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Kosciusko Pool |
Bedford-Stuyvesant |
Brooklyn |
Cooling Bedford-Stuyvesant all summer long |
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Kossar's Bialys |
Lower East Side |
Manhattan |
Oldest Bialy Bakery in the United States |
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Koster & Bial's "The Corner" (former) |
Flatiron |
Manhattan |
Site of theaters and burlesque halls closed by anti-vice police |
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Kum Kau Chinese Food |
Clinton Hill |
Brooklyn |
A favorite Chinese restaurant |
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Kurdish Library & Museum (former) |
Prospect Heights |
Brooklyn |
This unique library draws scholars from around the world |
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La Ferreteria Corona |
Corona |
Queens |
A hardware store in Queens |
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La Guardia Corner Gardens |
Greenwich Village |
Manhattan |
Luxuriously-planted community garden on land owned by New York City |
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La Mama Experimental Theater Club |
East Village |
Manhattan |
A theater that seeks to develop, nurture, support, produce and present new and original performance work by artists of all nations and cultures |
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La Marqueta (formerly Park Avenue Market) |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Indoor market serving East Harlem |
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La Perla Garden |
Manhattan Valley |
Manhattan |
A dangerous lot rehabilitated into a vibrant community garden |
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La Plaza Cultural |
East Village |
Manhattan |
A vast community garden and performance space |
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Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church |
Fort Greene |
Brooklyn |
Church notable for its efforts in the anti-slavery movement, supporting women in the ministry, and on behalf of working people and immigrants |
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Lafayette Monument |
Park Slope |
Brooklyn |
Popular meeting place |
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LaGuardia Memorial House & Scan Corsi Senior Center |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Social service provider for over a century |
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Lalance & Grosjean Factory Clock Tower |
Woodhaven |
Queens |
A remnant of the Lalance & Grosjean Manufacturing Co. sheet metal and enamel factory |
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Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center |
Corona |
Queens |
Home of New York City's largest Black Heritage collection |
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Latin American Coffee Shop (former) |
Chelsea |
Manhattan |
Restaurant that served Latin American and classic American diner food |
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Leif Ericson Day School |
Dyker Heights |
Brooklyn |
Private Lutheran school in Dyker Heights |
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Lemon Ice King of Corona |
Corona |
Queens |
Italian ices have been sold here for over 60 years |
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Lenox Lounge |
Central Harlem |
Manhattan |
Historic jazz club, home of the famous Zebra Room |
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Leo's Latticini (Mama's) |
Corona |
Queens |
Famous for its Italian sandwiches and fresh mozzarella |
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Leon's Bake Shop (former) |
Marine Park |
Brooklyn |
This bakery was an institution |
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Leonardo da Vinci Art School (former) |
East Village |
Manhattan |
Provided art education from 1924-1940 |
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Liberation Books |
Central Harlem |
Manhattan |
Independent African American bookstore |
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Library Lions - New York Public Library |
Midtown |
Manhattan |
Iconic statues marking the entrance to the public library |
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Limestone Frieze of Moses |
Weeksville |
Brooklyn |
Public art adorning the grounds of the Kingsborough Houses |
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Lion's Rock/Jones Woods (site of) |
Yorkville |
Manhattan |
19th century meeting place |
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Lisanti Chapel |
Williamsbridge |
Bronx |
Religious building designed in Italian-American style |
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Little Gallery of the Photo-Secession aka 291 (site of) |
Midtown South |
Manhattan |
Meeting place and gallery of avant garde photographers |
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Little Spain and La Nacional Social Club & Restaurant |
Greenwich Village |
Manhattan |
Spanish-speaking New Yorkers have long gathered here |
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Liz Christy Bowery-Houston Community Garden |
East Village |
Manhattan |
New York City's first community garden |
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Loew's 175th Theater, Washington Heights (former) |
Washington Heights |
Manhattan |
Once, the most elegant movie theater in the city |
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Loew's Paradise Theater (former) |
Fordham |
Bronx |
Sumptuous former movie palace turned theater |
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Long Island Motor Parkway (former) |
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Queens |
First limited-access roadway opened in the world |
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Longshoremen's Rest |
Chelsea |
Manhattan |
A seamen's sanctuary between shape-ups |
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Louis Armstrong House Museum |
Corona |
Queens |
Queens museum and cultural center in former residence of important jazz musician |
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Lower East Side Tenement Museum |
Lower East Side |
Manhattan |
House museum presenting immigration history |
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Lucky Corner |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Intersection where Fiorello LaGuardia and other politicians held rallies |
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Luna Park (site of) |
Coney Island |
Brooklyn |
One of Coney Island's most storied amusement parks |
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MacDougal Alley |
Greenwich Village |
Manhattan |
A mews once occupied by artists and arts patrons |
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Macy's |
Midtown |
Manhattan |
Historic department store |
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Madiba Restaurant |
Fort Greene |
Brooklyn |
Fort Greene restaurant serving South African cuisine |
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Magic Table at the Hotel Edison Cafe |
Midtown |
Manhattan |
Gathering place for magicians for a half century |
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Magnolia Tree Earth Center |
Bedford-Stuyvesant |
Brooklyn |
Environmental center and site of a "living" landmark |
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Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Center |
Washington Heights |
Manhattan |
Memorial and educational center at the former Audubon Ballroom |
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Mandolin Brothers |
West Brighton |
Staten Island |
Top-notch place to buy stringed instruments |
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Manhattan Center |
Midtown South |
Manhattan |
A more than century-old performance space, housing the Hammerstein Ballroom and the Grand |
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Manhattan Metal Lathers and Reinforcing Ironworkers Union Building |
Upper East Side |
Manhattan |
Union hall notable for its Art Moderne style |
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Manhattan Plaza |
Clinton |
Manhattan |
Subsidized apartments for people in theater professions |
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Manhattanville Valley |
Manhattanville |
Manhattan |
Site that has witnessed many historic events |
