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Louise Nevelson Plaza (formerly known as Legion Memorial Square), is a public art installation and park in Lower Manhattan, New York City, which includes an arrangement of large abstract sculptures designed by the American 20th-century female artist Louise Nevelson.
Bethesda Terrace's two levels are united by two grand staircases and a lesser one that passes under Terrace Drive. They provide passage southward to the Central Park Mall and Naumburg Bandshell at the center of the park. The upper terrace flanks the 72nd Street Cross Drive and the lower terrace provides a podium for viewing the Lake.
The Alice in Wonderland sculpture is located at Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, U.S.It is approximately at 74th Street, on the north side of Conservatory Water.The bronze statue by Jose de Creeft stands eleven feet high and portrays Alice surrounded by the Mad Hatter, White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat and other characters from Lewis Carroll's 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ...
The tradition of thousands of people crowding to watch a shimmering ball be lowered in Times Square began in 1907, though the first New Year's Eve celebration in the iconic intersection began in 1904.
Times Square New Year's Eve photos. A man gestures as people gather at Times Square to watch the ball drop on New Year's Eve in New York City, U.S., December 31, 2024.
Local history, through photographs. With Jeannette Wooster delivering the national anthem, members of a neighborhood American Legion post gathered on May 21, 1944, for a pre-Memorial Day service.
The killer fled the scene on an e-bike to Central Park; there, near the Carousel, [48] he shed a backpack containing Monopoly money and a jacket before exiting the west end of the park at 77th Street. [49] According to the police, he then left the city from the George Washington Bridge Bus Station farther uptown in Upper Manhattan.
By late 1930, a contract for 3,770 short tons (3,370 long tons; 3,420 t) of structural steel had been awarded for the building's construction. [7] The developers field plans for Hampshire House in early 1931, [8] and the New York Title and Mortgage Company gave the builders a construction loan of $2.2 million in March 1931. [9]