In many ways, New York State was the principal battleground of the Revolutionary War. Approximately one-third of the skirmishes and engagements of the war were fought on New York soil. The Battle of Saratoga, one of the decisive battles of the world, was the turning point of the Revolution leading to the French alliance and thus to eventual victory. New York City, long occupied by British troops, was evacuated on November 25, 1783. There, on December 4 at Fraunces Tavern, General George Washington bade farewell to his officers.

Technical restraints that had traditionally limited building height vanished with the introduction of steel beam construction techniques and improved elevators. The Manhattan skyline was beginning to assume its distinctive form. Multifamily residences, particularly in Manhattan, were growing in popularity and new retail districts were springing up to meet new demands. Office space was expanding; by 1900, New York City had become the financial center of the country.

Although the concept of enacting a set of laws to govern land use was revolutionary, the time had come for the city to regulate its physical growth. The huge shadow cast by the 42-story Equitable Building, built in 1915 on lower Broadway, deprived neighboring properties of light and air. Warehouses and factories were intruding into fashionable retail areas on lower Fifth Avenue.

The pioneering 1916 Zoning Resolution, though a relatively simple document, established height and setback controls and separated what were seen as functionally incompatible uses — such as factories — from residential neighborhoods. The ordinance became a model for urban communities throughout the United States as other growing cities found that New York’s problems were not unique.

But while other cities were adopting the New York model, the model itself refused to stand still. New transportation systems changed land use patterns and created traffic and parking problems never dreamed of in 1916. The Resolution was constantly amended in response to the changing needs of the changing city — new technology, changes in land use, population shifts and a continuing influx of immigrants who needed housing. The amended Resolution also had to meet the New York State requirement that it be in accordance with a “well-considered plan.”

Getting to the core of the “Big Apple” was what Giovanna Di Verrazzano (the bridge’s namesake) wanted to do. In 1524, Di Verrazzano, an Italian, was the first European to explore the New York Harbor. In the new world, Di Verrazzano met Native American tribes such as the Lenape, Manahattoes, and Raritan.

Although Di Verrazzano was the first explorer to visit New York City, it is Dutch explorer Henry Hudson who is credited with bringing Europe to the “Big Apple.” After several failed attempts to find the Northeast Passage to Asia, Hudson received funding from the Dutch East India Company, a popular tea corporation, to explore the world in 1609.

The deities at the temple include Lord Ganesha, Shiva & Parvathi, Venkateswara, Shanmukha & Valli, Devasena, Mahalakshmi & Navagrahas. The temple offers a wide range of services like Abhishekam, Annaprasanam, Ganapathi Homam, Namakaranam, Satyanarayana Pooja, Upanayanam, Vehicle Pooja, Weddings and so on.

The announcement of the Palmyra New York Temple placed the Church’s 100th announced temple in the “Cradle of the Restoration.” The temple site is on the border between Manchester, Ontario County, and Palmyra, Wayne County. The temple district serves about 18,000 members in the Buffalo, Jamestown, Owego, Rochester, Rochester Palmyra, Syracuse and Utica New York stakes.
The temple is on Church property located near the Sacred Grove where Joseph Smith received the First Vision, the Smith log cabin where Joseph Smith received visitations from the Angel Moroni, and the Joseph Smith Sr. farm home. Also near is the Hill Cumorah where Joseph Smith retrieved the golden plates that were translated into the Book of Mormon. About 30 miles away is the Peter Whitmer Farm in Fayette, New York, where the Church’s organization in this dispensation was made official.

This particular temple is unusual because of its location in midtown Manhattan. Most Latter-day Saint temples are free-standing structures surrounded by manicured gardens in suburban settings. However, the Manhattan temple, similar to the Church’s temple in Hong Kong, was built in an existing building and rises six stories above ground in an urban setting one block west of Central Park. Temple visitors will use four of the building’s levels; the other levels house a chapel, classrooms and church offices.

The temple will be the second in New York state (the Palmyra New York Temple was dedicated in 2000) and the 119th in the world.

Govardhana Puja is the celebration of Krishna’s pastime of lifting Govardhana Hill. As Srila Prabhupada relates in the Krishna book (chapters 24 and 25), Krishna dissuaded his father, Nanda Maharaja, from performing ritualistic sacrifice to the demigod Indra, and encouraged the residents of Vrindavana to worship Govardhana Hill.

All the cowherd men of Vrindavana had arranged to worship King Indra. Because Vrindavana is a village of vaisyas (farmers and dairymen), and especially dependent on the rain to grow crops and feed the cows, the cowherd men felt obliged to offer Lord Indra some worship in order to ensure regular supply of rain.

The 63 congregations of the Episcopal Church in Western New York are spread throughout the seven most western counties of New York State. Our members represent a broad spectrum of theological, ideological and ethnic heritages.

A worship service experienced in one Episcopal church may feel quite different from one experienced in another, but all are based upon the rubrics found in The Book of Common Prayer.

Trinity Church, at 74 Trinity Place in New York City, is a historic full service parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Trinity Church is located at the intersection of Broadway and Wall Street in downtown Manhattan.

The first Trinity Church was constructed in 1698. According to historical records, the infamous privateer Captain William Kidd lent the runner and tackle from his ship for hoisting the stones.

In 1705, Queen Anne of England increased the parish’s land holdings to 215 acres (870,000 m²). 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. And 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 nearby the church.

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Must See New York is the perfect business or vacation travel guide for the first time visitor to the Big Apple. We’ve made it easy to figure out what to see and do in New York by identifying the Must See things-to-do and see. Many areas of the site are organized by area to make it easier to plan your trip to the greatest city in the world.

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New York (New York), USA - The 2006 JVC Jazz Festival - New York covers the city June 12 - 24 with more than 300 artists performing the best in jazz, blues, ragtime, swing, Latin, Brazilian, R&B, tap dance and more in over 100 concerts and events (including clubs) at more than 20 venues throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. Tickets are now on sale.

This year’s festival highlights include Dave Brubeck’s first New York performance with his big band, Smokey Robinson’s first concert at Carnegie Hall in 31 years and Etta James’ first in 21 years, Ralph Towner’s first New York solo performance in 20 years, the reunion of Stanley Clarke and George Duke after a 16-year hiatus, a New Orleans trumpet celebration, the New York debut of Sangam with Charles Lloyd, Zakir Hussain and Eric Harland, all-star salutes to Cachao, Herbie Hancock, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Bucky Pizzarelli, the Village Vanguard and Cobi Narita, and the return of Ornette Coleman to the JVC Jazz Festival.

The king of New York’s jazz festivals since 1973, each summer the JVC Jazz Festival New York brings some of the greatest names in music to the city. Spanning traditional jazz, R&B, Latin and blues, artists from around the world gather in venues ranging from the Carnegie Hall to Bryant Park.

Highlights of the extensive programme in 2006 include the Stanley Clarke/George Duke Project, The Mike Stern Band, The Avishai Cohen Trio, The Ornette Coleman Quartet, Roy Hargrove’s RH Factor, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra with Joe Lovano, Etta James, Brad Mehldau, Dave Brubeck, Smokey Robinson, Herbie Hancock and Bill Frisell.

Walking around Edinburgh in late July, you’ll likely feel the first vibrations of the earthquake that is festival time, which shakes the city throughout August and into September. You may hear reference to an “Edinburgh Festival,” but this is really an umbrella term for six separate festivals all taking place around the same time.

Welcome to the New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD). You are about to enter a very special place. Located in the heart of the most vital, diverse, and exciting city in the world, NYUCD is poised to become the leadership dental school in the 21st century.

New York Chiropractic College sets itself apart from the ordinary in every aspect - from our high academic standards and expanded educational offerings to the significant advances we’ve achieved in research. Our emphasis on strong academic preparation and clinical training allows graduates to realize their success in traditional solo practices or within the emerging variety of integrative healthcare systems.

Villa Maria College is Western New York’s premier private college for both traditional and non-traditional students. Based in the Catholic and Franciscan tradition, Villa Maria College provides a holistic approach to higher education, addressing each student’s intellectual, vocational, and spiritual needs.

Wagner College, a four-year private college with a historical commitment to the liberal arts, is recognized today for its innovative curriculum and excellence in education. Set on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and New York Harbor, Wagner’s 105-acre park-like campus is only a ferry ride away from the cultural, intellectual, and professional heart of America - Manhattan. For Wagner students, this ideal location means the difference between a typical college education and an educational experience filled with exceptional learning and exciting internship and career opportunities.

Wagner’s curriculum, “The Wagner Plan for the Practical Liberal Arts”, has been nationally recognized for the connections it makes across disciplines, among students and faculty, and between the classroom and the larger world. In the very first semester at Wagner, first-year students become involved in real-world problems and fieldwork directly related to their courses. In every major, a senior internship is guaranteed, providing evry student with valuable real-world experience before graduation. At Wagner, students “learn by doing” through a challenging, broad-based liberal arts curriculum that is anchored in the real world. And Wagner has maintained the academic characteristics most often associated with excellence in education, including small class sizes and experienced professors who teach both introductory and upper-level courses.

Very few New York colleges promote the professional development and growth curriculum that is provided by Briarcliffe College. We stand out as a city college in New York through our professional learning environment that can educate and empower students to initiate, advance, or change their careers and engage in life-long learning. Whether it’s a program in Accounting, Information Technology, or Graphic Design, we have several programs tailored to your career goals. Attend a New York college that delivers and fulfills its objective to ensure your success!

Founded by students and artists, with a faculty of working painters and sculptors, the School provides students with access to a diversity of attitudes from the most distinguished artists in their fields. The community is united by a quest for quality in art, integrity in and intensity of research. It is a school based on the maxim: “Ambition for the work, not ambition for the career.”

The School is housed in a National Historic Landmark, the site of the original Whitney Museum of American Art. The many skylit studios are perfectly suited for painting, drawing and sculpture. Located in the heart of Greenwich Village, the School is closely situated to New York’s many galleries and museums.

The New York Studio School occupies the original site of the Whitney Museum of American Art and recalls the successful partnership between two visionaries: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, whose patronage built the foundations of the Whitney Museum, and Julianna Force, the Museum’s first director and the person who molded Whitney’s original concept into a workable enterprise. The two women created the first museum exclusively devoted to exhibiting American Art while sponsoring the greatest number of non-academic artists in the United States. The genesis for this type of museum dates back to 1914 when Whitney opened the Whitney Studio to exhibit her personal collection and prevailed upon Force to manage it. In 1929 she offered the entire collection–nearly 500 pieces–to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, along with an offer to build a new wing. The offer was rejected, and in 1931 Whitney, after remodeling the studio in a more Moderne and Classical revival style, opened the Whitney Museum with Force as the gallery manager. Under Force, the museum avoided the simple display of established artists, preferring to exhibit the progressive side of American Art. The Whitney became the first museum to display American abstract art and it was instrumental in reviving interest in 19th-century American artists such as Winslow Homer and Robert Feke. The Whitney moved from this location in 1954. Thirteen years later the New York Studio School saved the building from demolition. With a faculty of renowned artists, art historians, and critics, the New York Studio School has been educating students in the rigors of art since 1967.

The New York Studio Program is sponsored by the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design of which the School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a member. This program provides an opportunity for upper level students to spend one semester in New York City. The New York Studio Program provides private studio space with 24-hour access. Participants meet with faculty members every week to review their work. There is also an extensive Visiting Artists program, gallery visits, weekly Contemporary Art in New York seminar and an end of the semester exhibition that is widely attended. This is an excellent step for students wishing to make contacts in New York and who wish to spend a concentrated period of time working in their own studio. Students wishing to attend the New York Studio Program must apply through Off-Campus Programs the semester before they wish to go.

If there is such a thing as a typical New Yorker, he or she will most likely be walking quickly, dodging other pedestrians, cars, buses, construction sites, street musicians, bicycle messengers. Although we’re often in a hurry, we’ll cheerfully point you in the right direction if you’re lost, so don’t hesitate to ask directions!

Buses run every 30 minutes between the city and JFK International Airport; the trip takes at least an hour. You can also take a subway to the Howard Beach-JFK station then transfer to a bus, a journey of about 75 minutes. Buses run every 30 minutes between the city and La Guardia; a water shuttle also runs along the East River, or you can catch the subway to Roosevelt Ave-Jackson Heights and transfer to a bus, but it will take you well over an hour. To get from Newark Airport, you can get a private or public bus from the city. Taxis from all three airports into the city are expensive.

New York has more than enough public transport options: driving your own car is tantamount to insanity in a city where traffic is horrendous, parking costs astronomical and petty thievery commonplace. New York car rentals are also notoriously expensive - you’ll have to budget at least $95 a day (plus tax and insurance) for a medium-sized car - and petrol in the city costs far more than elsewhere in the US. If you really must rent a car, you’ll need a license and a major credit card. The major agencies are in all three airports.

The main bike trails are paved, but mountain bikes (or street-and-mountain-bike hybrids) are best if you plan to explore the dirt roads; cobblestones on Main Street make for rough riding, too. There are several places to rent bicycles in town. Look for bike stands along Main Street, as there aren’t many on side streets.

Obey all bike rules, including signaling for turns, giving a clear warning when passing, and observing one-way roads. You must walk your bike if you’re going the wrong way or you can be fined. Note that Massachusetts law requires the use of protective helmets for children under 13 when operating a bike (or riding as a passenger), and that Nantucket also required helmets for adults.

Some people prefer the bus to the subway. It can be a more challenging ride in that the stops aren’t announced and you’ll have to recognize the place you’re going to (or at least pay more attention to the street signs), but it is also nice to be able to look at the buildings and cars and people while you get where you’re going. Buses take the same Metrocard as the subways and are $1.50 per ride, including one free transfer back to the subway system. Be sure to check the bus map, as bus routes are a little less regular than subway routes.

The bus is definitely the easiest way to go cross-town, especially when you need to cross Central Park (few subway lines cross the park, as the tunnels were built by open excavation, which would have caused years of damage to the park’s plant life). However, the subways were originally constructed to avoid street-level traffic, and they do still have that advantage over the bus system. It’s possible for a short trip to become a long one if there are street blockages.

New York’s public transport is cheap and efficient. A single journey anywhere in the city using buses or the subway costs $1.50. A Metro Card Fun Pass costs $4 and allows unlimited travel for one day; a seven day pass is $17. Taxis start at $2 and then charge 30 cents for every fifth of a mile with surcharges between 8pm and 6am.

The New York Water Taxi is a new addition and currently runs between the Circle Line at West 42nd Street, Chelsea Piers at West 23rd Street and Battery Park as well as providing a connection between the South Street Seaport, Pier 11 at Wall Street and Fulton Landing in Brooklyn.

You’ll probably end up doing a lot of walking so pack comfy shoes. New Yorkers describe distances in blocks; 20 north-south blocks are about a mile, and the same as 10 east-west blocks. It doesn’t work out quite so neatly when the streets are twisty in place like Greenwich Village and the Financial District.

NY.com is proud to feature an extensive list of New York City restaurants, thanks to our partnership with iSeatz.com. From our site you can also make restaurant reservation all across the United States through iSeatz.com ever growing participating restaurants network.

Foods of New York Tours offers unique food tasting and cultural excursions through New York City’s most delicious and historic neighborhoods. We provide a non-touristy experience so you feel like a native New Yorker. Each tour includes delicious food tastings from one-of-a-kind specialty food shops and ethnic eateries as well as an off-the-beaten-path glimpse of “Life in New York City the history, culture, architecture, entertainment offerings, and neighborhood restaurants.

Edamame at McDonald’s? Baby spinach at Subway The greening of the fast-food chains continues, and while it doesn’t look like any of them are giving up their traditional signature dishes like cheese-loaded triple-decker burgers and extra-crispy chicken, the healthier items just keep getting more exotic - and ethnic.

New York has probably more restaurants per square mile than anywhere else in the world so you certainly won’t be spoilt for choice no matter what your budget or taste. Some areas specialise in certain type of restaurants, i.e. Asian food in Chinatown and Italian food in Little Italy, but generally you will find a variety of cuisine throughout the city. Vegetarians are also well catered for with the majority of restaurants and even fast food outlets providing vegetarian options. Food portions are usually large and service is usually good because of the obligatory tipping policy. There are usually a good selection of eateries that are open late into the night.

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) is an association of governments and transportation providers, which serves as the metropolitan planning organization designated for New York City, Long Island and the lower Hudson Valley.

New York City is served by three major airports: John F Kennedy, Newark and LaGuardia. As well as a vast international presence, every major domestic carrier serves the New York area. New York airports, like all airports in North America, have stepped up their security operations. Travellers, therefore, should be patient and allow plenty of time when arriving or leaving.

New York City transportation is a complex system of countless subways, buses, taxis, and even rickshaws, and travel to New York City is made much easier by this system. A New York taxi can be hailed any time day or night, and New York taxi service is offered throughout New York City’s five boroughs.

Mass transit is alive and well in New York City, as evidenced by the vast number of city residents who don’t own a car. New York transportation, specifically within the New York City limits, is a sophisticated, well-oiled machine that makes living in and visiting New York City all the more enjoyable. Grand Central Terminal, built in 1913, now referred to as the 42nd Street-Grand Central Station, is a giant hub of train and subway activity in New York City.