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The New York–Dublin Portal (also simply known as The Portal) is an interactive installation created by Lithuanian artist Benediktas Gylys to allow people in New York City and Dublin to interact with each other using two 24-hour live streaming video screens (without audio).
New York City was originally confined to Manhattan Island and the smaller surrounding islands that formed New York County. As the city grew northward, it began annexing areas on the mainland, absorbing territory from Westchester County into New York County in 1874 and 1895 . During the 1898 consolidation, this territory was organized as the ...
Dublin is a hamlet in the Town of Junius, Seneca County, New York, United States. It is located nine miles (14 km) northwest of the Village of Waterloo, at an elevation of 443 feet (135 m). The primary intersection in the hamlet is at Dublin Road (CR 109) and Nine Foot Road (CR 108). Government offices for the Town of Junius are located in the ...
New York, often called New York City [b] or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs , each coextensive with a respective county .
The Century Plaza Towers are two 44-story, 571-foot (174 m) twin towers in the Century City neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. They are the tallest buildings in California outside Downtown Los Angeles and San Francisco. Commissioned by Alcoa, the towers were designed by Minoru Yamasaki and completed in 1975. [6]
In July 2019, Century 21 announced plans to open a new location at the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, New York in 2021. [18] In February 2020, Century 21 announced plans to open a permanent location at the Staten Island Mall, taking over the lower level of the former Sears Store. [19]
The Dublin installation is located on O'Connell Street, while the New York City Portal was placed at the Flatiron South Public Plaza. [9] [10] A few days after the installation, the portals in Dublin and New York were shut down temporarily following instances of "inappropriate behavior". [11]
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.