Tag: Parks
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The Battery / Vesta
The Battery The Battery, formerly known as Battery Park is a historic waterfront park located at the southernmost point of Manhattan. The Battery has a long and rich history, dating back to the early days of New York City. The first Europeans to settle in Manhattan, the Dutch, established a fort at the Battery in…
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Brooklyn Bridge Park / Gotham
Brooklyn Bridge Park As the name suggests, Brooklyn Bridge Park is an 85-acre park in Brooklyn that spans over 1.3 miles of East River’s waterfront, from Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO to the Columbia Heights waterfront district. The park offers breathtaking views of Lower Manhattan’s panoramic skyline, making it a popular hangout spot among the tourists…
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NYC Parks / Akkurat
NYC Parks According to Wikipedia, the original Parks Commission was formed in 1856 and was responsible only for Central Park. In 1870, its jurisdiction expanded to include all the parks in Manhattan and later in 1934 a unified New York City Parks Department was formed with Robert Moses as the commissioner. Today, NYC Parks maintain…
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High Line / Rockwell
High Line According to public signage, The High Line was built by the New York Central Railroad between 1929 and 1934 to lift dangerous freight trains from Manhattan’s streets. The High Line’s trains carried meat, produce, and dairy products into warehouses and factories at the third-floor level. It was know as the “Life Line of…
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NYC Parks / Palatino
Palatino typeface From Wikipedia: Palatino is the name of an old-style serif typeface designed by Hermann Zapf, initially released in 1949 by the Stempel foundry and later by other companies, most notably the Mergenthaler Linotype Company. The font was named after Giambattista Palatino, a master of calligraphy from the time of Leonardo da Vinci. Palatino is a typeface based on classical Italian Renaissance forms.…