 A section of Yorkville as seen from a high rise on Second Avenue and 87th Street Yorkville is a neighborhood within the Upper East Side of the borough of Manhattan in the city of New York City. Roughly speaking, it is bound by 79th Street on the south, the East River on the east, 96th Street (i.e., Spanish Harlem) on the north, and Third Avenue on the west. The neighborhood's main artery, East 86th Street, was sometimes called the "German Broadway." Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3008x2000, 804 KB) Photography by Leif Knutsen, May 8, 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3008x2000, 804 KB) Photography by Leif Knutsen, May 8, 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
This photo, showing the architectural mix on the Upper East Side, was taken from 87th Street and Second Avenue. ...
A borough is a local government administrative subdivision used in the Canadian province of Quebec, in some states of the United States, and formerly in New Zealand. ...
The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ...
Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location [[Image:|250px|250px|Location of City of New York, New York]] Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R...
New York City waterways: 1. ...
Spanish Harlem, also known as East Harlem or El Barrio, is a neighborhood in northeastern part of the borough of Manhattan, one of the largest predominantly Hispanic communities in New York City. ...
86th Street is a major two-way street in the Upper East Side and Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York. ...
For much of the twentieth century, Yorkville was inhabited by many people of German and Hungarian descent, with many German and Hungarian restaurants and bakeries. In the 1930s, the neighborhood was the home base of Fritz Kuhn's German-American Bund, the most notorious pro-Nazi group in 1930's America. As a result of their presence, Yorkville in this period was the scene of fierce street battles between pro- and anti-Nazi Germans and German-Americans. Today there are rare remnants of Yorkville's German origins (Schaller & Weber grocery shop, Elk Candy Company, Orwasher's bakery), but it has largely become an upper middle class residential neighborhood. Since the 1990s, Old World merchants such as the Kleine Konditorei bakery and Bremen House market (both German) as well as the Rigo bakery and Mokka restaurant (Hungarian) have closed. The Steuben's Day Parade still wends its way through the neighborhood, however. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ...
// Events and trends A public speech by Benito Mussolini, founder of the Fascist movement The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ...
Fritz Kuhn (May 15, 1896–December 14, 1951) was the leader of the German-American Bund, prior to World War II. He was a naturalized citizen of the United States and a loyal supporter of the German government led by Adolf Hitler. ...
The German-American Bund, or German American Federation, was an American Nazi organization established in the 1930s. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Nazism. ...
German-Americans are citizens of the United States of German ancestry. ...
The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ...
Steuben is the name of several places in the United States of America: Steuben, Maine Steuben County, Indiana Steuben County, New York Town of Steuben, New York These were most likely named for General Friedrich Wilhelm Augustus Steuben, Baron von Steuben, a German military man who aided the colonials in...
Yorkville includes Gracie Mansion, the official home of the mayor of New York City, and Carl Schurz Park. Gracie Mansion is the official residence of the mayor of New York City. ...
A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...
Carl Schurz Park is a 14. ...
Yorkville is the birthplace of baseball legend Lou Gehrig, in 1903. Actor James Cagney also grew up in the neighborhood. This person is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. ...
James Cagney was part of the Legends of Hollywood USPS stamp series. ...
And Yorkville is also the birthplace of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, circa 1920, founded by eleven local business men.
Yorkville was the home of the Marx Brothers at 179 East 93rd street. The Marx Brothers were a team of sibling comedians that appeared in vaudeville, stage plays, film and television. ...
Sadly though, Yorkville has the highest robbery rate in Manhattan (due to it's deserted streets and pockets of wealthy residents).
References 1 Marx, Harpo (1962). Harpo Speaks!, Limelight Editions. ISBN 0-87910-036-2.
External links - Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
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