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The 33-story Alex Hotel offers spacious suites and guestrooms. All have 30-inch flat-screen liquid crystal TV's, Frette linens, Limestone bathrooms, and Frederic Fekkai Amenities.
Location Highlights:Airport Info: J. F. Kennedy International Airport -JFK- is 15 miles east; La Guardia Airport -LGA- is 9 miles east; Newark Airport -EWR- is 17 miles west;; Located in Midtown Manhattan, in close proximity to the United Nations, Grand Central Terminal; Areas Served: New York City, Newark, Westchester;
Recreation:Recreation; -Fitness Center-Complimentary 24 hour fitness center is located on the 3rd floor. State of the art Life Fitness equipment including cardio machines, free weights and circuit weights. Flat screen TV's and DVD players.-Shopping-Walking distance or short taxi ride to Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue shopping districts. Steps away from Grand Central shopping arcade.;
Business Amenities:Meeting and Banquet Facilities; Wine Room at Riingo Restaurant: banquet style seats 30; Cocktail reception seats 50; conference style seats 18. A Carrara Marble stairway leads to the Wine Room, this semi-private Wine Room with a large conference table is perfect for almost any small event.; Business Services; 24 hours Business centerWiFi public areasfacsimile and copy serviceshi speed internet accessBusiness card with fax/printers are available at a charge of USD 20.00 per day plus all related
Restaurant: Dining - -Restaurants-Name - RiingoHours of Operation - 630AM to 12:00AMDays Open - AllType - Restaurant/Lounge/BarType of Cuisine - American/Japanese/ContinentalMeals Served - Breakfast/Lunch/DinnerPrice range - Breakfast-15-30 USD/Lunch-40-60 USD/Dinner-60-90 USDSuitable attire - Business casualEntertainment - Sunday brunch live JazzSeating Capacity - 80 peopleReservations Required - Yes-Meal Plans-European Plan - No Meals included More Details
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What can one say about New York City that hasn't already been said?
This is the "Big Apple," the city that never sleeps, and is truly the cultural
and financial heart of the United States of America.
How did the city get the name of the "Big Apple?" No one knows for sure,
and there are many stories suggesting origins, ranging from depression-
era former financiers making ends meet by selling apples on the streets
while dressed in full suits to jazz musicians landing a gig at the popular
Big Apple club in Harlem. The city has adopted an "official" version that
ties the name to horse racing: Stable hands in New Orleans referred to a
trip to a New York racecourse as the "Big Apple" as the greatest reward
for any thoroughbred.
Broadway originates from Lower Manhattan at Bowling Green and ends in
Albany, making it one of the world's longest streets at 150 miles (241
kilometers). Its official name is Highway 9, but it was originally called
Bloomingdale Road and began at what is now 23rd Street and stretched to
114th Street. It was built to handle the increasing commercial traffic back
when Manhattan was mostly farms and rolling countryside and when
Bloomingdale was a large producer of tobacco. Bloomingdale Road later
became the Boulevard and later still was changed to Broadway.
Columbia University originated on the East Side. In the 1890s it moved to
the Upper West End's Morningside Heights, taking over the grounds of the
Bloomingdale Lunatic Asylum.
The City was briefly (1789-1790) the capital of the US and was state
capital until 1797. By 1790 it was the largest city in the US, and the 1825
opening of the Erie Canal led to even greater expansion. In 1898 a new
charter made Greater New York a metropolis of five boroughs (counties).
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