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Straddling
Chambers Street, which runs across the top of City Hall Park, the Municipal
Building stands like an oversized chest of drawers. Built between 1907 and
1914, the building was architects McKim, Mead and White's first skyscraper. Atop
it, an extravagant pile of columns and pinnacles signals a frivolous conclusion
to a no-nonsense building that houses public records; below, though not
apparent, subway cars travel through its foundation.
To
walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, take the footpath that emerges in the
middle of Centre Street just in front of the Municipal Building; it
should take about 45 minutes to reach the Brooklyn side.
At
100 Centre St, the 1939 Art Deco
Criminal Courts Building
, reminiscent of a Babylonian temple, houses the Manhattan Detention
Center of Men , which is nicknamed "the Tombs," after the funereal
Egyptian-style building that once stood across the street. Where "the
Tombs" used to be, the White Street Correctional Facility houses up to
500 maximum-security inmates, and the "bridge of sighs" towering over
White Street connects the two facilities. All courts are open to the
public (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm), yet the Criminal Courts are your best bet for
viewing the ponderous New York City justice system in action.
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Kids New York
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Kids cultural
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The Giuliani years
September 11, 2001
World Trade Center
Best of New York
Gays and Lesbian
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G & L Clubs
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Free museums hours
Staten Island ferry
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Diamond District
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