17 January 2026 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General , New York City
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Gracie Mansion (also Archibald Gracie Mansion) is the
official residence of the
mayor of New York City . Built in 1799, it is located in
Carl Schurz Park , at
East End Avenue and 88th Street in the
Yorkville neighborhood of
Manhattan . The
federal-style mansion overlooks
Hell Gate in the
East River and consists of the original two-story house and an annex built in 1966. The original house is a
New York City designated landmark and is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places .
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5 January 2026 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General , Hotels , New York City
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The Algonquin Hotel (officially
The Algonquin Hotel Times Square, Autograph Collection ) is a hotel at 59 West 44th Street in
Midtown Manhattan , New York City, United States. The 181-room hotel, opened in 1902, was designed by architect
Goldwin Starrett for the Puritan Realty Company. The hotel has hosted numerous literary and theatrical notables throughout its history, including members of the
Algonquin Round Table club during the early 20th century. Its first owner-manager,
Frank Case , established many of the hotel’s traditions, including an official hotel cat as well as discounts for struggling authors. The hotel is a
New York City designated landmark and a member of
Historic Hotels of America , a program of the
National Trust for Historic Preservation .
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4 December 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General , New York City
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Park Row is a street located in the
Financial District ,
Civic Center , and
Chinatown neighborhoods of the
New York City borough of
Manhattan . The street runs east–west, sometimes called north–south because the western end bends to the south. At the north end of Park Row is the confluence of
Bowery ,
East Broadway , St. James Place, Oliver Street,
Mott Street , and
Worth Street at
Chatham Square . At the street’s south end,
Broadway ,
Vesey Street , Barclay Street, and
Ann Street intersect. The intersection includes a bus turnaround loop designated as
Millennium Park . Park Row was once known as Chatham Street; it was renamed Park Row in 1886, a reference to the fact that it faces
City Hall Park , the former New York Common.
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21 June 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General , New York City , Shopping
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The Cartier Building, also 653 Fifth Avenue, is a commercial building on the southeast corner of
52nd Street and
Fifth Avenue in the
Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of
New York City . The building serves as the flagship store of
Cartier in New York City. It consists of two conjoined residences completed in 1905: the
Morton F. Plant residence at 651–653 Fifth Avenue, designed by
Robert W. Gibson , and the Edward Holbrook residence at 4 East 52nd Street, designed by
C. P. H. Gilbert .
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9 June 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General , New York City
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Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the northern part of the
borough of
Manhattan in
New York City . It is named for
Fort Washington , a fortification constructed at the
highest natural point on Manhattan by
Continental Army troops to defend the area from the British forces during the
American Revolutionary War . Washington Heights is bordered by
Inwood to the north along
Dyckman Street , by
Harlem to the south along
155th Street , by the
Harlem River and
Coogan’s Bluff to the east, and by the
Hudson River to the west.
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26 April 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General , New York City
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The Financial District of
Lower Manhattan , also known as
FiDi , is a
neighborhood located on the southern tip of
Manhattan in
New York City . It is bounded by the
West Side Highway on the west,
Chambers Street and
City Hall Park on the north,
Brooklyn Bridge on the northeast, the
East River to the southeast, and
South Ferry and
the Battery on the south.
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5 April 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General , New York City
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Strawberry Fields is a 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) landscaped section in
New York City ‘s
Central Park , designed by the landscape architect
Bruce Kelly , that is dedicated to the memory of former
Beatles member
John Lennon . It is named after the Beatles’ song “
Strawberry Fields Forever “, written by Lennon. The song itself is named for the former
Strawberry Field children’s home in
Liverpool ,
England , located near Lennon’s childhood home.
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18 March 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General , New York City
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Wall Street is a street in the
Financial District of
Lower Manhattan in
New York City . It runs eight
city blocks between
Broadway in the west and
South Street and the
East River in the east. The term “Wall Street” has become a
metonym for the
financial markets of the United States as a whole, the
American financial services industry , New York–based financial interests, or the Financial District. Anchored by Wall Street, New York has been described as the world’s principal
fintech and
financial center .
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26 February 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General , New York City
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The St. Nicholas Historic District, known colloquially as “Striver’s Row”, is a
historic district located on both sides of
West 138th and
West 139th Streets between
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue) and
Frederick Douglass Boulevard (Eighth Avenue), in the
Harlem neighborhood of
Upper Manhattan ,
New York City . It is both a
national and a
New York City historic district, and consists of
row houses and associated buildings designed by three architectural firms and built in 1891–93 by developer
David H. King Jr. These are collectively recognized as gems of New York City architecture, and “an outstanding example of late 19th-century urban design”: There are three sets of buildings:
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