17 Lexington Avenue
A center of commerce by the 1840's, NYC attracted a growing immigrant population. Townsend Harris, President of the Board of Education, saw the need for publicly-supported higher education. In 1849, his vision was fulfilled when The Free Academy opened here, "for the poor man's children," with a class of 149 men. In 1866, it became the College of the City of New York. It is now Baruch College, known globally for excellence in business education.| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 585714 N 4510314 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.73931667, -73.98481667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 44.359', W 73° 59.089' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 44' 21.54" N, 73° 59' 5.3399999999999" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 212, 347, 646, 914, 917, |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 17 Lexington Ave, New York NY 10010, US |
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