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NEW YORK (CITY) 379 tall spire of the same material. The fourth Universalist church, in 5th avenue on the cor- ner of 45th street, is in the Gothic style. The main building is 100 by 80 ft., and 90 ft. high. The front is 95 ft., and the towers are 185ft. The " Brick" church (Presbyterian), in 5th avenue on the corner of 37th street, is a spacious brick edifice, with a lofty spire. The first Baptist church, in Park avenue on the corner of 39th street, is a capacious and handsome edifice. Other noteworthy church edifices are the Reformed (Dutch) church on the corner of 5th avenue and 48th street ; St. Thomas's (Episcopal), on the corner of 5th avenue and 53d street ; the Fifth avenue Presbyterian church, on the corner of 55th street ; the Madison avenue Reformed (Dutch) church, on the corner of 57th street, with a spire 188 ft. high ; the Presbyterian memorial church, in Madison avenue, corner"" of 53d street; St. Bartholomew's (Episcopal), in Madison avenue, corner of 44th street; the church of the Holy Trinity (Episcopal), in Madison avenue, corner of 42d street ; the church of the Covenant (Presbyterian), on the corner of Park avenue and 35th street; and the Unitarian church of the Messiah, in 34th street, on the corner of Park avenue. The Jewish temple Emanuel, in 5th avenue on the corner of 43d street, is the finest speci- Eeformed (Dutch) Church, 5th avenue and 48th street. men of Saracenic architecture in America; the interior is magnificently decorated in the oriental style. The largest church edifice in the city, and one of the largest and finest on the continent, is St. Patrick's cathedral (Cath- olic), in 5th avenue between 50th and 51st Temple Emanuel. streets, commenced in 1858 and still in pro- gress. It is constructed of white marble in the decorated Gothic style, and is 332 ft. long, with 'a general breadth of 132, and at the tran- sept of 174 ft. At the front are to be two spires, each 328 ft. high, flanking a central gable 156 ft. high. There are 30 public parks and triangular spaces, with few exceptions adorned with trees, flowers, and grass plots, and mostly enclosed with substantial iron fences. The Battery, at the S. extremity of the city, looking out upon the bay, so called from having been the site of an early fortifi- cation, was at one time the fashionable resort of the citizens, and was surrounded by the resi- dences of the wealthy. It subsequently fell into neglect, but within a few years it has been enlarged, protected by a substantial sea wall, and beautifully laid out. It embraces 21 acres. The Bowling Green, so called from its use prior to the revolution, is just above the Battery at