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Brick Presbyterian Church (Manhattan)
The Brick Presbyterian Church is a large congregation at Park Avenue and 91st Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. A member of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Presbyterian Church, it is known for its Day School and music programs. It was founded as an offshoot of First Presbyterian Church (Manhattan), First Presbyterian Church. Its first building, in Lower Manhattan, opened in 1768. The Park Avenue location opened April 14, 1940. History The first church building was built and designed by architect John McComb, Sr. on the corner of Beekman and Nassau Street (Manhattan), Nassau Streets. It opened doors on New Year's Day in 1768. During the American Revolutionary War, the British used the church to house Prisoner of war, prisoners of war. When the congregation moved uptown, the New York Times Building (41 Park Row), ''New-York Daily Times'' used the site for its new headquarters, a dedicated five-story building. In 1858, the congregation moved to a new bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
