| Bedford Stuyvesant |
a neighborhood in the the New York City borough of Brooklyn, sometimes referred to as "Bed Stuy." |
| borough |
one of the administrative divisions of New York City. [1/2 definitions] |
| Broadway |
a major north-south New York City street, part of which is the core of the theater district in midtown. [2 definitions] |
| Bronx |
the northernmost New York City borough. |
| Brooklyn |
a New York City borough on the western end of Long Island. |
| Central Park |
the first urban park in the U.S., developed in 1873, located in the Manhattan borough of New York City. |
| Frederick Olmsted |
U.S. park designer considered the founder of American landscape architecture, whose achievements include New York City's Central Park and major U.S. national parks; born Frederick Law Olmsted (b.1822--d.1903) |
| Harlem |
a section of northern Manhattan in New York City, mostly African American since the early 1900s and with a substantial Hispanic population, known for both its poverty and its cultural richness. |
| Long Island |
an island in southeastern New York State that includes two of the boroughs of New York City. |
| Manhattan |
an island and borough in New York City. [1/2 definitions] |
| Metropolitan Opera |
a U.S. opera company of world renown located in New York City. |
| New York |
a metropolis in the southeast corner of this state; New York City. [1/2 definitions] |
| off Broadway |
professional drama produced in New York City in small theaters located outside the Broadway theater district and characterized by experimental productions. [2 definitions] |
| off-Broadway |
being or pertaining to professional drama produced in New York City in small theaters located outside the Broadway theater district and characterized by experimental productions. |
| Queens |
a borough of New York City, on western Long Island. |
| Statue of Liberty |
a huge copper statue of a woman representing liberty, given to the United States by France and situated on an island in the New York City harbor. |
| Tammany Hall |
a powerful Democratic organization founded in 1789 in New York City, known for its corruption and political abuse in the late nineteenth century. |
| Wall Street |
a lower Manhattan street in New York City that is the chief financial center of the United States. [1/2 definitions] |
| West Point |
the oldest military post in the U.S. and the seat of the U.S. Military Academy, located north of New York City on the western bank of the Hudson River. |