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Resigning from Random House in 1983, [30] Morrison left publishing to devote more time to writing, while living in a converted boathouse on the Hudson River in Nyack, New York. [31] [32] She taught English at two branches of the State University of New York (SUNY) and at Rutgers University's New Brunswick campus. [33]
This is the first home that Irving bought for himself and he lived here until his death in 1859. The house and gardens have been restored to how Irving's home looked the 1850s. [58] Langston Hughes: Langston Hughes House: 1947–1967 Harlem, New York City
English: Title: Toni Morrison [author, at her upstate New York home] Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: [between 1980 and 1987] Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; 35mm (slide format) Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-gtfy-02430 (digital file from original) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
Hudson River Park is a waterfront park on the North River (Hudson River) that extends from 59th Street south to Battery Park in the New York City borough of Manhattan.The park, a component of the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway, stretches 4.5 miles (7.2 km) and comprises 550 acres (220 ha), [2] making it the second-largest park in Manhattan after the 843-acre (341 ha) Central Park.
Roberto Clemente State Park: New York City: Bronx: 24 acres (9.7 ha) 1973 [164] 1,092,606: Harlem River: The first New York state park established in an urban setting. Originally named Harlem River State Park. Includes swimming pools, sports fields, and picnic areas. [164] [165] Rock Island Lighthouse State Park: Thousand Islands: Jefferson: 4 ...
Lyndhurst, also known as the Jay Gould estate, is a Gothic Revival country house that sits in its own 67-acre (27 ha) park beside the Hudson River in Tarrytown, New York, about a half mile south of the Tappan Zee Bridge on US 9. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. [3] [4]
The Hudson River Park Act was passed by the New York State Legislature in June 1998, and signed by Governor George Pataki in September 1998. [86] [87] Under the terms of the act, the rebuilt Smith Park was to have been only half of the 8-acre (3.2 ha) Chelsea Waterside Park. The other half, located on the river shore on the west side of the ...
It covers an area of 22,205 acres (34.6 square miles, 89 km 2) extending inland roughly a mile (1.6 km) from the east bank of the Hudson River between Staatsburg and Germantown in Dutchess and Columbia counties in the U.S. state of New York. This area includes the riverfront sections of the towns of Clermont, Red Hook, Rhinebeck and part of ...