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(71st) Seventy-first New York Volunteers / Park Avenue Armory (1904–1906) 7 – Park Avenue (between East 33rd and East 34th streets), Midtown South (42nd) Forty-Second Division / West 14th Street Armory (1971) 5 – 125 West 14th Street (between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue), Chelsea
The Fort Washington Avenue Armory, also known as the Fort Washington Armory, The Armory, and the 22nd Regiment Armory, is a historic 5,000-seat arena [3] and armory building located at 216 Fort Washington Avenue, between West 168th and 169th Streets, in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
The drill hall, measuring 200 by 300 feet (61 by 91 m), was one of New York City's largest column-free indoor spaces when completed. The New York City Board of Aldermen approved the Park Avenue Armory's construction in 1875 but refused to fund the $350,000 construction cost. As such, the 7th Regiment funded the armory's construction through ...
The building is a New York City designated landmark [5] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark. [6] [4] The 69th Regiment Armory was the first armory built in New York City not modeled on a medieval fortress. The building is divided into two parts.
The Armory is a modernized four-story building with numerous event spaces, including a 65,000-square-foot (6,000 m 2) arena, nearly 3,000 balcony seats, an in-house cafe, and a 69-seat theater. The Armory Foundation was established in 1992 by Dr. Norbert Sander Jr., an internist who was the winner of the 1974 New York City Marathon. Sander ...
The structure was originally built for the 23rd Regiment of the New York State Militia. Since the 1980s, it has been in use as a men's homeless shelter, though in the 2010s, there were plans to redevelop the armory. The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1977, [2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in ...
During the time that the armory has stood empty, it has been used as an emergency supply and food distribution center during disasters. The armory was used for such purposes after Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in 2020. [23] By March 2021, the ice center was still being planned, but the work had not yet begun ...
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