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Horace Greeley

Herald Square

boundaries: E- Sixth Ave.; S-32nd St.; N-36th St.; W- 7th Ave.,

 

Herald Square consists of both Herald Square and Greeley Square. Herald Square is across from Macy’s between Broadway & Sixth Avenue on 34th Street; it was also the location of the New York Herald, a daily newspaper that was a staple for many New Yorkers for over 90 years. It stopped printing in 1924. Greeley Square was named after Horace Greeley, a newspaper publisher and editor. Remember, “Go West, young man, go West” from your American history class. He coined it and was very instrumental in the expansion of the west.

George Washington at the Grand Lodge of the Freemasons

Chelsea

boundaries: S- 14th St.; N- 30th St.; E- Broadway.; W- West St. 

 

 

Chelsea was named in 1750's by Thomas Clarke when he bought the land, from 21st Street to 24th Street. His daughter inherited the land from her father. Charity and her husband Benjamin Moore, a minister and president of Columbia University, had one child, Clement Clarke Moore; he wrote "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Today, Chelsea has numerous historic districts, landmarks, and there are public art sculptures for all to view. New to the area is the Chelsea Market and The High Line.

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(Between 14th Street and 42nd Street)

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  • THE MUSEUM AT FIT (FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY)- Seventh Avenue at 27th Street, (212) 217-7999

 

  • CHELSEA PARK- 9th Ave to 10th Ave. W. 27 to W. 28th Street

    • CHELSEA PARK MEMORIAL (DOUGHBOY)- by sculptor Phillip Martiny

 

 

 

  • CHELSEA PIER, 23rd Street & Hudson River Park, (212)336-6666

 

 

Chelsea
Herald Square

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  • GREELEY SQUARE PARK, Broadway, Av. of Americas - West 32nd & W 33rd St.

    • HORACE GREELEY- by Alexander Doyle

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Korea Way
Koreatown 

boundaries: 32nd Street between Fifth & Sixth Avenue

 

 

New York is home to hundreds of ethnic groups and many have found a piece of the city to call their very own. Korea Way on 32nd Street, between Sixth and Fifth Avenue is one of these enclaves that New Yorkers and tourists go for great food, spas and to get a taste of Korean culture.

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LEE YOUNG HEE MUSEUM OF KOREAN CULTURE, 2 West 32nd Street, (212) 560-0722

Murray Hill
Murray Hill

boundaries: S- 34th St.; N- 40th St.; E- East River; W- Madison Ave.

 

 

Named after an 18th-century Quaker family. Mrs. Mary Lindley Murray is said to have detained Lord Howe, providing enough time for Israel Putnam to join George Washington's forces.

Theodore Roosevelt's birthplace

 

 

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Kips Bay

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Kips Bay

boundaries: S- East 23rd; N- East 34th; W- Lexington Ave; E- East River

 

"Kips Bay was once part of a farm owned by Dutch settler Jacobus Hendrickson Kip; and the neighborhood’s name. In September 1776 during the American Revolution, General Howe landed on Kips Bay (around 33rd Street) and marched through, defeating 500 militiamen commanded by Colonel William Douglas. Today, it is the home of high rise buildings and it is mainly residential today.

 

National Museum of Mathematics

Madison Square Park

boundaries: S-26th St.; N- 29th St.; E- Madison Ave.; W- Sixth Ave.

 

 

Madison Square Park 23rd Street to 26th Street gets its name from our fourth president, James Madison, and from a house (Madison Cottage). The roots of the New York Knickerbockers Base Ball Club originated here in 1842 on a vacant lot, but when the lot was sold, the team moved to Hoboken where the professional team played their first game. This is the area where Theodore Roosevelt and Jennie Jerome (Winston Churchill’s mother) was born and where they may have played in their youth. Today, the park has numerous events and people go to eat, talk, sit and much more.

Madison Square Park
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  • MADISON SQUARE PARK- Madison Avenue E. 23rd to E. 26th Street

    • ADMIRAL DAVID GLASGOW FARRAGUT by Augustus Saint-Gaudens

    • CHESTER ALAN ARTHUR by George Edwin Bissell

    • ROSCOE CONKLIN STATUE by John Quincy Adams Ward

    • WILLIAM SEWARD by Randolph Rogers

 

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