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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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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31 December 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General , New York City , Shopping
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Bergdorf Goodman Inc. is an American
luxury department store based in
New York City , founded in 1899 by Herman Bergdorf. As of 2024, it operates a
women’s store and a men’s store across the street from each other on
Fifth Avenue in
Midtown Manhattan . It is part of
Neiman Marcus which since 2024 has been owned by
Saks Global , the American division of the
Hudson’s Bay Company .
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6 November 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General , Living, Working, Building , New York City , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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The High Line is a 1.45-mile-long (2.33 km) elevated
linear park ,
greenway , and
rail trail created on a former
New York Central Railroad spur on the
west side of
Manhattan in New York City. The High Line’s design is a collaboration between
James Corner Field Operations ,
Diller Scofidio + Renfro , and
Piet Oudolf . The abandoned spur has been redesigned as a “living system” drawing from multiple disciplines which include landscape architecture,
urban design , and
ecology . The High Line was inspired by the 4.7 km (2.9 mi) long
Coulée verte (tree-lined walkway), another
elevated park in
Paris completed in 1993.
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1 June 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Category: General , Berlin , French Riviera , Greater Los Angeles Area , Hamburg , London , Miami / South Florida , New York City , Paris / Île-de-France , San Francisco Bay Area
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LGBT Pride Month is a month, typically June, dedicated to celebration and commemoration of
lesbian ,
gay ,
bisexual , and
transgender (
LGBT )
pride . Pride Month began after the
Stonewall riots , a series of
gay liberation protests in 1969, and has since spread outside of the United States. Modern-day Pride Month both honors the movement for
LGBT rights and celebrates
LGBT culture .
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