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Places and landmarks in New York

13 landmarks of New York, and the streets, squares and waterways around them, each with its story and where to find it.

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Landmarks

Empire State BuildingThe Art Deco tower on Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, the tallest building in the world from 1931 to 1970.

Times SquareThe crossing of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, under walls of lit screens, at the heart of the Theater District.

Chrysler BuildingThe Art Deco tower on 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, with a crown of steel arches and a needle on top.

Grand Central TerminalThe great railway station on 42nd Street, with its hall under a ceiling of stars and its clock of opal.

New York Public LibraryThe marble library on Fifth Avenue, guarded by the two stone lions Patience and Fortitude.

Rockefeller CenterThe Art Deco towers between Fifth and Sixth Avenue, with the golden Prometheus, the skating rink and the Christmas tree.

Bryant ParkThe green lawn behind the Public Library, with its plane trees, its green chairs and in winter its ice rink.

St. Patrick’s CathedralThe Gothic cathedral of white marble on Fifth Avenue, facing Rockefeller Center.

Macy’s Herald SquareOne of the largest department stores in the world, on 34th Street, where the Thanksgiving Day Parade ends.

Statue of LibertyThe copper statue in the harbour, a gift from France, that greeted the ships of the immigrants.

Central ParkThe great park in the middle of Manhattan, four kilometres long, just north of the game’s map.

Also part of New York

Yellow cabsThe yellow taxis of New York, which you hail from the kerb with a raised hand.

New York pizzaThe big, thin pizza sold by the slice, to be folded in half and eaten on the street.

Streets, squares and waterways

The places that hold the centre of New York together. Point at one to find it on the map.

The centre of New York, drawn from the same OpenStreetMap data as the game. The whole city on OpenStreetMap

1
Times Square square
The crossing of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, under its walls of screens.
2
Broadway street
The old trail that cuts across the grid at a slant, through the Theater District.
3
Seventh Avenue street
The avenue through Times Square and the Garment District, one-way to the south.
4
Fifth Avenue street
The grand avenue of shops, the library and the cathedral, one-way to the south.
5
42nd Street street
The wide crosstown street from Times Square past Grand Central to the Chrysler Building.
6
Empire State Building building
The Art Deco tower of 1931 on 34th Street, 443 metres to the top of its mast.
7
Herald Square square
The triangle where Broadway crosses Sixth Avenue, in front of Macy’s.
8
Morgan Library building
The banker J. P. Morgan’s library of old books and manuscripts, on Madison Avenue.
9
Bryant Park park
The lawn behind the library, with green chairs and a winter ice rink.
10
New York Public Library building
The marble library of 1911, with its two stone lions.
11
Grand Central Terminal building
The station of 1913, with its hall under a ceiling of stars.
12
Chrysler Building building
The Art Deco tower with a crown of steel arches.
13
Park Avenue street
The avenue built over the railway tracks out of Grand Central, lined with office towers.
14
Diamond District quarter
The block of 47th Street where most of America’s diamonds are traded.
15
Rockefeller Center building
The Art Deco towers round the plaza with the skating rink.
16
St. Patrick’s Cathedral building
The Gothic cathedral on Fifth Avenue, facing Rockefeller Center.
17
Radio City Music Hall building
The Art Deco theatre of 1932, home of the Rockettes.

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