New York—often called New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part—is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area, the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States and one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. A global power city, New York exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment, its fast pace defining the term New York minute.
Population: 8,175,133
Latitude: 40° 42' 51.37" N
Longitude: -74° 00' 21.49" W
The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) is a public American research college based in New York City. The Graduate Center is the principal doctoral-granting institution of the CUNY system. The school is situated in a nine-story…
The Bergin Hunt and Fish Club is a storefront in Ozone Park in Queens that was a Gambino Crime Family hangout that was notoriously attended by John Gotti. Loyal members to Gotti’s branch of the Gambino’s gained the nickname the “Bergin Crew” because…
Astroland was a 3.1-acre (1.3 ha) amusement park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City first opened in 1962. It was located at 1000 Surf Avenue (at the corner of West 10th Street) on the boardwalk.
60 Hudson Street, formerly known as the Western Union Building, is a telecommunications building spanning the entire block between Hudson Street, Thomas Street, Worth Street, and West Broadway in the TriBeCa neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.…
23 Wall Street or "The Corner", is an office building formerly owned by J.P. Morgan & Co. – later the Morgan Guaranty Trust Company – located at the southeast corner of Wall Street and Broad Street, in the heart of the Financial District in Manhatta…
The Winter Garden Atrium is a 10-story glass-vaulted pavilion on Vesey Street in New York City's Brookfield Place office complex. Originally constructed in 1988, and substantially rebuilt in 2002, the Atrium houses various plants, trees and flowers,…
Von Steuben Day is a holiday traditionally held on a weekend in mid-September (von Steuben was born September 17), celebrating Baron Friedrich von Steuben, who arrived in the United States as a volunteer offering his services to General George Washi…
The Seton Hall University School of Law (also known as Seton Hall Law) is part of Seton Hall University, and is located in downtown Newark, New Jersey. Seton Hall Law School is the only private law school in New Jersey, and, according to the U.S. Ne…
Kingsborough Community College (KBCC), part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, is the only community college in Brooklyn, New York. Located in Manhattan Beach, the 71-acre (283,000 m²) campus overlooks Sheepshead Bay, Jamaica Bay, and…
Icahn Stadium is a 5,000 seat track and field and multipurpose facility located on Randalls Island, in New York City. Designed within the former site of Downing Stadium, the complex opened on April 23, 2005 and is named after American businessman Ca…
Hillside is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States.
Harlem–125th Street is a Metro-North Railroad commuter rail hub station in New York City. It is located in East Harlem, Manhattan, serving the Hudson Line, Harlem Line and New Haven Line. The station also serves as an important transfer point betwee…
Foley Square is a street intersection and green space in the Civic Center neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City and – by extension – the surrounding area, which is dominated by civic buildings. The space is bordered by Worth Street, Centre …
Flatlands is a neighborhood in the southeast part of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 18. Originally an independent town, Flatlands became part of the City of Brooklyn in 1896.
Delancey Street is one of the main thoroughfares of New York City's Lower East Side in Manhattan, running from the street's western terminus at the Bowery to its eastern end at FDR Drive, connecting to the Williamsburg Bridge and Brooklyn at Clinton…
The Century Association is a private club in New York City. It evolved out of an earlier organization – the Sketch Club, founded in 1829 by editor and poet William Cullen Bryant and his friends – and was established in 1847 by Bryant and others as a…
The Brooklyn Latin School is a specialized high school in New York City, founded in 2006.
The Belasco Theatre is a Broadway theatre opened in 1907 at 111 West 44th Street in midtown-Manhattan. Originally known as the Stuyvesant Theatre, it was designed by architect George Keister for impresario David Belasco.