Lincoln Center

Lincoln Center is a sprawling performing-arts complex that was built on Manhattan's upper west side as part of the urban renewal programs of the late 1950's and 1960s. The Lincoln Center complex was the first gathering of major cultural institutions into a centralized location in an American city.

Among it's performance facilities are :

Alice Tully Hall, a 1,095-seat concert hall.

Avery Fisher Hall, a 2,738-seat symphony hall and home of the New York Philharmonic.

The Metropolitan Opera House, a 3,900-seat opera house that is home to Metropolitan Opera.

Vivian Beaumont Theater, a 1,080-seat Broadway-style theater operating since 1985 as the main stage of Lincoln Center Theater.

David H. Koch Theater , a 2,713-seat theater constructed to be the home of the New York City Ballet which also serves as home to the New York City Opera and Broadway musical revivals.

Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, an intimate 299-seat theater operated by Lincoln Center Theater for its Off-Broadway-style productions.

Various other associations include Jazz at Lincoln Center which is located separately a few blocks away in the Frederick P. Rose Hall complex within the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle.
On any given night, the plaza is abuzz with crowds heading to and from the various performance spaces.