New York VIPs cut a ribbon at the New York Coliseum to officially open the facility in 1956

WS New York Mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr. speaks at opening ceremony inside the New York Coliseum as other officials and attendees look on / VS New York Governor W. Averell Harriman speaks at ceremony / Harriman accepts a pair of scissors from a man and then smiles and greets a young woman; man gives pair of scissors to Wagner / Harriman, Wagner, and retail magnate Bernard F. Gimbel prepare for ribbon-cutting ceremony and Gimbel smiles as he waves a piece of ribbon / the three men and a young woman pause for photo op prior to cutting the ribbon / Wagner, Gimbel, and another man approach camera while riding up escalator and they wave as flashbulbs pop / Harriman arrives at top of escalator and walks / crowd mills about after ceremony ends