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  • United Nations Headquarters: From Goat Hill to the World Stage

    United Nations Headquarters: From Goat Hill to the World Stage

    Along the East River in Manhattan’s Turtle Bay neighborhood stands one of New York’s most unusual architectural complexes: the United Nations Headquarters. But before diplomats, flags, and international conferences arrived here, the neighborhood was one of the rougher corners of Manhattan, associated with gangs, thieves, and goats.