The New Yorker Hotel
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N 40° 45.167 W 073° 59.633
18T E 584931 N 4511800
This is the New Yorker hotel.
Waymark Code: WM5MQN
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2009
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From the New Yorker hotel home page:
History of the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan
The Classic Era: The Big Bands
The New Yorker hotel, a marvel of its day, was the largest hotel in New York with 2,500 rooms. In addition to the ballrooms there were ten private dining "salons" and five restaurants employing 35 master cooks. The barber shop was one of the largest in the world with 42 chairs and twenty manicurists.
There were 92 telephone operators and 150 laundry staff washing as many as 350,000 pieces daily. This was all supported by America's largest private power plant, which the New Yorker had installed down in the sub-basements.
With the arrival of the Big Bands, the stage was set for the "heyday" of the New Yorker Hotel. The famous bands of the day played at the New Yorker, including Benny Goodman, both of the Dorsey's and Woody Herman. This atmosphere not only drew in business travelers and tourists, but also attracted the elite of society as well as political figures and business leaders. The Brooklyn Dodgers, with Manager Leo Durocher, headquartered here for the 1941 World Series, and Joe DiMaggio lived here when the Yankees were in town. The 1950's - 60's did not turn out to be as prosperous as previous years, and The New Yorker closed its doors in 1972.
The New Millennium of NY Hotels: The New Yorker Hotel
On January 3, 2000, the New Yorker Hotel became a franchisee of the Ramada chain. "We've put together a $30 million plan to position the Ramada brand in the mid-to upper tier of the market," says Steve Belmonte, president and chief executive of Ramada Franchise Systems Inc. a subsidiary of Parsippany, N. J. based Cendant Corp. "The New Yorker is the cornerstone of the program."
What’s Next?
Business travelers and conference attendees are increasingly placing high speed Internet and videoconferencing services on their list of must-have amenities. The New Yorker Hotel now offers high speed Internet access for guestrooms and videoconferencing for the ballrooms and meeting rooms.
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