600 Fifth Avenue Chase Conference Center
Superb off-site venue for executive meetings and training sessions. Convenient
Rockefeller Center location in the heart of Midtown. 15,000 square feet
of dedicated conference space as well as areas for dining and receptions.
All the latest presentation equipment is available as well as a Business
Service Center available. Located at 48th Street between Fifth and Sixth
Avenues.
Apollo Theater
A place "where stars are born and legends are made." A place
where thousands of young artists, including Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown,
Michael Jackson and many others have stepped out into the spotlight and
launched their careers. Open since 1934, the Apollo Theatre continues
to showcase singing and comedic performances. Whether it’s amateur
talent or professional performers like Billie Holliday and Aretha Franklin,
they’ve all graced the stage at the Apollo. You can learn about
the past talent from the interesting Wall of Fame collage in the lobby.
See the famous Tree of Hope, which literally gets touched for good luck
by performers before they take the stage. Guided Backstage Tours are available
upon request. Located in the heart of the city, on 125th Street.
Battery Park
The park contains 30 acres of protected open space, beautifully planted
and maintained public gardens, plazas and parks. With a decent yet distant
view of the Statue of Liberty this park steadily attracts attention of
local office workers and tourists. Battery Park is located on the site
the 1624 Dutch fort in the shadow of Wall Street skyscrapers at the bottom
of Manhattan.
Broadway
Broadway, as its name implies is a wide avenue that runs the entire length
of Manhattan Island. It passes through the middle of the Theater district
concentrated around Times Square and has lent its name to those spectacular
musical productions known as the Broadway plays and shows.
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert hall opened in 1891 and is still used today.
Over the last century many world renowned artists have performed there
including Peter Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinsky, and Maurice Ravel and George
Gershwin. The Hall is one of the most famous concert halls in the world.
The acoustic sounds are impeccable and the architecture is extravagant.
The interior of Carnegie Hall is beautiful. All it always attracted the
richest people and social elite.
Cathedral St. John The Divine
It is the world's largest gothic cathedral. Actually, the building is
so large that it could fit the Statue of Liberty within. Art treasures
include Raphael's tapestries and 50 marvellous stained glass windows.
A 'vertical tour' to the top of the Nave is available. In the close vicinity
are a Biblical Garden and the fanciful Peace Fountain.
Central Park
Built in 1857, Central Park was the first landscaped urban park in the
United States. It serves as a refuge for millions of the city’s
residents, as well as a popular tourist attraction and site of several
interesting things to see and do. Besides jogging, biking, rollerblading
trails and open landscapes, Central Park offers numerous restaurants,
playgrounds, the Metropolitan Museum and the Central Park Zoo; massive
skating facility, Wollman Memorial Rink. Romantic carriages rides, free
concerts and events, including Shakespeare nights of the Delacorte Theater
add to the park’s charm.
Chinatown
New York City's Chinatown is the largest Chinatown in the United States.
Located in the lower area of Manhattan, Chinatown offers unique Chinese
shops, fruit and fish markets and more than 200 restaurants featuring
authentic Chinese cuisine.
Chrysler Building
The Chrysler Building, ordered by auto tycoon Walter P. Chrysler, is one
of the last skyscrapers in the Art Deco style, a decorative style characterized
by sharp angular or zigzag surface forms and ornaments. Its gargoyles
depict Chrysler car ornaments and the spire is modeled on a radiator grille.
For a few months, it was the tallest edifice of the planet until it was
surpassed by the Empire State Building, also taking part in the race for
the tallest building in the world at the beg. of the 20th century.
Coleman Conference Center
Modern conference center with quiet training and meeting environment.
Here available internet access, wide array of presentation technologies,
general office support services, video-conferencing and webcasting.
Ellis Island
Ellis Island was the gateway through which immigrants passed to the country
between 1892 and 1954 in search for freedom and for economic opportunity.
Because of its unique historical importance, it was declared part of the
Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1965. After a six-year renovation
it was reopened to the public as a museum in 1990. The fine graphics,
maps, statistics, oral and pictorial history of immigrants, Wall of Remembrance
are on display. The unique American Family Immigration History Center
offers an opportunity to trace ancestors using actual ship records.
Empire State Building
A symbol of New York City all over the world, the Empire State Building
stood as the tallest building in the world until 1977 and it is still
remains one of the most beloved and recognized buildings in the world.
The Empire State Building is also a natural lightning rod with outdoor
observation decks and inside viewing areas.
Fifth Avenue
The street is as famous as Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive. It is New York's
premiere shopping area that offers designers boutiques (such like Versace,
Gucci and Prada) department stores, specialty stores and famous jewelers
(such like Tiffany and Cartier).
Flat Iron Building
Built in the 1830's, the Flat Iron Building is named for its unique rounded
front giving the appearance of an old-fashioned clothing iron. In May
of 1997 the first floor of the building opened as a historical museum.
Fort Tryon Park
Main feature of Fort Tryon Park is the Cloisters, a nicely constructed
replica of a medieval French cloisters. A branch of the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, the Cloisters houses a renown collection of illuminated manuscripts,
stained glass, metalwork, enamels, ivories, and tapestries.
Grand Central Terminal
It is also known as Grand Central Station. It has a triumphant facade
featuring a fifty foot pediment with statues, surrounding a thirteen foot
clock. The interior of Grand Central is also an amazing sight and will
transport you to another time.
Grand Central Tower Conference Center
Just steps from the magnificently restored Grand Central Station, you'll
find this ideal setting for executive meetings and training. A convenient
location on the 20th floor of Grand Central Tower combines a serene environment
and superb city vistas. This executive retreat accommodates up to 60 in
4 meeting rooms and 4 PC labs. Business Service Center available.
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
The Center offers tremendous flexibility. It has floor-to-ceiling acoustical
dividing walls that create up to 11 halls from 814,400 total square feet
of exhibit space. There are more than 100 function rooms for seminars
and hospitality areas. Also, 65,000 square feet of dedicated registration
space, on-site kitchens and location just minutes from midtown.
Laser Park
Laser Park is based on recently declassified military technology. This
entertainment complex is centered around a 3,200 square foot fluorescent
Laser Tag Arena filled with barriers and high-tech lighting effects. Players
are split up onto teams whose mission is to work together in the arena
to score points and hit opposing players and bases with beams of light
fired from their lasers.
Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is the world's largest cultural
complex. It. presents more than 350 live performances each year through
six distinguished performance programs that bring music, opera, theater,
dance, puppetry, circus, and cultural expression from around the globe
to the Center stages.
Little Italy
This historic ethnic historic community is located in lower Manhattan.
Here you can walk along the narrow, cobblestone streets beneath the fire
escapes of turn-of-the-century tenements and visit the restaurants with
authentic Italian cuisine surrounding you at every step.
Madison Square Garden
Home of the New York Knickerbockers basketball team and the New York Rangers
ice hockey team, the Garden is also host to over 600 events a year. Events
include rock concerts, wrestling, championship tennis, circus, antique
shows, dog shows, boxing matches, and countless others.
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is one of the great knowledge institutions
of the world, its myriad collections ranking with those of the British
Library, the Library of Congress, and the Bibliotheque nationale de France.
The Library comprises simultaneously a set of scholarly research collections
and a network of community libraries.
New York Stock Exchange
The view of the world’s leading securities market in action is offered
by the NYSE Interactive Education Center. It also informs and educates
the general public. Here you will be able to view the trading floor, watch
a video about the NYSE market system, use interactive displays and retrieve
up-to-the-minute financial information on stocks and bonds.
One Chase Manhattan Plaza Conference Center
Located in the heart of the Financial District, steps from Wall Street,
the Federal Reserve Bank and international banking headquarters. It offers
60,000 square feet of dedicated meeting space on two adjacent floors,
complete audiovisual department, Business Service Center and in-site technical
staff.
Radio City Music Hall
Located in Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall is one of the largest
indoor theaters in the world. The famous marquee, a full city block in
length, consists of more than six miles of red and blue neon tubes. The
auditorium measures 160 feet from back to stage and the ceiling reaches
a height of 84 feet. It now presents spectacular live stage performances,
concerts, television events, and Hollywood movie premiers.
Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center is an art deco marvel consisting of 19 commercial buildings
covering 11 acres in midtown Manhattan. Named after the multi-millionaire,
John D. Rockefeller, who leased the area and created the Center. There
are such landmarks in the Center like 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the largest
building of the complex, and Radio City Music Hall. Rockefeller Center
also features the sloping Channel Garden, a skating rink and a largest
decorated Christmas tree during the Christmas season.
Sony Wonder Technology Lab
Sony Wonder Technology Lab is a science and technology museum. Visitors
can explore here communications and information technology. They can get
here experience as a robotics engineer, be a camera operator, edit a video,
mix songs, design video games and explore the human body by experimenting
with ultrasound and endoscopes.
South Street Seaport
This long-neglected old seaport has been given a new lease on life. Upscale
stores and restaurants now sit beside historic buildings. Here visitors
can see, touch and enjoy the city's rich and diverse maritime past in
the 19th century district where it all began, explore the decks and cabins
of six historic ships and see exhibitions of maritime art and artifacts.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral designed in the Gothic tradition of European
churches of the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries. It seats 2,500 people
and the spires rise 330 feet above the pavement. Two massive bronze doors
at the entrance weigh 20,000 pounds. Numerous works of art abound within
the Cathedral.
Statue Of Liberty
The statue of Liberty stands on a small island in the middle of the New
York City harbor. It symbolizes freedom and democracy throughout the world.
The Statue depicts a woman escaping the chains of tyranny, which lie at
her feet. Her right hand holds a burning torch that represents liberty.
Her left hand holds a tablet inscribed with the date "July 4, 1776",
the day the United States declared its independence from England. The
seven rays of her crown symbolize the seven seas and continents.
The Cloisters
The Cloisters house the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of art
and architecture from medieval Europe. Best known for the beautiful tapestries
on display, the Cloisters also offer architectural installations. There
are frequent lectures and programs which are free for admission. There
are also regular workshops for children and their families. For the music
lover, the Cloisters offers occasional concerts.
Times Square
Times Square attracts over 27 million tourists annually. There are very
much to see and do in that amazing part of the city. The theater district
concentrated around Times Square and the famous Broadway passes through it.
Trinity Church
Trinity Church is one of the oldest churches in the United States. It
stands amidst one of the largest business districts in America. The beautiful
sandstone face of the Church is adorned with a Gothic spires and pointed
arches. Overall, the exterior is very linear in design with emphasis on
the vertical lines giving the impression that everything is pointing upward.
The interior of the Church is Gothic in design as well.
Union Square Park
About a 100 years ago and later, the park was host to workers' rallies,
political protests and mass demonstrations. Today it hosts a Greenmarket
Farmers Market that features fresh produce, plants and food from local
farmers. For several weeks after September 11th, Union Square Park served
as one of the many places of remembrance for those that died in the attacks
on the WTC.
United Nations
The 18-acre East River site occupied by the UN Organization is not a part
of United States territory. It is an international zone that has its own
post office, security, and even postage stamps. The goals of the United
Nations are to promote world peace, self-determination, and to aid in
economic and social well-being throughout the world.
Wall Street
When the Dutch owned Manhattan (or New Amsterdam as they called it), fierce
competition for trade led to war against the British. Governor Peter Stuyvesant
ordered that a fortified wall be built, stretching 2,340 feet from the
East River to the Hudson River. Today the wall may be gone, but a war
continues to rage during the week in the financial banks, brokerage houses
and insurance companies lining the street.
Washington Square Park
This park may be considered as the crossroads of NY culture. Here you'll
find all sorts of it from teenage skateboarders and students to performers
and comedians. During hot days plenty of people hanging around the fountain
at the center of the park. For both NY natives and city visitors it's
a great little park to wonder through.
World Trade Center site
A terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, destroyed the 16-acre, 12-million-square-foot
World Trade Center complex, a miniature city with a daytime population
of 140,000 people. It’s 1,350-ft twin towers were the tallest buildings
in New York City and two of the tallest in the world. On that fateful
day in September, hijacked jetliners rammed into the towers, toppling
them and destroying the complex's other five buildings. About 2,900 people
lost their lives. A new viewing site, open daily from 9 to 9, has been
set up at Liberty and Church streets. This unofficial memorial is where
New York natives and tourists go to light candles, leave flowers and mourn
the tragedy of the attacks. "You can't come to New York and not see
it".
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