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45rd Streetand Ath Avenue,five minutesfr6m Time:squareand rnost
of the theatres,
and a fifteen-minute
walk from CentralPark.
tt'sa nrce1SO-square-metre
apartmenton thelgth floor of a new
building.lt hastwo bedrooms;a nice livingroom with a huge balcony,
a kitchen/dining
room and two bathrooms.
Theflat hasverybig
windows,so duringthe day it's verylight and at nightyou have:anice
view of downtownManhattan,especiallyon the 4th of Julywhen you
canseeall the fireworks!
Theneighbourhood
is colourful,and it's nicefor people
-a who like
eatingout or goingto the'theatre:andclubs.Theie's subway'station
on the streetand it's a ten-minutewalk to GrandCentraltrain station.
JFKairportis lessthan halfan hour awayby taxi.
Thisapartmentis nice for couples-Sorry no childrenor petsand
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definitelyno smoking.
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