The fifteen specialized agencies of the United Nat...

The fifteen specialized agencies of the United Nations are located outside of New York City or in other cities.
Although it is located in New York City, the land occupied by the United Nations headquarters and the spaces of the buildings it rents are under the sole administration of the United Nations and not the government of the United States of America. These are technically offshore through an agreement with the United States government. However, in exchange for the protection of local police, fire and other services, the United Nations agrees to recognize laws as local, state and federal. The United Nations headquarters was built in stages between 1948 and 1952. The headquarters occupies a site next to the East River, approximately seven hectares of land purchased from the property developer, William Zeckendorf, Mr. Nelson Rockefeller arranged this purchase, after reject an initial offer to settle in the Rockefeller family status, being so isolated from Manhattan.