Still home to the office of the Mayor and the Chambers of New York City, New York City Hall is the oldest functioning city hall in the United States. Located in Lower Manhattan in City Hall Park (Civic Center), the city hall was finished in 1812 and is registered as a National Historic Landmark. Today, the building is still one of the most visited structures in the city due to its French Renaissance architecture and its Georgian-style construction on the interior of the building. The city hall is surrounded by beautiful gardens and adjacent government buildings and you can always find politicians and government workers milling around during lunch hour. The building is also a popular landmark often seen in movies and television shows filmed in New York City like Ghostbusters and Spin City.
As a memorial to the Holocaust, this museum contains a core exhibition of more than 2000 historic photographs and 800 historical and cultural artifacts, as well as 24 original documentary films. These exhibits educate people of all ages and backgrounds about the broad tapestry of Jewish life over the past century, before, during, and after the Holocaust. The Museum of Jewish Heritage includes its 82,000-square foot (7618 square meter) Robert M. Morgenthau Wing, which contains the state-of-the-art Edmond J. Safra Hall, Andy Goldsworthy's Garden of Stones as well as a catering hall, classrooms, and expanded gallery space for special exhibitions. Check website for more details on current and upcoming events.
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Absolutely fresh produce sold at reasonable rates is what you should expect from 57th Street Greenmarket. Many of the eateries in Midtown West and Hell's Kitchen rely on this market for their supply of seasonal foods. The items you can purchase here include vegetables, fruits, flowers, herbs, cheese and many baked treats. This market is also the site of many community based programs like 'Cooking with the Locals', where people of the locality can recreate their favorite dishes made with market-based ingredients for others to observe. Food stamps and credit and debit cards are accepted only until 1.30p.
