One of the filming locations for the film classic Annie Hall (1977)
Katz's was the site of Meg Ryan's famous "faking it" scene in the 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally..., followed by Estelle Reiner's iconic line, "I'll have what she's having".
In the 1998 remake of Godzilla, Nick and the team discover that Godzilla has made his nest inside Madison Square Garden (MSG).
In the third installment of the Die Hard series, Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995), McClane drives through the park in a race to get to the bomb at a subway station near Wall Street.
The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission designated Grand Central as a historical landmark on August 2, 1967.
Both the exterior and interior were designated as landmarks in 1980 including a polychromatic terra-cotta frieze of flying fish and central rotunda encircled by a sprawling mural by James Brooks.
Did you know? Before the High Line was built in 1934, freight trains traveled along 10th Avenue, creating such dangerous conditions that the busy thoroughfare became known as “Death Avenue.”
Did you know? Decades ago, the High Line continued farther south, through factories and warehouses, to St. John’s Park Terminal, at Spring Street.
More than one million books were set in place before the official dedication of the Library on May 23, 1911 and 30,000-50,000 visitors streamed through the NYPL during its first day open.
NYC Greenmarket: Located at Rockefeller Center, North Plaza. Open Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 7/24/13 - 8/23/13 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NYC Greenmarket: Located at 4 South Street, inside ferry terminal building, Manhattan. Open Tuesdays and Fridays, year-round. 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Many types of birds and crustaceans have made themselves at home in the salt marsh at Pier 1. We can't blame them- the view is spectacular!
Did you know? To create that feeling of being in the countryside, and not in the middle of a city, the four Transverse Roads were sunken down eight feet below the park’s surface.
