Viewing NYC Archives: January 31, 2023

When New York's Most Dangerous Waterway was Bridged (The History of Hell Gate Bridge)

[WATCH] When New York City's Most Dangerous Waterway was Bridged

by Matt Coneybeare

on Jan. 31, 2023 at 12:00 PM

at 12:00 PM on January 31, 2023

Stay Connected

What Is Viewing NYC

Viewing NYC is a site that features videos and photos of the art, comedy, culture, food, history and events of New York City.

Random Post

The News Building, New York, NY | The Daily News Building, also known as The News Building, is a 476-foot (145 m) Art-Deco skyscraper located at 220 East 42nd Street between Second and Third Avenues in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Built in 1929-1930, it was headquarters for the New York Daily News newspaper until 1995. Its design by architects Raymond Hood and John Mead Howells, among the first skyscrapers to be built without an ornamental crown, can be seen as a precursor to Hood's design of Rockefeller Center. A 1957-60 addition to the building which expanded the lobby on the southwest corner of Second Avenue was designed by Harrison & Abramovitz, echoing the vertical stripes of the original design, except with a wider stripe. The building, including the newspaper's new printing presses, cost $10,700,000 – about $135 million in 2010 dollars.

The lobby of the building includes a black glass domed ceiling, under which is the world's largest indoor globe, which is kept up to date. This was conceived by the Daily News as a permanent educational science exhibit.

The Daily News Building was designated a New York City Landmark in 1981 and its interior in 1998. It became a National Historic Landmark in 1989 and is now owned by SL Green Realty Corp.

Cablevision Will Make a One Dollar Offer to Buy New York Daily News

Most Popular Posts This Week

Engineer Explains the Leaning Tower of NY

[WATCH] Engineer Explains the Leaning Tower of New York City

🔴▶ THE OLDEST PHOTOS OF NEW YORK YOU'VE NEVER SEEN

[WATCH] The Oldest Photos of New York City You've Never Seen

Where Movies Get Their Vintage Electronics

[WATCH] This Gowanus Warehouse is Where Movies and TV Shows Get Their Vintage Electronics

Why New York’s Windowless Skyscraper Is Totally Forbidden

[VIDEO] Why New York’s Windowless Skyscraper Is Totally Forbidden

Longacre Square (Times Square), New York, New York. 1905

Check Out This Vintage Photograph Showing an Empty Times Square in 1905

Tweets by viewingnyc

Stay Connected