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  New York City Maps - Manhattan maps and Hotels Guide.
During this celebration, Mulberry Street is renamed Via San Gennaro and the shrines and relics of this saint are paraded through the streets - don't be surprised to see the faithful pin dollar bills to the saint as he passes by - and the tantalizing smell of fried pastry and sausages fills the air.
The New York Fire Museum on Spring Street displays a nostalgic and inspirational collection of hand-pulled and horse-drawn apparatus, engines, sliding poles, uniforms and fireboat equipment from the 18th through the 20th centuries - a good place to pay respects to our heroes from 9-11.
Down the street is the Municipal Building, the government's first skyscraper (built in 1914) and where you actually get married when you have a civil ceremony "at City Hall." Just south of the building, a pedestrian walkway leads to the Brooklyn Bridge and its world-class view.
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 New York Hotel-list 201-225
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New Yorks Landmark Hotel On Central Park At Fifthavenue The Pierre Is A Testament To Understatedelegance.
The W New York Is A Trendsetting Hotel Located In Midtown Manhattan's East Side In New York, N.y.
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 Theater for the New City - Directions to Theater for the New City
to 14th Street in Manhattan, or to Broadway/East New York in Brooklyn and switch to the
The closest Bus lines to THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY are the M15 and the M8.
An alternate route is 34th Street east to 2nd Avenue.
www.theaterforthenewcity.net /directions.htm   (701 words)

  
 TechSpace | New York City Office Space - New York Office Rental - Union Square Office Rental
Located in the heart of Silicon alley, our New York office space encompasses 40,000 square feet of office space, an onsite café, a full service copy center, and administrative support services for all our clients.
For the subway lines 4, 5, 6, N, R - Get off at the Union Square Station and walk south to the corner of University and East 11th Street and turn left (east).
For the 1, 2, 3, 9 - Get off at the 14th Street stop and then either walk or take the L to 14th Street/Union Square, then follow the directions above.
www.techspace.com /officespace/newyorkus.aspx   (192 words)

  
  Whole Foods Market : Stores : New York City - Union Square
Whole Foods Market Union Square, as well as all other stores, facilities, bake houses, distribution centers, regional offices and national headquarters in the United States and Canada, has offset 100% of the electricity we use with clean, sustainable wind energy.
The impact of Whole Foods Market’s commitment to wind power in New York State is equivalent to removing 1,800 cars from the road or 20 million pounds of carbon dioxide pollution from the atmosphere.
New Jersey PATH riders can easily transfer to the same N or R trains at 34th Street (Herald Square) to make a rapid and easy connection down to 14th St/Union Square.
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  14th Street-Union Square (New York Subway)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
At 14th Street-Union Square the train was to be shifted to the local track due to repairs.
The wreck occurred between 18th Street Station and 14th Street-Union Square on the downtown side at the entry to a former pocket track.
14th Street-Union Square and 72nd Street on the Interborough Rapid Transit West Side line had extra tracks on the approach to the station.
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  Union Square (New York City) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Union Square (also known as Union Square Park) is an important and historic intersection in New York City, located where Broadway and the Bowery came together in the early 19th century.
Neighborhoods around the park are the Flatiron District to the north, Chelsea to the west, Greenwich Village and New York University to the south, and Gramercy to the east.
Union Square is noted for its impressive equestrian statue of George Washington, created by Henry Kirke Brown and unveiled in 1856.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Union_Square_(New_York_City)   (744 words)

  
 Union Square Complex
BMT Broadway Line (On Union Square West at East 14th Street) Opened 4/14/1918 Station is 4 tracks on 2 island platforms, platform extensions are to the north end on both sides.
The fare control areas are as follows: F/T areas are at East side of 14th St and Union Square East/4th Ave; it serves the IRT side and has 2 street stairs, a set of escalators and an ADA elevator.
The ghost booths (and HEET areas) are at 14th Street-Union Square East and the south side of 14th St and 4th Ave, behind the L line elevator.
www.stationreporter.net /unionsq.htm   (1517 words)

  
 14th Street-Union Square (New York City Subway) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The station is also located on the border of several neighborhoods with popular business, residential and nightlife destination spots, including the East Village to the southeast, Greenwich Village to the south and southwest, Chelsea to the northwest, and both the Flatiron District and Gramercy to the north and northeast.
The wreck occurred between 18th Street station and 14th Street–Union Square on the downtown side at the entry to a former pocket track.
Like 72nd Street on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line, 14th Street–Union Square was built with extra tracks on the approach to the station.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/14th_Street-Union_Square_(BMT_Broadway_Line_station)   (993 words)

  
 The Shrines at Union Square
I waited for a friend on the northeast corner of First Avenue and 14th Street, across from the barricades, for close to an hour; the wind was from the south and carried an acrid smoke that was at times overwhelming.
The shrine at Union Square was a spontaneous tribute to the victims of the attack, as well as ostensibly a peace memorial.
A lot of people came to Union Square to try to come to grips with the terrible calamity that had befallen our city, a place for outpouring, where people could go to reflect and grieve, to be with themselves and their feelings and yet not be alone.
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 IRT East Side Line: 14th Street/Union Square
At 14th Street the train was to be shifted to the local track due to repairs.
The wreck occurred between 18th Street and Union Square on the downtown side at the entry to a former pocket track.
Union Square and 72nd Street on the IRT West Side line had extra tracks on the approach to the station.
www.nycsubway.org /perl/stations?5:3098   (477 words)

  
 City Living: Union Square - AM New York
Union Square was a junction for commerce, politics and transit in the earliest days of the city's history, and after falling into disrepair in the 1970s, the area has made a full comeback.
Union Square Park is bounded to the south by 14th Street, the west by Union Square West (Broadway), to the north by 17th Street and the east by Union Square East (Park Avenue South).
Union Square Theatre, Daryl Roth Theatre, Vineyard Theatre and Century Center for the Performing Arts are all half a block east of the park, and eight more theaters are within easy walking distance.
www.amny.com /news/local/nyc-amunion0112,0,5109513.story   (695 words)

  
 Union Square Park - Wired New York Forum
Union Square Park, which opened in 1833, is thought to be the busiest park per square foot in New York, and its redevelopment is credited with helping surrounding real estate values to soar.
UNION SQUARE — The Parks Dept. is giving the northern tip of the park a facelift: repaving the edge, expanding the children’s playground and sprucing up the deteriorating 1930s pavilion, which will house a new seasonal café.
Union Square became a center of trade union activity, and by the end of 1925 the Amalgamated Bank, founded by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America two years earlier, had taken over the building.
www.wirednewyork.com /forum/showthread.php?p=54839   (5595 words)

  
 Union Square | New York City Sights & Activities | Fodor's Online Travel Guide
The name "Union" originally signified that two main roads -- Broadway and 4th Avenue -- crossed here, but it took on a different meaning in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the square became a rallying spot for labor protests; many unions, as well as fringe political parties, moved their headquarters nearby.
Union Square is at its best on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday (8-6), when the largest of the city's 28 green markets brings farmers and food purveyors from Long Island and upstate New York.
New York University dormitories, movie theaters, and cavernous commercial spaces occupy the handsomely restored 19th-century commercial buildings that surround the park.
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According to some New York City historians, this corner was known as the windiest corner of the city, and in the era of the long skirt, standing on it was considered a good vantage point for a glimpse of a lady's ankle.
At the time of filming, the New York City Police Department was still recovering from the corruption scandals of the early 1890's that had severely tarnished the reputation of the department.
Some New York City landmarks seen in the film include Union Square (between Broadway and 4th Avenue, 14th-17th Street), and the Everett House, opposite the northeast corner of the square at 17th St. and 4th Avenue.
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 Issue Paper 7: Real Estate Impacts of Urban Parks
The park is surrounded by four one-way streets, with auto access to and from the garage provided on the east and west sides of the park.
During the 1960s and 70s, Union Square Park in New York City was overrun with drug dealers and was not viewed as an amenity by nearby property owners.
The New York Times real estate section stated that in a survey of various properties surrounding Central Park, the premium for a park view ranged from $10,000 to $700,000 depending on the size, location and type of apartment.
www.econres.com /documents/issue_papers/urban_parks.html   (2182 words)

  
 W&M Properties Online
NEW YORK CITY— An investment group led by New York investors Peter L. Malkin and Anthony E. Malkin has purchased a full square block of 100% leased retail shops as a condominium unit in Zeckendorf Towers, a residential, office, retail, and garage condominium on Manhattan’s Union Square, on the northeast side of 14th Street.
According to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, over 250,000 passengers daily enter or exit the subway station there for the L, N, R, 4, 5 and 6 trains; the PATH trains to New Jersey are two blocks to the west, while several bus uptown and cross-town routes stop directly in front of the property.
Across the street from the property, a mixed-use development is slated for completion in 1998, with 240,000 square feet of pre-leased retail space, plus 240 apartments.
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 Abandoned Stations : 14 St platforms
The first subway in New York had five express stations on its four track main line: Brooklyn Bridge, 14 St, Grand Central, 72 St, and 96 St.
When the modern design of subway car came into service, with doors located at different points, the gap fillers were relocated, probably in 1955 for the local side and 1962 for the express side.
However, an archival photo at A Photographic History of the Stations of New York's First Subway Line shows a different wall treatment where the eagle decoration is high on the wall just as it is here.
www.columbia.edu /~brennan/abandoned/14st.html   (913 words)

  
 Union Square Inn hotel in New York City, New York - Discount Hotels in New York City
The Union Square Inn is an attractive place converging the hip with the academic, medical and business centers of the Downtown area.
If visiting on leisure, the hotel is within walking distance from New York City's many attractions, museums and cultural centers, great restaurants, fun shops, college campuses and trendy nightspots.
Located amidst the bustle of skateboarders and students, Union Square converges the hip with the academic, medical, and business centers of Downtown 14th Street area.
www.new-york-hotels-network.com /union_square_inn_new_york_city.html   (448 words)

  
 Union Square Park in New York, NY - AOL City Guide
Union Square Park is home to what is considered one of the finest equestrian statues in the United States.
Thanks in part to its famous Greenmarket, Union Square has shed that reputation and is now a nice space to sit a spell and enjoy the spectacle of gregarious squirrels and daredevil skateboarders.
In 1993 and 1994, two new playgrounds were built and a restaurant was opened in the sunken courtyard on the north end of the park.
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 Man found dead on New York City subway - Boston.com
A man was found dead on a New York City subway car during morning rush hour, and his lifeless body may have ridden on the train for about six hours.
NEW YORK --A man was found dead on a New York City subway car during morning rush hour, and his lifeless body may have ridden on the train for about six hours.
Thursday in the last car of the Q subway train in the 14th Street-Union Square station, said James Anyansi, a NYC Transit spokesman.
www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2006/01/20/man_found_dead_on_new_york_city_subway   (248 words)

  
 Neighborhood Facts   (Site not responding. Last check: )
14th Street is a true transportation hub with 14 bus routes, 14 subway lines and PATH access to New Jersey.
Union Square Park was designated a national landmark in 1998.
In 1831, Union Square Park was opened and the area’s name changed.
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 Dead man on subway might have ridden around for hours - Boston.com
A man was found dead on a subway car near the start of the morning rush hour, authorities said, raising the possibility that his lifeless body rode the train for several hours overnight.
NEW YORK --A man was found dead on a subway car near the start of the morning rush hour, authorities said, raising the possibility that his lifeless body rode the train for several hours overnight.
Reilly's body was found in the last car of a northbound Q train in the 14th Street-Union Square station, Anyansi said Friday.
www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2006/01/20/dead_man_on_subway_might_have_ridden_around_for_hours   (296 words)

  
 -New York Subway.-
However, rapid transit in New York City started earlier, with the development of the elevated railroads in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
The subway's track gauge (distance between rails) is the same as that of most major American Railroads: 4' 8 1/2".
The power required to operate the subway system during peak hours is about 495,900 kilowatts.
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 FC-New York - Directions
The Foundation Center's headquarters library is located on the east side of Fifth Avenue between 15th and 16th Streets, one block west of Union Square.
The facility is wheelchair accessible at 8 East 16th Street (between Fifth Avenue and Union Square West).
The New York office is conveniently located near several subway stops: 14th Street/Union Square on the L, N, R, 4,5, or 6 lines; and 14th Street - 6th Avenue/Broadway on the L, F, 1, 2, and 3 lines.
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 Gramercy-Union Sq apartments for rent apartment sublets rentals. Gramercy-Union Sq rent apartments sublet ...
This area is centrally located and home to some of New York's most residential streets and hippest restaurants and nightspots.
Union Square and Flatiron, due South of Gramercy Park, is where the fun begins.
Residents of Union Square are young and vibrant.
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 NewYorkFirst.com: Metropolitan Transit Authority Tiles
Built by the New York Central Railroad in the heyday of American long-distance passenger trains, it is the largest train station in the world.
Union Square is noted for its impressive mosaic of a Lossing-Barrett drawing in the New York Common Council Manual, entitled "Junction of Broadway and the Bowery Road, 1828." Union Square is a popular meeting place, given its central location in Manhattan and due to the fact that many subway lines stop at Union Square Station.
Wall Street's architecture is generally rooted in the Gilded Age, reflected in the intricate subway plaque made by Rookwood Pottery.
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 Union Square NYC, Flatiron District NYC - Guide & Directory, Manhattan, NYC, New York
Union Square, a once glorious neighborhood in the 1920s with vaudeville theatres, movie houses, world-class hotels and stately homes, fell on hard times in the 1960s.
Union Square is also considered the heart of Off-Broadway with many affordable evenings of entertainment nearby.
Union Square Park, once the staging ground for numerous historic rallies and demonstrations, now hosts a popular Greenmarket.
www.citidex.com /manhattan/union-square/nyc-union-square.html   (649 words)

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