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Washington Square Park

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Washington Square Park is a public park in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. [1]

89 relations: Alexander Lyman Holley (sculpture), André Kertész, Arc de Triomphe, August Rush, Avengers: Infinity War, Barack Obama, Barefoot in the Park (film), Beat Generation, Beatnik, Bessemer process, Black Dwarf (comics), Bleecker Street, Borough president, Buddy Holly, Chess table, Club (weapon), Democratic Party (United States), Dutch West India Company, Eleanor Roosevelt, Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, Fifth Avenue, Folk music, Freddie Highmore, Fresh (1994 film), George Washington, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Giuseppe Garibaldi (Turini), Greenwich Village, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Hangman's Elm, Henry James, Hippie, Hulan Jack, I Am Legend (film), Iron Man, Izzy Young, Jane Fonda, Jane Jacobs, John Lindsay, Kids (film), List of New York City parks, List of numbered streets in Manhattan, Lower Manhattan, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, MacDougal Street, Mark Twain, Memorial gates and arches, Minetta Creek, New York City, New York City Council, ..., New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City Police Department, New York Supreme Court, New York University, New-York Historical Society, New-York Mirror, Park conservancy, Potter's field, Raised-bed gardening, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Moses, Robert Redford, Robin Williams, Searching for Bobby Fischer, Sing Sing, Spider-Man, Stanford White, Stanley Kubrick, The Amazing Race (U.S. TV series), The Amazing Race 30, The Astronaut's Wife, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Thompson Street (Manhattan), Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, Tuberculosis, Tuckahoe marble, Urban park, Washington Square (novel), Washington Square Arch, Waverly Place, Will Smith, World War I, World War II, Yellow fever, 10-Minute Walk, 4th Street (Manhattan). Expand index (39 more) »

Alexander Lyman Holley (sculpture)

Alexander Lyman Holley is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Alexander Lyman Holley by artist John Quincy Adams Ward and architect Thomas Hastings, located in Washington Square Park in Manhattan, New York.

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André Kertész

André Kertész (2 July 1894 – 28 September 1985), born Kertész Andor, was a Hungarian-born photographer known for his groundbreaking contributions to photographic composition and the photo essay.

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Arc de Triomphe

The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (Triumphal Arch of the Star) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the center of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l'Étoile — the étoile or "star" of the juncture formed by its twelve radiating avenues.

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August Rush

August Rush is a 2007 American drama film directed by Kirsten Sheridan and produced by Richard Barton Lewis.

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Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017.

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Barefoot in the Park (film)

Barefoot in the Park is a 1967 American comedy film.

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Beat Generation

The Beat Generation was a literary movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and influenced American culture and politics in the post-World War II era.

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Beatnik

Beatnik was a media stereotype prevalent throughout the 1950s to mid-1960s that displayed the more superficial aspects of the Beat Generation literary movement of the 1950s.

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Bessemer process

The Bessemer process was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron before the development of the open hearth furnace.

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Black Dwarf (comics)

Black Dwarf is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Bleecker Street

Bleecker Street is a west–east street in the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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Borough president

Borough president is an elective office in each of the five boroughs of New York City.

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Buddy Holly

Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll.

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Chess table

A chess table is a table built with features to make it useful for playing the game of chess.

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Club (weapon)

A club (also known as a cudgel, baton, truncheon, cosh, nightstick, beating stick, or bludgeon) is among the simplest of all weapons: a short staff or stick, usually made of wood, wielded as a weapon since prehistoric times.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).

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Dutch West India Company

Dutch West India Company (Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie, or GWIC; Chartered West India Company) was a chartered company (known as the "WIC") of Dutch merchants as well as foreign investors.

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat and activist.

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Elmer Holmes Bobst Library

The Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, often referred to as simply Bobst Library or Bobst, is the main library at New York University in Manhattan, New York City.

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Fifth Avenue

Fifth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, United States.

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Folk music

Folk music includes both traditional music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th century folk revival.

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Freddie Highmore

Alfred Thomas "Freddie" Highmore (born 14 February 1992) is an English actor.

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Fresh (1994 film)

Fresh is a 1994 American crime film written and directed by Boaz Yakin in his film directorial debut, also produced by Randy Ostrow and Lawrence Bender (seen in a cameo appearance).

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George Washington

George Washington (February 22, 1732 –, 1799), known as the "Father of His Country," was an American soldier and statesman who served from 1789 to 1797 as the first President of the United States.

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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Giuseppe Garibaldi; 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, politician and nationalist. He is considered one of the greatest generals of modern times and one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland" along with Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and Giuseppe Mazzini. Garibaldi has been called the "Hero of the Two Worlds" because of his military enterprises in Brazil, Uruguay and Europe. He personally commanded and fought in many military campaigns that led eventually to the Italian unification. Garibaldi was appointed general by the provisional government of Milan in 1848, General of the Roman Republic in 1849 by the Minister of War, and led the Expedition of the Thousand on behalf and with the consent of Victor Emmanuel II. His last military campaign took place during the Franco-Prussian War as commander of the Army of the Vosges. Garibaldi was very popular in Italy and abroad, aided by exceptional international media coverage at the time. Many of the greatest intellectuals of his time, such as Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, and George Sand, showered him with admiration. The United Kingdom and the United States helped him a great deal, offering him financial and military support in difficult circumstances. In the popular telling of his story, he is associated with the red shirts worn by his volunteers, the Garibaldini, in lieu of a uniform.

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Giuseppe Garibaldi (Turini)

Giuseppe Garibaldi is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Giuseppe Garibaldi by Giovanni Turini, located in Washington Square Park in Manhattan, New York.

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Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village often referred to by locals as simply "the Village", is a neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan, New York City.

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Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation

The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) is a non-profit membership organization that seeks to document, honor and preserve the architectural heritage and cultural history of several downtown New York City neighborhoods: Greenwich Village, the Far West Village, the Meatpacking District, the South Village, NoHo, and the East Village.

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Hangman's Elm

Hangman's Elm, or simply "The Hanging Tree", is an English Elm located at the Northwest corner in Washington Square Park, in the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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Henry James

Henry James, OM (–) was an American author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language.

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Hippie

A hippie (sometimes spelled hippy) is a member of a counterculture, originally a youth movement that began in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world.

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Hulan Jack

Hulan Edwin Jack (December 29, 1906 – December 19, 1986) was a prominent Saint Lucian-born New York politician who in 1954 became the highest ranking African American municipal official up until that time, when he was elected Borough President of Manhattan.

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I Am Legend (film)

I Am Legend is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film based on the novel of the same name, directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith, who plays US Army virologist Robert Neville.

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Iron Man

Iron Man is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Izzy Young

Israel Goodman Young or Izzy Young (born 26 March 1928) is a noted figure in the world of folk music, both in America and Sweden.

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Jane Fonda

Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model and fitness guru.

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Jane Jacobs

Jane Jacobs (née Butzner; May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006) was an American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics.

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John Lindsay

John Vliet Lindsay (November 24, 1921 – December 19, 2000) was an American politician, lawyer, and broadcaster.

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Kids (film)

Kids is a 1995 American independent coming-of-age film written by Harmony Korine and directed by Larry Clark.

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List of New York City parks

This is a list of New York City parks.

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List of numbered streets in Manhattan

The New York City borough of Manhattan contains 214 numbered east–west streets numbered from 1st to 228th, the majority of them created by the Commissioners' Plan of 1811.

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Lower Manhattan

Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan or Downtown New York, is the southernmost part of Manhattan, the central borough for business, culture, and government in the City of New York, which itself originated at the southern tip of Manhattan Island in 1624, at a point which now constitutes the present-day Financial District.

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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal is a newspaper based in Lubbock, Texas, United States.

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MacDougal Street

MacDougal Street is a one-way street in the Greenwich Village and SoHo neighborhoods of Manhattan, New York City.

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Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer.

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Memorial gates and arches

Memorial gates and arches are architectural monuments in the form of gates and arches or other entrances, constructed as a memorial, often dedicated to a particular war though some are dedicated to individuals.

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Minetta Creek

Minetta Creek was a stream that was among the largest natural watercourses in Manhattan, New York City.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York City Council

The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the City of New York.

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New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, also called Parks Department and NYC Parks, is the department of the government of New York City responsible for maintaining the city's parks system, preserving and maintaining the ecological diversity of the city's natural areas, and furnishing recreational opportunities for city's residents and visitors.

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New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is the New York City agency charged with administering the city's Landmarks Preservation Law.

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New York City Police Department

The City of New York Police Department, commonly known as the NYPD, is the primary law enforcement and investigation agency within the five boroughs of New York City.

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New York Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the New York State Unified Court System.

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New York University

New York University (NYU) is a private nonprofit research university based in New York City.

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New-York Historical Society

The New-York Historical Society is an American history museum and library located in New York City at the corner of 77th Street and Central Park West in Manhattan, founded in 1804 as New York's first museum.

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New-York Mirror

The New-York Mirror was a weekly newspaper published in New York City from 1823 to 1842, succeeded by The New Mirror in 1843 and 1844.

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Park conservancy

A park conservancy is a type of private, non-profit organization in the United States, that can support the maintenance, capital development, and advocacy for parks or park systems.

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Potter's field

A potter's field, paupers' grave or common grave is an American expression for a place for the burial of unknown or indigent people.

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Raised-bed gardening

Raised-bed gardening is a form of gardening in which the soil is formed in three-to-four-foot-wide (1.0–1.2 m) beds, which can be of any length or shape.

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Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, musician and travel writer.

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Robert Moses

Robert Moses (December 18, 1888 – July 29, 1981) was an American public official who worked mainly in the New York metropolitan area.

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Robert Redford

Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor, director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, and philanthropist.

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Robin Williams

Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian.

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Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer, released in the United Kingdom as Innocent Moves, is a 1993 American drama film written and directed by Steven Zaillian.

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Sing Sing

Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision in the village of Ossining, in the U.S. state of New York.

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Spider-Man

Spider-Man is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Stanford White

Stanford White (November 9, 1853 – June 25, 1906) was an American architect and partner in the architectural firm McKim, Mead & White, the frontrunner among Beaux-Arts firms.

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Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.

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The Amazing Race (U.S. TV series)

The Amazing Race is an American reality competition show in which typically eleven teams of two race around the world.

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The Amazing Race 30

The Amazing Race 30 is the thirtieth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race.

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The Astronaut's Wife

The Astronaut's Wife is a 1999 American science fiction thriller film directed and written by Rand Ravich.

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The Death and Life of Great American Cities

The Death and Life of Great American Cities is a 1961 book by writer and activist Jane Jacobs.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Village Voice

The Village Voice is an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly.

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Thompson Street (Manhattan)

Thompson Street is a street in the Lower Manhattan neighborhoods of Greenwich Village and SoHo in New York City, which runs north-south, from Washington Square Park at Washington Square South (West Fourth Street) to the Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) below Grand Street, where the street turns right to Sixth Avenue; it thus does not connect with Canal Street just a half block south of the turning point.

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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City on March 25, 1911 was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in US history.

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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB).

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Tuckahoe marble

Tuckahoe marble (also known as Inwood and Westchester marble) is a type of marble found in southern New York state and western Connecticut.

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Urban park

An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens (UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places to offer recreation and green space to residents of, and visitors to, the municipality.

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Washington Square (novel)

Washington Square is a short novel by Henry James.

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Washington Square Arch

The Washington Square Arch is a marble triumphal arch built in 1892 in Washington Square Park in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City.

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Waverly Place

Waverly Place is a narrow street, in the Greenwich Village section of the New York City borough of Manhattan, that runs from Bank Street to Broadway.

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Will Smith

Willard Carroll Smith Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, producer, rapper, comedian, and songwriter.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Yellow fever

Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration.

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10-Minute Walk

The 10-Minute Walk, also known as the 10-Minute Walk to a Park, refers to a grassroots parks-advocacy movement to ensure everybody in the United States lives within a ten-minute walk to a high-quality park or green space.

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4th Street (Manhattan)

4th Street is a street in Lower Manhattan, New York City.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Square_Park

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