FlatIron Building and other New York City, NY Things to Do Tips

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Triangular like a Clothes Iron, hence the name, and the neighborhoods name. I work across the street from this piece of pie in the Toy Building and have a profile view from my office window. Its at a extremely busy intersection where Broadway, 5th avenue and 23 street all meet and make a pretzel of each other. Just north east of it is the Madison Square Park which I have Luncheons on the Grass within. Go into this park its beautiful and lively during the lunch hour. There is also nice views of the surrounding buildings from this vantage point.

At a certain angle you can make this building look like just a flat wall.

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Address: Flatiron District, Manhatten, New York
Directions: Intersection of Broadway, 23rd street, and 5th avenue I know the tourist bus swings by this place.

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Things To Do: Teddy Roosevelts Birthplace

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Updated by chodearm

on Aug 23, 2004

Whos house, Teddys house

Teddys birthplace is right around the corner fro my workplace so on lunch I planned to be a tourist. Whenever I see a National Parks signage I have to stop to investigate especially being that this was in my beaten path. On the hour a tour guide will bring you through the Manhattan home to check out the period and origional furnishing and give you an idea of what the city must have been like when Teddy was a wee lil boy. There is also a museum on the first floor that has many of Teddys things along with his shirt, bullet hole and all, that he was wearing during the assassination attempt.

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Address: Manhatten, New York
Directions: Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace NHS is located at 28 East 20th Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue South.
Website: http://www.nps.gov/thrb/index.htm

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Things To Do: Museum Of the American Indian

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Updated by chodearm

on Aug 23, 2004

the front steps

So the white man came stole their land, destroyed their homes and forced them onto little plots of land, and none of this is portrayed there. The museum wasn't at all comprehensive of the struggle had in the United States but rather focuses on one specific aspect of Indian culture in the Americas whether it be South or North America. Its not all that big but its free and the visit is more about the interior of the building than collecting knowledge. You will get more knowledge of the American Indian finding a red sand stone on a beach while smoking the peacepipe. Only go here if you want to see a great feat in architecture.

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Washington Square Park: The Battle Arch

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Updated by chodearm

on Aug 23, 2004

boo-ya-ka

For the Centennial of Washington's inauguration as President of the United States a wooden Memorial Arch was constructed on the Washington Square. The arch, designed by Stanford White was so successful at the celebrations, that a marble version was commissioned. In may 1895 the final version of the 77 ft Washington Arch was inaugurated. The sculptures of Washington as general and president were designed in 1916 and 1918.

The Gateway is at the base of 5th avenue and traffic actually use to go through it until 1971. Washington Square park is bounded by Waverly Place, 4th street, University Place and MacDougal Street. The Washington Arch is located at 5th Avenue and Waverly place.

The park also has a fountain as its core and there is a lot of local activity in this space such as people putting on performances and whatnot.

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Address: Greenwich Village, New York
Directions: Just walk south on fifth avenue in downtown Manhatten

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Things To Do: Picasso Sculpture

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Updated by chodearm

on Aug 23, 2004

Bust of Sylvette

The Bust of Sylvette is a monumental Cubist Picasso Sculpture (1970). It is on NYU property but is easily accessible. So many people don't even realise how important a piece of art they are walking by. The three buildings that form the courtyard for the sculpture are designed by world famous architect IM Pei.

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Address: Slightly North of Soho
Directions: when on Mercer and Houston walk west on the north side of Houston. See that large monolith building to your right, its on the other side of that, keep walking and there will be a right that you walk up a brick driveway. There it is.

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Things To Do: Apellate Division of Supreme Court

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Updated by chodearm

on Aug 23, 2004

appelate court

On the east side of Madison Square park lyes this marble piece which stands as a division of the Supreme Court. Gleaming white corinthean columns lead your eyes up to cafeully sculpted marble figures crowning the building. Im not sure if one can go into this structure, but is quite attractive just to stand in front of. From the north end of the park you can see the white bursting through the trees, so lock eyes and migrate to it like Mecca.

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Address: Madison Square Park, Manhatten, New York
Directions: Eastern edge of Madison Square park, next to 25th street and Madison. If your at the Flat Iron Building walk north into the park and walk across.

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Empire State Building: The Empire State Building

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Updated by chodearm

on Jun 22, 2005

There it is.

It seems that I make it here whenever a visitor comes to town, and only than do I get to play tourist in my home city. Yuki's mother is vivsiting from Japan so as most who come she wanted to get the new perspective from above. After playing MOUSETRAP throughout the first and second floor, byway of a velvet roped maze we came to the booth that will take 42 dollars for the three of us. Elevating to the top, well the 86th floor, we departed and spilled in sucession onto the observation deck. All sides were lined with gawkers pasted staring out into the hazy horizen. I approached the intimidating black iron fences to fit my head through to look down. A refreshing feeling of amazement never went sour. For all the years I called this place home, the feeling of a new renewal overcame me. The breathing city, letting off a hum beneath looked much like at one point it was one large conglamerate stone that now had this carved from it. The sheer amazement that man has built all that lay out there, anti-environmentalist in a sense but yet overbearing in its craft and snkill that came from millions of hard-working hands. I am a nature person, a man who loves all this untouched, but the molestation of these woods some two-hundred years ago at least amounted to one awe-aspiring feat. This view will never get old, a timeless scene that everyone in this world needs to experience at least once, even if you live here in NYC .I

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Phone: (212) 947-1360
Address: 350 5th Avenue
Directions: 1, 2, 3 or 9 (Seventh Avenue Lines), A, C or E (Eighth Avenue Subway) to 34th Street/Penn Station.
Website: http://www.esbnyc.com/

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Madison Square Park: Lunch time heaven

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Updated by chodearm

on Aug 23, 2004

Veiw from park

Everyday during lunch if the weather permits I unsheath my upper half and let it see the sun while laying in the grass. The skin darkens as various views are surrounding me. The park is really well manicured, and the grass patches are lush, and make for great napping conditions. Theres a new food stand there called the Shake Shack which is made famous by the Danny Meyer restauranteer.

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Address: 23rd and Madison Ave

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Things To Do: Chapel of Transfiguration on 30th

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Updated by chodearm

on Aug 23, 2004

I sometime walk up to this place from the job just to check out the yard, kinda displaces the gray city when I walk into this green and red brick oasis.

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Address: Manhattan, New York
Directions: 30th street btween Madison and 5th avenue

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Things To Do: Hudson River State Park

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Updated by chodearm

on Aug 23, 2004

Hudson River Piers