Warwick New York Hotel
| Warwick New York Hotel | |
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 Warwick New York Hotel | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location | 65 West 54th Street, New York, New York |
| Opened | 1926 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 36 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 426 |
The Warwick New York Hotel is a luxury hotel located at 65 West 54th Street, off the Avenue of Americas in Manhattan, New York City.
History
William Randolph Hearst built the Warwick New York Hotel in 1926 for $5 million. Long catering to the elite, Hearst built the 36-story residential tower to accommodate his Hollywood friends as well as his mistress, the actress Marion Davies who had her own specially-designed floor in the building.[1]
Ownership and operations
The owner of the Warwick New York is Warwick International Hotels, which was founded in 1980 with the purchase of this hotel.[2]
As of August 2010, the general manager of the Warwick New York is Sam Kapadia.[3]
Prominent guests
Its guests have included Irving Berlin, Elvis Presley, and Cary Grant, who lived in a suite for twelve years [4]. The Beatles gave a press conference on Aug. 13, 1965 prior to the performance at Shea Stadium [5], that set off the first public expression of [[Beatlemania]. In the summer of 1967 The Monkees occupied the penthouse suite, while a small room down the hall housed their opening act, Jimi Hendrix.[6]
Controversy
In September 2010 during the United Nations General Assembly, the Warwick New York was the site of a dinner for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Nation of Islam head Louis Farrakhan and members of the New Black Panther Party. The New York Post deemed the event a "monster's ball."[7]
In September 2011, the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) learned that Ahmadinejad and his delegation for the UN General Assembly would stay at Warwick New York. In a letter to the hotel, UANI President Mark Wallace wrote, "By this letter, UANI requests that the Warwick immediately reconsider its decision and deny accommodation for and refuse to host President Ahmadinejad... By choosing to host the Iranian delegation, the Warwick is accepting blood money from a regime that presents an overwhelming threat to global security."[8]
For accommodating Ahmadinejad, UANI led a protest outside the hotel, "saying the Warwick should have joined others that refused to rent rooms to a man who tramples civil rights in Iran and works for the destruction of Israel."[9]
References
- ^ "Location & History". Warwick New York Hotel. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Fact Sheet". Warwick International Hotels. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Sam Kapadia Appointed GM Warwick New York". HotelExecutive.com. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Location and History". Warwick New York. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Travel: London to New York". Beatles Bible. 13 August 1965. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ David Sygall, "Hendrix at the Warwick Hotel, 1967"
- ^ "A'jad monster's ball". New York Post. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Advocacy group asks hotel to reconsider hosting Ahmadinejad". NewsCore. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Protesters Let Warwick Hotel Have It For Choosing To Host AhmadinejadC". CBS New York. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
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