourth story; the fifth floor was built in the late 1920s or early 1930s. The building was mostly used for military purposes through the 20th century, though it had hosted numerous events, competitions, and exhibits over the years. The state government proposed leasing out the armory in the late 1990s. In 2000, the state awarded the Park Avenue Armory Conservancy the responsibility of overhauling the building, restoring the dilapidated interior spaces, and transforming it into an arts venue. In the 21st century, the armory is largely used as an event, exhibit, and performance space. (Full article...)
TheGeneral Electric Building,also known as570 Lexington Avenue,is a skyscraper at the southwestern corner ofLexington Avenueand51st StreetinMidtown Manhattan,New York City. The building, designed byCross & Crossand completed in 1931, was known as theRCA Victor Buildingduring its construction. The General Electric Building is sometimes known by its address to avoid confusion with30 Rockefeller Plaza,which was once known as the GE Building.
570 Lexington Avenue contains a 50-floor, 640-foot-tall (200 m) stylizedGothicoctagonal brick tower, with elaborateArt Decodecorations of lightning bolts showing the power of electricity. The tower isset backfrom the round-cornered base with elaborate masonry and architectural figural sculpture. The building was designed to blend with the low Byzantine dome of the adjacentSt. Bartholomew's Episcopal ChurchonPark Avenue,with the same brick coloring andarchitectural terracottadecoration. The crown of the building, an example of Gothictracery,is intended to represent electricity and radio waves. On the corner above the building's main entrance is a clock with the cursive GE logo and a pair of disembodied silver arms holding bolts of electricity.
Plans for the building were announced in 1929, and it was completed two years later. The project was originally commissioned forRCA,then a subsidiary ofGeneral Electric(GE). RCA moved to 30 Rockefeller Plaza midway through construction, and 570 Lexington Avenue was conveyed to GE as part of an agreement in which RCA and GE split their properties. GE had its headquarters at 570 Lexington Avenue between 1933 and 1974, and retained ownership until 1993, when the building was donated toColumbia University.The building was extensively renovated by Ernest de Castro of the WCA Design Group in the 1990s. It was designated aNew York City landmarkin 1985 and was added to theNational Register of Historic Placesin 2004. (Full article...)
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Smalls Paradise. Founder Ed Smalls is seen at upper right.
Smalls Paradise(often calledSmall's ParadiseandSmalls' Paradise), was a nightclub in theHarlemneighborhood ofManhattaninNew York City.Located in the basement of 2294Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevardat 134th Street, it opened in 1925 and was owned by Ed Smalls(néEdwin Alexander Smalls; 1882–1976). At the time of theHarlem Renaissance,Smalls Paradise was the only one of the well-known Harlem night clubs to be owned by an African-American and integrated. Other major Harlem night clubs admitted only white patrons unless the person was an African-American celebrity.
The entertainment at Smalls Paradise was not limited to the stage; waiters danced theCharlestonor roller-skated as they delivered orders to customers. Waiters were also known to vocalize during the club's floor shows. Unlike most of the Harlem clubs which closed between 3 and 4am, Smalls was open all night, offering a breakfast dance which featured a full floor show beginning at 6am.
After 23 years as the owner of the night club, Ed Smalls sold the club toTommy Smalls(no relation) in 1955. It was later owned by Harlem businessman Pete McDougal andWilt Chamberlain,and renamed Big Wilt's Smalls Paradise. Many well known musicians, both white and African-American, appeared at the club over the years and often came to Smalls after their evening engagements to jam with the Smalls Paradise band. The club was responsible for promoting popular dances such as the Charleston, theMadisonand theTwist.Smalls Paradise was the longest-operating club in Harlem before it closed in 1986. The building has been the site of theThurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Changesince 2004. (Full article...)
Precious,then without a distributor, premiered to acclaim at both the2009 Sundance Film Festivaland the2009 Cannes Film Festival,under its original title ofPush: Based on the Novel by Sapphire.At Sundance, it won the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize for best drama, as well as a Special Jury Prize for supporting actress Mo'Nique. AfterPreciousscreening at Sundance in January 2009,Tyler Perryannounced that he andOprah Winfreywould be providing promotional assistance to the film, which was released throughLionsgate Entertainment.Preciouswon the People's Choice Award at theToronto International Film Festivalin September. The film's title was changed fromPushtoPrecious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire,to avoid confusion with the 2009 action filmPush.
Lionsgate gave the film a limited release in North America on November 6, 2009, with an expanded release on November 20.Preciousreceived positive reviews from critics; the performances of Sidibe and Mo'Nique, the story, and its message were highly praised. The film was a box office success, earning over $63 million on a $10 million budget. ('Full article...)
The W New York Union Square building was initially the headquarters of theGermania Life Insurance Company.In 1917, when the company becamethe Guardian Life Insurance Company of America,the building was renamed theGuardian Life Insurance Company Building.A four-story annex to the east was designed bySkidmore, Owings & Merrilland was completed in 1961. Guardian Life moved its offices out of the building in 1999, and the W New York Union Square opened the following year.
Principal casting forFriends with Benefitstook place over a three-month period from April to July 2010. Gluck reworked the original script and plot shortly after casting Timberlake and Kunis. Filming began in New York City on July 20, 2010, and concluded in Los Angeles in September 2010.Screen Gemsdistributed the film, which was released in North America on July 22, 2011.Friends with Benefitsreceived positive reviews from critics upon release, most of whom praised the chemistry between the lead actors. The film emerged as a commercial success at the box office, grossing $149.5 million worldwide, against a budget of $35 million. It was nominated for twoPeople's Choice Awards—Favorite Comedy Movie, and Favorite Comedic Movie Actress (Kunis)—and twoTeen Choice Awardsfor Timberlake and Kunis. (Full article...)
First announced in 1962, the 57th Street station was opened on July 1, 1968, at the cost of $13.2 million. The station was a terminal station until 1989, after which all service was extended to21st Street–Queensbridge.The station was temporarily served byshuttle trainsin the 1990s during the63rd Street Line'sreconstruction. From July to December 2018, the station was closed for an extensive five-month renovation. (Full article...)
The project would replace an existing 1850sItalianatebuilding that was damaged in the attacks. The original design was by SOMA Architects principalMichel Abboud,who wrestled for months with the challenge of making the building fit naturally into its lower Manhattan surroundings. He felt it should have a contemporary design, but also look Islamic. His design included a 500-seat auditorium, theater,performing arts center,fitness center,swimming pool, basketball court, childcare area, bookstore,culinary school,art studio, food court, and a memorial to the victims of the September 11 attacks. It also included a prayer space for the Muslim community that would accommodate 1,000–2,000 people.
In late September 2011, a temporary 4,000-square-foot (370 m2) Islamic center opened in renovated space at the Park51 location. In summer 2014, it was announced that there would instead be a three-story museum with a prayer space, as well as condos, at 49-51 Park Place. The plans were changed again in September 2015 when the owner announced a 667-foot (203 m) 70-story luxury condominium building at the site. In May 2016, financing was secured for a 43-story condominium building with room for an Islamic cultural museum adjacent to it. (Full article...)
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Macon Library's front entrance in 2015
Macon Libraryis a branch of theBrooklyn Public Library,located in theBedford–Stuyvesantneighborhood ofBrooklyn,New York City.The branch, opened in 1907, wasthe borough's eleventhCarnegie library.Richard A. Walker designed Macon in theClassical Revivalstyle and the library was built from red brick and limestonetrimwith a slate roof at a cost of $93,481 (equivalent to $2,200,000 in 2023). In the 1940s, 1970s, and 2000s, the library underwent major renovations and repairs. Despite the changes, design elements present at the library's opening remain, including some bookshelves, guardrails, and wood paneling. Macon Library houses the African American Heritage Center. (Full article...)
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TheHugh L. Carey Tunnel,commonly referred to as theBrooklyn–Battery Tunnel,Battery TunnelorBattery Park Tunnel,is atolledtunnelinNew York Citythat connectsRed HookinBrooklynwiththe BatteryinManhattan.The tunnel consists of twin tubes that each carry two traffic lanes under the mouth of theEast River.Although it passes just offshore ofGovernors Island,the tunnel does not provide vehicular access to the island. With a length of 9,117 feet (2,779 m), it is the longest continuous underwater vehicular tunnel in North America.
Plans for the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel date back to the 1920s. Official plans to build the tunnel were submitted in 1930 but were initially not carried out. The New York City Tunnel Authority, created in 1936, was tasked with constructing the tunnel. After unsuccessful attempts to secure federal funds, New York City Parks CommissionerRobert Mosesproposed a Brooklyn–Battery Bridge. However, the public opposed the bridge plan, and theUS Army Corps of Engineers(USACE) rejected the plan several times out of concern that the bridge would impede shipping access to theBrooklyn Navy Yard.This prompted city officials to reconsider plans for a tunnel. Construction on the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel started on October 28, 1940, but its completion was delayed due toWorld War II-related material shortages. The tunnel officially opened on May 25, 1950.
In 1942, Oppenheimer was recruited to work on the Manhattan Project, and in 1943 was appointed director of the project's Los Alamos Laboratory inNew Mexico,tasked with developing the first nuclear weapons. His leadership and scientific expertise were instrumental in the project's success. On July 16, 1945, he was present at the first test of the atomic bomb,Trinity.In August 1945, the weapons were used againstJapanin thebombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,to date the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict. (Full article...)
The building's facade is divided into three horizontal sections. The lowest three stories comprise a base of light-colored stone, including acolonnadewithCorinthian-stylecapitals.Above that is a seven-story shaft with a brick facade and stonequoins.The top of the building has a double-heightloggiaand acornicewithmodillions.Inside, the building contained accommodations for the Engineers’ Club, including 66 bedrooms and club meeting rooms. In the early 20th century, the Engineers' Club Building was connected to the Engineering Societies' Building.
The Engineers' Club Building was partially funded byAndrew Carnegie,who in 1904 offered money for a new clubhouse for New York City's various engineering societies. The Engineers' Club did not want to share a building with the other societies, so anarchitectural design competitionwas held for two clubhouse buildings. The Engineers' Club Building served as a clubhouse until 1979, after which it became a residential structure. The building became acooperative apartmentcalled Bryant Park Place in 1983. The building was added to theNational Register of Historic Placesin 2007, and theNew York City Landmarks Preservation Commissiondesignated the building as a landmark in 2011. (Full article...)
The Trump International Hotel and Tower is 583 ft (178 m) tall and has contained 44 physical stories since it was built. The building originally had an aluminum-and-marblefacadeand was surrounded by a public plaza onBroadwayand Central Park West. There was a theater and shops in the basement as well as a restaurant on the top floor. After the building was renovated, a glass facade was installed. The lower portion of the tower is used as a hotel, while the upper floor is a residential condominium.
Planning for an office skyscraper on the site dates to 1965, when developers Hyman R. and Irving J. Shapiro planned to replace an existing two- or three-story building there. After the Shapiros' firm made two failed proposals for the site,Realty Equities Corporationtook over development in 1967. Upon its completion, the building served for more than two decades. By the early 1990s, the tower was bankrupt and the GE/Galbreath/Trump joint venture had taken over the structure. Gulf and Western successorParamount Communicationsoccupied the building until 1995, after which it was renovated; the residences opened in 1996 and the hotel rooms opened in 1997. The hotel was renovated in 2010. (Full article...)
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Proposed map of the most current plan for the Second Avenue Subway, which started construction in 2007
TheSecond Avenue Subway,aNew York City Subwayline that runs underSecond Avenueon theEast SideofManhattan,has been proposed since 1920; the first phase of the line did not open until 2017. Up until the 1960s, many distinct plans for the Second Avenue subway line were never carried out, though small segments were built in the 1970s. The complex reasons for these delays are why the line has been called "the line that time forgot".
Construction of tunnels began in 1972 as part of theProgram for Action,but was halted in 1975 because of the city'sfiscal crisis,with only a few short segments of tunnel having been completed. Meanwhile, construction of the 63rd Street Lines, which would connect the Second Avenue Line and theIND Queens Boulevard Lineto theBMT Broadway Lineand theIND Sixth Avenue Line,began in 1969. The first segment of the 63rd Street Lines, which opened on October 29, 1989, included provisions for future connections to the Second Avenue Line. When theconstruction of the Second Avenue Subwayfinally commenced in the 21st century, the Lexington Avenue Line was by far the busiest subway line in the United States, with an estimated 1.3 million daily riders in 2015. The first phase of the Second Avenue Subway opened in 2017, and a second phase is under development as of 2024[update].(Full article...)
The building consists of a two-story base and an eight-story upper section, with a facade of green and white marble. The base includes storefronts while the upper stories contain offices. The second story is cantilevered from the bottom of the third story so the storefronts could be combined into a large department store if necessary. The building's elaborately designed lobby is divided into an entrance vestibule, an S-shaped outer lobby, and an elevator lobby. These spaces are decorated extensively with marble and aluminum, and the outer and elevator lobbies also include the Goelet family's crest. The three elevator cabs contain ornate marble and aluminum decorations.
Prior to the construction of the present office building, Mary andOgden Goeletlived in a mansion at 608 Fifth Avenue. The mansion was torn down in 1930, and Ogden's nephewRobert Walton Goeletbuilt the office building on the site, which was finished in 1932. The structure was built while theconstruction of Rockefeller Centerwas ongoing, and its design was meant to complement that of the other buildings in Rockefeller Center. During the 1960s, the building was sold to the Korein family and was renovated. 608 Fifth Avenue was renamed the Swiss Center Building in 1966 after several Swiss companies leased space there. Both the lobby interior and the exterior were designated by theNew York City Landmarks Preservation Commissionas official city landmarks in 1992. The leasehold was sold toRFR Holdingin 1998, andVornado Realty Trustoperated the retail space from 2013 to 2020. (Full article...)
Irving was born and raised inManhattanto a merchant family. He made his literary debut in 1802 with a series of observational letters to theMorning Chronicle,written under the pseudonymJonathan Oldstyle.He temporarily moved to England for the family business in 1815, where he achieved fame with the publication ofThe Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.which was serialized from 1819 to 1820. He continued to publish regularly throughout his life, and he completed a five-volume biography of George Washington just eight months before his death at age 76 inTarrytown, New York.(Full article...)
Staten Island(/ˈstætən/STAT-ən) is the southernmostboroughofNew York City,coextensive withRichmond Countyand situated at the southernmost point ofNew York.The borough is separated from the adjacent state ofNew Jerseyby theArthur Killand theKill Van Kulland from the rest of New York byNew York Bay.With a population of 495,747 in the2020 Census,Staten Island is the least populated New York City borough but the third largest in land area at 58.5 sq mi (152 km2); it is also the least densely populated and mostsuburbanborough in the city.
A home to theLenapeindigenous people, the island was settled by Dutch colonists in the 17th century. It was one of the 12 original counties of New York state. Staten Island wasconsolidated with New York City in 1898.It was formerly known as theBorough of Richmonduntil 1975, when its name was changed to Borough of Staten Island. Staten Island has sometimes been called "the forgotten borough" by inhabitants who feel neglected by thecity government.It has also been referred to as the "borough of parks" due to its 12,300 acres of protected parkland and over 170 parks. (Full article...)
Brooklynis aboroughofNew York Citylocated at the westernmost end ofLong Islandin theState of New York.Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive withKings County,one of twelve original counties established under British rule in 1683 in the thenProvince of New York.As of the2020 United States census,the population stood at 2,736,074, making it the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City, the most populouscountyin the State of New York, and the ninth most populous county in theUnited States.In 2022, the population density of Brooklyn was recorded at 37,339.9 inhabitants per square mile (14,417.0/km2), making it the secondmost densely populated countynationwide, behind onlyManhattan(New York County). Had Brooklyn remained an independent city, it would today be thefourth most populousAmerican city afterNew York,Los Angeles,andChicago.
Named after the Dutch town ofBreukelenin the Netherlands, Brooklyn shares a border with the borough ofQueens.It has several bridge and tunnel connections to the borough of Manhattan, across theEast River,and is connected toStaten Islandby way of theVerrazzano-Narrows Bridge.With a land area of 69.38 square miles (179.7 km2) and a water area of 27.48 square miles (71.2 km2), Kings County is the state of New York's fourth-smallest county by land area and third smallest by total area. (Full article...)
The Bronx(/brɒŋks/) is aboroughofNew York City,coextensive withBronx County,in theU.S. stateofNew York.It is south ofWestchester County;north and east of the New York City borough ofManhattan,across theHarlem River;and north of the New York City borough ofQueens,across theEast River.The Bronx, the only New York City borough not primarily located on an island, has a land area of 42 square miles (109 km2) and a population of 1,472,654 at the2020 census.Of the five boroughs, it has the fourth-largest area, fourth-highest population, and third-highestpopulation density.
The Bronx is divided by theBronx Riverinto a hillier section in thewest,and a flattereasternsection. East and west street names are divided byJerome Avenue.The West Bronx was annexed to New York City in 1874, and the areas east of the Bronx River in 1895. Bronx County was separated from New York County (modern-day Manhattan) in 1914. About a quarter of the Bronx's area is open space, includingWoodlawn Cemetery,Van Cortlandt Park,Pelham Bay Park,theNew York Botanical Garden,and theBronx Zooin the borough's north and center. TheThain Family Forestat the New York Botanical Garden is thousands of years old and is New York City's largest remaining tract of the original forest that once covered the city. These open spaces are primarily on land reserved in the late 19th century as urban development progressed north and east from Manhattan. (Full article...)
With a population of 2,405,464 as of the2020 census,Queens is the second-most populous county in New York state, behind Kings County (Brooklyn), and is therefore also the second-most populous of the five New York City boroughs. If Queens were its own city, it would be thefourth most-populous in the U.S.afterNew York Cityitself,Los Angeles,andChicago.Queens is the fourth-most densely populated borough in New York City and the fourth-most densely populatedU.S. county.It is highly diverse as about 47% of its residents areforeign-born.(Full article...)
Image 12Anderson Avenue garbage strike. A common scene throughout New York City in 1968 during a sanitation workers strike (fromHistory of New York City (1946–1977))
Image 17The Sunday magazine of theNew York Worldappealed to immigrants with this April 29, 1906 cover page celebrating their arrival at Ellis Island. (fromHistory of New York City (1898–1945))
... thatLucy Feaginfounded theFeagin School of Dramatic Artin New York City, where talent scouts for radio, screen, and stage were always present to watch her senior students' plays?
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