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Charging Bull, which is sometimes referred to as the Wall Street Bull or the Bowling Green Bull, is a bronze sculpture that stands in Bowling Green Park in the Financial District in Manhattan, New York City. Originally guerilla art, by Arturo Di Modica, its popularity led to it being a permanent feature.DescriptionThe 7100lb sculpture stands 11ft tall and measures 16ft long. The oversize sculpture depicts a bull, the symbol of aggressive financial optimism and prosperity, leaning back on its haunches and with its head lowered as if ready to charge. The sculpture is both a popular tourist destination which draws thousands of people a day, as well as "one of the most iconic images of New York" and a "Wall Street icon" symbolizing Wall Street and the Financial District.In Outdoor Monuments of Manhattan: A Historical Guide, Dianne Durante describes the sculpture:The Bulls head is lowered, its nostrils flare, and its wickedly long, sharp horns are ready to gore; it's an angry, dangerous beast. The muscular body twists to one side, and the tail is curved like a lash: the Bull is also energetic and in motion.The bronze color and hard, metallic texture of the sculpture's surface emphasises the brute force of the creature. The work was designed and placed so that viewers could walk around it, which also suggests the creature's own movement is unrestricted — a point reinforced by the twisting posture of the bull's body, according to Durante.

Trinity Church, at 75 Broadway in lower Manhattan, is a historic, active, well-endowed parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Trinity Church is near the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway, in New York City, New York.History and architectureIn 1696, Governor Benjamin Fletcher approved the purchase of land in Lower Manhattan by the Church of England community for construction of a new church. The parish received its charter from King William III on May 6, 1697. Its land grant specified an annual rent of sixty bushels of wheat. The first rector was William Vesey (for whom nearby Vesey Street is named), a protege of Increase Mather, who served for 49 years until his death in 1746.First Trinity ChurchThe first Trinity Church building, a modest rectangular structure with a gambrel roof and small porch, was constructed in 1698. According to historical records, Captain William Kidd lent the runner and tackle from his ship for hoisting the stones.Anne, Queen of Great Britain, increased the parish's land holdings to 215acre in 1705. Later, in 1709, William Huddleston founded Trinity School as the Charity School of the church, and classes were originally held in the steeple of the church. In 1754, King's College (now Columbia University) was chartered by King George II of Great Britain and instruction began with eight students in a school building near the church.

St. Paul's Chapel, or "The Little Chapel That Stood", is an Episcopal chapel located at 209 Broadway, between Fulton Street and Vesey Street, in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is the oldest surviving church building in Manhattan.History and architectureA chapel of the Parish of Trinity Church, St. Paul's was built on land granted by Anne, Queen of Great Britain, designed by architect Thomas McBean and built by master craftsman Andrew Gautier. Upon completion in 1766, it was the tallest building in New York City. It stood in a field some distance from the growing port city to the south and was built as a "chapel-of-ease" for parishioners who thought the Mother Church inconvenient to access.Built of Manhattan mica-schist with brownstone quoins, St. Paul's has the classical portico, boxy proportions and domestic details that are characteristic of Georgian churches such as James Gibbs' London church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, after which it was modelled. Its octagonal tower rises from a square base and is topped by a replica of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates (c. 335 BC).

Federal Hall, built in 1700 as New York's City Hall, later served as the first capitol building of the United States of America under the Constitution, as well as the site of George Washington's inauguration as the first President of the United States under the Constitution. It was also where the United States Bill of Rights was introduced in the First Congress. The building was demolished in 1812.Federal Hall National Memorial was built in 1842 as the United States Custom House, on the site of the old Federal Hall on Wall Street, and later served as a sub-Treasury building. It is now operated by the National Park Service as a national memorial commemorating the historic events that occurred there.HistoryHistoric buildingThe original structure on the site was built as New York's second City Hall in 1699 - 1703, on Wall Street, in what is today the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. In 1735, John Peter Zenger, an American newspaper publisher, was arrested for committing libel against the British royal governor and was imprisoned and tried there. His acquittal on the grounds that the material he had printed was true established freedom of the press as it was later defined in the Bill of Rights.

The Woolworth Building, at 233 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, designed by architect Cass Gilbert and between 1910 and 1912, is an early US skyscraper. The original site for the building was purchased by F. W. Woolworth and his real estate agent Edward J. Hogan by April 15, 1910, from the Trenor Luther Park Estate and other owners for $1.65 million. By January 18, 1911, Woolworth and Hogan had acquired the final site for the project, totaling $4.5 million. More than a century after the start of its construction, it remains, at 241.4m, one of the 100 tallest buildings in the United States as well as one of the 30 tallest buildings in New York City. It has been a National Historic Landmark since 1966, and a New York City landmark since 1983.ArchitectureThe Woolworth Building was designed in the neo-Gothic style by the architect Cass Gilbert, whom Frank Woolworth commissioned in 1910 to design a 20-story office building as the F. W. Woolworth Company's new corporate headquarters on Broadway, between Park Place and Barclay Street in Lower Manhattan, opposite City Hall. Originally designed to be high, the building was eventually elevated to. At its opening, the Woolworth Building was 60 stories tall and had over 5,000 windows. The construction cost was 13.5 million. With Irving National Exchange Bank Woolworth set up the Broadway-Park Place Company to finance the building, but by May 1914, had purchased all of the shares from the bank, thus owning the building outright. On completion, the Woolworth building topped the record set by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower as the world's tallest building.

The David N. Dinkins Municipal Building, originally the Municipal Building and then the Manhattan Municipal Building, at 1 Centre Street in Manhattan, New York City, is a 40-story building built to accommodate increased governmental space demands after the 1898 consolidation of the city's five boroughs. Construction began in 1907 and ended in 1914, marking the end of the City Beautiful movement in New York. William M. Kendall of the noted architectural firm McKim, Mead & White designed the building, which was the first to incorporate a subway station – the Chambers Street station, served by the – into its base.Enormously influential in the civic construction of other American cities, the building's architectural style has been "variously described as Roman Imperial, Italian Renaissance, French Renaissance, or Beaux-Arts." It served as the prototype for the Terminal Tower in Cleveland, and the Wrigley Building in Chicago, in addition to the Seven Sisters of Stalin-era Soviet architecture.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is one of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks of the United States. It is located at 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY. It is responsible for the Second District of the Federal Reserve System, which encompasses New York State, the 12 northern counties of New Jersey, Fairfield County in Connecticut, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Working within the Federal Reserve System, the New York Federal Reserve Bank implements monetary policy, supervises and regulates financial institutions and helps maintain the nation's payment systems.Among the other regional banks, New York Federal Reserve Bank and its president are considered first among equals. Its current president is William C. Dudley. It is by far the largest (by assets), most active (by volume) and most influential of the 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks.ResponsibilitiesThe New York Fed publishes a monthly recession probability prediction derived from the yield curve and based on the work by Dr. Arturo Estrella & Dr. Tobias Adrian.Their models show that when the difference between short-term interest rates (using three-month T-bills) and long-term interest rates (using ten-year Treasury bonds) at the end of a Federal Reserve tightening cycle is negative or less than 93 basis points positive that a rise in unemployment usually occurs.

23 Wall Street or "The Corner", is an office building formerly owned by J.P. Morgan & Co. - later the Morgan Guaranty Trust Company - located at the southeast corner of Wall Street and Broad Street, in the heart of the Financial District in Manhattan, New York City.The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1965, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Since it was purchased in 2008 by interests associated with the billionaire industrialist Sam Pa, it has been left in a state of disuse.DescriptionDesigned by Trowbridge & Livingston and built in 1913, the building was so well known as the headquarters of J.P. Morgan & Co. - the "House of Morgan" - that it was deemed unnecessary to mark the exterior with the Morgan name. The building is known for its classical architecture and formerly for its well-appointed interior, including a massive crystal chandelier and English oak paneling, but, overall, is more notable for its history than its architecture.Even though property prices in the area were very high, the Morgan building was purposely designed to be only four stories tall; the contrast to the surrounding high-rises is reinforced by the astylar exterior, rendered as a single high piano nobile over a low basement, with a mezzanine above, and an attic storey above the main cornice. The plain limestone walls are pierced by unadorned windows in deep reveals. The foundations were constructed deep and strong enough in order to support a forty-story tower should the need arise in the future.

Here on Wall Street, George Washington took the oath of office as our first President, and this site was home to the first Congress, Supreme Court, and Executive Branch offices. The current structure, a Customs House, later served as part of the US Sub-Treasury. Now, the building serves as a museum and memorial to our first President and the beginnings of the United States of America.

The Memorial and the surrounding plaza provides and maintains a valuable and overdue tribute to the men and women who served in the Vietnam War. Visitors can view letters, news clippings, photos, honor plaques and diaries of those who fought in Vietnam as well as spend time near the Reflecting Fountain

The Old New York County Courthouse at 52 Chambers Street in Manhattan, New York City, more commonly known as the Tweed Courthouse, was built in Italianate style with Romanesque Revival interiors, using funds provided by the corrupt William M. "Boss" Tweed, whose Tammany Hall political machine controlled the city and state governments at the time.The outer shell of the building was constructed from 1861–1872 by the architect John Kellum, with the political appointee Thomas Little. Construction was interrupted when the kickbacks and corruption involved in the construction of the building were disclosed to the public.The project was completed by architect Leopold Eidlitz who added the rear wing and interior renovations from 1877–1881, departing from Kellum's classicism with "an American version of organic architecture expressed through medieval forms".The building was designated a New York City landmark and added to the National Register of Historic Places, both in 1984, when it was called "one of the city's grandest and most important civic monuments". It was named a National Historic Landmark in 1986.

Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall/Chambers Street is a New York City Subway station complex in Lower Manhattan. The complex is served by trains of the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and the BMT Nassau Street Line. The following services stop at this station: 4, 6, and J trains at all times 5 train at all times except late nights train on weekdays in the peak direction Z skip-stop train during rush hours in the peak directionBMT Nassau Street Line platformsChambers Street on the BMT Nassau Street Line is located at the intersection of Centre and Chambers Streets beneath the Manhattan Municipal Building. The station has four tracks, three island platforms, and one side platform (originally two).The southbound platform is slightly higher at the southern end of the station because the next stop south, Fulton Street, is bi-level with the southbound platform being above the northern one. The two "express" tracks, currently unused in regular revenue service, merge into a single tail track south of the station. The tail track is 620 feet long from the switch points to the bumper block, where an emergency exit is available.

The Surrogate's Court of the State of New York handles all probate and estate proceedings in the New York State Unified Court System. All wills are probated in this court and all estates of people who die without a will are handled in this court. Unclaimed property of the deceased without wills is handled by the Judge of this court. It also handles adoptions.There is a Surrogate's Court in each county in the state. The judges of this court are styled the "Surrogate of County". The surrogate is elected countywide, and is required to be a resident of the pertaining county. Each of New York's 62 counties has one surrogate, except New York County and Kings County which have two each. Surrogates are elected to 10-year terms, except those in the five counties within New York City where surrogates are elected to 14-year terms. In some counties, usually those with a small number of inhabitants, the judge of the County Court holds at the same time the office of surrogate.There have been frequent efforts to abolish the Surrogate's Court and redistribute its powers to the New York Supreme Court (the general trial court) and the Family Court. The most recent efforts stem from the corruption scandal surrounding former Brooklyn Surrogate Michael Feinberg, who was removed from the bench in 2005.

The New York City Police Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of the New York City Police Department, the worlds largest and most famous police service.

New York… One Art Space, a new exhibition space at 23 Warren Street in Tribeca. The 1700-square foot venue is dedicated to the promotion of international contemporary art, celebrating established figures and introducing new artists to enrich the New York art community’s aesthetic diversity.

Welcome to the Film and Video Center's official Facebook Page! The Film and Video Center (FVC) of the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian is a unique national center for Native American and indigenous film and media. Through its screenings and information services, it provides the public with in-depth access to film and other media produced by and about indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere and Hawai’i. The FVC’s offices are located in the museum’s George Gustav Heye Center in New York City. The FVC organizes a variety of local, national, and international screening programs, both independently and in partnership with other Native and film organizations. Major programs include: • Native Cinema Showcase (annual), Santa Fe • At the Movies series (monthly), New York • Animation Celebration! (annual), New York The FVC also presents daily screenings for children and the general public, touring video showcases, and other special programs. While on-topic discussion is encouraged, we ask that you express yourself in a civil manner and treat other users with respect. The Smithsonian also monitors and may remove posts consistent with its terms of use, as described at http://si.edu/Termsofuse#user-gen.

The Shirley Fiterman Art Center, in partnership with the BMCC Foundation Board, a not-for-profit organization, is dedicated to raising funds for student scholarships, and ensuring the success of its students, who come from every borough of New York City, and countries around the world, seeking better lives. Art ahead, is a series of curated exhibitions that explores risk taking and sparks conversation on art. The goal of the series is to engage students, faculty, staff and the community of BMCC, as well as a larger audience throughout New York City, in a dialogue of art and its role in our daily lives. Access to art is one priority of the series. Another is starting a relationship with art that will grow throughout a person’s life. Art will be available for sale at the event, with proceeds benefiting the BMCC Foundation Scholarship Fund.

If you're an artist or art lover and you're in or near NYC this Friday, you gotta check out The Collaborators: An interactive live art exhibition. We find the most talented emerging artists from around NYC to collaborate on an original work of art in front of a live audience. We invite each amazing artist to paint in our studio/gallery as a group of classy and creative guests enjoy this intimate and provocative experience of witnessing and interacting with the artists as they create. Each artist creates using their own unique process and personality so no two evenings are ever the same. Over the course of three events, three different artists take there turn to create one single masterpiece. Each work of art that is created is exhibited in our gallery and available to purchase by art collectors. We then select three different artists to work on a new piece in the same process. Our goal is to cultivate relationships with dedicated artists and provide a platform for them to collaborate, exhibit and reach their audience.

Founded in 2003, MINUS SPACE presents the past, present, and future of reductive art on the international level.

Recognizing the difficulties faced by talented photographers in gaining exposure and recognition in today's crowded field, our goal is to create new opportunities for emerging talent to be seen and discovered. United Photo Industries have a Gallery to exhibit emerging photographers but also produce exhibition and projects outside of the white box such as PHOTOVILLE (www.photovillenyc.org) and Photo fences.....

Based in spirit on the carefully curated and academically rigorous Kunsthalle model found in Europe, Kunsthalle Galapagos is a hybrid between artist-oriented nonprofit and commercial gallery.

Postmasters Gallery has been named “Best 2014 New York Gallery” by the Village Voice, the same year it celebrated its 30th anniversary. The gallery opened in East Village in 1984, moved to Soho in 1989 and in 1998 to Chelsea. In October 2013, after 15 years in Chelsea, Postmasters opened its new 6000 sqf ground-floor space at 54 Franklin Street in Tribeca. The current location allows us to present two exhibitions simultaneously. We represent young and established artists of all media and actively seek new forms of creative expression to show them in the context of traditional formats. The artworks are generally content-oriented, conceptually based, and - most importantly - reflective of our time. Postmasters has a long history of showing new media art beginning with - now seminal – 1996 exhibition “Can You Digit?” Painters (David Diao, Austin Lee, Steve Mumford, Adam Cvijanovic and William Powhida), sculptors (Monica Cook, John Powers, Daria Irincheeva), photographers (Mark Dorf, Chris Verene), installation and conceptual artists (Diana Cooper, Sally Smart) are represented along the video, new media and internet artists like Guy Ben Ner, Shamus Clisset, Jennifer & Kevin McCoy, Ryder Ripps, Rafael Rozendaal, Ernesto Klar, Serkan Özkaya, Eva & Franco Mattes, Federico Solmi and Wolfgang Staehle. for more of us follow us on -> Instagram: @postmastersgallery -> Twitter: Magda - owner/director: @magdasawon Tamas - owner/director: @bloater Paulina - director: @piniakot

Located in New York City, the world's first and foremost vertical metropolis, The Skyscraper Museum celebrates the City's rich architectural heritage and examines the historical forces and individuals that have shaped its successive skylines. Through exhibitions, programs and publications, the Museum explores tall buildings as objects of design, products of technology, sites of construction, investments in real estate, and places of work and residence.

Located in the heart of Tribeca, A+E Studios is an exhibition space dedicated to facilitating dynamic partnerships between artists, collectors, and innovative brands. In close collaboration, Jessica Speiser (Gallery Director) and Annie Shinn (Gallery Co-Owner) strive to present exhibitions that place the work on display within relevant historical, social, and cultural contexts in order to reveal the shape shifting forces and abstract ideas at the intersection of contemporary culture and its artistic products. Since opening its doors in 2014, the gallery has provided a platform for emerging artists working across all mediums to engage broad audiences in the 2,300 square foot space on West Broadway.

We opened our art gallery doors with a successful grand opening weekend on January 23, 2010. Gallery 69 is a full-service fine art gallery located in the heart of Tribeca at 69 Leonard Street (off of Church Street). We offer custom framing and consultations through our in-house company, Tribeca Framing. Our other services include restoration, consultations, appraisals, custom-made mirrors and tabletops, art installation and an art transportation services, professional packing & shipping of artwork. The Cornell Family has been involved with every aspect of art buying, selling, restoration, appraising & consultation for over five decades. Our family has run more than seven art galleries in New York City, and has decided to re-enter the Manhattan market with our full-service fine art gallery, Gallery 69. We are focused on offering as many quality services as possible to make your visit the most pleasant and memorable experience. We guarantee to deliver 100% customer satisfaction. Please contact us to make an appointment.