The Empire State Building Near and Far

The Empire State Building Near and Far - 350 5th avenue, looking west snd up from across the avenue. Looking north from 21st street and Broadway toward the 102-story Art Deco skyscraper at 33d street, which was completed in 1931. Image License: I, (sookietex) the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In case this is not legally possible, I grant any entity the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. If This image is subject to copyright in your jurisdiction, i (sookietex) the copyright holder have irrevocably released all rights to it, allowing it to be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, used, modified, built upon, or otherwise exploited in any way by anyone for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, with or without attribution of the author, as if in the public domain. Tags: Public Domain Clip Art and clip art or public domain and Empire State Building or New York City

The Third Cemetery of The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue Shearith Israel

The Third Cemetery of The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue Shearith Israel in the City of New York 1829 - 1851.

Shearith Israel was the only Jewish congregation in New York City from 1654 until 1825. Shearith Israel was founded by 23 Jews, mostly of Spanish and Portuguese origin.

This is looking south at 98-110 West 21st Street just west of 6th avenue. The cemetery is between loft buildings and across the street from the School Of Visual Arts. It was built adjacent to the congregation's synagogue on 19th Street--built in 1860 and now long gone. Today their synagogue is at 99 Central Park West and Cemetery in Glendale, Queens, New York

The plot contains an estimated one hundred and fifty graves.

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Horse Mounted Police New York City

Horse Mounted Police in New York City. Looking north up Madison Ave. mounted police cross the avenue at 51st street from east to west, September 23, 2008 during the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly

Mounted police Near the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on the east side of Park Avenue stand watch on the west side of the avenue as Tibetan supporters protest the arrival of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao for the United Nations General Assembly session.

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Flatiron Building New York City

Flatiron Building The building, at 175 Fifth Avenue New York City, looking south from 24th street and Broadway near Madison Square Park, late summer 2008. Designed by Chicago's Daniel Burnham in the Beaux-Arts style. Like a classical Greek column, with limestone and glazed terra-cotta façade

It was one of the first buildings to use a steel skeleton, At the rounded tip, the triangular tower is only 6.5 feet wide. The 22-story building is 285 ft tall.

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New York Public Library Lions Patience and Fortitude

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New York Public Library Lions Patience and Fortitude. The marble lions were designed by sculptor Edward Clark Potter and carved from Tennessee Pink marble by the Piccirilli Brothers in 1911. Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia named the Library mascots Patience and Fortitude for the attributes he thought every New Yorker should possess.

Sculptor Edward Clark Potter obtained the commission for the lions on the recommendation of August Saint-Gaudens, one of America's foremost sculptors. Potter was paid $8,000 for the modelling, and Piccirilli Brothers executed the carving for $5,000, using pink Tennessee marble.

Patience guards the south side of the Library's steps and Fortitude sits to the north before the Beaux-Arts building of The New York Public Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street in Manhattan.

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Cyclone Roller Coaster Coney Island

June 26, 1927 - The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island. USGS Disclaimer Statement for this Website Image. Information presented on this website is considered public information (unless otherwise noted) and may be distributed or copied.

Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credit is requested. The Cyclone at Coney Island has been terrorizing riders since the late 1920s.

Henry Hudson and his men of the Half Moon landed on the stretch of beach we now know as Coney Island. In their journals they wrote about the bounty of their fishing catch, and of feasting on oysters from what is now Coney Island Creek (imagine that!). Coney Island is the heavily developed ocean front of Brooklyn. The beach and adjacent Coney Island Amusement Area (featuring the famous Cyclone roller Coaster, the Wonder Wheel, and the ever popular Nathan's Famous hotdogs) are some of the greatest attractions in Brooklyn.

Coney Island has been a popular recreational spot ever since Breukelen became Brooklyn (about the time of the American Revolution). In its early days Coney Island was a privately owned hog farm. Its cedar forest was stripped away for fence and firewood by the growing community around Gravesend Bay ("pickeled red cedar stumps still sometimes was up on the beach even though the forests are long gone). Other barrier islands likely existed further offshore and to the east about the time of European contact. Much of the Coney Island coast has been been artificially modified since development has taken place.

Coney Island first prospered as a resort when Ocean Parkway was completed, connecting the beach with the East River ferry docks just before the Civil War. Its sand dunes gave way to boardwalks, beginning the long history of storm damage along the water front. Its earthy attractions, cheap motels, and steady Sunday morning traffic gave it its reputation as "Sodom by the Sea." Coney Island later became a high risk experiment by New York City's Urban Development Corporation in the construction of a great densely spaced, urban high rise complex during the 1950s to 1960s. Coney Island became one of the most densely populated shore front areas in North America. Despite all of its urban problems, Coney Island persists. On the western end of the Coney Island peninsula is Sea Gate, a gated community that, like so many shore developments, draws much media attention during coastal storms.

Coney Island beach is no longer a natural feature. Its natural sand supply has been cut off by the construction of the Breezy Point jetty. To maintain the beach, sand must be pumped in occasionally from offshore sand reservoirs. The community seems to thrive with utter contempt for potential disaster. After all, the old wooden Cyclone roller coaster has operated continuously since 1927 U.S. Geological Survey

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Triborough and Hell Gate Bridges New York City

The Triborough and Hell Gate Bridges New York City. Taken from Manhatten looking north-east over the East River towards Wards Island and Queens

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Frick Museum

The Frick Museum at 1 East 70th Street New York City, May 17th 2008. One longstanding misperception about The Frick Collection is the notion that works of art cannot be moved around by its present-day staff. Fortunately, this is not true. The flexibility with which the curators may juxtapose in fresh ways Frick-owned works within the mansion is the cornerstone of its thriving program of critically acclaimed special exhibitions, large and small.

However, one gallery in particular, the Living Hall, has seen very few changes—even temporarily—since Mr. Frick moved into the mansion ninety-three years ago. Most of the paintings he installed there in 1915, among masterpieces by Bellini, Holbein, Titian, and El Greco, have seldom—if ever—left the room or been presented to the public in any other manner. As such, the Living Hall always offered visitors the closest representation of the mansion and display of art during the family’s period of residence. The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library

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Cherry Trees Blossoms Spring in Central Park

Cherry trees in Blossom, Common Name: Cherry - Kwanzan, Latin Name: Prunus serrulata. Near the Conservatory Water, Spring May 3, 2008 Central Park, New York City. I, (sookietex) the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In case this is not legally possible, I grant any entity the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. If This image is subject to copyright in your jurisdiction, i (sookietex) the copyright holder have irrevocably released all rights to it, allowing it to be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, used, modified, built upon, or otherwise exploited in any way by anyone for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, with or without attribution of the author, as if in the public domain.

4 Towers New York City Skyline

The four towers from left to right. The Trump Parc, 106 Central Park South (59th street) on the south west corner of 6th avenue (Avenue of the Americas)

When it was erected in 1930 as the Barbizon Plaza Hotel, this structure was noted for its flamboyant and unusual top. Trump Parc :: New York City Apartments

Next is the CitySpire Center, it is the tallest mixed-use skyscraper in New York City, located 142 West 56th Street. Finished in 1987, it is 75 stories high, with a total of 359,000 square feet of area. The building is owned by Tishman Speyer Properties.

Designed by Helmut Jahn, it is the 9th tallest building in New York City and the 38th tallest in the United States. CitySpire Center

Next up the Metropolitan Tower which is a 77-story, residential skyscraper at 142 west 57th street. The building has 235 apartment units. It is described as postmodern because it features setbacks and triangular shapes, dark glass and a sculpted base. Metropolitan Tower (New York)

Forth is Carnegie Hall Tower is a 60-story skyscraper located at 152 west 57th street, the tower was built in an architectural style in harmony with its neighbor Carnegie Hall, a New York landmark. This design won an Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects in 1994. Carnegie Hall Tower

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New York City carriage horses in Central Park

New York City carriage horses in Central Park at 72d street traverse, April 26, 2008. Carriages can be found all year round lined up along Central Park South between 5th and 6th Avenues. Horse-Drawn Carriages

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Spring Cherry Blossoms Central Park NYC

Spring Cherry Blossoms Central Park New York City. Early April 2008. Image 1: Cherry tree across the sheep meadow near the west drive, looking west toward Tavern on the Green's windows in the back ground. Image 2: looking east just south of the Naumburg Band Shell. 5th avenue apartment buildings rise in the background. Image 3: Quiet lawn near the Conservatory Water along the east side of the park at 72d street

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New York City Firemen in Action

New York City Firemen in Action Ladder Company 25 "Pride of the Westside" 205 West 77th St. Seagrave 100' rearmount aerial. I, (sookietex) the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain.

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Bethesda Fountain Central Park New York City

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Bethesda Fountain - The Angel Of The Waters. Emma Stebbins 1815-1882 • USA Gift of New York City THE COMPLETE LISTING OF CENTRAL PARK ATTRACTIONS Bethesda Fountain rises high above Bethesda Terrace, looking over the hundreds of visitors that come every day to enjoy the view of the Lake and relax at the "heart" of the Central Park.Central Park Attractions - CentralPark.com On the lower terrace is one of the most photographed fountains in the world, Angel of the Waters. Bethesda Fountain, as it is often called, was the only sculpture commissioned as part of the original design of the Park. Central Park Conservancy : South End

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Central Park New York City Skyline

Central Park New York City Skyline Sping April 12, 2008.

Image 1. looking southwest from the sheep meadow toward the Time Warner Center twin towers at Columbus Circle. The Trump International building is the black building in foreground.

Image 2. Looking south to Central Park South, 59th street. The Essex House is center with the two thin "ears" at the top. To the viewer's right is the Carnegie Tower built over famed Carnegie Hall.

Image 3. Again to our right we see The Time Warner Towers above Columbus Circle at the junction of 59th street, Central Park West and Broadway. At center we see the "geodesic" like Putnam Building extension. Built over the old Putnam Publishing Building, home to many golden and silver age pulp fiction magazines and now home to Vogue, Harpers and many other "modern" publications.

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