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London is the ___MASK33___ and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom , as well as the most populous city proper in the European Union . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , London has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". London ' s ancient core , the City of London , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " London " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , Surrey , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater London , governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly . The ___MASK96___ of the United Nations is a ___MASK59___ in New York ___MASK2___ designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer . The ___MASK59___ has served as the official ___MASK96___ of the United Nations since its completion in 1952 . It is located in the Turtle ___MASK27___ neighborhood of Manhattan , on spacious grounds overlooking the East River . Its borders are First Avenue on the west , East 42nd Street to the south , East 48th Street on the north and the East River to the east . The term " Turtle ___MASK27___ " is occasionally used as a metonym for the UN ___MASK96___ or for the United Nations as a whole . The ___MASK87___ State ___MASK79___ is a 102 - story skyscraper located on Fifth Avenue between West 33rd and 34th Streets in Midtown , Manhattan , New York City . It has a ___MASK64___ height of 1 , 250 feet ( 381 m ), and with its antenna ___MASK17___ included , it stands a total of high . Its name is derived from the nickname for New York , the ___MASK87___ State . It stood as the world ' s tallest building for nearly 40 years , from its completion in early 1931 until the topping out of the original World Trade Center ' s North Tower in late 1970 . Following the September 11 attacks in 2001 , the ___MASK87___ State ___MASK79___ was again the tallest building in New York , until One World Trade Center reached a greater height in April 2012 . The ___MASK87___ State ___MASK79___ is currently the fifth - tallest completed skyscraper in the United States and the 29th - tallest in the world . It is also the fifth - tallest freestanding structure in the Americas . When measured by pinnacle height , it is the fourth - tallest building in the United States . Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ___MASK21___ 6 , 1911  June 5 , 2004 ) was an American politician and actor who was the 40th President of the United States , from 1981 to 1989 . Before his ___MASK94___ , he was the 33rd Governor of California , from 1967 to ___MASK43___ , after a career as a Hollywood actor and union leader . Upper Manhattan denotes the most northern ___MASK76___ of the New York ___MASK2___ Borough of Manhattan . Its southern boundary has been variously defined , but 96th ___MASK100___ , the northern boundary of Central Park at 110th ___MASK100___ , 125th ___MASK100___ or 155th ___MASK100___ are some common usages . Approximately 330 to 360 million ___MASK38___ speak English as their first language . More than half of these ( 231 million ) live in the United States , followed by some 55 million in ___MASK73___ , the first place where English was spoken . Manhattan is the most densely populated ___MASK52___ , its economic and administrative center , and ___MASK4___ ' s historical birthplace . The borough is coextensive with New York County , founded on November ___MASK99___ , 1683 , as one of the original counties of the U . S . state of New York . The borough consists mostly of Manhattan Island , bounded by the East , Hudson , and Harlem rivers , and also includes several small adjacent islands and Marble Hill , a small neighborhood on the U . S . mainland . Broadway theatre , commonly known as Broadway , refers to the theatrical performances presented in the 41 ___MASK3___ theatres with 500 or more seats located in the ___MASK26___ District and Lincoln Center along Broadway , in Midtown Manhattan , New York City . Along with London ' s West End theatres , Broadway theatres are widely considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English - speaking world . The Chrysler ___MASK79___ is an Art Deco - style skyscraper located on the East Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City , at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue in the Turtle ___MASK27___ neighborhood . At , the structure was the world ' s tallest building for 11 months before it was surpassed by the Empire State ___MASK79___ in 1931 . Midtown Manhattan , or Midtown , represents the central lengthwise portion of the ___MASK77___ and ___MASK46___ of Manhattan in New York City . Midtown is home to some of the city ' s most iconic buildings , including the Empire State ___MASK79___ , the Chrysler ___MASK79___ , and the headquarters of the United Nations , and it contains world - renowned commercial zones such as Rockefeller Center , Broadway , and Times Square . Along Manhattan ' s north - south long axis , Midtown Manhattan separates Lower Manhattan from Upper Manhattan . West End theatre is a common ___MASK48___ for mainstream ___MASK3___ theatre staged in the large theatres of " Theatreland " in and near the West End of London . Along with New York City ' s Broadway theatre , West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English - speaking world . Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London . Rockefeller Center is a large ___MASK59___ consisting of 19 highrise commercial buildings covering between 48th and 51st Streets in New York ___MASK2___ . Commissioned by the Rockefeller ___MASK81___ , it is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan , spanning the area between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue . It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987 . Lower Manhattan , also known as Downtown Manhattan , is the southernmost ___MASK82___ of Manhattan , the central borough for business , culture , and ___MASK6___ in the City of New York , which itself originated at the southern tip of Manhattan Island in 1624 . Helen Hayes Theatre , initially known as the Little Theatre , is a Broadway theatre located at 240 West 44th ___MASK100___ in Midtown Manhattan . With 597 seats , it is the smallest theatre on Broadway ; it gave birth to what became known as the Little Theatre Movement in the early 20th century . The ___MASK40___ , often called New York City or simply New York , is the most populous city in the United States . With an estimated 2015 population of 8 , 550 , 405 distributed over a land area of just , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States . Located at the southern tip of the state of New York , the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area , one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world . A global power city , New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce , finance , media , art , fashion , research , technology , education , and entertainment , its fast pace defining the term " New York minute ". Home to the headquarters of the United Nations , New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial ___MASK33___ of the world . Helen Hayes MacArthur ( née Brown ; ___MASK45___ 10 , 1900  March 17 , 1993 ) was an American actress whose career spanned almost 80 years . She eventually garnered the ___MASK68___ " First Lady of American Theatre " and was one of 12 ___MASK38___ who have won an Emmy , a Grammy , an Oscar and a Tony Award ( an EGOT ). Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom , America ' s highest civilian honor , from then - President Ronald Reagan in 1986 . The Presidential ___MASK18___ of Freedom is an ___MASK62___ bestowed by the President of the United States and is  along with the comparable Congressional Gold ___MASK18___  the highest civilian ___MASK62___ of the United States . It recognizes those ___MASK38___ who have made " an especially meritorious contribution to the ___MASK53___ or national interests of the United States , world peace , cultural or other significant public or private endeavors ". The ___MASK62___ is not limited to U . S . citizens and , while it is a civilian ___MASK62___ , it can also be awarded to military personnel and worn on the uniform . Times ___MASK1___ is a major commercial intersection and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan , New York ___MASK2___ , at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue , and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets . Brightly adorned with billboards and advertisements , Times ___MASK1___ is sometimes referred to as The Crossroads of the World , The Center of the Universe , the heart of The Great White Way , and the " heart of the world ". One of the world ' s busiest pedestrian intersections , it is also the hub of the Broadway ___MASK26___ District and a major center of the world ' s entertainment industry . Times ___MASK1___ is one of the world ' s most visited tourist attractions , drawing an estimated 50 million visitors annually . Approximately 330 , 000 people pass through Times ___MASK1___ daily , many of them tourists , while over 460 , 000 pedestrians walk through Times ___MASK1___ on its busiest days .