The “Kneeling Fireman” arrived in New York City two days before the death and destruction of 9/11. The statue, which depicts a firefighter on bended knee, was originally commissioned by the Firefighters Association of Missouri and cast in Italy before it arrived in New York on Sept. 9, 2001. It was meant just to pass through the city on its way to Missouri, but it never left. As the nation reeled after the terrorist attacks, the statue was presented as a gift to the city. But it spent most of the past decade in storage. In 2011 the statue reemerged, and is now the only publicly accessible memorial to all the first responders and victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Midtown.
Cache is a nano, log only, BYOP. Difficulty rating is based on the high muggle factor in the area. There's usually a guy selling newspapers right at GZ but I don't think he poses any threat. I work right near GZ so if I see you caching I may come and muggle you as well, always glad to meet fellow cachers.
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Cache has been relocated across the street from original location and still within sight of the statue (near NW corner of 43rd and Madison). The coords are very soft and you will get your typical NYC GPS bounce, but the hint below should bring you to where you need to go. You may get your hands dirty grabbing this one. Looking East you will see a great view of the Chrysler Building.