West Times Square – New York
#travelwithgdp Fact: Times Square functions as a town square, but is not geometrically a square; it is closer in shape to a bowtie, […]
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Pier 88 Manhattan Cruise Terminal – New York
#travelwithgdp Fact: The colonial Dutch Director-General of New Netherland, Peter Stuyvesant, ordered construction of the first wharf on the Manhattan bank of the […]
9/11 Memorial Museum – New York
#travelwithgdp Fact: The September 11 Museum was dedicated on May 15, 2014, and opened to the public on May 21. Its collection includes […]
Times Square – New York City
#travelwithgdp Fact: Brightly adorned with billboards and advertisements, Times Square is sometimes referred to as “The Crossroads of the World”, “The Center of […]
Empire State Building – New York City
#travelwithgdp Fact: Tower Optical Company, Inc. is a small, Norwalk, Connecticut-based company which has manufactured the large, silver-colored devices that are used in […]
One World Trade Center – New York
#travelwithgdp Fact: The One World Center’s architect is David Childs, whose firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) also designed the Burj Khalifa and […]
Times Square Dancers – New York City
#travelwithgdp Fact: A 20-minute show can generate $100 to $300, dancers say. But the take is divided equally among up to a dozen […]
Staten Island Ferry – New York
#travelwithgdp Fact: Cornelius Vanderbilt, an entrepreneur from Stapleton, Staten Island, who would become one of the world’s richest people, started a ferry service […]
Bryant Park – New York
#travelwithgdp Fact: Bryant Park is located entirely over an underground structure that houses the New York Library’s stacks, which were built in the […]
New York Public Library – New York
#travelwithgdp Fact: With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second largest public library in the […]