“The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan 1811–2011”

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Museum of the City of New York

Until Sun Jul 15 2012

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Photograph: Courtesy Museum of the City of New York
Photograph: Courtesy Museum of the City of New York
Photograph: Courtesy Museum of the City of New York
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Photograph: Jacob A. Riis/Courtesy Museum of the City of New York
Photograph: Courtesy Museum of the City of New York

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Time Out says

Thu Mar 15 2012

To mark the 200th anniversary of the Commissioners’ Plan of 1811, which proposed Manhattan's numbered grid, this exhibit looks at the original document, as well as historical maps, photographs and clippings that illustrate the evolution of the plan.

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Name:
Museum of the City of New York
Address:
Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Ave
East Harlem
New York

Cross Street:
between 103rd and 104th Sts
Phone:
212-534-1672
Website:
mcny.org
Opening hours:
Daily 10am–6pm
Transport:
Subway: 6 to 103rd St
Price:
Suggested donation $10, seniors and students $6, children 12 and under free
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1. Museum of the City of New York
  - 1220 Fifth Ave
    East Harlem
    New York
  - 212-534-1672
  - mcny.org
  - 40.792495,-73.951905