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'''York Avenue''' and '''Sutton Place''' are the names of a relatively short north-south thoroughfare in the [[Yorkville, Manhattan|Yorkville]], [[Lenox Hill]], and Sutton Place neighborhoods of the [[East Side (Manhattan)|East Side]] of [[Manhattan]], in [[New York City]]. York Avenue runs from [[59th Street (Manhattan)|59th]] to 91st Streets through eastern Lenox Hill and Yorkville on the [[Upper East Side]]. Sutton Place and its southern extension runs through their namesake neighborhood along the [[East River]] and south of the [[Queensboro Bridge]], with Sutton Place South running from [[53rd Street (Manhattan)|53rd]] to [[57th Street (Manhattan)|57th Street]]s and Sutton Place from 57th to 59th Streets. The street is considered among the city's most affluent, and both portions are known for upscale apartments, much like the rest of the [[Upper East Side]].
'''York Avenue''', '''Sutton Place''', and '''Sutton Place South''' are the names of segments of a north–south thoroughfare in the [[Yorkville, Manhattan|Yorkville]], [[Lenox Hill]], and Sutton Place neighborhoods of the [[East Side (Manhattan)|East Side]] of [[Manhattan]], in [[New York City]]. York Avenue runs from [[59th Street (Manhattan)|59th]] to 92nd Streets through eastern Lenox Hill and Yorkville on the [[Upper East Side]]. Sutton Place and Sutton Place South run through their namesake neighborhood along the [[East River]] and south of the [[Queensboro Bridge]]. Sutton Place South runs from [[57th Street (Manhattan)|57th]] to [[53rd Street (Manhattan)|53rd Street]]s. Unlike most north–south streets in Manhattan, building address numbers along Sutton Place South increase when headed south. Sutton Place runs from 57th to 59th Streets. The streets are considered among the city's most affluent, and both portions are known for upscale apartments, much like the rest of the [[Upper East Side]].


Addresses on York Avenue are continuous with that of [[Avenue A (Manhattan)|Avenue A]] in the [[Alphabet City, Manhattan|Alphabet City]] neighborhood, starting in the 1100 series and rising to the 1700 series. Addresses on Sutton Place vary.
Addresses on York Avenue are continuous with that of [[Avenue A (Manhattan)|Avenue A]] in the [[Alphabet City, Manhattan|Alphabet City]] neighborhood, starting in the 1100 series and rising to the 1700 series. Addresses on Sutton Place and Sutton Place South do not follow the usual pattern in Manhattan.


The greater Sutton Place neighborhood, which sits north of the neighborhood of [[Turtle Bay, Manhattan|Turtle Bay]], runs from 53rd Street to 59th Street and is bounded on the east by the East River and on the west by either [[First Avenue (Manhattan)|First Avenue]]<ref>{{cite news | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/15/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-sutton-place-prestigious-address-with-villagelike-feel.html | work =[[The New York Times]]| title=If You're Thinking of Living In/Sutton Place; Prestigious Address With Villagelike <!--as spelled in Times headline--> Feel| first=Claire | last=Wilson| date=June 15, 2003|access-date=November 14, 2014| quote=...Sutton Place, a tidy and somewhat out-of-the-way Manhattan enclave that runs from 53rd to 59th Streets between First Avenue and the East River.}}</ref> or [[Second Avenue (Manhattan)|Second Avenue]].<ref>{{cite news | url =https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/27/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-sutton-place.html | title=If You're Thinking of Living in Sutton Place| first=Laurie | last=Johnston|work =The New York Times| date=May 27, 1984|access-date=November 14, 2014| quote= ...the name [Sutton Place] reflects its glow south to 53d Street, west to Second Avenue and even a bit farther west on 57th Street.}}</ref> '''Sutton Square''' is the cul-de-sac at the end of [[58th Street (Manhattan)|East 58th Street]], just east of Sutton Place; '''Riverview Terrace''' is a row of townhouses on a short private driveway that runs north from Sutton Square.
The greater Sutton Place neighborhood, which sits north of the neighborhood of [[Turtle Bay, Manhattan|Turtle Bay]], runs from 53rd Street to 59th Street and is bounded on the east by the East River and on the west by either [[First Avenue (Manhattan)|First Avenue]]<ref>{{cite news | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/15/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-sutton-place-prestigious-address-with-villagelike-feel.html | work =[[The New York Times]]| title=If You're Thinking of Living In/Sutton Place; Prestigious Address With Villagelike <!--as spelled in Times headline--> Feel| first=Claire | last=Wilson| date=June 15, 2003|access-date=November 14, 2014| quote=...Sutton Place, a tidy and somewhat out-of-the-way Manhattan enclave that runs from 53rd to 59th Streets between First Avenue and the East River.}}</ref> or [[Second Avenue (Manhattan)|Second Avenue]].<ref>{{cite news | url =https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/27/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-sutton-place.html | title=If You're Thinking of Living in Sutton Place| first=Laurie | last=Johnston|work =The New York Times| date=May 27, 1984|access-date=November 14, 2014| quote= ...the name [Sutton Place] reflects its glow south to 53d Street, west to Second Avenue and even a bit farther west on 57th Street.}}</ref> '''Sutton Square''' is the cul-de-sac at the end of [[58th Street (Manhattan)|East 58th Street]], just east of Sutton Place; '''Riverview Terrace''' is a row of townhouses on a short private driveway that runs north from Sutton Square.
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===Early years===
===Early years===


The street that became York Avenue and Sutton Place was proposed as an addition to the [[Commissioners' Plan of 1811]] for Manhattan, which designated 12 broad north-south avenues running the length of the island. The geography of Manhattan left a large area on the Upper East Side east of [[First Avenue (Manhattan)|First Avenue]] without a major north-south thoroughfare, so Avenue A was added to compensate. Sutton Place, the name that applied to the whole street at the time, was originally one of several disconnected stretches of Avenue A built where space allowed, east of [[First Avenue (Manhattan)|First Avenue]].
The street that became York Avenue and Sutton Place was proposed as an addition to the [[Commissioners' Plan of 1811]] for Manhattan, which designated 12 broad north–south avenues running the length of the island. The geography of Manhattan left a large area on the Upper East Side east of [[First Avenue (Manhattan)|First Avenue]] without a major north–south thoroughfare, so Avenue A was added to compensate. Sutton Place, the name that applied to the whole street at the time, was originally one of several disconnected stretches of Avenue A built where space allowed, east of [[First Avenue (Manhattan)|First Avenue]].


In 1875, Effingham B. Sutton constructed a group of brownstones between 57th and 58th Streets.<ref>[http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/sutton-place-park/history Sutton Place Park history], NYC Parks website. Retrieved 2015-01-06.</ref> The earliest source found by ''[[The New York Times]]'' using the term Sutton Place dates to 1883. At that time, the New York City Board of Aldermen approved a petition to change the name from "Avenue A" to "Sutton Place", covering the blocks between 57th and 60th Streets.<ref>Senft, Bret. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E6D9123AF931A25755C0A962958260 "If You're Thinking of Living In/Sutton Place; A Riverside Enclave for the Well-to-Do"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 12, 1994. Accessed December 27, 2007.</ref><ref name=gray>{{cite news| last=Gray| first= Christopher| url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06E1DA123AF932A1575AC0A9659C8B63| author-link=Christopher Gray | title=Streetscapes/Sutton Place, Sutton Place South and One Sutton Place North; A Prestigious Enclave With a Name in Question | work=The New York Times| date=September 21, 2003|access-date= December 27, 2007}}</ref> The block between 59th and 60th Streets is now considered a part of York Avenue.
In 1875, Effingham B. Sutton constructed a group of brownstones between 57th and 58th Streets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sutton Place Park Highlights : NYC Parks |url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/sutton-place-park/history |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=www.nycgovparks.org}}</ref> The earliest source found by ''[[The New York Times]]'' using the term Sutton Place dates to 1883. At that time, the New York City Board of Aldermen approved a petition to change the name from "Avenue A" to "Sutton Place", covering the blocks between 57th and 60th Streets.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Senft |first=Bret |date=1994-06-12 |title=If You're Thinking of Living In/Sutton Place; A Riverside Enclave for the Well-to-Do |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/12/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-sutton-place-riverside-enclave-for-well.html |access-date=2022-09-15 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=gray>{{cite news| last=Gray| first= Christopher| url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06E1DA123AF932A1575AC0A9659C8B63| author-link=Christopher Gray (architectural historian) | title=Streetscapes/Sutton Place, Sutton Place South and One Sutton Place North; A Prestigious Enclave With a Name in Question | work=The New York Times| date=September 21, 2003|access-date= December 27, 2007}}</ref> The block between 59th and 60th Streets is now considered a part of York Avenue.


Sutton Place first became fashionable around 1920, when several wealthy socialites, including [[Anne Harriman Vanderbilt]] and [[Anne Morgan (philanthropist)|Anne Morgan]], built townhouses on the eastern side of the street, overlooking the East River. Both townhouses were designed by [[Mott B. Schmidt]], launching a career that included many houses for the wealthy.<ref name="mottschmidtcom">{{cite web | url=http://www.mottschmidt.com/about_mott_schmidt/view/sutton-place | title=About Mott Schmidt: Beginnings and Sutton Place | publisher=MottSchmidt.com | work=The Architecture of Mott B. Schmidt | access-date=September 8, 2012 | author=Hewitt, Mark Alan}}</ref> Very shortly thereafter, developers started to build grand co-operative apartment houses on Sutton Place and Sutton Place South, including several designed by [[Rosario Candela]]. Development came to an abrupt halt with the [[Great Depression]], and the luxury apartment buildings on the lower part of Sutton Place South (below 57th Street) and the northernmost part of Sutton Place (adjacent to the Queensboro Bridge) were not developed until the 1940s and 1950s.
Sutton Place first became fashionable around 1920, when several wealthy socialites, including [[Anne Harriman Vanderbilt]] and [[Anne Morgan (philanthropist)|Anne Morgan]], built townhouses on the eastern side of the street, overlooking the East River. Both townhouses were designed by [[Mott B. Schmidt]], launching a career that included many houses for the wealthy.<ref name="mottschmidtcom">{{cite web | url=http://www.mottschmidt.com/about_mott_schmidt/view/sutton-place | title=About Mott Schmidt: Beginnings and Sutton Place | publisher=MottSchmidt.com | work=The Architecture of Mott B. Schmidt | access-date=September 8, 2012 | author=Hewitt, Mark Alan}}</ref> Very shortly thereafter, developers started to build grand co-operative apartment houses on Sutton Place and Sutton Place South, including several designed by [[Rosario Candela]]. Development came to an abrupt halt with the [[Great Depression]], and the luxury apartment buildings on the lower part of Sutton Place South (below 57th Street) and the northernmost part of Sutton Place (adjacent to the Queensboro Bridge) were not developed until the 1940s and 1950s.


[[File:Weill Cornell Medicine (48064045073).jpg|thumb|[[NewYork–Presbyterian]]/Weill Cornell as seen from the East River]]
[[File:The Rockefeller University, York Avenue NYC.jpg|thumb|Gates of [[The Rockefeller University]] on York Avenue]]
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In 1906, The Rockefeller Institute (the predecessor to [[The Rockefeller University]]) moved its laboratories to the site of the former Schermerhorn farm at York Avenue (then called Avenue A) and 66th Street.<ref name="Our History">{{Cite web|title=Our History|url=https://www.rockefeller.edu/about/history/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=About|language=en}}</ref> John D. Rockefeller purchased the land from the Schermerhorn estate between Avenue A and the East River extending from 64th Street to 67th Street in 1903 <ref>{{Cite news|date=November 2, 1922|title=NAME ROCKEFELLER AS BUYER OF BLOCK; Reported Purchase Opposite Institute Is Believed to Forecast Expansion.NEGOTIATORS ARE SILENTResearch Plant Controls Six BlocksBetween 63d and 68th Street,Avenue A and East River.|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1922/11/02/99093950.html?pageNumber=37|access-date=2021-02-07|work=The New York Times|language=en}}</ref> The Rockefeller Institute Hospital opened in 1910.<ref name="Our History"/>


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In 1912, [[New York Hospital]] became affiliated with the [[Cornell University Medical College]] and in 1932 moved to its current location, a joint facility, the [[New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center]], on York Avenue between [[67th Street (Manhattan)|East 67th]] and [[68th Street (Manhattan)|68th]] Streets. In 1998, NY Hospital merged with [[Presbyterian Hospital (New York City)|Presbyterian Hospital]] to become [[NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital]] (NYP) and the site functions as one of the main campuses of NYP.<ref name="weill.cornell.edu">{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} Weill Cornell Medicine |url=https://weill.cornell.edu/our-story/history |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=weill.cornell.edu}}</ref> In 2019, NYP was ranked as 5th Best Hospital in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=2019-20 Best Hospitals Honor Roll and Medical Specialties Rankings|url=https://health.usnews.com/health-care/best-hospitals/articles/best-hospitals-honor-roll-and-overview|publisher = [[U.S. News & World Report]]|access-date=30 July 2019}}</ref>
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In 1906, The Rockefeller Institute (the predecessor to [[The Rockefeller University]]) moved its laboratories to the site of the former Schermerhorn farm at York Avenue (then called Avenue A) and 66th Street.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our History|url=https://www.rockefeller.edu/about/history/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=About|language=en}}</ref> John D. Rockefeller purchased the land from the Schermerhorn estate between Avenue A and the East River extending from 64th Street to 67th Street in 1903 <ref>{{Cite web|title=NAME ROCKEFELLER AS BUYER OF BLOCK; Reported Purchase Opposite Institute Is Believed to Forecast Expansion.NEGOTIATORS ARE SILENTResearch Plant Controls Six BlocksBetween 63d and 68th Street,Avenue A and East River.|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1922/11/02/99093950.html?pageNumber=37|access-date=2021-02-07|website=timesmachine.nytimes.com|language=en}}</ref> The Rockefeller Institute Hospital opened in 1910.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our History|url=https://www.rockefeller.edu/about/history/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=About|language=en}}</ref>
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On the west side of Avenue A, across the street from the Rockefeller Institute, in 1925, the Rockefeller Garden Apartments opened.<ref name="nyt-1925-10-02">{{Cite web|date=October 2, 1925|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1925/10/02/issue.html|title=ROCKEFELLER PLANS MORE APARTMENTS|access-date=2021-02-07|website=The New York Times|page=25|language=en}}</ref> These were meant to be affordable housing, "good homes for low rents" for people with children.<ref name="nyt-1925-10-02"/>


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In 1928, a one-block section of Sutton Place north of 59th Street, and all of [[Avenue A (Manhattan)|Avenue A]] north of that point, was renamed '''York Avenue''' to honor U.S. Army Sergeant [[Alvin York]], who received the [[Medal of Honor]] during World War I's [[Meuse-Argonne Offensive]].<ref name="gray" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pollak |first=Michael |date=2005-08-07 |title=The Great Race |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/07/nyregion/thecity/the-great-race.html |access-date=2022-09-15 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>During his October 8, 1918, attack, York captured four German officers and 128 men and several guns. {{Cite web| url = http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/html/moh/worldwari.html| title = Medal of Honor Recipients - World War I| publisher = [[United States Army Center of Military History]]}}</ref> York, commanding only a few men took over 125 German soldiers as prisoners. York's feat made him a national hero and international celebrity among allied nations.
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In 1912, [[New York Hospital]] became affiliated with the [[Cornell University Medical College]] and in 1932 moved to its current location, a joint facility, the [[New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center]], on York Avenue between [[67th Street (Manhattan)|East 67th]] and [[68th Street (Manhattan)|68th]] Streets. In 1998, NY Hospital merged with [[Presbyterian Hospital (New York City)|Presbyterian Hospital]] to become [[NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital]] (NYP) and the site functions as one of the main campuses of NYP.<ref>https://weill.cornell.edu/our-story/about-weill-cornell-medicine/history History of Weill Cornell Medical College</ref> In 2019, NYP was ranked as 5th Best Hospital in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=2019-20 Best Hospitals Honor Roll and Medical Specialties Rankings|url=https://health.usnews.com/health-care/best-hospitals/articles/best-hospitals-honor-roll-and-overview|publisher = [[U.S. News & World Report]]|access-date=30 July 2019}}</ref>
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On the west side of Avenue A, across the street from the Rockefeller Institute, in 1925, the Rockefeller Garden Apartments opened.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TimesMachine: Friday October 2, 1925 - NYTimes.com|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1925/10/02/issue.html|access-date=2021-02-07|website=timesmachine.nytimes.com|language=en}}</ref> There were meant to be affordable housing, "good homes for low rents" for people with children. <ref>{{Cite web|title=TimesMachine: Friday October 2, 1925 - NYTimes.com|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1925/10/02/issue.html|access-date=2021-02-07|website=timesmachine.nytimes.com|language=en}}</ref>


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In 1932, [[New York Hospital]] and [[Cornell University Medical College]] (which affiliated in 1913) moved to its current location, a joint facility, the [[New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center]], on York Avenue at [[68th Street (Manhattan)|68th]] Street. In 1998, NY Hospital merged with [[Presbyterian Hospital (New York City)|Presbyterian Hospital]] to become [[NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital]] (NYP) and the site functions as one of the main campuses of NYP.<ref name="weill.cornell.edu"/>
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In 1928, a one-block section of Sutton Place north of 59th Street, and all of [[Avenue A (Manhattan)|Avenue A]] north of that point, was renamed '''York Avenue''' to honor U.S. Army Sergeant [[Alvin York]], who received the [[Medal of Honor]] during World War I's [[Meuse-Argonne Offensive]].<ref name="gray" /><ref>Pollak, Michael. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/07/nyregion/thecity/07fyi.html "F. Y. I."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 7, 2005. Accessed October 16, 2007. "In 1928, Sutton Place from 59th to 60th Street, and Avenue A north of 60th, were renamed York Avenue in honor of Sgt. Alvin C. York (1887-1964), a World War I hero from Tennessee and a recipient of the Medal of Honor."</ref><ref>During his October 8, 1918, attack, York captured four German officers and 128 men and several guns. {{Cite web| url = http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/html/moh/worldwari.html| title = Medal of Honor Recipients - World War I| publisher = [[United States Army Center of Military History]]}}</ref> York, commanding only a few men took over 125 German soldiers as prisoners. York's feat made him a national hero and international celebrity among allied nations.


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In 1939, the [[Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center|Memorial Hospital]] opened on York Avenue, between 67th and 68th Streets, on land donated by John D. Rockefeller Jr.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History & Milestones {{!}} Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center|url=https://www.mskcc.org/about/history-milestones|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.mskcc.org|language=en}}</ref>
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In 1932, [[New York Hospital]] and [[Cornell University Medical College]] (which affiliated in 1913) moved to its current location, a joint facility, the [[New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center]], on York Avenue at [[68th Street (Manhattan)|68th]] Street. In 1998, NY Hospital merged with [[Presbyterian Hospital (New York City)|Presbyterian Hospital]] to become [[NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital]] (NYP) and the site functions as one of the main campuses of NYP.<ref>https://weill.cornell.edu/our-story/about-weill-cornell-medicine/history History of Weill Cornell Medical College</ref>

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In 1939, the [[Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center|Memorial Hospital]] opened on York Avenue, between 67th and 68th Streets, on land donated by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History & Milestones {{!}} Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center|url=https://www.mskcc.org/about/history-milestones|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.mskcc.org|language=en}}</ref>


===Park controversy===
===Park controversy===
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[[File:Sutton Place Park and Queensboro Bridge-Night.jpg|thumb|Sutton Place Park at the end of [[57th Street (Manhattan)|57th Street]], with the [[Queensboro Bridge]] in the background]]
[[File:Sutton Place Park and Queensboro Bridge-Night.jpg|thumb|Sutton Place Park at the end of [[57th Street (Manhattan)|57th Street]], with the [[Queensboro Bridge]] in the background]]


In 1939, city authorities took ownership of the property behind One Sutton Place South by condemnation in connection with the construction of the FDR Drive, then leased it back to the building. The building's lease for its backyard expired in 1990.<ref>Bagli, Charles V. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/31/nyregion/in-sutton-place-s-backyard-private-oasis-on-public-land.html "In Sutton Place's Backyard, Private Oasis on Public Land"], ''The New York Times'', December 31, 2003</ref><ref>[http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2004/12/07/sutton_place_private_lawn_going_to_the_masses.php "Sutton Place Private Lawn Going to the Masses"], Curbed.com, December 7, 2004</ref> The co-op tried unsuccessfully to extend the lease, and later made prospective apartment-buyers review the legal status of the backyard and sign a confidentiality agreement.<ref name="nytimes-june19-2007">Bagli, Charles V., [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/nyregion/19suit.html "A Co-op on Sutton Place Sues to Keep Its Backyard"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 19, 2007. Accessed December 27, 2007.</ref> In June 2007, the co-op sued the city in an attempt the keep the land,<ref name="nytimes-june19-2007" /> and on November 1, 2011, the co-op and the city reached an agreement in which the co-op ended its ownership claim and each side would contribute $1 million toward the creation of a public park on the land.<ref>Flegenheimer, Matt, [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/02/nyregion/sutton-place-settles-land-ownership-dispute-with-city.html "Co-op Ends Fight With City Over Its East Side Backyard"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 1, 2011. Accessed November 4, 2011.</ref>{{clear left}}
In 1939, city authorities took ownership of the property behind One Sutton Place South by [[eminent domain]] in connection with the construction of the FDR Drive, then leased it back to the building for $1 a year. The building's lease for its backyard expired in 1990.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bagli |first=Charles V. |date=2003-12-31 |title=In Sutton Place's Backyard, Private Oasis on Public Land |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/31/nyregion/in-sutton-place-s-backyard-private-oasis-on-public-land.html |access-date=2022-09-15 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Steele |first=Lockhart |date=2004-12-07 |title=Sutton Place Private Lawn Going to the Masses |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2004/12/7/10616998/sutton-place-private-lawn-going-to-the-masses |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Curbed NY |language=en}}</ref> The co-op tried unsuccessfully to extend the lease, and later made prospective apartment-buyers review the legal status of the backyard and sign a confidentiality agreement.<ref name="nytimes-june19-2007">{{Cite news |last=Bagli |first=Charles V. |date=2007-06-19 |title=A Co-op on Sutton Place Sues to Keep Its Backyard |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/nyregion/19suit.html |access-date=2022-09-15 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In June 2007, the co-op sued the city in an attempt the keep the land,<ref name="nytimes-june19-2007" /> and on November 1, 2011, the co-op and the city reached an agreement in which the co-op ended its ownership claim to the eastern 6,000 square feet and the city relinquished its claim to the western 4,000 square feet (the land closest to the building). Each side also agreed to contribute $1 million toward the creation of a public park on the city’s portion.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Flegenheimer |first=Matt |date=2011-11-02 |title=Co-op Ends Fight With City Over Its East Side Backyard |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/02/nyregion/sutton-place-settles-land-ownership-dispute-with-city.html |access-date=2022-09-15 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>{{clear left}}


==Notable residents==
==Notable residents==


Former and current residents of Sutton Place include architect [[I. M. Pei]];<ref name=nyt>Wilson, Claire (June 15, 2003) [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/15/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-sutton-place-prestigious-address-with-villagelike-feel.html "If You're Thinking of Living In/Sutton Place; Prestigious Address With Villagelike Feel"] ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> socialite [[Consuelo Vanderbilt|Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan]] of the [[Vanderbilt family]]; French-American writer, journalist and pianist [[Eve Curie]]; cabaret singer and pianist [[Bobby Short]];<ref name=nyt /> rock stars [[Freddie Mercury]]<ref name=elliman /> and [[Michael Jackson]]; actor [[Peter Lawford]] and his wife [[Patricia Kennedy Lawford]] of the [[Kennedy family]]; [[Ziegfeld Girl]] and businesswoman [[Irene Hayes]]; actresses [[Lillian Gish]], [[Joan Crawford]],<ref name=elliman /> [[Mildred Natwick]], [[Maureen O'Hara]], [[Sigourney Weaver]],<ref name=elliman>Staff (February 26, 2018) [https://www.elliman.com/insider/sutton-place-new-yorks-happy-place/ "Sutton Place: New York’s Happy Place"] ''EllimanInsider''</ref><ref name=nyt /><ref name=post /> and [[Marilyn Monroe]]<ref name=elliman /> and her then-husband [[Arthur Miller]];<ref name=elliman /> actress and interior decorator [[Elsie de Wolfe]] and actress, fashion designer and socialite [[C. Z. Guest]]; clothing designers [[Bill Blass]]<ref name=post>Cameron, Christopher (December 8, 2018) [https://nypost.com/2018/12/08/behind-the-price-drops-at-new-yorks-famed-good-buildings/ "The status of NYC’s most elite buildings is sinking "] ''[[New York Post]]'';;</ref> and [[Kenneth Cole (designer)|Kenneth Cole]] and interior designer [[Valerian Rybar]];<ref name="NYmag">{{cite news |last1=McKay |first1=Jeff |title=Then: Sutton Place |url=https://nymag.com/homedesign/design-hunting/2013/spring/valerian-rybar/ |access-date=11 April 2020 |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |date=May 22, 2013}}</ref> shipping magnate [[Aristotle Onassis]]; banker [[Richard Jenrette]]; [[hedge fund]] manager [[Raj Rajaratnam]]; [[Steven Hoffenberg]], founder of [[Towers Financial Corporation]], a debt collection agency; John Fairchild, publisher of ''[[Women’s Wear Daily]]''; politician and business leader [[Percy Sutton]]; former New York Governor [[Mario Cuomo]]; and all [[UN Secretary-General|UN Secretaries-General]] since [[Kurt Waldheim]].
Former and current residents of Sutton Place include architect [[I. M. Pei]];<ref name="nyt">{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Claire |date=2003-06-15 |title=If You're Thinking of Living In/Sutton Place; Prestigious Address With Villagelike Feel |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/15/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-sutton-place-prestigious-address-with-villagelike-feel.html |access-date=2022-09-15 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> socialite [[Consuelo Vanderbilt|Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan]] of the [[Vanderbilt family]]; French-American writer, journalist and pianist [[Eve Curie]]; cabaret singer and pianist [[Bobby Short]];<ref name=nyt /> rock stars [[Freddie Mercury]]<ref name=elliman /> and [[Michael Jackson]]; actor [[Peter Lawford]] and his wife [[Patricia Kennedy Lawford]] of the [[Kennedy family]]; [[Ziegfeld Girl]] and businesswoman [[Irene Hayes]]; actresses [[Lillian Gish]], [[Joan Crawford]],<ref name=elliman /> [[Mildred Natwick]], [[Maureen O'Hara]], [[Sigourney Weaver]],<ref name="elliman">{{Cite web |date=2018-02-26 |title=Sutton Place: New York's Happy Place |url=https://www.elliman.com/insider/sutton-place-new-yorks-happy-place/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Elliman Insider |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=nyt /><ref name=post /> and [[Marilyn Monroe]]<ref name=elliman /> and her then-husband [[Arthur Miller]];<ref name=elliman /> actress and interior decorator [[Elsie de Wolfe]] and actress, fashion designer and socialite [[C. Z. Guest]]; clothing designers [[Bill Blass]]<ref name=post>Cameron, Christopher (December 8, 2018) [https://nypost.com/2018/12/08/behind-the-price-drops-at-new-yorks-famed-good-buildings/ "The status of NYC’s most elite buildings is sinking "] ''[[New York Post]]'';;</ref> and [[Kenneth Cole (designer)|Kenneth Cole]] and interior designer [[Valerian Rybar]];<ref name="NYmag">{{cite news |last1=McKay |first1=Jeff |title=Then: Sutton Place |url=https://nymag.com/homedesign/design-hunting/2013/spring/valerian-rybar/ |access-date=11 April 2020 |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |date=May 22, 2013}}</ref> shipping magnate [[Aristotle Onassis]]; banker [[Richard Jenrette]]; [[hedge fund]] manager [[Raj Rajaratnam]]; [[Steven Hoffenberg]], founder of [[Towers Financial Corporation]], a debt collection agency; John Fairchild, publisher of ''[[Women’s Wear Daily]]''; politician and business leader [[Percy Sutton]]; "Preppy Killer" [[Robert Chambers (criminal)|Robert Chambers]] and his ex-girlfriend, Shawn Kovell; former New York Governor [[Mario Cuomo]]; and all [[UN Secretary-General|UN Secretaries-General]] since [[Kurt Waldheim]].


==Points of interest==
==Points of interest==
[[File:Sotheby York Av jeh.JPG|thumb|[[Auction house]] [[Sotheby's]] headquarters on York Avenue between 71st and 72nd Streets]]
[[File:Sotheby York Av jeh.JPG|thumb|[[Auction house]] [[Sotheby's]] headquarters on York Avenue between 71st and 72nd Streets]]


One Sutton Place North, a townhouse at the northeast corner of Sutton Place (dead end) and East 57th Street, was built as a residence for Anne Harriman Vanderbilt, widow of [[William K. Vanderbilt]]. Next door, the [[Headquarters of the United Nations|official residence]] of the [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|Secretary-General]] of the [[United Nations]] is a four-story brick townhouse that was built in 1921 for [[Anne Morgan (philanthropist)|Anne Morgan]], daughter of financier [[J.P. Morgan]], and donated as a gift to the United Nations in 1972 by industrialist [[Arthur A. Houghton Jr.]].<ref>Teltsch, Kathleen. [https://www.nytimes.com/1972/07/15/archives/town-house-offered-to-u-n.html "Town House Offered to U. N."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 15, 1972. Accessed December 27, 2007.</ref> The Secretary's home is {{convert|0.6|mi|km}} from the UN Headquarters. These townhouses have a park at the rear with [[FDR Drive]] running below (Sutton Place Tunnel) along the East River.
One Sutton Place North, a townhouse at the northeast corner of Sutton Place (dead end) and East 57th Street, was built as a residence for Anne Harriman Vanderbilt, widow of [[William K. Vanderbilt]]. Next door, the [[Headquarters of the United Nations|official residence]] of the [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|Secretary-General]] of the [[United Nations]] is a four-storey brick townhouse that was built in 1921 for [[Anne Morgan (philanthropist)|Anne Morgan]], daughter of financier [[J.P. Morgan]], and donated as a gift to the United Nations in 1972 by industrialist [[Arthur A. Houghton Jr.]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Teltsch |first=Kathleen |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/07/15/archives/town-house-offered-to-u-n.html |title=Town House Offered to U. N. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 15, 1972 |access-date=December 27, 2007}}</ref> The Secretary's home is {{convert|0.6|mi|km}} from the UN Headquarters. These townhouses have a park at the rear with [[FDR Drive]] running below (Sutton Place Tunnel) along the East River.

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The [[auction house]] [[Sotheby's]] is headquartered on York Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/sothebys-a|title=Sothebys Contact Info|publisher=Business Insider|access-date=2013-05-22}}</ref>

==In popular culture==

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[[File:Sutton Pl 53 jeh.JPG|thumb|Sutton Place South at 53rd Street is the ''[[Dead End (1937 film)|Dead End]]'' of the play and movie of that name (1935/37)]]
[[File:I Sutton Place, New York City, NY, USA (2).jpg|thumb|right|upright|1 Sutton Place North, setting for ''[[Sleep, My Love]]'' (1948)]]


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The [[auction house]] [[Sotheby's]] is headquartered on York Avenue until its planned 2025 departure for the former Whitney Art Museum Breuer building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/sothebys-a|title=Sothebys Contact Info|publisher=Business Insider|access-date=2013-05-22}}</ref>
*'''1935/37''' &ndash; Sutton Place at East 53rd Street is the ''[[Dead End (1937 film)|Dead End]]'' of the play and movie of that name, which began the movie careers of the [[Dead End Kids]].
*'''1936''' &ndash; The lyric for [[Rodgers and Hart]]'s ''[[On Your Toes]]'' mentions Sutton Place as a desirable address: "This motto applies to folks who dwell in Richmond Hill or New Rochelle, in Chelsea or In Sutton Place."
*'''1936''' &ndash; The movie ''[[My Man Godfrey]]'' starring [[William Powell]] was about a hobo in a hobo jungle that once was adjacent the Queensboro Bridge and "Sutton Place" is mentioned frequently in the movie as where Godfrey the butler was found and hired.
*'''1947''' &ndash; In [[John Cheever]]'s short story "[[The Enormous Radio]]", the main characters, Jim and Irene Wescott, live in an apartment in the Sutton Place neighborhood.
*'''1948''' &ndash; 43 Sutton Place is the home of Leona and Henry Stevenson ([[Barbara Stanwyck]] and [[Burt Lancaster]]) in the ''[[film noir]]'' ''[[Sorry, Wrong Number]]''. Most scenes take place late one evening as Leona frantically tries to solve a murder plot that she overhears on the telephone. Through her bedroom window are night views of the [[Queensboro Bridge]].
*'''1948''' &ndash; 1 Sutton Place North is the home of Alison Courtland ([[Claudette Colbert]]) and her husband Richard ([[Don Ameche]]) in [[Douglas Sirk]]'s [[film noir]] ''[[Sleep, My Love]]''.
*'''1951''' &ndash; Sutton Place is mentioned in [[J. D. Salinger]]'s novel ''[[Catcher in the Rye]]'' as the location of a "swanky" apartment.
*'''1953''' &ndash; 36 Sutton Place South was an exterior location for the film ''[[How to Marry a Millionaire]]'' starring [[Marilyn Monroe]].<ref>{{cite movielove}}, p.117</ref>
*'''1958''' &ndash; Sutton Place is featured in the "Lady Bug, Lady Bug" episode of the TV show ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]''.
*'''1960''' &ndash; Sutton Place is featured in the film ''[[Satan in High Heels]]''.
*'''1966''' &ndash; The Avenue A Estate on Sutton Place was the site of the "East End Hotel," the home of Ann Marie in ''[[That Girl]]''.
*'''1970''' &ndash; In an article in [[New York magazine|''New York'' magazine]], [[Tom Wolfe]] mentions "the famous Mrs. C--------, one of New York’s richest widows, who has a 10-room duplex on Sutton Place, the good part of Sutton Place as opposed to the [[Miami Beach]]-looking part". The article was later reprinted in the book ''[[Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers]]''.
*'''1973''' &ndash; Sutton Place is featured in [[Larry Cohen]]'s film ''[[Black Caesar (film)|Black Caesar]]''.
*'''1983''' &ndash; Sutton Square, the cul-de-sac at the end of East 58th Street just east of Sutton Place, was depicted as the home of the lead character (a wealthy playwright) in the Dudley Moore film ''[[Romantic Comedy (1983 film)|Romantic Comedy]]''.
*'''1983''' &ndash; ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'' had a scene in which [[Tony Montana]] ([[Al Pacino]]) was on the telephone in the now-defunct 60th Street Heliport, now used as a dog run.
*'''1984''' &ndash; On his album ''[[New Sensations]]'', [[Lou Reed]], in the song "High in the City", sings: "Let's not walk down Sutton Place; you know everybody there's got Akitas."
*'''1986''' &ndash; In the film ''[[Legal Eagles]]'', the villain, Victor Taft ([[Terence Stamp]]), resided on Sutton Place.
*'''1987''' &ndash; In [[Oliver Stone]]'s film ''[[Wall Street (1987 film)|Wall Street]]'', an excited broker ([[Sylvia Miles]]) offers to show Bud Fox ([[Charlie Sheen]]) some apartments on Sutton Place once she realizes how wealthy he is.
*'''2000''' &ndash; In the film ''[[Almost Famous]]'', Patrick Fugit's character is seen sprinting down Sutton Place.
*'''2007''' &ndash; 50 Sutton Place South was one of the buildings used to film ''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]''.
*'''2008''' &ndash; Sutton Place is the location of the home of the main character in [[Mary Higgins Clark]]'s novel ''[[Where Are You Now? (novel)|Where Are You Now?]]''. Clark owns an apartment in the neighborhood, and in several books her characters occasionally dine at Neary's, an actual Irish bar and restaurant located on East 57th Street between First and Second Avenues.
*'''2013''' &ndash; [[Vampire Weekend]]'s song "Hudson", on their album ''[[Modern Vampires of the City]]'', contains the line "But I was born on Sutton Place".


==See also==
==See also==
*[[2006 New York City plane crash]], a crash just off of York Avenue/Sutton Place on October 11, 2006
*[[2006 New York City Cirrus SR20 crash]], a plane crash just off of York Avenue/Sutton Place on October 11, 2006
*[[Beekman Place]]
*[[Beekman Place]]
*[[Pleasant Avenue]]
*[[Pleasant Avenue]]
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York Avenue/Sutton Place
Seen from the top of the Queensboro Bridge
Map
OwnerCity of New York
Maintained byNYCDOT
Length2 mi (3.2 km)[1]
LocationManhattan, New York City
South end53rd Street in Midtown East
Major
junctions		 FDR Drive in Lenox Hill
North end FDR Drive / 92nd Street in Yorkville
EastFDR Drive (53rd–79th Streets)
East End Avenue (79th–90th Streets)
FDR Drive (90th–92nd Streets)
WestFirst Avenue
Construction
CommissionedMarch 1811

York Avenue, Sutton Place, and Sutton Place South are the names of segments of a north–south thoroughfare in the Yorkville, Lenox Hill, and Sutton Place neighborhoods of the East Side of Manhattan, in New York City. York Avenue runs from 59th to 92nd Streets through eastern Lenox Hill and Yorkville on the Upper East Side. Sutton Place and Sutton Place South run through their namesake neighborhood along the East River and south of the Queensboro Bridge. Sutton Place South runs from 57th to 53rd Streets. Unlike most north–south streets in Manhattan, building address numbers along Sutton Place South increase when headed south. Sutton Place runs from 57th to 59th Streets. The streets are considered among the city's most affluent, and both portions are known for upscale apartments, much like the rest of the Upper East Side.

Addresses on York Avenue are continuous with that of Avenue A in the Alphabet City neighborhood, starting in the 1100 series and rising to the 1700 series. Addresses on Sutton Place and Sutton Place South do not follow the usual pattern in Manhattan.

The greater Sutton Place neighborhood, which sits north of the neighborhood of Turtle Bay, runs from 53rd Street to 59th Street and is bounded on the east by the East River and on the west by either First Avenue[2] or Second Avenue.[3] Sutton Square is the cul-de-sac at the end of East 58th Street, just east of Sutton Place; Riverview Terrace is a row of townhouses on a short private driveway that runs north from Sutton Square.

History

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Townhouses line the east side of Sutton Place between 58th and 57th Streets
"Avenue A Estate" of New York & Suburban Homes Company, named before the Avenue was renamed

Early years

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The street that became York Avenue and Sutton Place was proposed as an addition to the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 for Manhattan, which designated 12 broad north–south avenues running the length of the island. The geography of Manhattan left a large area on the Upper East Side east of First Avenue without a major north–south thoroughfare, so Avenue A was added to compensate. Sutton Place, the name that applied to the whole street at the time, was originally one of several disconnected stretches of Avenue A built where space allowed, east of First Avenue.

In 1875, Effingham B. Sutton constructed a group of brownstones between 57th and 58th Streets.[4] The earliest source found by The New York Times using the term Sutton Place dates to 1883. At that time, the New York City Board of Aldermen approved a petition to change the name from "Avenue A" to "Sutton Place", covering the blocks between 57th and 60th Streets.[5][6] The block between 59th and 60th Streets is now considered a part of York Avenue.

Sutton Place first became fashionable around 1920, when several wealthy socialites, including Anne Harriman Vanderbilt and Anne Morgan, built townhouses on the eastern side of the street, overlooking the East River. Both townhouses were designed by Mott B. Schmidt, launching a career that included many houses for the wealthy.[7] Very shortly thereafter, developers started to build grand co-operative apartment houses on Sutton Place and Sutton Place South, including several designed by Rosario Candela. Development came to an abrupt halt with the Great Depression, and the luxury apartment buildings on the lower part of Sutton Place South (below 57th Street) and the northernmost part of Sutton Place (adjacent to the Queensboro Bridge) were not developed until the 1940s and 1950s.

Gates of The Rockefeller University on York Avenue

In 1906, The Rockefeller Institute (the predecessor to The Rockefeller University) moved its laboratories to the site of the former Schermerhorn farm at York Avenue (then called Avenue A) and 66th Street.[8] John D. Rockefeller purchased the land from the Schermerhorn estate between Avenue A and the East River extending from 64th Street to 67th Street in 1903 [9] The Rockefeller Institute Hospital opened in 1910.[8]

In 1912, New York Hospital became affiliated with the Cornell University Medical College and in 1932 moved to its current location, a joint facility, the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, on York Avenue between East 67th and 68th Streets. In 1998, NY Hospital merged with Presbyterian Hospital to become NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) and the site functions as one of the main campuses of NYP.[10] In 2019, NYP was ranked as 5th Best Hospital in the United States.[11] On the west side of Avenue A, across the street from the Rockefeller Institute, in 1925, the Rockefeller Garden Apartments opened.[12] These were meant to be affordable housing, "good homes for low rents" for people with children.[12]

In 1928, a one-block section of Sutton Place north of 59th Street, and all of Avenue A north of that point, was renamed York Avenue to honor U.S. Army Sergeant Alvin York, who received the Medal of Honor during World War I's Meuse-Argonne Offensive.[6][13][14] York, commanding only a few men took over 125 German soldiers as prisoners. York's feat made him a national hero and international celebrity among allied nations.

In 1932, New York Hospital and Cornell University Medical College (which affiliated in 1913) moved to its current location, a joint facility, the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, on York Avenue at 68th Street. In 1998, NY Hospital merged with Presbyterian Hospital to become NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) and the site functions as one of the main campuses of NYP.[10]

In 1939, the Memorial Hospital opened on York Avenue, between 67th and 68th Streets, on land donated by John D. Rockefeller Jr.[15]

Park controversy

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Sutton Place encompasses two public parks overlooking the East River, one at the end of 57th Street and another at the end of 53rd Street. The 57th Street park, named Sutton Place Park, is separated by an iron fence from the landscaped grounds behind One Sutton Place South, a neo-Georgian apartment building designed by Rosario Candela. The property behind One Sutton Place South was the subject of a dispute between the building's owners and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Like the adjacent park, the rear garden at One Sutton Place South is, in fact, cantilevered over the FDR Drive, a busy parkway at Manhattan's eastern edge that is not visible from most of Sutton Place.

Sutton Place Park at the end of 57th Street, with the Queensboro Bridge in the background

In 1939, city authorities took ownership of the property behind One Sutton Place South by eminent domain in connection with the construction of the FDR Drive, then leased it back to the building for $1 a year. The building's lease for its backyard expired in 1990.[16][17] The co-op tried unsuccessfully to extend the lease, and later made prospective apartment-buyers review the legal status of the backyard and sign a confidentiality agreement.[18] In June 2007, the co-op sued the city in an attempt the keep the land,[18] and on November 1, 2011, the co-op and the city reached an agreement in which the co-op ended its ownership claim to the eastern 6,000 square feet and the city relinquished its claim to the western 4,000 square feet (the land closest to the building). Each side also agreed to contribute $1 million toward the creation of a public park on the city’s portion.[19]

Notable residents

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Former and current residents of Sutton Place include architect I. M. Pei;[20] socialite Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan of the Vanderbilt family; French-American writer, journalist and pianist Eve Curie; cabaret singer and pianist Bobby Short;[20] rock stars Freddie Mercury[21] and Michael Jackson; actor Peter Lawford and his wife Patricia Kennedy Lawford of the Kennedy family; Ziegfeld Girl and businesswoman Irene Hayes; actresses Lillian Gish, Joan Crawford,[21] Mildred Natwick, Maureen O'Hara, Sigourney Weaver,[21][20][22] and Marilyn Monroe[21] and her then-husband Arthur Miller;[21] actress and interior decorator Elsie de Wolfe and actress, fashion designer and socialite C. Z. Guest; clothing designers Bill Blass[22] and Kenneth Cole and interior designer Valerian Rybar;[23] shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis; banker Richard Jenrette; hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam; Steven Hoffenberg, founder of Towers Financial Corporation, a debt collection agency; John Fairchild, publisher of Women’s Wear Daily; politician and business leader Percy Sutton; "Preppy Killer" Robert Chambers and his ex-girlfriend, Shawn Kovell; former New York Governor Mario Cuomo; and all UN Secretaries-General since Kurt Waldheim.

Points of interest

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Auction house Sotheby's headquarters on York Avenue between 71st and 72nd Streets

One Sutton Place North, a townhouse at the northeast corner of Sutton Place (dead end) and East 57th Street, was built as a residence for Anne Harriman Vanderbilt, widow of William K. Vanderbilt. Next door, the official residence of the Secretary-General of the United Nations is a four-storey brick townhouse that was built in 1921 for Anne Morgan, daughter of financier J.P. Morgan, and donated as a gift to the United Nations in 1972 by industrialist Arthur A. Houghton Jr.[24] The Secretary's home is 0.6 miles (0.97 km) from the UN Headquarters. These townhouses have a park at the rear with FDR Drive running below (Sutton Place Tunnel) along the East River.

The auction house Sotheby's is headquartered on York Avenue until its planned 2025 departure for the former Whitney Art Museum Breuer building.[25]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "York Avenue and Sutton Place" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  2. ^ Wilson, Claire (June 15, 2003). "If You're Thinking of Living In/Sutton Place; Prestigious Address With Villagelike Feel". The New York Times. Retrieved November 14, 2014. ...Sutton Place, a tidy and somewhat out-of-the-way Manhattan enclave that runs from 53rd to 59th Streets between First Avenue and the East River.
  3. ^ Johnston, Laurie (May 27, 1984). "If You're Thinking of Living in Sutton Place". The New York Times. Retrieved November 14, 2014. ...the name [Sutton Place] reflects its glow south to 53d Street, west to Second Avenue and even a bit farther west on 57th Street.
  4. ^ "Sutton Place Park Highlights : NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  5. ^ Senft, Bret (June 12, 1994). "If You're Thinking of Living In/Sutton Place; A Riverside Enclave for the Well-to-Do". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Gray, Christopher (September 21, 2003). "Streetscapes/Sutton Place, Sutton Place South and One Sutton Place North; A Prestigious Enclave With a Name in Question". The New York Times. Retrieved December 27, 2007.
  7. ^ Hewitt, Mark Alan. "About Mott Schmidt: Beginnings and Sutton Place". The Architecture of Mott B. Schmidt. MottSchmidt.com. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Our History". About. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "NAME ROCKEFELLER AS BUYER OF BLOCK; Reported Purchase Opposite Institute Is Believed to Forecast Expansion.NEGOTIATORS ARE SILENTResearch Plant Controls Six BlocksBetween 63d and 68th Street,Avenue A and East River". The New York Times. November 2, 1922. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "History | Weill Cornell Medicine". weill.cornell.edu. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  11. ^ "2019-20 Best Hospitals Honor Roll and Medical Specialties Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  12. ^ a b "ROCKEFELLER PLANS MORE APARTMENTS". The New York Times. October 2, 1925. p. 25. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  13. ^ Pollak, Michael (August 7, 2005). "The Great Race". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  14. ^ During his October 8, 1918, attack, York captured four German officers and 128 men and several guns. "Medal of Honor Recipients - World War I". United States Army Center of Military History.
  15. ^ "History & Milestones | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center". www.mskcc.org. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  16. ^ Bagli, Charles V. (December 31, 2003). "In Sutton Place's Backyard, Private Oasis on Public Land". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  17. ^ Steele, Lockhart (December 7, 2004). "Sutton Place Private Lawn Going to the Masses". Curbed NY. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  18. ^ a b Bagli, Charles V. (June 19, 2007). "A Co-op on Sutton Place Sues to Keep Its Backyard". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  19. ^ Flegenheimer, Matt (November 2, 2011). "Co-op Ends Fight With City Over Its East Side Backyard". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  20. ^ a b c Wilson, Claire (June 15, 2003). "If You're Thinking of Living In/Sutton Place; Prestigious Address With Villagelike Feel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  21. ^ a b c d e "Sutton Place: New York's Happy Place". Elliman Insider. February 26, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  22. ^ a b Cameron, Christopher (December 8, 2018) "The status of NYC’s most elite buildings is sinking " New York Post;;
  23. ^ McKay, Jeff (May 22, 2013). "Then: Sutton Place". New York. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  24. ^ Teltsch, Kathleen (July 15, 1972). "Town House Offered to U. N." The New York Times. Retrieved December 27, 2007.
  25. ^ "Sothebys Contact Info". Business Insider. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
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