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linens, bedding, flowers, foods,
and a whole building for rugs.
There are two dining places:
Lucy and Pipa.
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881 & 888
Broadway at East 19th St
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Map L4
Madison Square
The square opened in 1847
at the center of a fine residential
area where politician Theodore
Roosevelt and writer Edith
Wharton were born. The original
Madison Square Garden was
here, at Madison Avenue and
26th Street. Later office develop-
ment brought distinguished sites
such as the Flatiron and Metro-
politan Life buildings. Today the
statue-filled park is being reno-
vated and the area rediscovered.
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23rd to 26th sts, between Broadway &
Madison Av
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Union Square
Greenmarket
Herbs and berries, miniature
vegetables, fresh flowers and
homebaked pastries, newly woven
yarns, hams, honey - all of these
and more can be found at the
bountiful Greenmarket that fills
Union Square each Monday,
Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.
More than 200 regional farmers
take part in the market, each
offering only goods that they have
grown or made. A colorful New
York scene not to be missed.
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At Broadway & 14th Street
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Open 8am-6pm
Theodore Roosevelt
Birthplace
The boyhood home where the
colorful 26th President was born
in 1858 has been reconstructed.
Exhibits trace his political career
as well as his explorations, dis-
playing everything from toys to
campaign buttons, and emblems
of the trademark “Rough Rider”
hat Roosevelt wore in the Spanish-
American war. The house offers a
rare glimpse of a privileged 19th-
century New York lifestyle.
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28
East 20th Street, between Broadway &
Park Av South
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Open 9am-5pm
Tue-Sat
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Admission charge
ABC Carpet & Home
The city's most eclectic
emporium, two landmark buildings
that are part flea market, part
antiques fair, and part Middle
Eastern bazaar. Offerings include
fancy French or rugged Mexican
furniture, antiques and reproduc-
tions, fabrics and accessories,
Left
Madison Square
Right
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
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