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The Fort Washington Avenue Armory, also known as the Fort Washington Armory, The Armory, and the 22nd Regiment Armory, is a historic 5,000-seat arena [3] and armory building located at 216 Fort Washington Avenue, between West 168th and 169th Streets, in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
The drill hall, measuring 200 by 300 feet (61 by 91 m), was one of New York City's largest column-free indoor spaces when completed. The New York City Board of Aldermen approved the Park Avenue Armory's construction in 1875 but refused to fund the $350,000 construction cost. As such, the 7th Regiment funded the armory's construction through ...
The Second Division Armory, now demolished, was located at Auburn Place and North Portland Avenue in what is now Fort Greene. [8] [9] In 1890–1891, the 14th Regiment Armory Commission made plans for a new armory building in the present-day neighborhood of Park Slope, along Eighth Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets, near Prospect Park. The ...
The 369th Regiment Armory is a historic National Guard Armory building located at 2366 Fifth Avenue, between West 142nd and 143rd Streets, in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. It was built for the 369th Regiment , also known as the "Harlem Hellfighters", founded in 1913 as the first National Guard unit in New York State composed solely of ...
In March 1999, the New York state government issued a request for proposals for the Park Avenue Armory. [1] At the time, the building needed $50 million in repairs, which the state could not afford. [1] State officials began soliciting bids from the armory in mid-2000, following months of consultations with community leaders. [2]
The elderly woman was the second jumper who plunged to their death on Saturday. Police said a 52-year-old man jumped from a 17th floor balcony of his 22-story building in Chelsea in an apparent ...
The National Track and Field Hall of Fame is a museum operated by The Armory Foundation in conjunction with USA Track & Field. [1] It is located within the Armory Foundation (the former Fort Washington Avenue Armory) at 216 Fort Washington Avenue, between 168th and 169th Streets, in Washington Heights, in the New York City borough of Manhattan.
The designer is in town for his spring 2025 show—and to fete his fleet of new Madison Avenue boutiques, housed in a complex that includes his namesake restaurant, opening next month.