11 Things You Didn't Know About MANHATTAN

11 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT MANHATTAN

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1. “Sixth and a Half Avenue and W 51 Street in Manhattan New York” by Z22 - CC0 1.0 (UPDD) - Wikimedia Commons
2. “432 Park Avenue, NY” by Epistola8 - CC BY-SA 4.0 - Wikimedia Commons
3. “Tall Buildings - One 57” by cogito ergo imago - CC BY-SA 2.0 - Flickr
4. “57th St 6½ Av td 03 - One57” by Tdorante10 - CC BY-SA 4.0 - Wikimedia Commons
5. “Billionaire's Row, NYC” by Chris O - CC BY-SA 4.0 - Wikimedia Commons
6. “MetLife building in Manhattan, New York” by Nothing149 - CC BY-SA 3.0 - Wikimedia Commons
9. “Twin Towers-NYC” Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division - no copyright - Wikimedia Commons
10. “Longacre Square, Manhattan, subway excavation” by  New York Public Library's Digital Library - no copyright - Wikimedia Commons
11. “City College of New York 05” by Gigi Altarejos - CC BY-SA 4.0 - Wikimedia Commons
12. “R179 C Train Pennsylvania Station” by ARMcgrath - CC BY-SA 4.0 - Wikimedia Commons
13. “Inwood hill park nov2007” by  D. Thom - no copyright - Wikimedia Commons
14. “SAS_7423” by Metropolitan Transportation Authority - CC BY-SA 2.0 - Flickr
15. “Brooklyn Bridge Park sunset” by dumbonyc - CC BY-SA 2.0 - Flickr
17. “Federal Reserve Bank of New York” by Tom Bastin - CC BY-SA 2.0 - Flickr
18. “Chocolate eyes with glasses” by Christian Guthier - CC BY-SA 2.0 - Flickr
19. “Specs and eyes” by Christian Guthier - CC BY-SA 2.0 - Flickr
20. “Columbus Circle” by Maria Eklind - CC BY-SA 2.0 - Flickr
21. “1 times square night 2013” by chenisyuan - CC BY-SA 4.0 - Wikimedia Commons
22. “NYC - Time Square - From upperstairs” by Jean-Christophe BENOIST - CC BY-SA 3.0 - Wikimedia Commons
23. Subway Breakdancer Photo by Josh Gordon on Unsplash
24. “01.TimesSquare.NYC.30June2019” (adapted) by Elvert Barnes - CC BY-SA 2.0 - Flickr
25. “New York Horns playing at Times Square” by svensmail - no copyright /public domain - Flickr
26. “Herald Sq music 2 vc (cropped)” by Antonio Rubio- CC BY 2.0- Wikimedia Commons
27. “34 St-Hudson Yards Opening (21412231825)” by Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York- CC BY 2.0- Wikimedia Commons
28. “Music Under New York Auditions (14224517104)” by Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York- CC BY 2.0- Wikimedia Common
29. “Music Under New York Auditions (14224736515)” by Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York- CC BY 2.0- Wikimedia Common
30. “MTA Music Under New York Celebrates Mozart” by Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York - CC BY 2.0 - Flickr
31. “2018 Music Under New York auditions” by Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York - CC BY 2.0 - Flickr
32. “MUNY Auditions 2012 - Vanderbilt Hall - GCT” by Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York - CC BY 2.0 - Flickr
33. “The Lowline” by Kristine Paulus - CC BY 2.0 - Flickr
34. “Lowline Lab” by mike - CC BY-SA 2.0 - Flickr
35. “Lowline Tech Demo” by mike - CC BY-SA 2.0 - Flickr
37. “Williamsburg Bridge trolley terminal vc” by Julian Dunn- CC BY 2.0- Wikimedia Commons
38. “Williamsburg Bridge Railway terminal” by Julian Dunn - CC BY 2.0 - Flickr
39. “The High Line NY” by Nick Harris. - CC BY-ND 2.0 - Flickr

LINKS TO CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSES

[yvettebynum]

This is a very good video about Manhattan thumbs up

[rankupp]

I'm going to walk down 6 1/2 Aenue tomorrow, lol. I have passeed by many times, but never looked up to notice the 6 1/2 Ave sign between the Avenues...

[adamsavenue]

Video starts at 2:02

You're welcome.

[davetAA]

Really enjoyed this, not the same old stuff covered in other videos. Finally something creative and new! Nice job.

[BattleRidesNYC]

Another fact for #9. Times Square use to be called long Acre square because it’s an acre long. The name was changed to Times Square when the New York Times moved into the area. The old Times Square headquarters in Times Square remains empty to this day expect for the Walgreens/Duane Reade that occupies the first floor. The building pays its property tax from renting Ad space on the side of the building.

[jasonbxny]

Manhattan is also site to the annual general assembly at the UN, and also in Manhattan has the oldest hospital that is Bellevue

[cheapestwhips]

Manhattan.. the home of the most expensive parking garage

[ryanoliver]

These videos are some of the best I’ve seen. So informative and scripted so well. Easy to follow and understand. Keep them coming.

[diezel]

Thanks for sharing the details about the lowline! It's such a cool concept/soon to be reality! We love NYC! New Jerseyan here :)

[juanmelendez]

it's like a love and hate relationship. I hate it at times, but I love NY.

[BradThePitts]

I knew them all except the (sometimes) $200-300K annual cost of hot dog cart permits in high traffic areas. The Italian Mob was cheaper LOL

[AjkulaDrakula]

Such lists are usually low effort but this one is actually well done and informative. Nice.

[DIVAHD]

To a modern-day visitor, the site of Seneca Village resembles much of its surrounding landscape: rolling hills, rock outcrops, and playgrounds. But what many do not realize is that this area near the Park’s West 85th Street entrance has an important history — more than 200 years ago, it was once home to Seneca Village, the largest community of African-American property owners in 19th-century New York City.

The village existed between 1825 and 1857; by 1855, there were approximately 225 residents, which consisted of roughly two-thirds African Americans, one-third Irish immigrants, and a small number of Germans. As the first significant community of African-American property owners, Seneca Village provided residential stability. With property ownership came other rights not commonly held by African-Americans in the City — namely, the right to vote.

[XratedTrev]

You forgot to mentioned Manhattan is the home to the biggest Rats in the subway... That's a tourist attraction.

[abdul-kareemmuhammad]

I love the enthusiasm of the narrator! Infectious!!

[Wafflez-Man-YT]

Don’t forget uptown, Harlem, Washington Heights, Dykman!

[mathogre]

Great While I've visited NYC many times, there were many on the list I did not know. (I *have* walked 6 1/2 Ave. ;) )

[graitab]

Hi:) I have just found you and watched a couple of videos, and they are great, very informative! Thank you.

[triciawilliams]

Very informative I learned a lot and I'm always in manhattan 👍

[luvsdvds]

Thanks for uploading the video, I didn't know about the Low Line being in the works. :) I was surprised not to see anything about Fort Tryon Park, The Cloisters, the Museums, the neighborhoods ... there is so much to see ... it's a shame that you have to confine it to just 11 things. You might consider covering more points in more than one video?