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Clendening Valley to Manhattan Valley NEW PROGRAM ADDITION; WEBSITE ONLY! NE Corner of West 96th St/ Central Park West, New York program name: OHNY tours program type: Other borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Upper West Side event date: Oct 10, 2010 Sun 1 pm Join planner/historian Gilbert Tauber for a tour of Bloomingdale’s easterly blocks. Among featured buildings are the former NY Cancer Hospital (1886, C.C. Haight); the Manhattan Avenue Historic District; a former Obama residence; and Park West Village, site of the slum clearance scandal that began Robert Moses’ slide from power; Sponsored by Columbus-Amsterdam Business Improvement District. reservation instructions: email webmaster@oldstreets.com capacity: 20 program status: available subway: 1, 2, 3 to 96th St-B'way, B, C to 96th St. bus: M10, M96. 
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Stryker’s Bay to Morningside Heights program name: OHNY tours program type: Architecture/Design borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Upper West Side event date: Sun 1 pm Tour the Upper West Side’s Bloomingdale area (96th to 110th Sts.) with planner/historian Gilbert Tauber. Stops include St. Michael’s Church (1891, R. W. Gibson); the AYH International Hostel (1881, R. M. Hunt); the former NY Cancer Hospital (1886, C.C. Haight); the Manhattan Avenue Historic District; and Park West Village, site of the slum clearance scandal that began Robert Moses’ slide from power. Organized with Columbus-Amsterdam B.I.D. reservation instructions: call 212-966-9774 program status: available subway: 1, 2, 3 to 96th & B'way, B, C to 96th. bus: M7, M11, M104.
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Stryker's Bay to Morningside Heights UPDATE: NEW PROGRAM ADDITION; WEBSITE ONLY! SE Corner of 96th St/ B'way, New York program name: OHNY tours program type: City Planning borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Upper West Side event date: Oct 9, 2010 hours: Sat 1 pm Join planner/historian Gilbert Tauber for a tour of the Upper West Side’s Bloomingdale area, tracing the path of the Colonial-era Bloomingdale Road. Among the featured buildings are St. Michael’s Church (1891, R. W. Gibson); the former Bloomingdale Branch Library (1898, James B. Lord) and the AYH International Hostel. Sponsored by Columbus-Amsterdam Business Improvement District. reservation instructions: email webmaster@oldstreets.com capacity: 25 program status: available subway: 1, 2, 3 to 96th St-B'way, B, C to 96th St. bus: M96, M104.
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studioSUMO UPDATE: NEW PROGRAM ADDITION; WEBSITE ONLY! 44-02 23rd St, Ste 209/ 44th Rd, Long Island City program name: opendialoguenewyork program type: Architecture/Design, Corporate/Commercial borough: Queens neighborhood: Long Island City event date: program status: available |
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Williamsburg Bridge Walk program name: OHNY tours program type: Infrastructure borough: Manhattan neighborhood: Chinatown event date: Sun 1 pm Join former Chief Engineer/First Deputy Commissioner for NYC DOT Sam "Gridlock Sam" Schwartz for a walk over the 105 year old Williamsburg Bridge. From the walkway, see the anchorage, cables, housing of the "eye-bars" and the saddle of catenary. Also learn about the decision to close the bridge 20 years ago after inspections revealed severe corrosion. program status: available subway: J, M, Z to Delancey St. |