Strawberry Fields is a 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) landscaped section in New York City's Central Park that is dedicated to the memory of former Beatle John Lennon. It is named after the Beatles' song "Strawberry Fields Forever" written by Lennon. __notoc__DescriptionDesignThe Central Park memorial was designed by Bruce Kelly, the chief landscape architect for the Central Park Conservancy. Strawberry Fields was dedicated on what would have been Lennon's 45th birthday, October 9, 1985, by New York Mayor Ed Koch and Lennon's widow Yoko Ono, who had underwritten the project. The entrance to the memorial is located on Central Park West at West 72nd Street, directly across from the Dakota Apartments, where Lennon had lived for the latter part of his life, and where he was murdered in 1980. The memorial is a triangular piece of land falling away on the two sides of the park, and its focal point is a circular pathway mosaic of inlaid stones, with a single word, the title of Lennon's famous song: "Imagine". This was a gift from the city of Naples, Italy. Along the borders of the area surrounding the mosaic are benches which are endowed in memory of other individuals and maintained by the Central Park Conservancy. Along a path toward the southeast, a plaque on a low glaciated outcropping of schist lists the nations which contributed to building the memorial. Yoko Ono, who still lives in The Dakota, contributed over a million dollars for the landscaping and the upkeep endowment.
The Sony Wonder Technology Lab (SWTL) is a FREE four-story, interactive technology and entertainment museum for all ages. Located in mid-town Manhattan, SWTL inspires creativity in a high-quality, engaging and family friendly learning environment. Admission Due to the popularity of Sony Wonder Technology Lab, reservations are highly recommended for all visitors. Reservations guarantee admission and can only be booked a minimum of seven days and up to three months prior to your desired visitation day. We do not accept same day reservations. Visitors without reservations may obtain same day tickets for Sony Wonder Technology Lab, but please NOTE that there are only a certain number of tickets set aside for walk-up visitors each day. These tickets are distributed on a first come, first served basis beginning at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
Fifth Avenue–59th Street is a station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 60th Street in Manhattan, it is served by the N train at all times, the Q train on weekdays, and the R train at all times except late nights.Station layoutThe full-time side of the station at the north end by 60th Street has three street staircases, one carved into the outer perimeter of Central Park and the other two across Fifth Avenue. Replicas of BMT directional mosaics “QUEENS TRAINS” and “BROOKLYN TRAINS” are found on this side. The part-time side at Central Park South, just by the Plaza Hotel, formerly had a booth (closed in 2003) and three street staircases as well. Each mezzanine has one stair to each platform. Mosaics “5”, “Fifth Ave,” and the directional signs on each platform, are fully preserved with new tiles encircling around them.This station was overhauled in the late 1970s. The MTA fixed the station's structure and overall appearance, replacing the original wall tiles, old signs, and incandescent lighting with 70's modern look wall tile band and tablet mosaics, signs and fluorescent lights. It also fixed staircases and platform edges. In 2002, the station received a major overhaul. It received state-of-art repairs as well as an upgrade of the station for ADA compliance and restoration the original late 1910s tiling. The MTA repaired the staircases, re-tiling for the walls, installed new tiling on the floors, upgraded the station's lights and the public address system, and installed ADA yellow safety threads along the platform edges, new signs, and new track-beds in both directions.
Located in the heart of Manhattan at Columbus Circle (59th Street and Broadway), Time Warner Center is one of New York City’s most iconic destinations. It’s the place to dine, shop, live, work and be entertained. The soaring 2.8 million-square-foot landmark has transformed Columbus Circle into a thriving urban neighborhood. The Shops at Columbus Circle is New York City’s unrivaled destination for style and sophistication with more than 40 specialty retail shops, a 60,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market, and a 40,000-square-foot Equinox Fitness Club.
The Central Park Conservancy is a private, nonprofit organization that manages Central Park under a contract with the City of New York and NYC Parks. Since its founding in 1980 by a group of dedicated civic and philanthropic leaders, the Conservancy has invested more than $800 million toward the restoration and enhancement of Central Park and is considered a model for urban park management worldwide. With contributions from Park-area residents, corporations and foundations, the Conservancy provides 75 percent of the Park’s $65 million annual operating budget and is responsible for all basic care of the 843-acre park.
Times Square Studios is an American television studio owned by The Walt Disney Company, located on the southeastern corner of West 44th Street and Broadway in the Times Square area of the borough of Manhattan. The studio is best known as the production home of ABC News' Good Morning America, a morning news and talk program, segments for other ABC News programs, and various programs on ESPN.BackgroundTimes Square Studios is on the site of the former Hotel Claridge, built in 1911. In 1972, the hotel was demolished and the current structure, which housed the National Theater, and a Beefsteak Charlie's restaurant, was built. The theater closed in 1998.The studio was designed by Walt Disney Imagineering, Disney's design and development arm. The original concept for the studio was conceived by Harry Grossman. His plan called for the studio to broadcast many shows twenty-four hours a day for both Disney-owned and non-Disney programs.The building's outer facade consists of over nine LED ribbons of lights. The 8th LED ribbon of lights from the top is used as a ticker for ABC News, while the 9th is a sports ticker for ESPN. Also on the facade is a large TV display made by Mitsubishi - Diamond Vision, though the display is sponsored by Siemens, which has their logo below the display. This screen mainly broadcasts the late SportsCenter, along with WABC-TV and ABC News newscasts during non-GMA hours, along with high-profile sports events, series and films on the ABC and ESPN family of networks for both the convenience of Times Square visitors and to provide a simple venue for crowd photo ops for those high-profile events.
Located near Central Park West between 71st and 74th Streets, Strawberry Fields is a 2.5 acre area of Central Park that pays tribute to the late Beatle, John Lennon, singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist. John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono lived in the Dakota Apartments adjacently located to this area of the park. It was here, walking into his home, on December 8, 1980, that John Lennon was murdered and shot dead. To commemorate his life, talents and memory, on March 26, 1981, City Council Member Henry J. Stern designated this area, the couple's favorite in Central Park, as Strawberry Fields. Named after the title of the Beatles' song "Strawberry Fields Forever," the teardrop shaped region was re-landscaped by the Central Park Conservancy with the help of landscape architect Bruce Kelley and a generous $1 million donation from Yoko Ono. Visit Strawberry Fields on one of our Central Park horse and carriage tours, bike tours, pedicab tours, or walking tours. The iconic black and white Imagine mosaic, designed by a team of artists from the Italian city of Naples, lies in the center of Strawberry Fields. Named after another famous song by John Lennon, "Imagine" evokes a vision and hope for a world without strife, war and conflict. Additionally, there is a bronze plaque that lists the more than 120 countries that planted flowers and donated money for the maintenance of the area; they have also endorsed Strawberry Fields as a Garden of Peace. Quiet Zone (dogs are prohibited; no running, rollerblading, or bike riding; no organized, active recreation or sports allowed; headphones required for radios)
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"notable instructors plus amazing live music" - TimeOut New York Dance Party, hosted and produced by Talia Castro-Pozo, includes superb bands and expert dance instruction for extraordinary dancing experiences each Wednesday evening. All-ages are welcome to explore a different dance genre each week, including swing, tango, salsa, bachata and more. The extra special opening and closing nights (5-10pm) with three bands and three dance lessons are events where the audience is encouraged to come dressed up for a night of dancing.
The garden was created in 1978 by Hell's Kitchen residents who cleared out the rubble from a long-vacant lot and began planting it with flowers, herbs, fruits, and vegetables. The garden is organized into two main sections. There is a Front Garden and a Back Garden. The Front Garden is open to the public, key holders as well as visitors who may ask to be let in if the gate is closed. When visiting the garden, please respect our rules, posted on the front bulletin board. The Clinton Community Garden, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization managed by a steering committee composed of gardeners elected at our annual membership meeting held the first Tuesday in March. Check the bulletin board for exact time, location, and date. The garden is licensed by the New York City Parks Department through GreenThumb and is open to key holders from approximately post-sunrise to pre-sunset 365 days a year, depending upon weather, darkness, and time of year*. All gardening and maintenance is done by volunteers. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation in support of this garden, please send your check to: Clinton Community Garden, P.O. Box 214, New York, NY 10108-0214.
Learn about major world issues through photographic and multimedia displays. The exhibitions presented in UN Exhibits website focus on key topics – such as human rights, sustainable development, climate change, children in armed conflict, violence against women, and more – that the United nations tackles on the ground everyday, worldwide. Exhibitions organized for the general public at UN Headquarters in New York are normally displayed in the Visitors’ Lobby, which is part of the General Assembly building. Admission is free. Walk-in access. Since the closure of the General Assembly building for renovations in May 2013, exhibits moved to a temporary Visitor Centre located in the Library Building. Free, walk-in access to the Visitor Centre on Saturdays and Sundays (10:00 am - 4:30 pm). During the week, only visitors having purchased a UN guided tour ticket online can access the Visitor Centre. The Visitors’ Lobby is scheduled to reopen in October 2014. Our Location United Nations Headquarters, New York Visitor Centre (Library Building) 1st Avenue at 43rd Street New York, NY 10017 UN Bookshop, gift shop, and UN stamps shop are also located in the Visitor Centre. Our Hours 9:15 am - 4:15 pm, Monday - Friday (with UN Guided Tour ticket) 10:00 am – 4:30 pm, Saturday – Sunday (free, walk-in access) Admission Admission to the exhibit gallery is free. However, to be allowed on UN premises during the week, visitors need to have pre-purchased online a UN guided tour ticket.Free, walk-in access on Saturdays and Sundays.
DeWitt Clinton Park is on the far western edge of Hell's Kitchen. Originally the site of two productive farmsteads, the city acquired it for parkland in 1910 and transformed it into New York's first children's teaching garden for local underprivileged youth. At least a decade ago local volunteers saw opportunities for restoring the untended 14 foot green strip that forms a U around the perimeter of the park and surrounds the playing fields. It is forested with regularly spaced mature London Plane trees. The 50 yard long Rose Garden grows within the northeast corner of this green buffer. This spring we have added lupines, poppies, columbine, black eyed susans, Scottish thistle and phlox.
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