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Sky Gate, New York is the black object that can be seen hanging on the wall. The sculpture was commissioned by Saul Wenegrat, director of the art program for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, for the World Trade Center and its "Percent For Art" program. [15] The piece evolved through several redesigns before its dedication.
New York City has been described as the cultural capital of the world. [1] [2] [3] The culture of New York is reflected in its size and ethnic diversity. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. [4] Many American cultural movements first emerged in the city.
The IUCN lists Commerson's dolphin as Least Concern in its Red List of Threatened Species. The proximity of the dolphin to the shore makes accidental killing in gillnets a common occurrence. The dolphin was killed for use as crab bait by some Argentinian and Chilean fishermen in the 1970s and 1980s, but this practice has since been curtailed. [2]
New York City Fire Museum: SoHo: Manhattan: Firefighting: Historical and modern firefighting vehicles, equipment, uniforms New York City Police Museum: Financial District: Manhattan: Law enforcement: Closed in 2014, plans unclear Harbor Defense Museum: Bay Ridge: Brooklyn Military Located in Fort Hamilton, 19th-century fort with exhibits of NY ...
Austrian Cultural Forum New York: Midtown Manhattan: Manhattan Culture Contemporary art Culture center with art exhibition gallery Bard Graduate Center: Upper West Side Manhattan Art Design, decorative arts, architecture Annually organizes two to three exhibitions related to decorative arts, architecture, and design Bartow-Pell Mansion: Pelham ...
A Harlem Cultural Festival was first proposed in 1964 to bring life to the Harlem neighborhood. [3] At the same time, in the mid-1960s, nightclub singer Tony Lawrence began working on community initiatives in Harlem, initially for local churches, but from 1966 working under New York City Mayor John Lindsay and Parks Commissioner August Heckscher.
In their Upper East Side townhouse, TV power couple Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have recreated a slice of Paris in New York. The glamorous five-story home has seen their three children grow up ...
A gilded bronze bust, mounted on a black slate panel, set within a North Jay granite aedicula. Mitchel was the youngest mayor in New York City history, serving from 1914 to 1917. After losing re-election, and after America entered World War I, he enlisted the US Army aviation service but died in a training accident in Louisiana. IAS Number ...