Morningside Park is a 30-acre (12-hectare) public park in Upper Manhattan,New York City. The park is bounded by 110th Street to the south,123rd Street to the north,Morningside Avenue to the east,and Morningside Drive to the west. A cliff made of Manhattan schist runs through the park and separates Morningside Heights,above the cliff to the west,from Harlem. The park includes other rock outcroppings;a human-made ornamental pond and waterfall;three sculptures;several athletic fields;playgrounds;and an arboretum. Morningside Park is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation,although the group Friends of Morningside Park helps maintain it.
The Broadway Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge across the Harlem River Ship Canal in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It connects the neighborhoods of Inwood on Manhattan Island and Marble Hill on the mainland. The bridge consists of two decks. The lower deck carries Broadway,which is designated as U.S. Route 9 at this location. The upper deck carries the New York City Subway's IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line,serving the 1 train.
The Bank of America Tower,also known as 1 Bryant Park,is a 55-story skyscraper in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. It is located at 1111 Avenue of the Americas between 42nd and 43rd Streets,diagonally opposite Bryant Park. The building was designed by Cookfox and Adamson Associates,and it was developed by the Durst Organization for Bank of America. With a height of 1,200 feet (370 m),the Bank of America Tower is the eighth tallest building in New York City and the tenth tallest building in the United States as of 2022.
Julie Menin is a member of the New York City Council from District 5. Before she was elected to this position,she served as an American attorney,civil servant,non-profit executive,professor and small business owner. In January 2019,she was appointed Director of the Census for NYC and Executive Assistant Corporation Counsel for Strategic Advocacy. Previously,she had worked as the Commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment and Commissioner of New York City's Department of Consumer Affairs.
The University Heights Bridge is a steel-truss revolving swing bridge across the Harlem River in New York City. It connects West 207th Street in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan with West Fordham Road in the University Heights neighborhood of the Bronx. The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation.
Highbridge Park is a public park on the western bank of the Harlem River in Washington Heights,Manhattan,New York City. It stretches between 155th Street and Dyckman Street in Upper Manhattan. The park is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The City maintains the southern half of the park,while the northern half is maintained by the non-profit New York Restoration Project. Prominent in the park are the Manhattan end of the High Bridge,the High Bridge Water Tower,and the Highbridge Play Center.
1585 Broadway,also called the Morgan Stanley Building,is a 42-story office building on Times Square in the Theater District neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The building was designed by Gwathmey Siegel &Associates Architects and Emery Roth &Sons and was developed by David and Jean Solomon. 1585 Broadway occupies a site on the west side of Broadway between 47th and 48th Streets. The building has served as the headquarters of financial-services company Morgan Stanley since 1995.
Eric Leroy Adams is an American politician and former police officer,currently serving as the 110th mayor of New York City since 2022. An ideologically moderate member of the Democratic Party,Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for more than 20 years,retiring at the rank of captain. He served in the New York State Senate from 2006 to 2013,representing the 20th Senate district in Brooklyn. In November 2013,Adams was elected Brooklyn Borough President,the first African-American to hold the position,and reelected in November 2017.
750 Seventh Avenue is a 36-story office building in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The building was designed by Kevin Roche of Roche-Dinkeloo and developed by David and Jean Solomon. 750 Seventh Avenue occupies a site on the north side of 49th Street between Broadway and Seventh Avenue. Since 1994,the building has mostly been occupied by the offices of financial services company Morgan Stanley. The building contains a black glass facade with large signs as well as etched-glass panels. On the upper stories,the exterior has setbacks in a spiral pattern,which terminate in an offset glass pinnacle. When the building opened,several critics compared its design to a smokestack and to a glass pyramid.
Tanya Patrice Wright is an American entrepreneur,actress and author. Born and raised in South Bronx,New York,she studied Comparative Literature at Vassar College. After her graduation,she joined the cast of The Cosby Show as Tanya Simpson. She is known for her role as Phyllis Brooks on Buddies,as well as her recurring roles on 24 as Patty Brooks,NYPD Blue as Officer Maya Anderson,on True Blood as Deputy Kenya Jones,and as Crystal on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black.
The New York City FC stadium is a proposed soccer-specific stadium to be built in Willets Point in the New York City borough of Queens for New York City FC of Major League Soccer,who currently play home games at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field. The stadium is scheduled to be completed in 2027.
Jackie Robinson Park is a public park in the Hamilton Heights and Harlem neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. The approximately 12.77-acre (5.17 ha) park is bounded by Bradhurst Avenue to the east,155th Street to the north,Edgecombe Avenue to the west,and 145th Street to the south. The park has baseball fields,basketball courts,restrooms,and a bandshell,which are arranged around the park's steep terrain. It also includes the Jackie Robinson Play Center,which consists of a recreation center and a pool. Jackie Robinson Park is maintained by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
Brian A. Benjamin is an American politician and businessman who was the lieutenant governor of New York from September 2021 until his resignation on April 12,2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously represented the 30th district in the New York State Senate from 2017 to 2021.
Pearl River Mart is an Asian-American retail brand and family-run business in New York City. The business was founded in 1971 in Chinatown,Manhattan,as Chinese Native Products by Ming Yi Chen and a group of student activists from China,Hong Kong,and Taiwan. Chen has said that he and his colleagues "wanted to create a small window into the Chinese culture". Its products include braided straw slippers,paper lanterns,cheongsams,cotton Mary Janes,and copies of Mao's Little Red Book. Pearl River Mart has become a New York City institution. The business has an art gallery in its main location,and hosts in-store events and performances.
The 2021 New York City mayoral election was held on November 2,2021. Incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.
Raymond J. McGuire is an American businessman and political candidate who worked as an executive at Citigroup. McGuire was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary.
Thomas Jefferson Park is a 15.52-acre (6.28 ha) public park in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The park is on First Avenue between 111th and 114th Streets. It contains a playground as well as facilities for baseball,basketball,football,handball,running,skating,and soccer. The Thomas Jefferson Play Center within the park consists of a recreation center and a pool. The park and play center,named for former U.S. president Thomas Jefferson,are maintained by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
David C. Banks is an American attorney and educator who is currently serving as the 31st New York City Schools chancellor in the administration of Mayor Eric Adams.
Anne Williams-Isom is an American government official,academic,lawyer,and former nonprofit executive. She is the New York City deputy mayor for Health and Human Services. Williams-Isom holds the James R. Dumpson chair of child welfare studies at Fordham Graduate School of Social Service. She was the chief operating officer and later the chief executive officer of the Harlem Children's Zone.
The mayoralty of Eric Adams began when Eric Adams was inaugurated shortly after midnight on January 1,2022.
