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Empire State/Borden Dairy Building (former) |
East New York |
Brooklyn |
Former dairy building with beautiful tile mural on facade |
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Engine Company 212 |
North Side |
Brooklyn |
Firehouse saved through community efforts |
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Engine Company 324 |
Corona |
Queens |
1939 World's Fair relic converted into a fire house |
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Erasmus Hall Academy (former) |
Flatbush |
Brooklyn |
The oldest school structure in New York |
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Essex Street Market |
Lower East Side |
Manhattan |
WPA-era indoor market |
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Estonian House |
Murray Hill |
Manhattan |
Estonian cultural center, offering a restaurant and Estonian language classes |
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Eusko Etxea (formerly Centro Vasco) |
Greenpoint |
Brooklyn |
Basque cultural center offering events and Euskera language classes |
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Explorers Club |
Upper East Side |
Manhattan |
Professional society devoted to adventure, exploration and field science |
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Fairyland Amusement Park (former) |
Elmhurst |
Queens |
Queens "neighborhood" amusement park |
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Fanny Fern Residence |
Gramercy |
Manhattan |
Former home of Sara Willis Parton, feminist writer and the first female with a regular newspaper column |
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Far Rockaway Bungalows |
Far Rockaway |
Queens |
Last of the beachfront bungalows in the Rockaways |
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Federation of Black Cowboys |
Howard Beach |
Queens |
A slice of the American West in Queens |
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Fedora's |
Greenwich Village |
Manhattan |
Restaurant that retains its 1950s aura and welcomes Gay community |
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Ferdinando's Focacceria Restaurant |
Red Hook |
Brooklyn |
Serving Sicilian food for over 100 years |
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Ferrara Bakery and Cafe |
Little Italy |
Manhattan |
Heaven in the Heart of Little Italy |
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Fillmore East |
East Village |
Manhattan |
Major rock 'n' roll venue from 1968 to1972 |
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Finnish Progressive Society Hall (now Pilgrim Cathedral of Harlem) |
Central Harlem |
Manhattan |
Site of an important Communist party event |
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Firehouse, Hook and Ladder 31 |
Morrisania |
Bronx |
Brick firehouse featured in book by Dennis Smith |
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Fireman's Memorial |
Upper West Side |
Manhattan |
Neighborhood meeting place |
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First Church of Christ, Scientist (former) |
Upper West Side |
Manhattan |
Former church building designed by Carrere and Hastings in the Neo-Georgian style |
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First Presidential Mansion |
Civic Center |
Manhattan |
President George Washington's first NYC home (site of) |
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First Sharon Baptist Church (formerly First United Presbyterian Church) |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Congregation formerly led by a Socialist leader and five-time presidential candidate |
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First Spanish United Methodist Church |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
The center of a political movement, known as "the people's church" |
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Flatiron Building |
Flatiron |
Manhattan |
Famous three-sided skyscraper |
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Flessel's Restaurant (site of) |
College Point |
Queens |
Former beer garden, inn and restaurant built in the 1870's |
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Florent Restaurant (former) |
West Village |
Manhattan |
Beloved neighborhood, French-owned establishment |
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Flower District |
Midtown South |
Manhattan |
A collection of wholesale flower vendors located on 28th Street |
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Flushing Meadows-Corona Park |
Corona |
Queens |
Vital open space and home to two World Fairs |
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Fluxhouse Cooperative II |
SoHo |
Manhattan |
The first organized cooperative loft building for artists in SoHo |
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Forbidden Planet |
Greenwich Village |
Manhattan |
Famous seller of comic books and graphic novels |
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Fordham Manor Reformed Church |
Fordham |
Bronx |
One of the first ministries in the Bronx, chartered in 1696 |
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Forest Hills Community House (now Queens Community House) |
Forest Hills |
Queens |
A unifying neighborhood resource |
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Fort Apache, Police Precinct 41 (former) |
Morrisania |
Bronx |
Symbol of hard times in the Bronx |
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Fort Defiance (site of) |
Red Hook |
Brooklyn |
Major Revolutionary War battle site |
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Fort Greene Park |
Fort Greene |
Brooklyn |
Brooklyn's first public park |
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Fort Hill Park |
St. George |
Staten Island |
Community-initiated park, once site of military fortifications |
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Fort Wadsworth |
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Staten Island |
19th century harbor fortifications |
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Fort Washington (site of) |
Washington Heights |
Manhattan |
Revolutionary War fortification where an important battle was fought in November, 1776 |
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Fountain Pen Hospital |
Tribeca |
Manhattan |
Caring for our writing implements since 1946 |
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Franklin Plaza Cooperatives and Gardens |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Housing projects transformed by local residents |
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Friends Fifteenth Street Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends |
Gramercy |
Manhattan |
Quaker Meeting House in Manhattan |
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Fruit Street Sitting Area |
Brooklyn Heights |
Brooklyn |
Park with views of Lower Manhattan and the harbor |
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Fulton Street El (site of) |
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Brooklyn |
This elevated train line encouraged Brooklyn's settlement |
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Gaelic Park |
Kingsbridge |
Bronx |
Sports arena and gathering place enjoyed by Irish immigrants |
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Gage and Tollner (former) |
Downtown |
Brooklyn |
Brooklyn's oldest restaurant until its close in 2004 |
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Gansevoort Market |
West Village |
Manhattan |
Heart of the Meat Packing District |
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Gantry Plaza State Park |
Hunters Point |
Queens |
Former industrial site transformed into a park |
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Garden at 111 E. 85th St. |
Yorkville |
Manhattan |
Lush urban garden with fishpond |
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Garden Cafeteria (former, now Wing Shoon Restaurant) |
Lower East Side |
Manhattan |
A storied Lower East Side gathering place |
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Garment Center Capitol Buildings |
Garment District |
Manhattan |
Loft buildings where the "new Garment District" was born |
