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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">°F || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; text-align: right;">31.3 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; text-align: right;">31.8 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; text-align: right;">39.4 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; text-align: right;">50.2 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; text-align: right;">61.0 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; text-align: right;">70.3 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; text-align: right;">75.7 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; text-align: right;">73.9 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; text-align: right;">67.1 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; text-align: right;">56.3 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; text-align: right;">45.1 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; text-align: right;">34.7 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; text-align: right;">53.1 ||
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About to go to the ice rink- Rockefeller center. Excited!!! =Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center= By [|Heather Cross], About.com Guide See More About: Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center Heather Cross Rockefeller Center Ice Rink Location:The Rockefeller Center Ice Rink is located in the center of the complex of buildings between 47th and 50th Streets and 5th and 7th Avenues. See our [|Rockefeller Center Map].Rockefeller Center Ice Rink Directions:F, B, D or Q trains to 47-50 Streets-Rockefeller Center stop; 6 to 51st Street; 1 to 50th Street. See [|Rockefeller Center Map].Rockefeller Center Ice Rink Phone:212-332-7654Rockefeller Center Ice Rink Website:http://www.patinagroup.com/restaurant.php?restaurants_id=74/Rockefeller Center Ice Rink Season:The rink at Rockefeller Center typically opens Columbus Day weekend and stays open through early April.Rockefeller Center Ice Skate Rentals:$8-9Rockefeller Center Ice Rink Sessions:Skate rentals and admissions are charged per session. Time your visit appropriately to get the most skating for your money. October 10-November 5, 2009 Schedule and Rates (PDF) | November 6, 2009 - January 9, 2010 Schedule and Rates (PDF)Rockefeller Center Ice Rink Admission:Rates vary depending upon the time of day, day of the week and even change throughout the season. Adult admission is typically $10-19 and children are $7.50-12.50. There are also lunchtime skating sessions that cost just $5 offered until November 5, 2009. Check the Ice Rink at Rockefeller Center website for the most current information.Rockefeller Center Ice Skating Lessons:Half-hour private lessons, per person: Weekday skating lessons: $30 Weekend skating lessons: $35 Lesson Appointments: 212-332-7655Advice for Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center:Ice skating at Rockefeller Center is a quintessential New York City winter experience. The Ice Skating Rink at Rockefeller Center first opened on Christmas Day in 1936. The Ice Skating Rink at Rockefeller Center can accommodate approximately 150 skaters at a time and the rink is 122 feet long and 59 feet wide. While ice skating at Rockefeller Center is an experience that many New York City visitors desire, keep in mind that you're paying a premium to be able to say you ice skated at Rockefeller Center -- despite the small ice skating surface and the often crowded atmosphere. Ice skating prices at Rockefeller Center are most expensive during peak holiday periods, and busiest at those times also. Early morning during holiday periods and weekdays before 4 p.m. tend to be quieter times at the Ice Rink at Rockefeller Center. If the you're interested more in ice skating than in saying you ice skated at Rockefeller Center check out [|Ice Skating in New York City] for some other options. More About Rockefeller Center New York City Christmas Resources Plan Your New York City Trip Related Articles
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<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">WHAT CAN I DO THERE? ** Fees: Entrance Fees – None **** Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Ferry Fees: ** $12.00 -Ages 13+ - Day.$10.00- Seniors 62 and over – Day.$5.00- Children 4-12. – Day. There is an additional fee to reserve a ticket to the crown. See the reservation link below for more details.**Details-**There is no entrance fee to enter the Statue of Liberty or Ellis Island. National Park Passes only apply to entrance fees. Ferry fees: $12.00 - ages 13+. $10.00 - Senior Citizens (62 and over. $5.00 - Children 4 - 12. http://www.nps.gov/stli/planyourvisit/feesandreservations.htm Go on the Ferry to Ellis Island and see the statue of Liberty. The statue of Liberty is big and a great monumental attraction of New York. I went all the way to the top. I was looking out onto the beautifully city and thought about how lucky I am to be here. Buy some merchandise. Everything is so cheap and such great quality! I have gone on such a big shopping spree that i would not need to buy anything for a year! Go to time square- rushing around. Felt safe. Went to Broadway and saw The Lion King which was fantastic etc. - Animals came through the crowd -  Perfect ally choreographed. -  Enjoyed every minute of it so I watched it twice. <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">  <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> - Costumes were perfectly designed Converting Money- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Had a moist pretzel from Auntie Anne’s- it was a cinnamon sugar.
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> HISTORY OF NEW YORK <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">New York harbor was visited by Verrazano in 1524, and the Hudson River was first explored by Henry Hudson in 1609. The Dutch settled here permanently in 1624 and for 40 years they ruled over the colony of New Netherland. It was conquered by the English in 1664 and was then named New York in honor of the Duke of York. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Existing as a colony of Great Britain for over a century, New York declared its independence on July 9, 1776, becoming one of the original 13 states of the Federal Union. The next year, on April 20, 1777, New York's first constitution was adopted. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In many ways, New York State was the principal battleground of the Revolutionary War. Approximately one-third of the skirmishes and engagements of the war were fought on New York soil. The Battle of Saratoga, one of the decisive battles of the world, was the turning point of the Revolution leading to the French alliance and thus to eventual victory. New York City, long occupied by British troops, was evacuated on November 25, 1783. There, on December 4 at Fraunces Tavern, General George Washington bade farewell to his officers. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The first government of New York State grew out of the Revolution. The State Convention that drew up the Constitution created a Council of Safety which governed for a time and set the new government in motion. In June 1777, while the war was going on, an election for the first governor took place. Two of the candidates, Philip Schuyler and George Clinton, were generals in the field. Two others, Colonel John Jay and General John Morin Scott, were respectively leaders of the aristocratic and democratic groups in the Convention. On July 9, George Clinton was declared elected and he was inaugurated as Governor at Kingston, July 30, 1777. Albany became the capital of the State in January 1797. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Alexander Hamilton was a leader in the movement which ended in the development of the Federal Constitution, and he was active in its ratification. New York City became the first capital of the new nation, where President George Washington was inaugurated on April 30, 1789. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In following years, New York's economic and industrial growth made appropriate the title "The Empire State," an expression possibly originated by George Washington in 1784. In 1809, Robert Fulton's "North River Steamboat," the first successful steam-propelled vessel, began a new era in transportation. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Erie Canal, completed in 1825, greatly enhanced the importance of the port of New York and caused populous towns and cities to spring up across the state. The Erie Canal was replaced by the Barge Canal in 1918; and the system of waterways was further expanded by the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Overland transportation grew rapidly from a system of turnpikes established in the early 1880s to the modern day Governor Thomas E. Dewey New York State Thruway. By 1853, railroads, that had started as short lines in 1831, crossed the state in systems like the Erie and New York Central. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Located in New York harbor, the Statue of Liberty was formally presented to the U.S. Minister to France, Levi Parsons on July 4, 1884 by Ferdinand Lesseps, representing the Franco-American Union. The cornerstone was laid in August 1884 and the Statue of Liberty arrived in June 1885, in 214 packing crates. President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty on October 28, 1886, when the last rivet was put into place. During the nineteenth century, America became a haven for many of the oppressed people of Europe, and New York City became the "melting pot." The Statue of Liberty (dedicated in 1886 in the harbor), with its famous inscription, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," was the first symbol of America's mission.
 * **<span style="color: #990099; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Duke of York **
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 * <span style="color: #990099; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The First Capital of the New Nation **
 * <span style="color: #990099; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Empire State **
 * <span style="color: #990099; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Erie Canal **
 * <span style="color: #990099; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Statue of Liberty **

my new york poastage stamp-

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