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Chelsea is a neighborhood on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City.The area's boundaries are roughly 14th Street to the south, the Hudson River and West Street to the west, and Sixth Avenue to the east, with its northern boundary variously described as near the upper 20s [4] [5] or 34th Street, the next major crosstown street to the north.
Lime mortar or torching [1] [2] is a masonry mortar composed of lime and an aggregate such as sand, mixed with water. It is one of the oldest known types of mortar, used in ancient Rome and Greece , when it largely replaced the clay and gypsum mortars common to ancient Egyptian construction.
The Rosendale region of southeastern New York State is widely recognized as the source of the highest quality natural cement in North America. [3] The Rosendale region was also coveted by geologists, such as W. W. Mather, a geologist working for the State of New York, for its unusual exposed bedrock. [ 1 ]
[4] [5] The area is the site of a large-scale redevelopment program that is being planned, funded, and constructed under a set of agreements among the State of New York, City of New York, and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), with the aim of expanding the Midtown Manhattan business district westward to the Hudson River.
City of New York: Maintained by: NYCDOT: Length: 6.3 mi (10.1 km) [1] Location: Manhattan, New York City: South end: Houston / Allen Streets in Lower East Side: Major junctions: FDR Drive / Willis Avenue Bridge in East Harlem: North end: East 127th Street in East Harlem: East: Avenue A (Houston–14th Sts) Sutton Place (53rd–59th Sts) York ...
New York City is known as one of the most culturally enriching and exciting cities in the U.S. It's also one of the most expensive. The cost of living in NYC is 130% higher than the national ...
34th Street is a major crosstown street in the New York City borough of Manhattan.It runs the width of Manhattan Island from the West Side Highway on the West Side to FDR Drive on the East Side. 34th Street is used as a crosstown artery between New Jersey to the west and Queens to the east, connecting the Lincoln Tunnel to New Jersey with the Queens–Midtown Tunnel to Long Island.
450 Lexington Avenue is a 38-story office building on Lexington Avenue, between East 44th and 45th Streets, in the East Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. [1] The building, which was built in 1992, is clad in Sardinian gray granite and features a repeating diamond motif that highlights the building setbacks and its crown.