family sites
In addition to our programs designed especially for kids, the openhousenewyork Weekend features many family friendly sites. These special places and spaces highlight unique built-environment elements of New York City in accessible, intriguing ways for the whole family to enjoy!
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Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant 329 Greenpoint Ave/ Humboldt St, Brooklyn Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 20 per tour building date: 2009 architect: Polshek Partnerships Dominating the local skyline with its stainless steel digester "eggs," this wastewater treatment plant is the largest of the 14 NYC Department of Environmental Protection plants. The new facility is also home to a Nature Walk and Visitors Center. subway: G to Greenpoint Ave. bus: B24.     
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Conference House 298 Satterlee St/ Hylan Blvd, Staten Island Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 10 per tour building date: 1680 architect: unknown The only pre-Revolution manor house still standing in NYC and the site of an attempted peace negotiation between the Continental Congress and British military representatives. subway: SIRT to Tottenville bus: S59 or S78 to Hylan Blvd and Craig Ave. 
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Moorhead & Moorhead 83 Canal St, No 309/ Eldridge St, New York neighborhood: Chinatown Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: unknown architect: unknown The firm explores issues of function and materiality. Projects range in scope and scale, from furniture and exhibition design to architecture. subway: B, D to Grand St, F to E Broadway. bus: M9, M22, M103.
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Morris-Jumel Mansion 65 Jumel Terr/ 160th St, New York Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 1765 architect: Roger Morris; remodel, Stephen Jumel ca. 1810. Manhattan’s oldest house headquartered General George Washington in 1776. It houses Colonial, Federal and Empire style period rooms as well as an unusual octagonal drawing room. subway: A to 168th St, C to 163rd St, 1 to 157th St. bus: M2, M3, M18, M101. 
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Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden 421 E 61st St/ 1st Ave, New York Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 50 building date: 1799 architect: One of Manhattan’s oldest buildings, the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum was a popular country resort in the days when the city ended at 14th Street. Walking through its eight early 19th-century rooms is a trip back in time. subway: N, R, 4, 5, 6 to 59th St/ Lexington Ave. bus: M15, M31, M57.
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Museum of the City of New York 1220 5th Ave/ 103rd St, New York neighborhood: East Harlem Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 8 per tour building date: 1932 architect: Joseph Freelander; gallery and renovated courtyard, Polshek Partnership Architects, 2008. Originally created to accommodate the city’s historical collection, this late Georgian-style building houses a new, spectacular modern gallery and a renovated courtyard. subway: 2, 3 to 110th St, 6 to 103rd St. bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M106.  
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New Church, The 114 E 35th St/ Park Ave, New York neighborhood: Murray Hill Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 15 per tour building date: 1858 architect: James Hoe; renovation, Thoresen and Linard, Architects, 2007 This Italian-Renaissance Revival-styled church was modified in 1866, 1901 and 2007. With a performance space and a garden, it contributes to the special architectural and historic character of Murray Hill. subway: 6 to 33rd St. bus: M98, M101, M102, M103.
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New Museum 235 Bowery/ Prince St, New York neighborhood: Lower East Side Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 25 per tour building date: 2007 architect: Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa/ SANNA with Gensler, New York. This contemporary museum resembles a stack of boxes piled on top of each other. It is clad in a seamless, anodized expanded aluminum mesh and rises 174 ft above street level. subway: F, V to 2nd Ave, J, M, Z to Bowery, R, W to Delancey St, 6 to Spring St. bus: M6, M103.
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New York City Marble Cemetery, The 52-74 E 2nd St/ 1st Ave, New York Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 500 building date: 1831 architect: Perkins Nichols One of only two non-sectarian burial grounds in Manhattan, it contains 258 underground marble vaults and has seen the funerals of many distinguished citizens, including President James Monroe. subway: D to Broadway/ Lafayette, F, V to 2nd Ave, 6 to Bleecker St. bus: M15, M21.
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New York Marble Cemetery 41 1/2 Second Ave/ 2nd St, New York Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 1830 architect: unknown NYC’s oldest non-sectarian burial ground is a half-acre garden oasis with 156 underground vaults. With no markers on the grass, only plaques on the walls indicate the family names. subway: D to Broadway/ Lafayette St, F, V to 2nd Ave, 6 to Bleecker St. bus: M15, M21.
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New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, The 476 5th Ave/ 42nd St, New York Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 25 per tour building date: 1911 architect: Carrere & Hastings; interior renovation, Davis Brody Bond, LLP, 2005 The library sentries Patience and Fortitude guard this landmark building, constructed on the site of the old Croton Reservoir. Its magnificent spaces include the South Court Education Center, the Rose Main Reading Room and the renovated Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. subway: B, D, F, V, 7 to 42nd St-Bryant Park, 4, 5, 6, 7, S to Grand Central. bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M6, M7, M42, M104, Q32.
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Octagon & Lighthouse Park, The 888 Main St/ 12th Road, New York Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 1839 architect: Alexander Jackson Davis; restoration, Becker + Becker, 2006. America’s first municipal lunatic asylum was restored and converted into sustainable designed apartments equipped with NYC’s largest array of solar panels. The site features an art gallery and ecological park. subway: F to Roosevelt Island. bus: Q102 and Roosevelt Island Red Bus. other transportation: Roosevelt Island Tram at 59th St/ 2nd Ave. 
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Publicolor 149 Madison Ave, Ste 1201/ 32nd St, New York Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 2006 architect: Renovation, Michael Shuman, MASdesign and Tom Krizmanic, STUDIOS Architecture The use of natural light and color reflects its occupant's mission: to empower NYC students to transform themselves, their schools and communities. subway: B, D, F, V to 34th St, 6 to 33rd St. bus: M1, M2, M3, M4.
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P.S. 260 260 5th Ave/ 28th St, Penthouse, New York neighborhood: Flatiron District Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 100 building date: 2001 architect: Stephen O'Dell Architect Enjoy the roof deck and dramatic glass-walled entry - the focal point of this penthouse film-editing studio, which offers striking views of the Empire State, Flatiron and NY Life buildings. subway: N, R to 28th St, 6 to 28th St. bus: M5.
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Radio City Music Hall 1260 6th Ave/ 50th St, New York neighborhood: Midtown Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 30 per tour building date: 1932 architect: Donald Deskey; restoration, H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture, 1999 On of the nation's most famous theaters houses one of the city's most awe-inspiring spaces. The hall combines history, elegance and culture. subway: B, D, F, V to 47-50th Sts/ Rockefeller Center. bus: M5, M6, M7, M27, M50.
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