Answer

Unfortunately, nobody answered correctly! Boo. Oh wells, maybe you'll have better luck on next Tuesday's Biz Quiz :)

Here are some more pics of the area:






NYC Street Quiz

Real quick: Who can tell me from what corner in Manhattan did I take the two shots below? From this spot you can see the tops of both the Chrysler Building (left) and the Empire State Building (right) clearly in the distance. Comments for this (and all subsequent quizzes) will be hidden until the answer is revealed Saturday at noon (so no cheating). The winner will be randomly chosen from those with the correct answer and I say winner because there's going to be a prize on Dry as Toast for the first time everrr! I just have to figure out what it is really...but I'm sure I can dig something up!

And depending on how this goes/what fun (read: cheap/free on my end) prizes I can dream up I'll consider giving goodies for future Biz Quizzes (the Where in the World's are too hard for you out-of-towners). Contest closes at midnight tonight...good luck!

Answer

Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park, NYC

This sandstone battery built to defend the city’s harbor during the War of 1812 was fully armed and yet it never fired a single shot except for target practice (it was also off-shore until a landfill expanded Battery Park). Since then it’s hosted opera shows, newly arrived immigrants before Ellis Island opened, and an aquarium. Today it's a free little museum where you can buy tickets to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.