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MANHATTAN'S SECRET DOORS
what kind of secret world hides behind the massive iron doors of private clubs. New York is a city that protects its intimacy jeal- ously. However, all the rules change over one weekend in October. From 16 th to 18 th October this year, the festival Open House New York (OHNY) literally breaks the locks of the city. Instead of queuing up to experi- ence the Empire State Building, this event gives you the keys to places that the aver- age tourist – let alone most native New Yorkers – will never enter. Over the course of this weekend, over 300 locations across all five city boroughs open their doors. Alongside subterranean secrets, this festival also takes you to ordi- narily unseen rooftops. The private art-de- co penthouses of architects, green roof gar- dens above Rockefeller Center with secret elevators, and even private residences of world diplomats open their doors. OHNY isn’t just a tour intended for tourists; it’s architectural voyeurism in its purest, most exciting form. This autumn, we’re bypass-
New York as you’ve never seen it Why view the city from the streets alone, when one October weekend unlocks over 300 of the most closely guarded architectural gems?
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nyone who’s visited New York at least once knows the feeling of walking down Fifth Avenue, looking up at the tops of the skyscrapers
and wondering what’s going on behind those tinted windows on the 60 th floor, or
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