They approached the nearest huge entrance, a half-circle wider than a Manhattan block.

One time, using his slim jim, he opened the car of a self-assured young woman who lived on a luxurious Manhattan block.

An artist intended to photograph 100 nude people on a residential Manhattan block at 5:30 A.M. that Sunday.

Though set entirely on a Manhattan block, it was filmed on a Hollywood set.

Across the river from Chelsea, the complex stretches the equivalent of about 14 Manhattan blocks.

The easy listening habits of Grantley Richards met with a large police response early yesterday, shutting several Manhattan blocks and causing a brief panic.

As late as last spring, this space was the site of a gaudy Midtown Manhattan block from the set of "The Producers."

Simply demolishing and then disposing of those 2,000 houses would generate 312,000 cubic yards of debris - equivalent to a 10-story building covering an entire Manhattan block.

And in fact, although Mr. Vonnegut's residence was a full town house on a shady, much-coveted Manhattan block, it has always appeared less than pristine.

Longer than three Manhattan blocks and taller than a 13-story hotel, the ship cost more than $200 million.