New York is certainly one of the most magical places in the world, and there is no shortage of unusual places all to discover, alongside famous landmarks such as the Empire State Building, Central Park, and the Brooklyn Bridge, to name a few.
However, it is necessary to be aware of the fact that before leaving for this renowned destination, it proves to be essential to arrange a’travel insurance for the USA, capable of protecting especially against unforeseen events that may occur at the medical level. As it is known, in fact, the States denote very high costs even for interventions that in Italy are routine.
That said, here are 4 little-known (but really special) places to see in the Big Apple, for which we have taken our cues from the book “111 Places in New York You Really Need to Discover” by Jo-Anne Elikann.
News Building
A building that bears the signature of renowned architect Raymond Hood, who went down in history for designing Rockefeller Center. Formerly home to the Daily News, it would inspire the newspaper where Clark Kent, aka Superman, works with Lois Lane.
Built in 1930, but renamed the News Building, it is a structure with strong evocative and representative power, in a magnificent Art Nouveau style. The location is between Second and Third Avenues.
A farm in Manhattan
Along the furthest tip of Manhattan Island, but above a Broadway knoll, is Dyckman Farm, which gives a distinctly fairy-tale setting, similar to that of Dutch farms.
Built in 1784, it was inhabited until 1871 and features a particularly pleasant garden, complete with restored smokehouse, military hut and well. In 1915, after risking demolition, the farm was first purchased and then donated to the town by two sisters who were descendants of the original family. Today it remains a testament to what was once called Nieuw Amsterdam.
The lounge at the Algonquin Hotel
For the third place to visit in New York we move not far from Sixth Avenue, to the lounge of the Algonquin Hotel-a perfect place for those who want to find out more about the concept of elegance in New York City, just a short walk from Broadway.
We are talking about one of the most famous hotels of the 1920s, elected as a meeting place by a group of writers who called themselves the “Vicious Circle,” where the intellectual elite of the metropolis converged. Some of these literati would later found The New Yorker.
Tudor City: when utopia, it’s near Times Square
We conclude with what is a true institution in New York City, namely Tudor City, a residential neighborhood with a neo-Gothic mood, built during the 1920s and across the street from the UN headquarters by visionary builder Fred F. French.
It is a complex of as many as 12 buildings, equipped with indoor gardens and even a golf course, public parks, hotel and restaurant. A small town, in short, where more than 5,000 people live today.
So far so normal, but there is one peculiarity. True New Yorkers know where Tudor City is, locating it, for those who are not locals, is not at all. One element that has allowed this area to retain the peace, privacy and exclusivity of its origins.
