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The Meat Market in New York

Also known as the “Meatpacking District,” the Gansevoort meat market in New York was born at the end...

History of the Empire State Building

The Eiffel Tower was built in Paris in 1889. It was 984 feet and a great architectural achievement....

History of New York

“I love New York” is a common theme we see and hear today. New Yorkers love their city. The business...

The Empire State Building

At 350 Fifth Avenue, in New York City, looms the majestic Empire State Building, and it has been sta...

New York's Past

An explorer named Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 first founded New York. Before Giovanni came to the...

Pizzerias in New York City

New York City has more pizzerias per capita than any other city in the nation. There are many differ...

New York City's Taxi Ride

While in New York, there are several types of public transportation. Taxis are a main source of tra...

New York Rangers: 5 Time Stanley Cup Winners

The New York Rangers are part of the National Hockey League and are in the Atlantic Division of the ...

The Museum of Modern Art in New York City

After the Second World War, the centers of power and finance shifted to the United States and New Yo...

Rockefeller Center

The Rockefeller Center in New York was built by the Rockefeller family in 1930 and wasn’t completed ...

The Lincoln Center in New York City

The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts began in the 1960s as an Urban Renewal Project under John...

Madison Square Garden since 1879

The original building for Madison Square Garden was a converted train depot. This building was mean...

Chelsea Markets

The Chelsea Market in New York City was opened in April of 1997. Once the home of the Nabisco factor...

Sex And The City - Beautiful Locations

Sex and the City not only offered a story about four women living their lives in New York City, but ...

2008 Thanksgiving Day Parade

The Emmy Award-winning Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City is a good way to get into the holida...

SoHo from 1800's to Present Day

SoHo is part of New York City's Manhatten borough and has nothing to do with SoHo in England. SoHo ...

Meat Packing District

The meat packing district of New York was originally just that: a place to buy large pieces of meat ...

Empire State Building Construction: The Race for Marvelous

On January 22, 1930, excavation of the John Thomson Farm on the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 34th...

New York City Meat Market

If you visit New York in the near future, you may find yourself taking a tour of the Meat Market Dis...

The New York Stock Exchange

The New York Stock Exchange has been a symbol of America’s economy for years. Based in New York Cit...

Manhattan, Staten Island, Brooklyn

New York has 5 boroughs, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island and Manhattan. In each of these ...

Soho in New York CIty

New York City is one of the most dynamic cities in the world. What makes it so is its ever changing ...

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade was begun eighty-two years ago by the employees of Macy’s. Using...

Skyline Cruise Buses

You could spend two weeks in New York City and take a different tour every day. There's a plethora ...

History of New York City

The history of New York City goes back to 1524, when Giovanni da Verrazzano became the first Europea...

Bergdorf Goodman Department

Bergdorf Goodman’s is a department store in New York City. Herman Bergdorf and Edwin Goodman starte...

Empire State Building

Construction on the Empire State Building began March 17, 1930. It was an entry in a competition the...

History of New York From 1524-1840

New York began with the inhabitants of the Lenape prior to the arrival of Giovanni da Verrazzano in ...

New York Stock Exchange

The New York Stock exchange is a system where people buy, sell and trade stocks. The New York Stock ...

The Hamptons

The Hamptons refers to the east end of Long Island. Most people think of this as the land of the upp...

Lady Liberty

The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from Edouard-Rene Lefebvre de Laboulaye. It w...

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