The point is that I'm near certain the map in central Manhattan. In summary, here are the targets moving left to right, which is slighty different than my earlier post (No. 1422), because I previously included certain buildings in red that do not have an orange target near them and I screwed up on one of the streets. OK, here goes: Lincoln Center, Port Authority Bus Terminal/Times Square, Jacob Javits Convention Center, Grand Central Station, Penn Station/Madison Square Garden, not sure (approx. 20th Street and 9th Ave.), not sure (approx. 38th Street and 2nd Ave), not sure (approx. 28th and 5th), Greenwich Village/West Village, not sure (approx. 28th and 2nd), not sure (approx. 14th and Lexington Ave).
Please note the following: The first one, which I ID'ed as Lincoln Center, is not a perfect fit. The target is closer to the location of the Sheraton Hotel on 7th Ave, where alot of VIP's stay (GOP Convention?). The fourth target, which I ID'ed as Grand Central Station, appears to sit slightly north of Grand Central, which is where the Waldorf Astoria Hotel is located, where a lot of VIP's also stay. Some of the "not sures" could also be hotels.
I appologize for the length of the post, but this could be important.
For the 'not sure' locations, are there other potential targets within a several block radius? Reason for asking is that with the difficulty you and others have had because of the map quality, those 'not sure' locations could be best placements by those who created the image too.
14h and Lex - Union Square
20th and 9th - could very well be Broadway (cruedly placed)
38th and 2nd - Chrysler Building
28th and 5th is near Madison Sq Garden (could be misplaced)
Thanks for your post, Labyrinthos. I am certain we all appreciate it. I agree with you that the central building looks like the ESB, and I am now printing out your post because I need to see it to compare and match up spacially.
Thank you for your thorough analysis.
I found that on my atlas there's a pretty decent NYC inset map.
For the 38th St/2nd Ave area, it's within a few blocks of the Ford Foundation which seems to be at 42nd and 2nd.
Or another possibility for this one, and closer to 38th St., are some major streets that run into the Queens/Midtown Tunnel, which would make some sense.
For the 28th and 2nd Ave. site, it's pretty close, within a block it looks like, of Mt. Sinai NYU Health Center, and Bellevue Hospital.
My map doesn't show anything specific at the other 3 areas you didn't identify.