The Paterno is a Manhattan apartment building located at 116th Street and Riverside Drive and also known as 440 Riverside Drive. The building is noted for its curved facade, impressive marble lobby with a stained-glass ceiling, and substantial porte-cochère. Across 116th Street, The Paterno faces the Colosseum, another building with a similar curved facade. The New York Times has said that the "opposing curves, (form) a gateway as impressive as any publicly built arch or plaza in New York.
The Paterno and Colosseum were both developed by Charles V. Paterno (1876–1946) and designed by the architectural firm of Schwartz & Gross.
The Paterno has been featured in films Enchanted and Enemies, a Love Story.
Coordinates: 40°48′32.06″N 73°57′54.98″W / 40.8089056°N 73.9652722°W / 40.8089056; -73.9652722
If I seem just a little bit out of touch do you
Think it could be because of you?
Underneath real blood and deep conviction is
Another point of view
You cound down the days 'till the addiction gets a
Foot into the door
(You want what you got but you don't know)
All this time you see no end
You know no feeling anymore
(You got what you want but you let go)
Polish up your final campaign
Give a title to the way you're moving in
To stake your claim
You feel faint you say you can't control your tone
You don't know what I mean
(You want what you got but you don't know)
You never seem to have a problem finding time to
Meet your needs
(You want what you got but you don't know)
Talk about pretentious
Can you tell now that you've left us out to dry
But you can't ever tell me why
All rise here comes the patron
His cause can't be mistaken
His eyes are turning red
'Cause he don't fit in
Talk about pretentious
Do you know now why you've left us out to dry?
So next time you see me
You'll know now how to greet me