Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty (French: Statue de la Liberté), officially titled Liberty Enlightening the World (French: La liberté éclairant le monde), was presented to the United States of America by the people of France in 1886. Standing on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, it welcomes visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans traveling by ship.
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The Statue of Liberty's face was said to be modeled after the sculptor's mother, Charlotte. This colossal statuary follows design going back to ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.
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Gapstow Bridge in Summer, Central Park
Central Park's Gapstow Bridge in Summer, New York City
Central Park
Central Park is a large public, urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually. Most of the areas immediately adjacent to the park are known for impressive buildings and valuable real estate. Central Park has been a National Historic Landmark since 1963.
The park is maintained by the Central Park Conservancy and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and architect Calvert Vaux
The park is maintained by the Central Park Conservancy and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and architect Calvert Vaux
Activities in the park
Carriage horses
New York City has had carriage horses since 1935 but the tradition has recently come under a firestorm of controversy, with activists and politicians questioning its humanity.They are a symbolic institution of the city. After the terrorist attacks of September 11 the city ground to a halt, and in a much-publicized event, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani went to the stables himself to ask the drivers to go back to work to help return a sense of normalcy
Horse Drawn Carriage at central park
Sports
The Park Drive, just over 6 miles (9.7 km) long, is a haven for runners, joggers, bicyclists, and inline skaters. Nearly every weekend, races take place in the park, many of which are organized by the New York Road Runners. The New York City Marathon finishes in Central Park outside Tavern on the Green. Many other professional races are run in the park, including the recent USA Men's 8k Championships. A long tradition of horseback riding in the park was kept alive by the one remaining stable nearby, Claremont Riding Academy until it closed in 2007. At the northern part of Central Park between 106th and 108th streets Lasker Rink and Pool is a large ice skating rink which converts to an outdoor swimming pool in Summer and serves the neighboring communities.
Entertainment
Each summer, the Public Theater presents free open-air theatre productions, often starring well-known stage and screen actors, in the Delacorte Theater, summer performing venue of the New York Shakespeare Festival. Most, though not all, of the plays presented are by William Shakespeare, and the performances are generally regarded as being of high quality since its founding by Joseph Papp in 1962.
Summerstage features free musical concerts throughout the summer.
The New York Philharmonic gives an open-air concert every summer on the Great Lawn and the Metropolitan Opera presents two operas. Many concerts have been given in the park including Elton John, 1980; the Simon and Garfunkel reunion, 1981; Diana Ross, 1983; Garth Brooks, 1997; Dave Matthews Band, 2003, Bon Jovi 2008.[27] Since 1992, local Singer-songwriter David Ippolito has performed almost every summer weekend to large crowds of passers-by and regulars, including visitors from around the world, and has become a New York icon. Often he is simply referred to as "That guitar man from Central Park."
Also each summer, City Parks Foundation offers Central Park Summerstage, a series of free performances including music, dance, spoken word, and film presentations. SummerStage celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2005, having welcomed emerging artists and world renowned artists over two decades, including Celia Cruz, David Byrne, Curtis Mayfield, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, and Nobel Laureate and Pulitzer winner Toni Morrison.
With the revival of the city and the Park in the new century, Central park has given birth to arts groups dedicated to performing in the park, notably Central Park Brass, which performs an annual concert series, and the New York Classical Theatre, which produces an annual series of plays.
The numerous portrait artists who work in Central Park have been interviewed 1997
Children
In addition to its 37 unique playgrounds, Central Park offers dozens of activities for children, including performances by master puppeteers at the historic Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre. There are other activities such as children's yoga, modern art classes for infants, and wind chime making classes. The famous Central Park Carousel has excited and thrilled children since the original one was built in 1870
In addition to its 37 unique playgrounds, Central Park offers dozens of activities for children, including performances by master puppeteers at the historic Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre. There are other activities such as children's yoga, modern art classes for infants, and wind chime making classes. The famous Central Park Carousel has excited and thrilled children since the original one was built in 1870
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building was designed by Gregory Johnson. The Empire State Building was the first building to have more than 100 floors. It has 6,500 windows and 73 elevators, and there are 1,860 steps from street level to the 102nd floor.
At 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, July 28, 1945, a B-25 Mitchell bomber, piloted in thick fog by Lieutenant Colonel William Franklin Smith, Jr.,[18] crashed into the north side of the Empire State Building, between the 79th and 80th floors, where the offices of the National Catholic Welfare Council were located. Perhaps the most famous popular culture representation of the building is in the 1933 film King Kong. In Godzilla: The Animated Series, Godzilla is shown sitting on the top of the Empire State Building in the show's main title sequence
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The New York Times Paper.
The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., which is distributed in the United States and many other countries.
It is owned by the the New York Times Company, and it also owns 40 publications, including International Herald Tribune and Boston Globe. The journal is affectionately called the "Lady Grey" (Gray Lady, in English) and is considered by many journal par excellence of the United States. The newspaper costs approximately $ 1.50. Is one of the more readind, important and prestigious paper in the world. Nowadays The New York Times is a newspaper that creates the view that many readers take as a reference. It is considered the "newspaper, newspaper par excellence." Traditionally printed transcripts of major speeches and debates. The newspaper is currently owned by The New York Times Company. The Times won 95 Pulitzer prizes, the recognition of the most prestigious journalism in United States. The builging of it is in the west of Midtown Manhattan and is one of the more bigs skyscraper in NY.
It is owned by the the New York Times Company, and it also owns 40 publications, including International Herald Tribune and Boston Globe. The journal is affectionately called the "Lady Grey" (Gray Lady, in English) and is considered by many journal par excellence of the United States. The newspaper costs approximately $ 1.50. Is one of the more readind, important and prestigious paper in the world. Nowadays The New York Times is a newspaper that creates the view that many readers take as a reference. It is considered the "newspaper, newspaper par excellence." Traditionally printed transcripts of major speeches and debates. The newspaper is currently owned by The New York Times Company. The Times won 95 Pulitzer prizes, the recognition of the most prestigious journalism in United States. The builging of it is in the west of Midtown Manhattan and is one of the more bigs skyscraper in NY.
Official Page: http://www.nytimes.com/
New York in the popular culture.
Cinema
The city of New York is the scene of many famous films. Is the second center of produccion, after Hollywood. This is explained by the fact that the Big Apple is conducive to filming, with the skyscrapers and the many small neighborhoods that are correspond to several modes.
We can see a very famous films filmes in NY:
New York, New York o Gangs of New York by Martin Scorserse,
the famous Breakfast at Tiffany's Manhattan by Woody Allen and the musical comedies On The Town, West Side Story and.the monsters monstruos King Kong y Godzilla scared all the public in their films. In comedy we can see Coming to America with Eddie Murphy and Madagascar by Dreamworks. The attacks of September 11, 2001, were a major inspiration for many directors, who portrayed both the terrorist attacks as their impact on the city and its habitants.
we can see World Trace Center and 11'9"01 September 11. The more recent film is ''I AM LEGEND' with Will Smith.
New York New York by Alexs and Marti
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4ig_I_uw9c
Breakfast at tiffany's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urQVzgEO_w8
Literature Breakfast at Tiffany's de Truman Capote, The Godfather de Mario Puzo, Poeta en Nueva York de Federico García Lorca, American Psycho de Bret Easton Ellis, Brooklyn Follies de Paul Auster y Manhattan Transfer de John Dos Passos.
Music
The music are very relationated with the city. Probably, the song more famous is New York by Frank Sinatra where he praises saying that is the city where everything is possible and being the city more interesting and atractive. Other famouse songs are I love NY by Madonna or Englishman in New York by Siting, New York City Serenade by Bruce Springsteen and Sacrificed songs by Dream Theater. All of this song we can heard them in this blog.
But there are a lot of songs that the lyrics are about the Streets such as Seventh Avenue by Rossane Cash, Positively 4th Street by Bob Dylan, Union Square by Tom Waits.
One thing very important and tragic was the murder of John Lennon, who was murdered in fron of his house by a fan. He has a beauty mosaic in Central Park in his memory.
And the best Rock and Roll band of the history The Rolling Stones, named the city in their song Shattered.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKAUQVu9v8U
In this video you can see the city with the famous song by The Rollings.
TV
The series in the city have been very famous, 'cause the scenes of the series are all recorded in the city and the image of the life and the people of NY have been a reference for it. We can see the famous ''Friends'' where are a lot of scenes with the city, '' The Nanny'' that distinguish the social and stereotype the residents of districts such as Manhattan or Queens.
But the more famous is ''Sex in the city'', of course. Everybody knows this series.
In it we can see all the city, at night and at day. We can see the life about 4 friends in the city with theirs lovers, problems with the love, problems with the life... All the series is records in the city with reals scenes and reals places.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf8LmGSOO4M (opening)
we can see the cartoons 'Futurama' that shows NY in the year 3000.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8g4jk2hvAg&feature=related
And the city is the scene of very famous police series:
CSI NY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4k4r41a0NQ
Law & Order
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV_b7XrVe44
and without a trace and Third watch.
The city of New York is the scene of many famous films. Is the second center of produccion, after Hollywood. This is explained by the fact that the Big Apple is conducive to filming, with the skyscrapers and the many small neighborhoods that are correspond to several modes.
We can see a very famous films filmes in NY:
New York, New York o Gangs of New York by Martin Scorserse,
the famous Breakfast at Tiffany's Manhattan by Woody Allen and the musical comedies On The Town, West Side Story and.the monsters monstruos King Kong y Godzilla scared all the public in their films. In comedy we can see Coming to America with Eddie Murphy and Madagascar by Dreamworks. The attacks of September 11, 2001, were a major inspiration for many directors, who portrayed both the terrorist attacks as their impact on the city and its habitants.
we can see World Trace Center and 11'9"01 September 11. The more recent film is ''I AM LEGEND' with Will Smith.
New York New York by Alexs and Marti
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4ig_I_uw9c
Breakfast at tiffany's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urQVzgEO_w8
Literature.
NY has been the inspiration and the scene of many poems and books. The most importants are:
Literature Breakfast at Tiffany's de Truman Capote, The Godfather de Mario Puzo, Poeta en Nueva York de Federico García Lorca, American Psycho de Bret Easton Ellis, Brooklyn Follies de Paul Auster y Manhattan Transfer de John Dos Passos.
Music
The music are very relationated with the city. Probably, the song more famous is New York by Frank Sinatra where he praises saying that is the city where everything is possible and being the city more interesting and atractive. Other famouse songs are I love NY by Madonna or Englishman in New York by Siting, New York City Serenade by Bruce Springsteen and Sacrificed songs by Dream Theater. All of this song we can heard them in this blog.
But there are a lot of songs that the lyrics are about the Streets such as Seventh Avenue by Rossane Cash, Positively 4th Street by Bob Dylan, Union Square by Tom Waits.
One thing very important and tragic was the murder of John Lennon, who was murdered in fron of his house by a fan. He has a beauty mosaic in Central Park in his memory.
And the best Rock and Roll band of the history The Rolling Stones, named the city in their song Shattered.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKAUQVu9v8U
In this video you can see the city with the famous song by The Rollings.
TV
The series in the city have been very famous, 'cause the scenes of the series are all recorded in the city and the image of the life and the people of NY have been a reference for it. We can see the famous ''Friends'' where are a lot of scenes with the city, '' The Nanny'' that distinguish the social and stereotype the residents of districts such as Manhattan or Queens.
But the more famous is ''Sex in the city'', of course. Everybody knows this series.
In it we can see all the city, at night and at day. We can see the life about 4 friends in the city with theirs lovers, problems with the love, problems with the life... All the series is records in the city with reals scenes and reals places.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf8LmGSOO4M (opening)
we can see the cartoons 'Futurama' that shows NY in the year 3000.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8g4jk2hvAg&feature=related
And the city is the scene of very famous police series:
CSI NY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4k4r41a0NQ
Law & Order
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV_b7XrVe44
and without a trace and Third watch.
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