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List of eponymous streets in New York City - Wikipedia

Brooklyn · Albee Square – named after Edward Franklin Albee II · Adams Street – named after John Adams · Bergen Street – named after Hans Hansen Bergen · Bond ...

How New York City's most famous neighborhoods got their names

Before the acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass was coined, the neighborhood between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges was ...

How did places in New York City get their names? - Europeana

Since the 1600s, European powers have named the city, which traces its origins to a trading post founded on the southern tip of Manhattan Island ...

Famous Landmarks In New York | Best at Travel | The Edit

The Empire State Building is the stand-out landmark on the New York skyline, towering some 1,400 feet over the heart of Midtown Manhattan. It ...

7 Must-See Spots in NYC's Financial District (AKA Wall Street) – Blog

1. Federal Hall National Memorial · 2. The New York Stock Exchange · 3. Fearless Girl · 4. Trinity Church · 5. Charging Bull · 6. Stone Street · 7.

Why New York Is Called "The Big Apple" and How 8 Other Famous ...

New York City: the Big Apple ... New York city skyline aerial with the Empire State Building, New York City, New ... New York City is known by many nicknames—such ...

The Hidden Stories Behind Famous NYC Place Names

Author Rebecca Bratspies takes readers on a tour of the roads, bridges, tunnels, parks, landmarks, and neighborhoods of New York City, to reveal the quirky and ...

Telling the story of New York City through its names - NY1

NY1: What do the names of New York tell us about the city? Joshua Jelly-Schapiro: There's a very particular flavor to New York place names that, ...

The history of NYC landmarks revealed in new book - New York Post

In 1609, Dutch settlers named the territory we now call New York “Nieuw Amsterdam.” It got its current moniker after British invaders charged by ...

Toponymies of places in New York's Capital District - Wikipedia

Settlements ; Colonie (town and village), Albany, Colonye; Colony of Rensselaerswyck surrounding Albany ; Copake, Columbia, Cook-pake or Ack-kook-peek ("Snake ...

New York Skyline: Everything You Need to Know About the Big ...

The New York skyline is among the world's most recognizable, from One World Trade Center to Empire State Building and more.

Origins of NYC Place Names - NYCityMap & Beyond - WordPress.com

Through which leads to the Upper New York Bay and the Henry Hudson River named for the Englishman sailing for the Dutch. Moving inland to the ...

Category:Things in New York City named after people

N · Nathan Hale Apartments (Forest Hills, Queens) (6 F) · NewYork–Presbyterian Queens (4 C, 46 F) · NYPL Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (53 F) ...

How New York Was Named | The New Yorker

That tale required a Native-sounding place-name to work. “Manhattan” would do, and has. Minuit's deal may have struck him as a good bargain. But ...

8 Things You Didn't Know About Times Square

Times Square got its name when the namesake newspaper, The New York Times, took up residence in the building (now known as One Times Square) in 1904. That was ...

The 5 Boroughs of New York City, Explained - PODS

Manhattan is a narrow island at the center of New York's 5 boroughs. While geographically very small, there are dozens upon dozens of small ...

Names of New York: Discovering the City's Past, Present, and Future ...

In place-names lie stories. That's the truth that animates Joshua Jelly-Schapiro's new book—a journey through the names of New York City's ...

Park Lane New York - Central Park Hotel

Follow me, I know a place we can escape for a while. There's something irresistible here at 36 Central Park South. It might be a scent, a feeling, a mood.

History of the New York City Landmark - Empire State Building

In 6 months, the building collects more than $3,000 in nickels and dimes. 1933. “King Kong” debuts in New York City on March 2nd, putting the Empire ...

Why is NYC called 'The Big Apple'? | FOX 5 New York

How did NYC become "The Big Apple"? Back in 1909, the nickname "Big Apple" was used to imply a big place. (Oxford Dictionary/ ...