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Gay Liberation Monument
This sculpture by George Segal (1924–2000) honors the gay rights movement and commemorates the events at the Stonewall I...

General Daniel Butterfield
Who is this monument dedicated to? Daniel Butterfield (1831–1901) was born October 31, 1831. His father was a leader ...

General Philip Henry Sheridan
This expressive bronze portrait of General Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888), created by Joseph Pollia (1893-1954), was unveil...

General Winfield Scott Hancock Statue
This monumental bronze portrait bust, dedicated in 1893, depicts Civil War General Winfield Scott Hancock (1824–1886), a...

General Worth Monument
Honoring General William Jenkins Worth (1794–1849), and dating to 1857, this site is the second oldest major monument in...

General Worth Square
This small square marks the grave of General William Jenkins Worth (1794-1849). Born to Quaker parents in Hudson, New York, W...

George M. Cohan Statue
This bronze statue depicts the American composer, playwright, actor, and producer George M. Cohan (1878-1942).  The statu...

George Washington Acccompanied by Fame and Valor
This marble statue depicts a resolute George Washington (1732–1799) as Commander-in-Chief. Standing in repose on the nor...

George Washington Accompanied by Wisdom and Justice
This elaborate marble statue depicts American Revolutionary War General and President George Washington (1732–1799). St...

George Washington Statue
This impressive bronze equestrian portrait of George Washington (1732-1799), the first president of the United States, is th...

Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center
This Recreation Center is named in honor of Gertrude Ederle (1905-2003), who was a world-class swimmer and the first woman to ...

Gertrude Stein Statue
One of five sculptures in the park, this statue honors the trailblazing American author and arts patron Gertrude Stein (1874&n...

Giovanni Da Verrazzano Statue
This heroic sculpture of Italian explorer and navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano (c. 1485-1528) is by Ettore Ximenes (1855&ndash...

Giuseppe Garibaldi Monument
Who is this monument dedicated to? This monument is dedicated to General Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807–1882), the 19th-centu...

Giuseppe Mazzini
This bronze portrait bust of Italian patriot Giuseppe Mazzini (1805–1872) was created by Italian-born sculptor Giovanni ...

Glaciers in New York City - Inwood Hill Park
Inwood Hill Park now contains the last natural forest and salt marsh in Manhattan, but the land once lay beneath a huge sheet ...

Golden Swan Garden
Situated on the southeast corner of the intersection of West Fourth Street and Sixth Avenue, this newly created viewing garden...

Gorman Park
This park, situated on a very steep hill rising from Broadway to Wadsworth Terrace, between West 189th and West 190th Streets,...

Governor Alfred E. Smith Park
This park honors Governor Alfred Emanuel Smith (1873-1944), who rose from the Lower East Side as the son of Irish immigrants t...

Gracie Mansion
Gracie Mansion stands in Carl Schurz Park above Hell Gate, a roaring stretch of water where the Harlem River, East River, and ...

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