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Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial W 72nd St, New York, NY 10023 ☎ +1 212-639-9675 Last Updated: 09/27/2025 |
| The Eleanor Roosevelt Monument is located at the southeast corner of New York City's Riverside Park. This monument by sculptor Penelope Jencks honors humanitarian and First Lady Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. A niece of President Theodore Roosevelt, she was born into a socially prominent New York family. | |
| Orphaned at age eleven, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was educated in England before returning to New York where she was both a debutante and a settlement house volunteer. She married her distant cousin, and future president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1905. | |
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Pier I Place » Outdoors New York City's piers have served an important role in the city's history. They historically served industrial purposes and as the main reception area for immigrants to the city, but many remaining ones have been converted into public parks with de-industrialization. 55 views 💖 1 👍 0Riverside Park South, New York, NY 10069 |
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Upper West Side Place » City The Upper West Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Expansive, scenic, and (mostly) exclusive, the Upper West Side is one of the largest and mostly uniform neighborhoods in New York City. 42 views 💖 1 👍 0New York |
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Hippo Playground Place » Outdoors Hippo Playground is a beloved Upper West Side playground area. The playground has a public restroom and park house, swings with safety surfacing, wooden play equipment and slides, green metal play equipment, a spray shower, picnic tables, benches, sand pit, and a drinking fountain. 55 views 💖 1 👍 0Riverside Dr, New York, NY 10025 |