Construction of Rockefeller Center 19 buildings. Construction of Rockefeller Center The construction of the Rockefeller Center complex in New York City was conceived as an urban renewal project in the late 1920s, spearheaded by John D. Rockefeller Jr. to help revitalize Midtown Manhattan. Rockefeller Center is located on one of Columbia University's former campuses and is bounded by Fifth Avenue to the east, Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) to the west, 48th Street to the south, and 51st Street to the north. The center occupies in total, with some of office space. Columbia University had acquired the site in the early 19th century
Rockefeller University Press Rockefeller University Press The Rockefeller University Press (RUP) is a department of The Rockefeller University. Rockefeller University Press publishes three scientific journals: "Journal of Experimental Medicine", founded in 1896, "Journal of General Physiology", founded in 1918, and "Journal of Cell Biology", founded in 1955 under the title "The Journal of Biophysical and Biochemical Cytology". All editorial decisions on manuscripts submitted to the three journals are made by active scientists in conjunction with in-house scientific editors, and all peer-review operations and pre-press production functions are carried out at the Rockefeller University Press offices. In 2018, Rockefeller University Press partnered with EMBO