Showing posts with label City. Show all posts
Showing posts with label City. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

New York New York

New York, New York by Frank Sinatra, Movie by Benjamin Summa

Monday, August 11, 2008

New York

New York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States, and is the country's third most populous state. The state is bordered by New Jersey, and Pennsylvania to the south, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east. The state has a water border with Rhode Island off the east coast of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario to the northwest. New York is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City.
New York City, which is the largest city in the United States, is known for its history as a gateway for immigration to the United States and its status as a financial, cultural, transportation, and manufacturing center. It was named after the 17th century Duke of York, James Stuart, future James II and VII of England and Scotland.
(from wikipedia)

Sunday, August 10, 2008

World Trade Center - New York

The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally referred to as the WTC or the Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan, mostly designed by Detroit-based architect Minoru Yamasaki and engineer Leslie Robertson and developed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. It was initiated in 1960 by a Lower Manhattan Association created and chaired by David Rockefeller, who had the original idea of building the center, with strong backing from the then-New York governor, his brother Nelson Rockefeller. The World Trade Center, New York, like most World Trade Centers located around the globe, belonged to the family of World Trade Centers Association. Prior to its destruction, Larry Silverstein held the most recent lease to the complex, the Port Authority having leased it to him in July 2001. The complex, located in the heart of New York City's downtown financial district, contained 13.4 million square feet (1.24 million m²) of office space, almost four percent of Manhattan's entire office inventory at that time.
Best known for its iconic 110-story twin towers (101 usable floors, eight engineering-only "service" floors on top of a lobby which was six stories high and 80') the World Trade Center was beset by a fire on February 13, 1975 and a bombing on February 26, 1993.
All seven original buildings in the complex were destroyed during the September 11, 2001 attacks.
(from wikipedia)

Marriott Hotel - New York

Whatever thrills you, you'll find it in the Big Apple - from high finance to high fashion, Broadway theater to Bohemian Greenwich Village, sophisticated cuisine to pizza by the slice. Business or pleasure, discover the perks of staying at Marriott's New York hotels:
- Spacious rooms and suites featuring amenities like high-speed Internet access, the plush new Marriott Revive® bed, and fully equipped fitness centers
- Convenient locations everywhere from Times Square to the East Side to Midtown
- Easy access to subways, Penn and Grand Central stations, and JFK, Newark and LaGuardia airports
Marriott's Manhattan hotels put you within walking distance of New York's most celebrated gems, including Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Central Park, Carnegie Hall and the Empire State Building.
web: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/nycmq-new-york-marriott-marquis/