New York's skyline is constantly evolving, so fast, in fact, that the city government has an entire commission devoted to making sure that the beautiful things aren't demolished and replaced with newer, shinier buildings. John Jay Chapman once said that "the present in New York is so powerful that the past is lost." True, but with a caveat: it's not so much lost as it is hidden behind a newer, taller building.
**The New Museum is temporarily closed as it expands. Click here to learn more. ** Founded in 1977, the New Museum is the premier contemporary art museum in New York City and among the most important internationally. Dynamic solo exhibitions and landmark group shows define key mo...
235 Bowery (Prince Street)The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater grew from the now fabled performance in March 1958, at the 92nd Street Young Men's Hebrew Association in New York. Led by Alvin Ailey and a group of young African-American modern dancers, that performance changed forever the perception of Am...
405 West 55th StreetTimes Square, the iconic cultural mecca, is an instantly recognizable landmark. However, many people—tourists and natives alike—are unaware that Times Square is named after the Times Building (now One Times Square), the former offices of the New York Times in 1904. Prior to then,...
620 Eighth AvenueNear Times SquareMake yourself at home in one of the 873 guestrooms featuring iPod docking stations. Wireless internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimenta...
270 West 43rd StreetThe headquarters of magazine impresarios Conde Nast, home of The New Yorker. The building, at 4 Times Square, is fitted with a telecommunications relay that has taken up a good deal of the broadcast shortfall from the lost of the World Trade Center towers.
4 Times SquareWhile it was originally left unfinished during the first Great Depression, the Hearst Corporation's headquarters finally received the elevation and stature that it demanded almost 80 years earlier. The new geometric Hearst Tower is circumscribed at its base by the original Hearst...
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