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The Angel of the Lake fountain, located on Bethesda Terrace overlooking the lake in Central Park, is one of the most photogra...
Belvedere Castle, which rises out of Vista Rock, the second highest natural elevation in Central Park, was designed as a Vict...
From the steel and glass of Midtown East, the Yorkville section of the Upper East Side reflects the calm of Central Park. Th...
Designed by the same architect who built the Plaza Hotel, the Dakota is across from the Central Park Lake and Strawberry Fiel...
The high-gabled neighbor of the twin-spired San Remo, the Dakota, at the corner of West 72nd and Central Park West, is well-k...
At the Central Park Reservoir, along E. 96th St. we see the cupola of the Islamic Cultural Center. Manhattan, New York City.
Many patients at the Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center, at the northwest corner of Central Park, have the benefit of a soot...
Located at what was once the far-reaches of Manhattan at West 90th St, and Central Park West, the twin-towered El Dorado has ...
On any given summer afternoon, sunbathers and picnickers find their ways to the Sheep Meadow, where flocks of sheep grazed un...
Some of the most exclusive real estate in the world is sited opposite Central Park, including the Plaza and Pierre hotels. M...
Though tall and stately, the apartments and hotels of Central park South allow their even taller neighbors to the south to en...
The view from Central Park South extends from the Sheep Meadow, past the Jacqueline Onassis Reservoir, and beyond the park's ...
An aerial view of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Manhattan, New York City.
Central Park designer Frederick Olmsted once said he regretted allowing The Metropolitan Museum of Art to extend into the gre...
Proximity to Central park is part of what has made the Upper East Side a desirable and exclusive residential neighborhood. M...
Park Avenue, has its landscaped center islands, and Madison Avenue has upscale boutiques, but Fifth Avenue has the Museum Mil...
The recently renovated North Meadow, just above the Jaqueline Onassis Reservoir, has had baseball fields since the 1870s. Ce...
New Yorkers take time out from commerce to play ball: Central park has 26 ball fields - eight are on the Great Lawn. Manhatt...
Between a green oasis and the East River, elegant apartment buildings adge Fifth Avenue along Central Park. Manhattan, New Y...
An aerial view of the Cloisters Museum in Fort Tyron Park. Manhattan, New York City.
An aerial view of the 844 acres of Central Park. Manhattan, New York City.
At night the Times Square area dazzles, from the ecentric crownlike spikes of the Astor Plaza to the pyramid of the Worldwide...
Seventh Avenue and Broadway merge at Times Square, the center of New York's theatrical district. Manhattan, New York City.
In the midst of exciting new design, the classic Art Deco Paramount Building still commands attention at Broadway and 43rd St...
Times Square has experienced a surge in cutting-edge architecture, like the modernist Ernst and Young Headquarters at 5 Times...
4 Times Square, the Conde Nast headquarters, built in 1995, was one of the first large-scale buildings to make use of energy ...
The abandoned wharves on the Hudson River, seen here from the west, are being transformed into recreation centers. Manhattan...
The aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, moored on the Hudson River, is a great tourist attraction that draws 700,000 visitors a ye...
The growing interest in cruising has revived the Passenger Ship Terminals on the Hudson River. A Carnival cruise ship anchors...
Remnants of the neighborhood's seedier days, like the bargainrate Hotel Carter, are not far from the high-gloss glamour of th...
Celestial trumpeters herald the holiday season along the arcade approach to Rockefeller Center. Manhattan, New York City.
Visiting the Christmas tree and ice skating rink at Rockefeller Center is a holiday ritual for both New Yorkers and tourists....
The sunken plaza of Rockefeller Center is a cafe in the summer and is transformed into a skating rink in the winter. Manhatt...
The serenity of the pool and gardens on the roof of the British Empire Building is not disturbed by the bustle along Fifth Av...
The former Grace Building at 1114 Avenue of the Americas (lower left) and the Solow Building (upper middle) both have sloping...
The Hearst Building, with its unique faceted frame, and the Time Warner towers (center) are part of a recent revival of the C...
The area called Hell's Kitchen has become gentrified and is now also known as Clinton; Worldwide Plaza, with its pyramidal to...
The Westside railyards, once considered by the New York officials as a site for a football stadium, will instead be developed...
Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains service rail passengers arriving in or departing from Manhattan's west side. New York C...
The Port Authority Bus Terminal (center) between West 40th and West 42nd Streets, is the main gateway for interstate buses an...
Madison Square Garden sits above Pennsylvania Station, which is to get a new entrance across the street in the landmarked for...
The American Museum of Natural History dominates the block between West 77th and West 81st Streets. The New York Historical ...
The grand multi-towered apartment buildings along Central Park West command the choicest views of the massive park. Manhatta...
455 Central Park West has recently been converted to luxury condominium apartments; it was originally built as a cancer hospi...
The Upper West Side has many apartments built around a central courtyard; the most massive of these is the Belnord at 86th St...
The Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine will be the largest Neo-Gothic cathedral in the world when it is completed. M...
Columbia University stretches from 114th to 121st Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam, and is a neighbor to Teachers Colle...
Columbia University, with its distinctive green rooftops, dominates Morningside Heights, and its two libraries, Lowe and Butl...
Riverside Church was founded by wealthy benefactors, including John D. Rockefeller, and was modeled after French cathedrals. ...
Grants Tomb, which holds the remains of President Ulysses Granr and his wife, is nestled amidst the trees of Riverside Park, ...