| New York Hilton Midtown | |
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 The New York Hilton Midtown in 2013 | |
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| Hotel chain | Hilton Hotels & Resorts |
| General information | |
| Location | 1335Avenue of the Americas New York, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°45′45″N73°58′46″W / 40.76250°N 73.97944°W /40.76250; -73.97944 |
| Opening | June 26, 1963 |
| Owner | Park Hotels & Resorts |
| Management | Hilton Worldwide |
| Height | 487 ft (148 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 47 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | William B. Tabler Architects Harrison & Abramovitz; |
| Developer | Uris Buildings Corporation |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | approximately 2,000 |
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TheNew York Hilton Midtown is thelargest hotel in New York City. The hotel is owned byPark Hotels & Resorts and managed byHilton Worldwide. It has approximately 2,000 rooms and over 150,000 square feet (14,000 m2) of meeting space.[5]
The 47-floor building, north ofRockefeller Center atSixth Avenue and53rd Street inMidtown Manhattan, has hosted every U.S. president sinceJohn F. Kennedy. The world's first handheld cell phone call was made in 1973 by hotel guestMartin Cooper, an engineer, in front of the hotel.Donald Trump delivered his2016 United States presidential election victory speech at the hotel.
The hotel was developed byHilton Hotels Corporation,Rockefeller Center Incorporated, and theUris Buildings Corporation. The original architect,Morris Lapidus, proposed to build a curvedFontainebleau Hotel-style building; however, he had to withdraw since he was also designing the competingAmericana of New York hotel a block away.[6]William B. Tabler was hired to finish the project, designing it with slabs.
The hotel opened on June 26, 1963, as theNew York Hilton at Rockefeller Center,[7] and offered 2,153 rooms, making it thelargest in the city.[8]
In 1990, a $100 million renovation decreased the number of guest rooms to 1,980. The property underwent further renovations between 1991 and 1994, while a two-year, $100 million renovation was begun in 1998 which included a complete overhaul of the lobby and the addition of an 8,000-square-foot (740 m2) Precor USA Fitness Center on the fifth floor. Around that time, the name was changed toHilton New York, as all Hilton hotels were rebranding the Hilton name to appear before the city name at the time. In 2007, the hotel completed its fourth renovation; it now has 47 suites on floors 42 through 44. Each suite includes between 600 and 2,000 sq ft (56 and 186 m2) of space.
In 2013, the hotel was renamed theNew York Hilton Midtown for its 50th anniversary.[9] Management simultaneously announced that it was endingroom service and establishing a self-service cafeteria called "Herb n' Kitchen".[10][11] Ownership of the hotel was transferred in 2017 to Park Hotels & Resorts when that company wasspun off from Hilton Worldwide.[12]
Hilton Hotels & Resorts asserts that the lyrics toJohn Lennon's 1971 song"Imagine" were composed in the hotel.[13]
In late spring 1971,Neil Sheehan and colleagues atThe New York Times were in rooms[14] at the hotel organizing and summarizing thePentagon Papers, an internal DoD study of the history of theVietnam War which he had surreptitiously copied fromDaniel Ellsberg for publication.[15]
In June 1972,Elvis Presley stayed at the hotel while performing four sold-out concerts at nearby Madison Square Garden. He held a press conference before the first show at the hotel's Mercury Ballroom.
Martin Cooper made the world's first handheldcellular phone call in public April 3, 1973, when he calledJoel S. Engel at the New York Hilton with a two-poundMotorola DynaTAC phone. Cooper, aMotorola inventor called his rival atBell Labs to tell him about the invention. The cell phone base station was next door atop the1345 Avenue of the Americas.[16]
The hotel owned the property immediately west of it which was the site of theAdelphi Theatre where episodes ofThe Honeymooners were filmed. The Adelphi was torn down in 1970. In 1989, an office tower, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, was built on the site. The tower is connected to the Hilton with a walkway and keeps the Hilton's Sixth Avenue address even though it is midblock and closer toSeventh Avenue. Exterior shots ofElaine's workplace at the J. Peterman Company inSeinfeld show the building.[17][18]
In the2016 United States presidential election,Donald J. Trump held his election night victory party in the hotel's grand ballroom.[19] The hotel is home to a number of award ceremonies, including theInternational Emmy Awards presented by theInternational Academy. Each spring, the hotel serves as the venue for the Inner Circle Show, the annual charity dinner produced by New York City journalists.
On December 4, 2024,United Healthcare CEOBrian Thompson was killed outside the hotel lobby, where he was scheduled to speak at an investor meeting.[20][21]
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