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Abraham Mathew<br />
Broker/Owner<br />
Century 21Dawn’s Gold Realty<br />
Certified HAFA Specialist<br />
Email: dawngold21@aol.com<br />
Web: www.century21dawnsgoldrealty.com<br />
A Better Real Estate<br />
Over a decade ago our first Real Estate<br />
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our core values of integrity, honesty and<br />
professionalism that is unparalleled by<br />
any other Real Estate. After, 18 years of<br />
Dedicated Service and over 40 Real<br />
Estate Agents, and numerous achievement<br />
awards. Century 21 Dawns Gold<br />
Realty is a top producing, award winning<br />
office with deep commitment to<br />
quality service. Our office is the recipient<br />
of the Century 21 “Gold Medallion<br />
Office Award” for top producing office<br />
for the year 2015. We are also currently<br />
ranked as the #1 Century 21 in<br />
the Hudson Valley. Our top producing<br />
agents received the Centurion and<br />
Double Centurion Awards. We have always<br />
dedicated ourselves to bringing<br />
professional standards to the Real Estate<br />
Brokerage industry. We adhere to a<br />
high standard of conduct for ourselves,<br />
our management and our agents.<br />
• The Century 21 System is a network<br />
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brokerage for over a decade.<br />
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• A member of the Hudson Gateway<br />
MLS (Serving Westchester,<br />
Putnam, Rockland, and the Bronx<br />
counties, as well as other areas).<br />
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Our office is the top producing office<br />
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This year, our goal is to achieve even<br />
greater levels of success.<br />
Century 21 Dawn’s Gold Realty is<br />
committed to the Westchester, Rockland,<br />
Putnam and Bronx Areas. A Real<br />
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Caramoor Center for<br />
Music and the Arts<br />
Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts is a<br />
former estate near Katonah, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, which is<br />
about 50 miles north of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City. Presently,<br />
it is a live music venue featuring symphonic, opera,<br />
chamber, American roots, and jazz, performances<br />
along with the historic home. Both are<br />
legacies of the house’s original owners, Walter<br />
and Lucie Rosen. The Caramoor Summer Music<br />
Festival is held there every summer. It also runs<br />
educational programs, and can be rented for<br />
events such as weddings.<br />
The Rosens built the estate gradually during<br />
the 1930s, its main house an imitation Italian<br />
villa. Many pieces of the buildings were imported<br />
from various European countries. The<br />
informal musical performances they hosted<br />
evolved into the beginning of Caramoor’s<br />
current offerings in 1945, and their collection<br />
of Renaissance-era and Chinese artworks,<br />
some rare, is on display throughout the estate.<br />
Lucie Rosen later donated it to the private<br />
organization that runs it today. In 2001 it<br />
was listed on the National Register of Historic<br />
Places.<br />
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The Thomas Paine Cottage<br />
The Thomas Paine Cottage in <strong>New</strong> Rochelle,<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> in the United States, was the home<br />
from 1802 to 1806 of Thomas Paine, author of<br />
Common Sense and Revolutionary War hero.<br />
Paine was buried near the cottage from his<br />
death in 1809 until his body was disinterred in<br />
1819. It was one of a number of buildings located<br />
on the 300 acre farm given to Paine by<br />
the State of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> in 1784, in recognition<br />
of his services in the cause of Independence.<br />
It was here in August 1805 that he wrote his<br />
last pamphlet, which was addressed to the<br />
citizens of Philadelphia on “Constitutional Reform”.<br />
The cottage has been owned by the “<strong>New</strong><br />
Rochelle and Huguenot Historical Association”<br />
and has been operated as a historic<br />
house museum since 1910. The cottage is<br />
open to the public five days a week. There<br />
are several weekend events scheduled at the<br />
cottage throughout the year. In addition, the<br />
cottage hosts many local school field trips. It<br />
had 3,000 visitors in 2002.<br />
The cottage is a two-story wood-frame saltbox<br />
structure. It began as a simple building<br />
16 feet wide and 31 feet deep. In 1804, an<br />
additional 18 by 23 feet wing with a porch<br />
was constructed. An exterior door and porch<br />
pillars in the Greek Revival style were added in<br />
about 1830. The main house has three rooms<br />
set one behind the other; the kitchen in front,<br />
a common room in the center and a bedroom<br />
in the rear. The wing to the right contains<br />
the parlor and there are four bedrooms<br />
on the second floor. The entrance door and<br />
the pillars of the porch on the wing are Greek<br />
Revival and were added about 1830. The<br />
current arrangement has rooms decorated<br />
in the late 18th and early 19th century style<br />
as well as exhibits pertaining to the history of<br />
<strong>New</strong> Rochelle, the local Siwanoy Indians, and<br />
the Huguenots.<br />
The front door to the cottage enters directly<br />
into its main room, which is maintained as the<br />
“Huguenot Room”. The desk is said to have<br />
belonged to Jacques Flandreau, an early Huguenot<br />
settler of the town. Over the desk is a<br />
steel engraving from the celebrated painting<br />
at Versailles showing King Henry IV of France<br />
(Henry of Navarre) entering Paris through the<br />
unfinished Porte-Neuve on the morning of<br />
March 22, 1594.<br />
The rear room on the first floor is known as<br />
the “Paine Room”. On Christmas Eve, 1805,<br />
a gun was fired into this room in an attempt<br />
on Paine’s life. He described the incident in<br />
a letter:<br />
“Whatever the gun was charged with passed<br />
through about three or four inches below the<br />
window making a hole large enough to (allow)<br />
a finger to go through -the muzzle must<br />
have been very near as the place is black<br />
with powder, and the glass of the window is<br />
shattered to pieces.”<br />
There are several interesting items in this<br />
room. There are two chairs used by Paine<br />
when he boarded at Bayeau’s Tavern, almost<br />
directly across North Avenue. Another item is<br />
the stove set in the chimney. It was presented<br />
by Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Paine, and<br />
is one of the few real Franklin stoves in existence.<br />
Still another item is a warming pan<br />
which belonged to Mrs. Sarah Bache (1774-<br />
1808), daughter of Benjamin Franklin and<br />
wife of Richard Bache who was postmastergeneral<br />
of the United States from 1776-1782.<br />
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Interesting Facts:<br />
The population of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> consists of<br />
19,465,197 citizens.<br />
The state’s name derived from James Stuart,<br />
the Duke of <strong>York</strong>.<br />
Originally the Iroquoian and Algonquian Indian<br />
tribes inhabited the state.<br />
Dutch settlers claimed the territory in the<br />
1600s. Henry Hudson was the first of these<br />
settlers to claim the region.<br />
Dutch fur trading posts allowed indigenous<br />
Indian tribes to sell pelts for profit to Dutch<br />
merchants trading within the area.<br />
Within this century the Dutch settlers created<br />
colonies within the Hudson River Valley<br />
until the 1664 annexation of the <strong>New</strong> Netherland<br />
colony by the British.<br />
A large majority of the Revolutionary War<br />
was fought within <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> territory.<br />
By 1788 <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> had become a state and<br />
its constitution was enacted.<br />
In the early 1800s the canals were built to<br />
allow extended commuting. These canals<br />
connected the Hudson River and Lake Erie.<br />
Ellis Island is the hub for historical data on<br />
immigration. Originally, immigrants were<br />
processed through Ellis Island and Battery<br />
Park which was known at that time as Castle<br />
Clinton.<br />
Ellis Island ceased immigration processing<br />
in 1954. The island is now included in the<br />
Statue of Liberty monument.<br />
The National Origins Act ceased immigration<br />
through Castle Clinton and Ellis Island.<br />
A 1998 settlement established that the 27<br />
acres addition to Ellis Island belonged to<br />
<strong>New</strong> Jersey. The original property was ruled<br />
as part of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>.<br />
Ellis Island closed for a lengthy duration due<br />
to fire regulation contraventions. It was reopened<br />
in 2009.<br />
The Statue of Liberty and museum connection<br />
require that visitors acquire a Monument<br />
Access Pass to visit the locale. The<br />
pass is only available within <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> and<br />
visitors must purchase it before boarding<br />
the ferry. Only 3,000 passes are sold each<br />
day.<br />
Visitors are no longer allowed to visit the interior<br />
of the Statue of Liberty.<br />
Only criminal cases that fall within federal<br />
law possess the possibility of receiving the<br />
federal death penalty. Within state law, executions<br />
ceased as of 1963.<br />
Sports teams within <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> include the<br />
Mets, Rangers, Islanders, Knicks, and Brooklyn<br />
Nets.<br />
Colleges in <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> include Cornell University,<br />
Stony Brook University, University at Buffalo,<br />
and University of Albany.<br />
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Romantic<br />
Getaways:<br />
Drift away in elegance and old world style<br />
at these wonderful B&Bs and Inns. Rekindle<br />
romance or sweep your love away in the<br />
splendor and warmth provided at these<br />
secluded locales. Each has its own signature<br />
touches providing the perfect setting<br />
for a whirlwind romance.<br />
Anastasia’s Bed and Breakfast<br />
8 Meade Street, Hempstead, NY<br />
(516) 612-2093, anastasiasbnb.com<br />
Select the Romantic Package at Anastasia’s<br />
Bed and Breakfast. With this package<br />
you receive your choice of guestroom with<br />
chocolate covered strawberries, aromatic<br />
candles, breakfast in bed and whip cream.<br />
This package is ideal for honeymoons or<br />
weekend getaways.<br />
Swan View Manor<br />
45 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY<br />
(631) 367-2070, swanview.com<br />
With pleasant and cozy guestrooms the<br />
Swan View Manor is an excellent choice.<br />
This inn has been refurbished with unique<br />
decorative touches and luxuries. Each<br />
guestroom is furnished with elegant furnishings<br />
and bright, cheerful bedding. Each<br />
day a buffet style breakfast is served which<br />
includes cereals, yogurts, muffins, coffee<br />
and hot tea.<br />
Harbor House Inn<br />
165 Shore Road, Old Greenwich, CT<br />
(203) 637-0145, hhinn.com<br />
The Harbor House Inn features a grand entrance<br />
leading you into a Great Gatsby<br />
inspired inn with elegant perfection. Fall<br />
into an envelope of warmth with their cozy<br />
down comforters and get lost in the romance<br />
of timelessness. Walk on the sandy<br />
beaches just moments from the inn and<br />
enjoy a captivating sunset.<br />
Stanton House Inn<br />
76 Maple Avenue, Greenwich, CT<br />
(203) 869-2110, shinngreenwich.com<br />
The century old Stanton House Inn is a<br />
posh mansion which was once the home<br />
of Stanford White. This exquisite old world<br />
charmer was completely restored. Guestrooms<br />
have a clean crisp feel that is inviting<br />
and homey. Each room is furnished with<br />
antique beds, small sofas, writing desks, entertainment<br />
centers and fine linens.<br />
Mount Morris House Bed<br />
and Breakfast<br />
12 Mount Morris Park West • Manhattan,<br />
(917) 478-6214 • mountmorrishouse.com<br />
For Manhattan flair reserve a guestroom<br />
at the townhouse known as Mount Morris<br />
House Bed and Breakfast. Each guestroom<br />
includes a private bath with a separate<br />
dressing room providing that uptown atmosphere.<br />
All guestrooms have their own<br />
fireplace perfect for cozying up next to with<br />
your loved one. The kitchen facilities and<br />
dining room area are available to guests<br />
at any time.<br />
Ivy Terrace<br />
230 East 58th Street, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong><br />
(516) 662-6862, ivyterrace.com<br />
Ivy Terrace is a midtown Manhattan bed<br />
and breakfast providing guests with studio<br />
apartment-styled rooms. Each room has<br />
its own captivating view of the city from a<br />
private terrace. These apartments are furnished<br />
with some of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>’s finest furnishings.<br />
Beds are constructed of solid mahogany<br />
with options including large sleigh<br />
beds. Most apartments have a contemporary<br />
modern design while others are more<br />
posh and glamorous.<br />
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Weston’s Devil’s Den<br />
The charcoal makers who once toiled<br />
in the vicinity believed a hoof-like mark<br />
made in a rock was the footprint of the<br />
devil, hence the Den’s name. But this<br />
Nature Conservancy property is really<br />
a place of beauty and ideal for family<br />
hikes. There are more than enough<br />
trails to trek and things to see in Fairfield<br />
County’s largest preserve, known formally<br />
as the Lucius Pond Ordway/Devil’s Den<br />
Preserve. The Den consists of more than<br />
1,756 acres containing some 20 miles of<br />
trails that wind through and over almost<br />
every kind of terrain typical to southwestern<br />
Connecticut. Maps as well as a selfguided<br />
tour booklet are available at the<br />
Pent Road parking area; all hikers should<br />
sign in for safety. The preserve is home to<br />
more than 500 types of trees and wildflowers<br />
and has red fox, bobcat, coyote,<br />
eastern copperhead, wood duck, ruffed<br />
grouse, pileated woodpecker and more<br />
than 140 other bird species. An estimated<br />
40,000 people visit the site each<br />
year; it’s part of the 70-mile Saugatuck<br />
Valley Trails System. The Den closes at<br />
times in the fall for hunting.<br />
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LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester<br />
A Family-Friendly Hotel near LEGOLAND® Discovery Center<br />
Westchester in <strong>Yonkers</strong><br />
The LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Westchester in <strong>Yonkers</strong>, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> is a world of entertainment,<br />
color and creativity for families with children aged 3-10. Offering a wealth<br />
of attractions, two rides, 4D Cinema and more! The average visit takes 2-3 hours, but<br />
you are welcome to stay and play as long as you like. The admission price inlcudes<br />
15 different attractions, and it is strongly recommended that tickets be purchased in<br />
advance online due to high demand.<br />
39 Fitzgerald Street, <strong>Yonkers</strong>, NY 10710, (833) 243-0770,www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/westchester<br />
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Science Barge<br />
The Science Barge is a floating urban farm and environmental education center that<br />
has been docked in <strong>Yonkers</strong>, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, since late 2008. The Barge grows crops using a<br />
hydroponic greenhouse powered by solar panels, wind turbines, and biofuels. The crops<br />
in the greenhouse are irrigated by captured rainwater and desalinated river water. Food<br />
is grown without carbon emissions, no agricultural waste is discharged into the watershed<br />
and no pesticides are used. The Science Barge is also a public education tool<br />
and hosts school groups from Westchester, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City and the greater <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> area<br />
visiting during the week, and the general public on weekends. From 2006-2008, the Science<br />
Barge docked for periods of two months at each of six stops along the Manhattan<br />
waterfront with the goal of educating the public on urban sustainable agriculture.<br />
In 2015, Nathalie Manzano-Smith and Ted Caplow won the Knight Cities Challenge<br />
grant competition from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation with a proposal to<br />
build a Miami Science Barge and moor it in Museum Park in downtown Miami, FL. The<br />
Miami Science Barge is under construction with an expected launch date in early 2016.<br />
Compared with the original Science Barge, the Miami Science Barge places more<br />
emphasis on marine science, conservation, and sustainable aquaculture, while also<br />
updating many of the urban agricultural systems featured on the original.<br />
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<strong>Yonkers</strong> is the fourth most populous city in<br />
the U.S. state of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> (behind <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City,<br />
Buffalo, and Rochester), and the most populous<br />
city in Westchester County, with a population of<br />
195,976 (according to the 2010 Census). An inner<br />
suburb of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City, <strong>Yonkers</strong> directly borders<br />
the Bronx and is located two miles north of Manhattan<br />
at the municipalities’ closest points.<br />
<strong>Yonkers</strong>’s downtown is centered on a plaza known<br />
as Getty Square, where the municipal government<br />
is located. The area also houses significant local<br />
businesses and non-profits, and serves as a major<br />
retail hub for <strong>Yonkers</strong> and the northwest Bronx.<br />
The city is home to several attractions, including<br />
the Hudson River Museum; Saw Mill River Daylighting,<br />
wherein a parking lot was removed to uncover<br />
a river; Science Barge; Sherwood House; and<br />
<strong>Yonkers</strong> Raceway, a harness racing track that has<br />
renovated its grounds and clubhouse and added<br />
legalized video slot machine gambling in 2006 in<br />
a “racino” called Empire City.<br />
Major shopping areas can be found in Getty<br />
Square, on South Broadway, at the Cross County<br />
Shopping Center and Westchester’s Ridge Hill,<br />
and along Central Park Avenue, informally called<br />
“Central Ave” by area residents, a name it takes<br />
officially a few miles north in White Plains.<br />
The land on which the city is built was once part<br />
of a 24,000-acre land grant called Colen Donck<br />
that ran from the current Manhattan-Bronx border<br />
at Marble Hill northwards for 12 miles, and from<br />
the Hudson River eastwards to the Bronx River. This<br />
grant was purchased in July 1645 by Adriaen van<br />
der Donck, the first lawyer in <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City. Van<br />
der Donck was known locally as the Jonkheer or<br />
Jonker (etymologically, “young gentleman,” derivation<br />
of old Dutch jong (young) and heer (“lord”);<br />
in effect, “Esquire”), a word from which the name<br />
“<strong>Yonkers</strong>” is directly derived. Van der Donck built<br />
a saw mill near where the Nepperhan Creek met<br />
the Hudson; the Nepperhan is now also known<br />
as the Saw Mill River. Van der Donck was killed in<br />
the Peach War. His wife, Mary Doughty, was taken<br />
captive and ransomed later.<br />
Near the site of van der Donck’s mill is Philipse<br />
Manor Hall, a Colonial-era manor house which<br />
today serves as a museum and archive, offering<br />
many glimpses into life before the American<br />
Revolution. The original structure (later enlarged)<br />
was built around 1682 by Frederick Philipse and<br />
his wife Margaret Hardenbroeck. Frederick was a<br />
wealthy Dutchman who by the time of his death<br />
had amassed an enormous estate, which encompassed<br />
the entire modern City of <strong>Yonkers</strong>, as<br />
well as several other Hudson River towns. Philipse’s<br />
great-grandson, Frederick Philipse III, was a prominent<br />
Loyalist during the American Revolution, who,<br />
because of his political leanings, was forced to<br />
flee to England. All the lands that belonged to the<br />
Philipse family were confiscated and sold. For its<br />
first two hundred years, <strong>Yonkers</strong> was a small farming<br />
town with an active industrial waterfront. <strong>Yonkers</strong>’s<br />
later growth rested largely on developing<br />
industry. In 1853, Elisha Otis invented the first safety<br />
elevator and the Otis Elevator Company, opened<br />
the first elevator factory in the world on the banks<br />
of the Hudson near what is now Vark Street. It relocated<br />
to larger quarters (now the <strong>Yonkers</strong> Public<br />
Library) in the 1880s. Around the same time, the<br />
Alexander Smith and Sons Carpet Company (in<br />
the Saw Mill River Valley) expanded to 45 buildings,<br />
800 looms, and over 4,000 workers and was<br />
known as one of the premier carpet producing<br />
centers in the world.<br />
The community was incorporated as a village in<br />
the northern part of the Town of <strong>Yonkers</strong> in 1854<br />
and as a city in 1872. In 1874 the southern part of<br />
<strong>Yonkers</strong>, including Kingsbridge and Riverdale, was<br />
annexed by <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City as The Bronx. In 1898,<br />
<strong>Yonkers</strong> (along with Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten<br />
Island) voted on a referendum to determine if they<br />
wanted to become part of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City. While the<br />
results were positive elsewhere, the returns were so<br />
negative in <strong>Yonkers</strong> and neighboring Mount Vernon<br />
that those two areas were not included in the<br />
consolidated city, and remained independent.[5]<br />
Still, some residents call the city “the Sixth Borough”<br />
referring to its location on the <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City border,<br />
its urban character and the failed merger vote.<br />
The <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City and Northern Railway Company<br />
(later the <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Central Railroad) connected<br />
<strong>Yonkers</strong> to Manhattan and points north from 1888.<br />
A three-mile spur to Getty Square existed until<br />
1943.<br />
Aside from being a manufacturing center, <strong>Yonkers</strong><br />
also played a key role in the development of entertainment<br />
in the United States. In 1888, Scottishborn<br />
John Reid founded the first golf course in the<br />
United States, St. Andrew’s Golf Club, in <strong>Yonkers</strong>.<br />
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Bakelite, the first completely synthetic plastic, was<br />
invented in <strong>Yonkers</strong> circa 1906 by Leo Baekeland,<br />
and manufactured there until the late 1920s. Today,<br />
two of the former Alexander Smith and Sons<br />
Carpet Company loft buildings located at 540<br />
and 578 Nepperhan Avenue have been repurposed<br />
to house the YoHo Artist Community, a collective<br />
group of talented artists that works out of<br />
private studios there.[8]<br />
Early in the 20th century, <strong>Yonkers</strong> also hosted<br />
a brass era automobile maker, Colt Runabout<br />
Company;[9] despite the car’s seemingly glowing<br />
performance, the company went under.<br />
<strong>Yonkers</strong> was also the headquarters of the Waring<br />
Hat Company, at the time the nation’s largest hat<br />
manufacturer. World War II saw the city’s factories<br />
manufacture such items as tents and blankets in<br />
the Alexander Smith and Sons Carpet Factory and<br />
tanks in the Otis Elevator factory. After World War II,<br />
however, with increased competition from less expensive<br />
imports, <strong>Yonkers</strong> lost much of its manufacturing<br />
activity. The Alexander Smith Carpet Company,<br />
one of the city’s largest employers, ceased<br />
operation during a labor dispute in June 1954. In<br />
1983, the Otis Elevator Factory finally closed its<br />
doors. With the loss of jobs in the city itself, <strong>Yonkers</strong><br />
became primarily a residential city, and some<br />
neighborhoods, such as Crestwood and Park Hill,<br />
became popular with wealthy <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>ers who<br />
wished to live outside Manhattan without giving<br />
up urban conveniences. <strong>Yonkers</strong>’s excellent transportation<br />
infrastructure, including three commuter<br />
railroad lines (now two: the Harlem and Hudson<br />
Lines) and five parkways and thruways, as well as<br />
its 15-minute drive from Manhattan and picturesque<br />
prewar homes and apartment buildings,<br />
made it a desirable city in which to live. <strong>Yonkers</strong>’s<br />
manufacturing sector has also shown a recent resurgence.<br />
On January 4, 1940, <strong>Yonkers</strong> resident Edwin Howard<br />
Armstrong transmitted the first FM radio broadcast<br />
(on station W2XCR) from the <strong>Yonkers</strong> home of<br />
C.R. Runyon, a co-experimenter. <strong>Yonkers</strong> also had<br />
the longest running pirate radio station, owned by<br />
Allan Weiner during the 1970s through the 1980s.<br />
In 1942, a short subway connection was planned<br />
between Getty Square and the IRT Broadway –<br />
Seventh Avenue Line, which terminates in Riverdale<br />
at 242nd Street just slightly south of the city<br />
line, but the plan was dropped.[10][11]<br />
In 1960, the Census Bureau reported <strong>Yonkers</strong>’s<br />
population as 95.8% white and 4.0% black.[12]<br />
The city’s struggles with racial discrimination and<br />
segregation were highlighted in a decades-long<br />
federal lawsuit. After a 1985 decision and an<br />
unsuccessful appeal, <strong>Yonkers</strong>’s schools were integrated<br />
in 1988. The federal judge, Leonard B.<br />
Sand ruled that <strong>Yonkers</strong> had engaged in institutional<br />
segregation in housing and school policies<br />
for over 40 years and tied the illegal concentration<br />
of public housing and private housing discrimination<br />
to the city’s resistance to ending racial isolation<br />
in its public schools.<br />
In the 1980s and 1990s, <strong>Yonkers</strong> developed a<br />
national reputation for racial tension, based on<br />
a long-term battle between the City of <strong>Yonkers</strong><br />
and the NAACP over the building of subsidized<br />
low-income housing projects. The City planned to<br />
use federal funding for urban renewal efforts within<br />
Downtown <strong>Yonkers</strong> exclusively; other groups, led by<br />
the NAACP, felt that the resulting concentration of<br />
low-income housing in traditionally poor neighborhoods<br />
perpetuated poverty. <strong>Yonkers</strong> gained national/international<br />
attention during the summer of<br />
1988, when it reneged on its previous agreement<br />
to build promised municipal public housing in the<br />
eastern portions of the city, an agreement it had<br />
made in a consent decree after losing an appeal<br />
in 1987. After this reversal, the city was found in<br />
contempt of the federal courts, and United States<br />
district court Judge Leonard Sand imposed a fine<br />
on <strong>Yonkers</strong> which started at $1 and doubled every<br />
day until the City capitulated to the federally<br />
mandated plan. <strong>Yonkers</strong> remained in contempt<br />
of the courts until September 9, 1988, when the<br />
City Council relented in the wake of library closures<br />
and sanitation cutbacks and while looking<br />
at massive city layoffs, which would have been<br />
required to continue its resistance to desegregation.<br />
First-term mayor Nicholas C. Wasicsko fought<br />
to save the city from financial disaster and bring<br />
about unity. <strong>Yonkers</strong>’s youngest mayor (elected at<br />
age 28), Wasicsko was a lonely figure in city politics,<br />
which was scarred with the stigma of the “Balkanization<br />
of <strong>Yonkers</strong>”. He succeeded in helping<br />
to end the city’s contempt of the courts, but was<br />
voted out of office as a result.<br />
A Kawasaki railroad cars assembly plant opened<br />
in 1986 in the former Otis plant, producing the<br />
new R142A, R143, R160B, and R188 cars for the<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City Subway, and the PA4 and PA5 series<br />
for PATH.<br />
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Lyndhurst mansion<br />
Lyndhurst, also known as the Jay Gould estate, is a<br />
Gothic Revival country house that sits in its own 67-<br />
acre (27 ha) park beside the Hudson River in Tarrytown,<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> about one-half mile south of the Tappan Zee<br />
Bridge on US 9.<br />
This house was designated a National Historic Landmark<br />
in 1966.<br />
History<br />
Designed in 1838 by Alexander Jackson Davis, the<br />
house has been owned by <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City mayor William<br />
Paulding, Jr., merchant George Merritt, and railroad<br />
tycoon Jay Gould. In 1961, Gould’s daughter<br />
Anna Gould donated it to the National Trust for Historic<br />
Preservation. It is now open to the public.<br />
The house was first named “Knoll”, although critics<br />
quickly dubbed it “Paulding’s Folly” because of its unusual<br />
design that includes fanciful turrets and asymmetrical<br />
outline. Its limestone exterior was quarried at<br />
Sing Sing in present day Ossining, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>.<br />
The second owner, Merritt, doubled the house’s size in<br />
1864-1865 and renamed it “Lyndenhurst” for the estate’s<br />
linden trees. His new north wing added an imposing<br />
four-story tower, new porte-cochere (the old<br />
one was reworked as a glass-walled vestibule) and a<br />
new dining room, two bedrooms, and servants’ quarters.<br />
Gould purchased the property in 1880 for use as a<br />
country house, shortened its name to “Lyndhurst” and<br />
occupied it until his death in 1892.<br />
Architecture<br />
Unlike later mansions along the Hudson River, Lyndhurst’s<br />
rooms are few and of a more modest scale,<br />
and strongly Gothic in character. Hallways are narrow,<br />
windows small and sharply arched, and ceilings<br />
are fantastically peaked, vaulted, and ornamented.<br />
The effect is at once gloomy, somber, and highly romantic;<br />
the large, double-height art gallery provides a<br />
contrast of light and space.<br />
The house sits within a park, designed in the English<br />
naturalistic style by Ferdinand Mangold, whom Merritt<br />
hired. He drained the surrounding swamps, created<br />
lawns, planted specimen trees, and built the conservatory.<br />
The resultant landscape was the first such park<br />
along the Hudson River. It provides an outstanding<br />
example of 19th-century landscape design, with rolling<br />
lawns accented with shrubs and specimen trees,<br />
a curving entrance drive that reveals “surprise” views,<br />
and a remarkably large 390-foot-long steel-framed<br />
conservatory, the first in the United States.<br />
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Kykuit - Rockefeller Estate<br />
Kykuit known also as the John D. Rockefeller Estate,<br />
is a 40-room National Trust house in Westchester<br />
County, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, built by order of oil tycoon,<br />
capitalist and Rockefeller family patriarch<br />
John D. Rockefeller. Conceived largely by his<br />
son, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and enriched by the<br />
art collection of third-generation scion, Governor<br />
of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> and Vice President of the United<br />
States, Nelson Rockefeller, it has been home to<br />
four generations of the family.<br />
Kykuit, Dutch for “lookout”, is situated on the<br />
highest point in the hamlet of Pocantico Hills,<br />
overlooking the Hudson River at Tappan Zee. Located<br />
near Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, it has a<br />
view of the <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City skyline twenty-five miles<br />
to the south.<br />
One of America’s most famous private residences,<br />
Kykuit was designed originally as a<br />
steep-roofed three-story stone mansion by the<br />
architects Chester Holmes Aldrich and William<br />
Adams Delano. Aldrich was a distant relative<br />
of the younger Rockefeller’s wife, Abby Aldrich<br />
Rockefeller, who was involved as artistic consultant<br />
and in the interior design of the mansion.<br />
The elder Rockefeller had purchased land in the<br />
area as early as 1893 after his brother William<br />
had built a 204-room mansion, Rockwood Hall,<br />
in the area.<br />
The initial eclectic structure took six years to<br />
complete. Before being occupied it was substantially<br />
rebuilt in its present four-story Classical<br />
Revival Georgian form. Completed during 1913,<br />
it has two basement levels filled with interconnecting<br />
passageways and service tunnels. The<br />
home’s interiors were designed by Ogden Codman,<br />
Jr., and feature collections of Chinese and<br />
European ceramics, fine furnishings and 20thcentury<br />
art.<br />
It was designated a National Historic Landmark<br />
during 1976. During 1979, its occupant, Nelson<br />
Rockefeller, bequeathed upon his death his<br />
one-third interest in the estate to the National<br />
Trust for Historic Preservation. As a result, Kykuit is<br />
now open to the public for tours conducted by<br />
Historic Hudson Valley.<br />
The imposing structure, of local stone topped<br />
with the Rockefeller emblem, is located centrally<br />
in a 250 acres inner compound (referred to<br />
as “the Park”) within the larger Rockefeller family<br />
estate. This gated compound is guarded at all<br />
times. Save family residences, the rest of the estate<br />
(known as the open space) is open to the<br />
public for recreational purposes, as it always has<br />
been.<br />
Initially, landscaping of the grounds was given<br />
to the company of Frederick Law Olmsted,<br />
who had designed Manhattan’s Central Park.<br />
Rockefeller senior was unhappy with this work<br />
however and assumed control of the design<br />
himself, transplanting whole mature trees, designing<br />
lookouts and the several scenic winding<br />
roads. During 1906, the further design of Kykuit’s<br />
grounds was undertaken by the architect William<br />
Welles Bosworth, who designed the surrounding<br />
terraces and gardens with fountains, pavilions<br />
and classical sculpture. These gardens in the<br />
Beaux-Arts style are considered Bosworth’s best<br />
work in the United States, looking out over very<br />
fine views of the Hudson River. His original gardens<br />
still exist, with plantings carefully replaced<br />
over time, although his entrance forecourt was<br />
extended during 1913. The terraced gardens<br />
include a Morning Garden, Grand Staircase,<br />
Japanese Garden, Italian Garden, Japanesestyle<br />
brook, Japanese Tea-house, large Oceanus<br />
fountain, Temple of Aphrodite, loggia, and<br />
semicircular rose garden.<br />
Nelson transformed previously empty basement<br />
passages beneath the mansion that lead to a<br />
grotto into a major private art gallery containing<br />
paintings by Picasso, Chagall and Warhol,<br />
the latter two having visited the estate. Between<br />
1935 and the late 1970s more than 120 works<br />
of abstract, avant garde and modern sculpture<br />
were added to the gardens grounds from<br />
Nelson’s collection, including works by Picasso<br />
(‘Bathers’), Constantin Brâncusi, Karel Appel<br />
(‘Mouse on Table’), Jean Arp, Alexander Calder,<br />
Alberto Giacometti, Gaston Lachaise, Aristide<br />
Maillol, Henry Moore, Louise Nevelson, Isamu<br />
Noguchi (‘Black Sun’), and David Smith.<br />
Kykuit was renovated and modernized during<br />
1995 by <strong>New</strong> Haven architect Herbert S. <strong>New</strong>man<br />
and Partners. Included were major infrastructure<br />
changes enabling the estate to accommodate<br />
group tours of the first floor and art<br />
gallery, as were as a reconfiguration of third and<br />
fourth floor staff quarters into guest suites.<br />
The inner park area was opened to restricted<br />
conducted tours of the mansion and immediate<br />
surrounds during 1994, but remains occupied<br />
and controlled by the family by the Rockefeller<br />
Brothers Fund, which leased the area from<br />
the National Trust for Historic Preservation during<br />
1991 and serves as steward of what is referred to<br />
as “the historic area”.<br />
Public tours are conducted by Historic Hudson<br />
Valley, an organization established during 1951<br />
by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. “to celebrate the<br />
region’s history, architecture, landscape, and<br />
material culture, advancing its importance and<br />
thereby assuring its preservation.” Shuttle vans<br />
run from a visitor center located at the Philipsburg<br />
Manor House on Route 9 in Sleepy Hollow,<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>.<br />
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Odd Attractions:<br />
House of Frankenstein Wax<br />
Museum<br />
213 Canada St, Lake George, 518-668-3377<br />
Frankensteinwaxmuseum.com<br />
The House of Frankenstein Wax Museum features wax<br />
figures in which you would typically find within the<br />
House of Frankenstein movie. These wax figures depict<br />
scenes found in this classic horror movie and more.<br />
Each sculpture is life like and guaranteed to make you<br />
scream.<br />
Secret Caverns<br />
671 County Road 9, Cobleskill, 518-296-8558<br />
Secretcaverns.com<br />
Within the Secret Caverns you discover a wedding<br />
chamber and much more. As you proceed through<br />
the caverns you enjoy an underground boat ride<br />
which allows for safe transport through the caverns. At<br />
the end you find a 100 foot waterfall.<br />
Magic Forest<br />
US Route 9, Lake George, (518) 668-2448<br />
Magicforestpark.com<br />
The Magic Forest presents a fairytale land which includes<br />
numerous large scale statues. Throughout this<br />
attraction you find a giant Hansel and Gretel, Santa<br />
Claus, Uncle Sam, and the Muffler Men. The Uncle<br />
Sam statue is the largest of its kind in the world.<br />
World’s Smallest Church<br />
Sconondoa Road, Oneida<br />
The World’s Smallest Church is located down Sconondoa<br />
Road and in the middle of the pond. This tiny<br />
church is only accessible by boat. You discover that<br />
only two people fit within the church at a time.<br />
Kaatskill Kaleidoscope<br />
5340 Route 28, Mount Trempar, 877-688-2828<br />
The Kaatskill Kaleidoscope is, in fact, the largest of its<br />
kind in the world. It stands 60 feet in height. Within the<br />
structure you view historical shows including characters<br />
throughout history like Marilyn Monroe and Abraham<br />
Lincoln.<br />
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Right On Par...<br />
Below is our list of golf courses in the Pearl<br />
River, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> area. We list them by proximity<br />
to Pearl River, including courses in<br />
neighboring cities.<br />
Blue Hill Golf Course, Pines Course<br />
285 Blue Hill Rd, Pearl River, NY 10965<br />
P: (845) 735-2094<br />
http://www.bluehillgolfcourse.com<br />
The 9-hole “Pines” course at the Blue Hill<br />
Golf Course facility in Pearl River, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong><br />
features 3,252 yards of golf from the longest<br />
tees for a par of 36 . The course rating<br />
is 35.3 and it has a slope rating of 124 on<br />
Blue grass. Designed by (R) Stephen Kay,<br />
the Pines golf course opened in 1924. A.J.<br />
Lee manages the course as the General<br />
Manager.<br />
Blue Hill Golf Course,<br />
Woodland Course<br />
285 Blue Hill Rd, Pearl River, NY 10965<br />
P: (845) 735-2094<br />
http://www.bluehillgolfcourse.com<br />
The 9-hole “Woodland” course at the Blue<br />
Golf Courses<br />
Hill Golf Course facility in Pearl River, <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>York</strong> features 3,105 yards of golf from the<br />
longest tees for a par of 36 . Woodland<br />
golf course opened in 1924. A.J. Lee manages<br />
the course as the General Manager.<br />
Manhattan Woods Golf Club<br />
1 Ahlmeyer Dr, West Nyack, NY 10994<br />
P: (845) 627-2222 F: (845) 627-5320<br />
http://www.mwgconline.com<br />
The 18-hole course at the Manhattan<br />
Woods Golf Club facility in West Nyack,<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> features 7,110 yards of golf from<br />
the longest tees for a par of 72 . The course<br />
rating is 75.0 and it has a slope rating of<br />
141 on Bent grass. Designed by Gary<br />
Player, the Manhattan Woods golf course<br />
opened in 1998. Dick Smith, Jr. manages<br />
the course as the General Manager.<br />
Broadacres Golf Club<br />
140 Old Orangeburg Rd,<br />
Orangeburg, NY 10962-1157<br />
P: (845) 359-8218 F: (845) 359-0374<br />
http://www.broadacresgolf.com<br />
The 9-hole course at the Broadacres in<br />
Orangeburg, features 3,138 yards of golf<br />
from the longest tees for a par of 35 . The<br />
course rating is 70.4 and it has a slope<br />
rating of 126 on Blue grass. Broadacres<br />
golf course opened in 1962. Appliedgolf<br />
manages this facility, with Joe Wrafter as<br />
the General Manager.<br />
River Vale Country Club<br />
660 Rivervale Rd, Rivervale,<br />
NJ 07675-6479<br />
P: (201) 391-2300 F: (201) 391-0603<br />
http://www.rivervalecc.com<br />
The 18-hole course at the River Vale<br />
Country Club features 6,470 yards of<br />
golf from the longest tees for a par of<br />
72 . The course rating is 70.7 and it has<br />
a slope rating of 130 on Rye grass. Designed<br />
by Orrin E. Smith, the Bergen golf<br />
course opened in 1935. Long Ball Golf<br />
Management, LLC % Young & Associates<br />
manages this facility, with Ike Young<br />
as the Senior Vice President, General<br />
Manager At River Vale Country Club.<br />
Valley Brook Golf Club<br />
15 Rivervale Rd, Rivervale, NJ 07675<br />
P: (201) 664-5890 F: (201) 664-5678<br />
http://www.bergengolf.org<br />
The 18-hole course features 6,211 yards<br />
of golf from the longest tees for a par<br />
of 70 . The course rating is 70.9 and it<br />
has a slope rating of 125 on Bent grass.<br />
Designed by William Boswell, ASGCA, the<br />
Valley Brook golf course opened in 1962.<br />
Tom McGovern manages the course as<br />
the General Manager.<br />
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Teatown Lake Reservation<br />
Teatown Lake Reservation is a nonprofit nature preserve<br />
and environmental education center. The reservation<br />
includes an 1,000-acre nature preserve and education<br />
center located in the Westchester towns of <strong>York</strong>town,<br />
Cortlandt, and <strong>New</strong> Castle. About 25,000 people come<br />
each year to hike the preserve’s 15 miles of trails, attend<br />
an education program, visit the Nature Center, or tour<br />
“Wildflower Island”. Teatown’s educators offer adult, family<br />
and children’s programs to 20,000 participants annually,<br />
including nearly 6,000 schoolchildren and 700 summer<br />
camp students.<br />
Known by locals simply as “Teatown”, the organization<br />
works to conserve biodiversity, teach ecology and<br />
promote nature-friendly living. Located in the heart of<br />
the Lower Hudson Valley’s Hudson Highlands bioregion,<br />
Teatown Lake Reservation’s mission is to conserve open<br />
space, educate citizens about the environment, and involve<br />
the public in order to sustain the diversity of wildlife,<br />
plants and habitats for future generations.<br />
Teatown conducts two annual celebrations that are open<br />
to the public: the Hudson River EagleFest and the Plant<br />
Sale. The EagleFest takes place in February each year,<br />
when winter conditions make eagles easier to spot as<br />
they search for prey on the Hudson River. The EagleFest<br />
offers visitors live raptor demonstrations in tents at Westchester<br />
County’s Croton Point Park. Short bus tours from<br />
Croton Point that take visitors to local eagle spotting sights<br />
up and down the lower Hudson Valley require reservations.<br />
Guides with scopes are located at the bus stops<br />
along the tour as well as at the Croton Point. About 2,500<br />
visitors took part in EagleFest 2008, and about 4,000 visitors<br />
took part in 2009. Several dozen non-profit organizations,<br />
governmental agencies and municipalities participate.<br />
Other nearby nature and culture centers, such as<br />
the Beczak Environmental Education Center, Croton Point<br />
Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Manor, and Constitution<br />
Marsh Audubon Center hold concurrent eagle-themed<br />
programs during the EagleFest week. Before and during<br />
the event, 5,000 free eagle spotting maps are distributed.<br />
The annual Nature Friendly Plant Sale celebrates the Cliffdale<br />
Farm legacy of Teatown and is a well-known source<br />
for local hardy and diverse garden plants. The plant sale<br />
takes place each spring<br />
An important part of Teatown’s mission is to teach ecology<br />
and encourage responsible interaction with nature.<br />
About 25,000 people come each year to attend an education<br />
program, visit the Nature Center, hike its trails, or<br />
tour Wildflower Island, a 2-acre island sanctuary located<br />
within Teatown Lake that is home to over 230 native and<br />
endangered species of wildflowers.<br />
Teatown’s educators offer a variety of environmental education<br />
programs, including weekend family and adults<br />
only programs, multi-week children’s series, school programs,<br />
school vacation camps, a summer camp, and<br />
special programs for Scouts and others organizations.<br />
Over 10,000 participants annually attend one or more<br />
such educational programs, including nearly 6,000<br />
school children and 700 summer campers. Annually,<br />
over 15,000 hikers traverse Teatown’s 15 miles of trails<br />
that span abundant fields, mixed forests, lakes, streams,<br />
swamps and farm land. Teatown volunteers also participate<br />
in the “Great Backyard Bird Count” sponsored by the<br />
Audubon Society each winter.<br />
Teatown’s Nature Center is a source of wildlife knowledge<br />
and home to a variety of amphibians, birds of prey,<br />
mammals and reptiles. The Nature Center also houses a<br />
store with books and small gifts. The Center often hosts<br />
gallery shows of art by area painters and photographers<br />
related to environmental themes.<br />
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The Michael Salyer House<br />
The Salyer House was built in the last quarter of<br />
the 18th century. It was the home of Michael<br />
&Elizabeth Salyer and their four daughters, Elizabeth,<br />
Mary, Sara and Rachel. Daughter Mary<br />
Salyer inherited the house in 1810 on a 9.20<br />
acre lot. Mary and her husband David Bogert<br />
kept the property until 1825. After this the house<br />
changed hands over a dozen times. Families<br />
that owned the house included the DeClarks,<br />
Blauvelts and Hoppers. In 1966, the house was<br />
bought by the Spring Valley Water Company,<br />
(United Water). Families who worked for the<br />
Company lived in the house until it was donated<br />
to the Town of Orangetown in September<br />
of 1992 to be used as a museum for the town.<br />
Many volunteers worked on restoring the interior<br />
and exterior of the house, which opened as a<br />
museum with its first exhibit in October 1996.<br />
The Salyer House underwent substantive renovations<br />
in the summer/fall of 2007 gaining a<br />
new roof and French drain system. In 2003 the<br />
Salyer House was listed on the National Register<br />
of Historic Places. The National Register is the<br />
nation’s official list of properties worthy of preservation.<br />
Listing on the National Registry recognizes<br />
the importance of the Salyer House to the<br />
history of our country and affords it a measure<br />
of protection.<br />
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Historic Huguenot Street<br />
Historic Huguenot Street is located in <strong>New</strong> Paltz, <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>York</strong>, approximately 90 miles (140 km) north of <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>York</strong> City. The seven stone houses and several accompanying<br />
structures in the 10-acre National Landmark<br />
Historic District were likely built in the early 18th century<br />
by Huguenot settlers fleeing discrimination and religious<br />
persecution in France and what’s now southern<br />
Belgium. After negotiating with the Esopus Indians, this<br />
small group of Huguenots settled on a flat rise on the<br />
banks of the Wallkill River in 1678. The settlers named<br />
the site in honor of Die Pfalz, the region of present-day<br />
Germany that had provided them temporary refuge<br />
before they came to America. Recent archaeological<br />
finds indicate that the immediate area settled by the<br />
Huguenots was occupied by Native Americans prior<br />
to European contact. The site is one of the oldest continuously<br />
inhabited settlements in the United States.<br />
The house museums of Historic Huguenot Street are<br />
in their original village setting. The street has been included<br />
in the National Register of Historic Places since<br />
the Register was created in 1966, and was designated<br />
a National Historic Landmark in 1960.<br />
In addition to the houses, the 10-acre (4.0 ha) site<br />
features a burying ground dating to the earlier 18th<br />
century, a reconstructed 1717 stone church, a visitor<br />
center, a library and archives, and spaces for other<br />
programming.<br />
The site is owned and operated by Historic Huguenot<br />
Street (HHS), which was founded in 1894. In 1899, Historic<br />
Huguenot Street purchased the Jean Hasbrouck<br />
House as the first house museum on the street. In the<br />
1950s and 60s, the organization and related family<br />
associations purchased most of the remaining stone<br />
houses in the district and subsequently opened them<br />
as museums. These acquisitions were funded in large<br />
part by descendants of the original Huguenot founders.<br />
Their family associations play a key role in supporting<br />
the institution today.<br />
In the 1980s, the organization began offering related<br />
educational and informative programming to the<br />
public—which it continues to do today. The site is open<br />
to the public and programming is offered year-round.<br />
“In the Moment” interpretations, delivered by staff in<br />
authentic historical clothing, are now part of the core<br />
experience, along with other types of programming.<br />
Visit the official website for current schedules & rates.<br />
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Tourist Attractions:<br />
Empire State Building<br />
350 5th Avenue, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, (212) 736-3100<br />
Esbnyc.com<br />
The Empire State Building is among the<br />
tallest buildings in the country. From this<br />
building you receive one of the absolutely<br />
best views of the city. Throughout<br />
the building you find documentation for<br />
visitors that tells the history of the building<br />
and <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>.<br />
Grand Central Terminal<br />
87 E 42nd Street, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, (212) 532-4900<br />
Grandcentralterminal.com<br />
The Grand Central Terminal is the transportation<br />
hub of <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>. Within this<br />
building you also discover dining and<br />
shopping opportunities. The building<br />
boasts an exceptionally beautiful Beaux-<br />
Arts architecture.<br />
Statue of Liberty<br />
Liberty Island, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, (201) 915-3400<br />
Nps.gov/stli<br />
The Statue of Liberty has become a symbol<br />
for freedom and friendship throughout<br />
the country. Originally it was a gift<br />
from a French designer as a token of<br />
friendship after the French Revolution.<br />
The statue has been closed at varying<br />
times for renovations.<br />
Rockefeller Center<br />
W 49th and 5th Avenue, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, (212)<br />
632-6868<br />
Rockefellercenter.com<br />
Rockefeller Center is famous for its large<br />
Christmas tree lighting ceremony and<br />
skating rink. It is also the location nearest<br />
some of the country’s best morning talk<br />
shows. It is also the home of Radio City<br />
Music Hall. This local is a must for anyone<br />
who wants to learn the very essence of<br />
the city.<br />
Ellis Island Immigration<br />
Museum<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, (212) 363-3200<br />
Ellisisland.org<br />
Ellis Island boasts a museum in which<br />
many citizens could trace their lineage<br />
through the signatures found in the immigration<br />
records. The locale was once<br />
used by millions of immigrants as a<br />
place of registration until the 1950s. The<br />
museum also offers a wealth of historical<br />
information.<br />
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