Jan Karski
Jan Karski (n. Jan Kozielewski) (1914-2000) Messenger of the Polish people to their government in exile Messenger of the Jewish people to the world The man who told of the annihilation of...
Haskell Museum
Haskell Museum 1894-1931 Caroline E. Haskell in 1894 presented to the University of Chicago the Haskell Oriental Museum. For 35 years it was a center for the study of the Near East and a sanctuary...
Tchaikovsky
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY GAY RUSSIAN CLASSICAL COMPOSER (1840-1893) PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY was raised in a society that offered no public music education. In spite of his aptitude for music,...
Cole Porter
Cole Porter Gay American composer (1893-1964) Cole Porter remains one of America’s all-time greatest composers and songwriters – one of the few who wrote both the lyrics and the music. His hits...
Alan Turing
Alan Mathison Turing (Gay British Mathematician and Computer Scientist) (1912-1954) During the second world war, Alan Turing worked at Britain’s code breaking center where he was responsible...
Billy Strayhorn
Billy Strayhorn Gay U.S. Composer, Arranger and Pianist (1915-1967) “If you want something hard enough, it just gets done.” —Billy Strayhorn Billy Strayhorn studied music at the...
Xavier Dolida, Suspended Pots
SUSPENDED POTS ARTİST: Xavier Dolida "This mural is an ode to French Impressionism. I am inspired by their stylistic depictions of flowers and use of bright and airy colors. I wanted...
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- manhattan
- hudson yards
- hell's kitchen
- west side highway
- art
- xavier dolida
The Green-Wood Cemetery
THE GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ESTABLISHED...
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- brooklyn
- green-wood cemetery
- cemetery
- 1838
- 2006
Brachiopod Fossil Paving
BRACHIOPOD FOSSIL PAVING The stone you stand on was quarried in Alcove, NY 30 miles south east of the Gilboa Dam. This stone was formed during the same geological period as the fossilized...
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- brooklyn
- greenpoint
- newtown creek
- fossil
The Newtown Creek Nature Walk
THE NEWTOWN CREEK NATURE WALK The plants and trees along the Nature Walk are identified with plaques which describe their historical, industrial and medicinal uses. They were selected for...
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- brooklyn
- newtown creek
- nature walk