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The Metropolitan Club (1-11 East 60th Street), private social club in New York City, founded in 1891 by J. P. Morgan as men only club.The land on which the Clubhouse stands was acquired from the Duchess of Marlborough who signed the purchase agreement in the United States.


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1501 Broadway also known as the Paramount Building with four-faced clock near the top with the hours denoted by five-pointed stars, forming a circle of stars as used in the Paramount Pictures logo


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Atlas by Sculptor Lee Lawrie , the largest sculpture at Rockefeller Center located in the forecourt of the International Building, at 630 Fifth Avenue.In 1937, New York’s Italian community protested the statue of Atlas in Rockefeller Center because the face of the Titan bore too much resemblance to Benito Mussolini.


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Oculus, $4B terminal. The Oculus design of white wings echoes the Greek Phoenix myth of rebirth from the ashes. "It all shines. . . . It is a public space like that of Grand Central Terminal, free and open for everybody to enjoy,” said Calatrava, tha architect behind Oculus.


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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, one of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks of the United States, at 33 Liberty Street. It is one of the largest gold repository in the world and holds approximately 14,000,000 pound of gold.


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A big Bear named Brown in the Line Friends store at 1515 Broadway near Times Square. This is the first U.S. store opened by Line, which is known as the hottest messaging app in Japan. The 4,628-square-foot space contains toys, cushions, stationery and other items featuring the bear, the rabbit and bright-yellow chicken.


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Carnegie Hall, a concert venue at 881 Seventh Avenue, built by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie , is one of the most prestigious venues in the world. It opened in 1891 with the American debut of Tchaikovsky.


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Times Square installation by zU studio. zU team presents a new verb — re-lying — a beneficial action for our respiratory, digestive and circulatory systems. The circular disposition of the installation stands as a sign of love, peace, and unity between human beings — seven furniture pieces honor seven chakras in the body.


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Pink Crape Myrtles in Damrosch Park, the site of numerous free concerts in the summer, by Lincoln Center


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Pier 17, the foodie oasis at South Street Seaport,Lower Manhattan area is officially open.The rooftop of Pier 17 is a concert venue that will feature paid shows my mainstream acts all summer and fall long.


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The 950-foot tall limestone-clad 220 central park south have a total of 87 condos is the 11th tallest building in NYC and third tallest residential building in the city behind 432 Park Avenue and One57. Central park tower is expected to reach 1,550 feet tall when it completes in 2019.

July 20, 2018
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Just a few days left to see Uraeus by German artist Anselm Kiefer at Rockefeller center. The sculpture includes symbols from numerous myths and traditions. "An eagle swept through the air in wide circles, and on it hung a serpent, not like a prey, but like a friend: for it kept itself coiled round the eagle’s neck.” – Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra


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42nd Street, one of the major cross-town street in the New York, is just 2 miles long. A view from Tudor City. All the main cross streets of 14th, 23rd, 34th, 42th etc. are all the same: 100 feet wide


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The Ida and Isidor Straus Memorial Plaque mounted in the Manhattan Macy's. Isidor was the president of Macy’s until he and his wife, Ida, died on the Titanic when it hit an iceberg and sank in 1912.“Their lives were beautiful and their deaths glorious.”


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Created by Zurab Tsereteli, a native of Georgia, the sculpture titled "Good Defeats Evil" was presented by the Soviet Union to the United Nations on the occasion of the organization's 45th anniversary in 1990. The sculpture is 39 feet high and weighs 40 tons, depicting St. George slaying the dragon.


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Tudor City’s landmarked park , privately owned, but open to the public each day from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The park was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and is part of the Tudor City Historic District.


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A giant of 193 hand-painted bees is on display in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in NYC through August 2018. Muralist Matt Willey created 193 painted panels of bees to represent the number of UN-member nations. The Good of the Hive is an artistic initiative founded by Matthew Willey to hand-paint 50,000 honeybees – the number necessary for a healthy, thriving hive - in murals around the world.


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Extell Development tower called One Manhattan Square at 252 South Street, Lower East Side. 815-foot skyscraper will have 815 apartments when completed in 2019. Units in One Manhattan Square starts at $1.2 million.


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Pier 2 with inline skating rink at Brooklyn Bridge Park, a waterfront park along the East River. A view form the Brooklyn Heights Promenade


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Alexander Hamilton's Grave at Trinity Church Cemetery. Alexander Hamilton, a founding father and the first secretary of the treasury of the United States died 214 years ago today from a gunshot wound.In a duel held in Weehawken, New Jersey, Vice President Aaron Burr fatally shoots his long-time political antagonist.


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50 years ago today the Grand Central Terminal became a New York City landmark. June 2018 marked the 40th anniversary of a monumental Supreme Court decision that saved and helped preserve Grand Central Terminal.


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West 42 street. July 08, 2018. Manhattanhenge, or Manhattan Solstice occurs twice a year when the sunset perfectly aligns with the east-west streets on the main street grid in Manhattan.


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One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and World Trade Center 7, the second building to bear that name in the World Trade Center complex. The original structure was completed in 1987 and was destroyed in the September 11 attacks. 7 World Trade Center officially opened on May 23, 2006.


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A custom-built soccer field for activities by the New York City Football Club on the Plaza at Rockefeller Center. Giant screens are also set up on the plaza for the public to watch all live matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.


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World Trade Center by Santiago Calatrava, the renowned Spanish architect, a terminal station on the PATH system (Port Authority Trans-Hudson) , a primary transit link between Manhattan and neighboring New Jersey urban communities with trains run 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.


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Patio from the Castle of Vélez Blanco (1506–15) in Metropolitan museum of art . It was originally part of the Castillo de Vélez-Blanco in , Andalusia, in the southeast of Spain . In 1904, the castle's owners sold the entire patio to a Parisian dealer. George Blumenthal purchased the patio in 1913 and gifted the patio to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the year of his death (1941).


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Gilsey House at 1200 Broadway, designed by Stephen Decatur Hatch for Peter Gilsey, a Danish immigrant merchant and city alderman, a former grand hotel built in 1867, is now co-op with 40 units.


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One World Trade Center stands 1,776 feet tall. This number represents the year the Declaration of Independence was signed. The view from Exchange Place, Jersey City


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SPOT , a 30-foot Dalmatian dog balancing a taxi on his snout by American sculptor Donald Lipski. SPOT is based at 34th Street and 1st Avenue as a part of a giant renovation of NYU Langone Hospital. Toyota offered up the real Prius.


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James Watson House ( right) built in 1793 and extended in 1806 , and the Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in the Church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in the Financial District of Manhattan. James Watson was the first Speaker of the New York State Assembly and Elizabeth Ann Seton lived next door.


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The Flatiron Building, 21 stories steel-frame skyscraper clad in white terra-cotta, constructed between 1901 and 1903 at the intersection of Broadway and Fifth Avenue.


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      • The Metropolitan Club (1-11 East 60th Street), pri...
      • 1501 Broadway also known as the Paramount Building...
      • Atlas by Sculptor Lee Lawrie , the largest sculptu...
      • Oculus, $4B terminal. The Oculus design of white ...
      • The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, one of the 1...
      • A big Bear named Brown in the Line Friends stor...
      • Carnegie Hall, a concert venue at 881 Seventh Aven...
      • Times Square installation by zU studio. zU team p...
      • Pink Crape Myrtles in Damrosch Park, the site of n...
      • Pier 17, the foodie oasis at South Street Seaport...
      • The 950-foot tall limestone-clad 220 central par...
      • Just a few days left to see Uraeus by German arti...
      • 42nd Street, one of the major cross-town street in...
      • The Ida and Isidor Straus Memorial Plaque mounted ...
      • Created by Zurab Tsereteli, a native of Georgia, t...
      • Tudor City’s landmarked park , privately owned, ...
      • A giant of 193 hand-painted bees is on display in...
      • Extell Development tower called One Manhattan Squa...
      • Pier 2 with inline skating rink at Brooklyn Brid...
      • Alexander Hamilton's Grave at Trinity Church Cemet...
      • 50 years ago today the Grand Central Terminal beca...
      • West 42 street. July 08, 2018. Manhattanhenge, or...
      • One World Trade Center, the tallest building in th...
      • A custom-built soccer field for activities by the ...
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      • Patio from the Castle of Vélez Blanco (1506–15) in...
      • Gilsey House at 1200 Broadway, designed by Stephen...
      • One World Trade Center stands 1,776 feet tall. T...
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