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Presbyterian Rest for Convalescents, also known as the Y.W.C.A. of White Plains and Central Westchester, is a historic convalescent home located at White Plains, Westchester County, New York. It was built in 1913, and is a 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story, H-shaped building in the Tudor Revival style.
YWCA USA was founded as the Young Women's Christian Association in New York City in 1858. In 1905, the Harlem YWCA hired the first Black woman general secretary of a local YWCA branch, Eva del Vakia Bowles. Bowles joined the national association as the head of "colored programs" in 1913 and remained in that capacity until 1932. [2]
As of 2021, there are twenty two branches throughout the five boroughs, including the McBurney Y that was the inspiration for the Village People's song and the West Side YMCA. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] YMCA of Greater New York is affiliated with YMCA in America and also operated Camp Talcott , a more than century-old sleepaway camp that hosted more ...
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La Martinique was a popular nightclub in New York City, United States during the 1940s.Situated in a basement at 57 West 57th Street, the club was owned and operated by Dario Goldfarb and Jim Vernon.
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303 East 57th Street At one point the "largest residential building in New York City" 47 floors; 300 East 57th Street; The Galleria, 115 East 57th Street [43] Eric Claptons son fell from the building back in 1991. [44] Ritz Tower, NE corner of Park Avenue, a New York City designated landmark; Four Seasons Hotel New York, 57 East 57th Street
In 1916, the firm found a site at 109–113 West 57th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, with a lot reaching back to 58th Street. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] William K. Benedict and Marvin & Davis designed a 10-story building for the site, but because of legal disputes and the recently enacted 1916 Zoning Resolution , plans were delayed for several years.