Monthly Archives: July, 2017
The Top 100 Greatest NYC Buildings — #45
The Oculus Architect: Santiago Calatrava Style: Modern Use: Transit/Retail Opened: 2016 Borough: Manhattan Controversial for its massive construction delays and multi-billion dollar budget increases, this soaring testament to the resilience of the World Trade Center and its neighbors speaks for itself. Designed to evoke the wings of the Phoenix rising from its own ashes (what …
The Top 100 Greatest NYC Buildings — #46
Eldridge Street Synagogue Architect: Peter and Francis William Herter Style: Moorish Use: House of Worship Opened: 1887 Borough: Manhattan This confection of Ashkenazi prayer was built in stark contrast to the squalid tenements of the late-19th century Lower East Side. Having fallen into disrepair in the mid-20th century, the synagogue underwent a 20-year 20-million dollar …
The Top 100 Greatest NYC Buildings — #47
United Nations Architect: Wallace K. Harrison, Oscar Niemeyer, Le Corbusier Style: Modern Use: Legal/Government Opened: 1948 Borough: Manhattan With the freestanding buildings of this minimalist complex providing juxtaposition with each other, the neighborhood, and the river, they have proven Niemeyer’s promise that “beauty will come from the buildings being in the right space.” Appropriately designed …
It Happened Today in New York City
On July 28, 1902, Rabbi Jacob Joseph of the American Orthodox Congregation died in New York City. Born in Lithuania, Rabbi Joseph had come to America in 1888 to accept the position of Chief Rabbi and unite Jewish American congregations (with little success as it turned out). He was active in establishing Etz Chaim Yeshiva …
Quotable NYC
“No gymnasium that was ever built, no athletic club in the country, could offer the opportunities given to the small boy along the waterfront, using the bowsprit and the rigging of ships.” — Al Smith
ANSWER:
Working Girl Congratulations to Ayinde Stevens for getting the correct answer first!
QUESTION:
The character of Tess McGill rides the Staten Island ferry to work in the opening scene of what popular 1988 romantic comedy?
Quotable NYC
“Brooklyn was the most wonderful city a man could play in, and the fans there were the most loyal there were.” — Pee Wee Reese
It Happened Today in New York City
On July 23, 2002, playwright-composer-lyricist Clark Gesner died of a heart attack at the Princeton Club in New York City. Most famous for the musical You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Gesner also composed extensively for television, writing hundreds of works for children’s shows such as Sesame Street and The Electric Company. The 1998 Broadway …
It Happened Today in New York City
On July 22, 1932, Broadway impresario and Follies producer Florenz Ziegfeld died of a heart attack at the age of 65. Known as “the glorifier of the American girl”, Ziegfeld produced his famous Follies at various theatres in the city, most notably the New Amsterdam of 42nd Street. Later, he served as producer of the …
Beautiful New York 
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