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New
York City is located on the Eastern Atlantic
coast of the United States, at the mouth of the
Hudson River. The city center resides at the
exact location of 40 degrees, 42 minutes, 51
seconds N latitude, and 74 degrees, 0 minutes 23
seconds W longitude. New York City is made of
five boroughs, each of which is a county.
Brooklyn (Kings Co.) and Queens occupy the
western portion of Long Island, while Staten
Island (Richmond Co.) and Manhattan are
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The Bronx, to the north,
is attached to the New York State mainland. New York was
briefly (1789-90) the U.S. capital and was state capital
until 1797. By 1790 it was the largest U.S. city, and
the opening (1825) of the ERIE CANAL, linking New York
with the GREAT LAKES, led to even greater expansion. In
1898 a new charter was adopted, making the city Greater
New York, a metropolis of five boroughs.
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York loves to dress up for the holidays with
Christmas trees cropping up citywide and
stores decorated from top to bottom, inside
and out. There are many places to visit during
the Christmas. But the best place to see
great holiday decorations is near Rockefeller
Center, on Fifth Avenue from 49th Street to
59th Street. Other places in New York city are
NYSE ( Downtown Manhattan), Times Square, Cathedral
St. John The Divine, Radio City Music Hall,
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Chrysler Building,
Trinity Church.
Rockefeller
Center is an example of art of marvel
consisting of 19 commercial buildings covering
11 acres in midtown Manhattan from 49th to
52nd Streets, Fifth to Seventh Avenues. Named
after the multi-millionaire, John D.
Rockefeller, who leased the space from
Columbia University in 1928. Originally
occupied by tenements and theaters,
Rockefeller planned to revitalize the area
with 3 huge office buildings and a new
Metropolitan Opera House.
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Macy's |
Among
the famous Christmas Trees, the following are the
famous.
Rockefeller Center Tree.
50th Street and Fifth Ave, (212) 332-7654
American Museum of Natural History Origami Tree
80th St and Central Park West, (212) 769-5100
Chorus Tree
At South Street Seaport, (212)SEA-PORT
Metropolitan Museum Annual Christmas Tree
84th and Central Park West, (212) 535-7710
There are other famous
Stores near to Rockefeller Center which are also point
of attractions during the Christmas Time. Macy's
decoration is one of the most favorite among them. It
is covered head to toe with spectacular holiday
decorations. It can feel like a "Path of
Light" around the holidays, especially the gift
wrapping department, but their Santa is unbeatable.
Saks Fifth Avenue
located at 49th and Fifth
Trump Tower located at 56th & Fifth Avenue
Tiffany & Co. located at 57th & Fifth
Avenue
FAO Schwartz located at 58th & Fifth
Avenue
Bergdorf Goodman located at 58th and Fifth Avenue
Bloomingdale's located at 59th and Lexington
Avenue
Barney's located at 61st and Madison
Macy's located at 34th Street at Herald Square
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