What Makes New York

All photos taken by:Christina Grierson

Church Street | TribecaThis picture was taken from the 51st floor of the World Trade Center.

This view overlooks all of Lower Manhattan.

TribecaThis was also taken on the 51st floor of the World Trade Center. If you look closely to your

far right, you can see the Statue of Liberty.

Downtown ManhattanThe crosswalk of Barclay St. and Greenwich St. in Downtown Manhattan.

7 World Trade Center is located here.

Upper East Side | ManhattanThis is a luxury home located near Central Park and The Plaza Hotel.

The Upper East Side Market averages$2,175,000 for a home such as this one.

The Plaza Hotel | Fifth Avenue, Midtown ManhattanThe famous Plaza Hotel opened on October 1st, 1907 and has since become one of

the world’s most celebrated Hotels. It is famous for films such as Eloise (1956), The Cotton Club (1984),

and Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992).

The Plaza Hotel |Midtown ManhattanIn this picture is the famous Eloise telephone located in the lobby of

the Plaza Hotel. When picked up and dialed, the voice of Eloise speaksto the caller. Eloise is a series of children's books written in the 1950s by Kay Thompson.

Eloise is known for living on the “tippy top floor” of thePlaza Hotel with her Nanny, her dog Weenie, and her turtle Skipperdee.

Madison Square Garden | Manhattan, New YorkMadison Square Garden, commonly nicknamed “The Garden” is a famous arena located

in Midtown Manhattan. It is the oldest and most active major sporting facility in the New York metropolitan area. It is the home of the New York Rangers, New York Knicks,

New York Liberty and St. John’s University sports teams.

St. John’s University | Queens, New York CityThis message is written across the walls on the lower level of Carnesecca Arena, reminding

all of the athletes representing St. John’s that they also representNew York.

Greenwich Village | Manhattan, New York CityWhile walking through Washington Square Park, I came across a group of people

grabbing the attention of the public through the allure of free iced coffee. They identified themselves as

Jews for Jesus, something I had only come across in New York City.

Greenwich Village | Manhattan, New York CityJoe’s Pizza, known as the best pizza New York has to offer. Peter Parker

aka Spiderman was the delivery boy for Joe’s Pizza in the Spiderman movie.

Alice’s Tea Cup |Manhattan, New York City Alice’s Tea Cup is an Alice In Wonderland themed restaurant. They are known

as New York’s “most whimsical tea house” with over one hundred flavors of assorted teas. “This way to the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party”

Roosevelt Island |Manhattan, New York CityThis picture was taken on Roosevelt Island looking over Manhattan. Roosevelt Island is a

narrow island located in the East River of New York City. To the West ofthe island is Manhattan, to the East is Queens and Long Island. It is the home of the abandoned

Smallpox Hospital, where smallpox patients were taken and quarantined in the late 1800s.

New York CityAmerican photographer and blogger Brandon Stanton began

Humans of New York in the summer of 2010. Stanton travels around New York City talking to strangers,taking their picture, and documenting their stories. He has a following of over 15 million

people on social media.