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The street is noted for the location of [[Radio City Music Hall]], [[One Worldwide Plaza|Worldwide Plaza]], [[Rockefeller Plaza]] and the [[Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]]. A building at Broadway was used in ''[[Silent Movie]]'' as the location of the "Engulf and Devour" company. The [[IND Eighth Avenue Line]], [[IND Sixth Avenue Line]] and [[IRT Lexington Avenue Line]] have subway stations at 50th. |
The street is noted for the location of [[Radio City Music Hall]], [[One Worldwide Plaza|Worldwide Plaza]], [[Rockefeller Plaza]] and the [[Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]]. A building at Broadway was used in ''[[Silent Movie]]'' as the location of the "Engulf and Devour" company. The [[IND Eighth Avenue Line]], [[IND Sixth Avenue Line]] and [[IRT Lexington Avenue Line]] have subway stations at 50th. |
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This street is notable for being blocked off in the mornings for the broadcast of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]''. |
This street is notable for being blocked off in the mornings for the broadcast of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]''. |
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The collapse of a crane on East 51st Street on [[March 15]] [[2008]] killed four workers. The top of the crane demolished a small apartment house on 50th Street, killing a resident. 17 were injured.<ref>{{cite book |title=Four die when New York City crane collapses | publisher= [[CNN]] | date= 15 mar 2008 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:32, 30 March 2008
50th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The street runs eastbound from 12th Avenue, across the full width of the island, ending at Beekman Place and carries the M50 bus line.
Sites of Interest
The street is noted for the location of Radio City Music Hall, Worldwide Plaza, Rockefeller Plaza and the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. A building at Broadway was used in Silent Movie as the location of the "Engulf and Devour" company. The IND Eighth Avenue Line, IND Sixth Avenue Line and IRT Lexington Avenue Line have subway stations at 50th.
This street is notable for being blocked off in the mornings for the broadcast of NBC's The Today Show.
The collapse of a crane on East 51st Street on March 15 2008 killed four workers. The top of the crane demolished a small apartment house on 50th Street, killing a resident. 17 were injured.[1]
References
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