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Times Square, in Manhattan Following is an alphabetical list of notable buildings, sites and monuments located in New York City in the United States. The borough is indicated in parentheses. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2012) American Museum of Natural History (Manhattan) Rose Center for Earth and Space America's Response Monument (Manhattan) Apollo ...
Rudolph Giuliani (born 1944) – former Mayor of New York City; Charles V. Glasco – New York City Police Sergeant, most well known for his efforts to rescue John William Warde in 1938 [27] Jackie Gleason (1916–1987) – comedian, actor; James Gleason (1882–1959) – actor
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission was created following the preservation fight and subsequent demolition of Pennsylvania Station. New York City's right to limit owners' ability to convert landmarked buildings was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1978.
The 486 ft (148 m) tall neo-Romanesque City Investing Building is one of many buildings that can no longer be seen in New York today. It was built between 1906–1908 and was demolished in 1968. This is a list of demolished buildings and structures in New York City. Over time, countless buildings have been built in what is now New York City.
The 1960 census showed only 51% of housing in Harlem to be "sound", as opposed to 85% elsewhere in New York City. [85] In 1968, the New York City Buildings Department received 500 complaints daily of rats in Harlem buildings, falling plaster, lack of heat, and unsanitary plumbing. [22]
Shaun Donovan (born 1966) – former US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Director of the Office of Management and Budget, running for Mayor of New York City; Glenn Dubin – hedge fund manager [76] James Buchanan Duke – businessman [77] Henry J. Duveen – art dealer; Charles Dyson – businessman [78]
Evelyn Cunningham – civil-rights-era journalist and aide to Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York [57] Jules Dassin – film director [1] Benjamin J. Davis – New York City councilman, ultimately sent to jail for violations of the Smith Act [37] Ossie Davis – actor and director; lived in Harlem in the late 1930s and mid-1940s
David Dinkins (1927–2020), 106th Mayor of New York City (1990-1993), first African-American Mayor of New York City; Ed Koch (1924–2013) 105th Mayor of New York City (1978–1989) Fiorello La Guardia (1882–1947), 99th Mayor of New York City (1934–1945) John Lindsay (1921–2000), 103rd Mayor of New York City (1966–1973)