Fifth Avenue
North-south avenue in Manhattan
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| 2024 |
Tiffany & Co. flagship store
Building expanded to feature 58 works of art, including Jean-Michel Basquiat's painting Equals Pi, a color-changing oval by James Turrell, a cabinet by Damien Hirst, mirrored disks by Anish Kapoor, and window frame animations.
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| December 2024 | Mayor Adams announced that the city government would spend at least $150 million rebuilding Fifth Avenue in midtown, with potential reconstruction starting in 2028 pending final approval. |
| October 2024 | Mayor Adams and the Future of Fifth Partnership proposed a $230 million redesign of Fifth Avenue between 60th and 40th Streets, including widening sidewalks, removing two traffic lanes, and adding 230 trees. |
| September 2024 | Axel Rüger, previously head of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, was hired to serve as the museum's director beginning in 2025. |
| March 2024 |
Tiffany & Co. flagship store
The first art exhibit opened at the Landmark flagship store.
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| March 3 2024 | Frick Madison closed its temporary location. |
| January 2024 | Director Xavier Wardropper announced his resignation, planned for the following year after the Frick House renovation is complete. |
| 2023 |
Tiffany & Co. flagship store
Store reopened with forty artworks by notable artists including Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer, Rashid Johnson, and Richard Prince.
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| 2023 | A public entrance is opened on the southern elevation of the library, adjacent to the Marshall Rose Plaza. |
| 2023 | The Frick obtained Giovanni Battista Moroni's 'Portrait of a Lady', the first Renaissance-era portrait of a woman in the collection. |
| December 2023 | The museum completed its capital campaign, raising $242 million by the end of the year. |
| November 2023 | Suffered $75,000 in damage to the facade during a protest while closed for Thanksgiving. |
| June 2023 | Opened the new 40th Street entrance to the public. |
| April 27 2023 |
Tiffany & Co. flagship store
The main Tiffany & Co. store reopened as 'The Landmark', with the company hosting a two-day celebration of the reopening.
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| March 2023 | Ranked 23rd among over 2,300 hospitals worldwide and named the best hospital in New York state by Newsweek. |
| 2022 | Peng Shepherd's novel 'The Cartographers' features the New York Public Library Main Branch. |
| 2022 | A bike lane was proposed for Fifth Avenue between 59th and 42nd Streets. |
| December 2022 | Mayor Eric Adams proposed rebuilding the midtown section of Fifth Avenue. The NYCDOT temporarily closed Fifth Avenue between 48th and 57th Streets to all vehicular traffic for three weekends, marking the first such closure since the 1970s, excluding special events like parades. |
| 2021 | Launched the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures, the first permanent exhibition of valuable objects in the library system. |
| March 2021 | The museum reopened as Frick Madison at 945 Madison Avenue, displaying 300 artworks from its collection of 1,500 pieces, including 104 paintings, sculptures, vases, and clocks. |
| 2020 | Mid-Manhattan Branch closes for renovations, with its 400,000 circulating volumes temporarily housed in the Main Branch stacks. |
| 2020 |
Coty Building
Harry Winston leased the space after the Henri Bendel store closed at the end of 2018.
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| 2020 | The Frick finalized a two-year lease for the Whitney Museum's space at 945 Madison Avenue to temporarily relocate during renovations. |
| 2020 | At the new Madison Avenue location, the Frick Collection displayed a pair of paintings by Giovanni Bellini and Giorgio da Castelfranco. |
| 2020 | The director's position was renamed to the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Director, indicating a potential donor or sponsorship change. |
| 2020 | After moving to 945 Madison Avenue, the Frick hosted its first exhibit of a black artist's work, showcasing paintings by Barkley Hendricks. |
| 2020 | A protected bidirectional bike lane was announced for the stretch between 110th and 120th Streets. |
| 2020 |
James B. Duke House
NYU renovated the neighboring condominium unit after a 2016 lawsuit against the condominium board over renovation delays.
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| October 2020 | The proposed Fifth Avenue busway deadline passed without implementation, and the project was ultimately downsized due to opposition from local business owners. |
| August 2020 |
Tiffany & Co. flagship store
Exterior renderings of the renovated building were revealed, showcasing plans for redesigning the interior spaces and replacing the three-story rooftop addition.
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| June 2020 | Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to test busways on Fifth Avenue from 57th to 34th Street, proposing to ban through traffic from private vehicles. |
| March 2020 | The Frick museum closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, delaying the opening of its temporary location. |
| March 2020 | Dr. David Reich announced that the hospital was converting its lobbies into extra patient rooms to accommodate the growing number of coronavirus patients. |
| January 2020 |
Tiffany & Co. flagship store
Workers moved more than 114,000 pieces of jewelry between the flagship store and a temporary location at 6 East 57th Street during the renovation process.
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| January 2020 | Alexandru Burducea, a pain management doctor and former Mount Sinai anesthesiologist, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for anti-kickback law violations. |
| 2019 |
Tiffany & Co. flagship store
LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault toured the flagship store and got lost, which influenced his decision to remodel and brighten the store's interior.
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| 2019 | The lion statues underwent another restoration in late 2019. |
| 2019 | The Frick Collection discontinued selling the Connoisseur Pass, which previously provided admission to multiple museums. |
| 2019 | Mount Sinai Hospital was recognized on the U.S. News & World Report 'Best Hospitals Honor Roll', ranking 14th among nearly 5,000 US hospitals and achieving top rankings in 9 national adult specialties. |
| December 2019 | Gordon Freedman, an anesthesiologist at Mount Sinai, was convicted in Manhattan federal court for violating anti-kickback laws. |
| October 2019 | Opened the Center for Research in the Humanities on the second floor. |
| October 2019 |
Trump Tower penthouse of Donald Trump
The Trump Tower penthouse ceased being the primary residence of Donald Trump, Melania, and Barron Trump.
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| April 2019 | A lawsuit was filed against Mount Sinai Health System and several employees, alleging age and sex discrimination, which the hospital denied. |
| 2018 | The Main Branch began another expansion project. |
| 2018 | The midblock crosswalks south of 50th and 49th Streets were removed. |
| 2018 | Emily and Len Blavatnik make a $10 million gift to establish The Blavatnik Family Women's Health Research Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine and The Blavatnik Family – Chelsea Medical Center at Mount Sinai. |
| July 2018 | Began renovations with construction on the Lenox and Astor Room, a scholar's center on the second floor. |
| June 2018 | The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) approved Selldorf's expansion plans. |
| April 2018 | Annabelle Selldorf was hired to design a revised expansion plan for the museum. |
| 2017 | Launch of the Frick's Diptych series, consisting of short books with essays related to paintings from the museum's collection. |
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