The city's land has been altered substantially by human intervention, with considerable land reclamation along the waterfronts since Dutch colonial times; reclamation is most prominent in Lower Manhattan, with developments such as Battery Park City in the 1970s and 1980s. Some of the natural relief in topography has been evened out, especially in Manhattan.

What Manhattan development is the product of land reclamation?

Battery Park City


The city's total area is 468.9 square miles (1,214 km2). 164.1 sq mi (425 km2) of this is water and 304.8 sq mi (789 km2) is land. The highest point in the city is Todt Hill on Staten Island, which, at 409.8 feet (124.9 m) above sea level, is the highest point on the Eastern Seaboard south of Maine. The summit of the ridge is mostly covered in woodlands as part of the Staten Island Greenbelt.

What is the total area of New York City in square miles?

In square miles, how much of the city's total area is composed of water?

In square miles, how much of the city's total area is land?

What is the name of New York City's highest point?

Todt Hill

On what island is New York City's highest point located?

Staten Island

How many square miles in NYC?

How many square miles are water in NYC?

How many square miles are land in NYC?

The highest peak in the city is what location?

Todt Hill

How many feet above sea level is Todt Hil?


New York has architecturally noteworthy buildings in a wide range of styles and from distinct time periods, from the saltbox style Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House in Brooklyn, the oldest section of which dates to 1656, to the modern One World Trade Center, the skyscraper at Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan and currently the most expensive new office tower in the world.

What structure is an example of saltbox architecture?

Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House

In what borough is the Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House located?

Brooklyn

What building is the priciest office tower in the world?

One World Trade Center

In what borough is One World Trade Center located?

Manhattan

In what year did construction on the oldest part of Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House begin?

The most expensive office tower built in the world today is what?

One World Trade Center


Manhattan's skyline, with its many skyscrapers, is universally recognized, and the city has been home to several of the tallest buildings in the world. As of 2011, New York City had 5,937 high-rise buildings, of which 550 completed structures were at least 330 feet (100 m) high, both second in the world after Hong Kong, with over 50 completed skyscrapers taller than 656 feet (200 m). These include the Woolworth Building (1913), an early gothic revival skyscraper built with massively scaled gothic detailing.

How many high-rises were present in New York City in 2011?

What city has the most high-rise buildings in the world?

Hong Kong

How many structures in New York City are over 100m tall?

In what year was the Woolworth Building completed?

How many buildings in New York City are over 200m high?

NYC has the highest quantity of skyscrapers after which other world city?

Hong Kong

How many buildings located in NYC are at least 330 feet in height?


The 1916 Zoning Resolution required setbacks in new buildings, and restricted towers to a percentage of the lot size, to allow sunlight to reach the streets below. The Art Deco style of the Chrysler Building (1930) and Empire State Building (1931), with their tapered tops and steel spires, reflected the zoning requirements. The buildings have distinctive ornamentation, such as the eagles at the corners of the 61st floor on the Chrysler Building, and are considered some of the finest examples of the Art Deco style. A highly influential example of the international style in the United States is the Seagram Building (1957), distinctive for its façade using visible bronze-toned I-beams to evoke the building's structure. The Condé Nast Building (2000) is a prominent example of green design in American skyscrapers and has received an award from the American Institute of Architects as well as AIA New York State for its design.

In what year was the Empire State Building completed?

The Chrysler Building reflects what architectural style?

Art Deco

What floor of the Chrysler Building has sculptures of eagles at its corners?

What building known for its bronze-tinted I-beams was completed in 1957?

Seagram Building

What is the full name of the organization known by the acronym AIA?

American Institute of Architects

Which animal decorates the corners of the Chrysler Building?

eagles

When was the Empire State Building constructed?

When was the Chrysler building built in NYC?


The character of New York's large residential districts is often defined by the elegant brownstone rowhouses and townhouses and shabby tenements that were built during a period of rapid expansion from 1870 to 1930. In contrast, New York City also has neighborhoods that are less densely populated and feature free-standing dwellings. In neighborhoods such as Riverdale (in the Bronx), Ditmas Park (in Brooklyn), and Douglaston (in Queens), large single-family homes are common in various architectural styles such as Tudor Revival and Victorian.

In what borough is the Riverdale neighborhood located?

the Bronx

In what borough is the Ditmas Park neighborhood located?

Brooklyn

In what borough is the Douglaston neighborhood located?

Queens

Brownstone rowhouse construction is most often associated with the period beginning in 1870 and ending in what year?

Along with Tudor Revival, what is a common architectural style of single-family houses in New York?

Victorian

What type of housing structure makes up most of the large residential districts of NYC?

brownstone rowhouses


Stone and brick became the city's building materials of choice after the construction of wood-frame houses was limited in the aftermath of the Great Fire of 1835. A distinctive feature of many of the city's buildings is the wooden roof-mounted water towers. In the 1800s, the city required their installation on buildings higher than six stories to prevent the need for excessively high water pressures at lower elevations, which could break municipal water pipes. Garden apartments became popular during the 1920s in outlying areas, such as Jackson Heights.

What event led to the decline in wooden construction in New York City?

the Great Fire of 1835

In the 19th century, New York city required water towers in the roofs of buildings that were more than how many stories tall?

six

What area was known for its garden apartments?

Jackson Heights

After the Great Fire of 1835, what became the most widespread building materials?

Stone and brick

To prevent high water pressures at lower elevations what were built on many of the city's buildings?

wooden roof-mounted water towers


According to the United States Geological Survey, an updated analysis of seismic hazard in July 2014 revealed a "slightly lower hazard for tall buildings" in New York City than previously assessed. Scientists estimated this lessened risk based upon a lower likelihood than previously thought of slow shaking near the city, which would be more likely to cause damage to taller structures from an earthquake in the vicinity of the city.

When did the United States Geological Survey released its seismic hazard analysis?

July 2014


There are hundreds of distinct neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs of New York City, many with a definable history and character to call their own. If the boroughs were each independent cities, four of the boroughs (Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx) would be among the ten most populous cities in the United States.

How many of New York's boroughs would be counted among the United States' ten most populated cities if they were independent?

four

How many boroughs does New York City have?

five

Which four boroughs of NYC would be among the the most populous cities in the US if they were independent cities?

Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx


Under the Köppen climate classification, using the 0 °C (32 °F) coldest month (January) isotherm, New York City itself experiences a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) and is thus the northernmost major city on the North American continent with this categorization. The suburbs to the immediate north and west lie in the transition zone from a humid subtropical (Cfa) to a humid continental climate (Dfa). The area averages 234 days with at least some sunshine annually, and averages 57% of possible sunshine annually, accumulating 2,535 hours of sunshine per annum. The city falls under USDA 7b Plant Hardiness zone.

What is the name of New York City's climate using the Köppen climate classification?

humid subtropical

How many sunny days does New York average each year?

How many hours of sunshine does New York receive every year?

The suburbs of the city lie between the humid subtropical and what other climate zone?

humid continental

What month in New York City is the coldest?

January

What type of climate does NYC possess?

humid subtropical

How many days on average does NYC get sunshine annually?

What planting zone does the city land in?

USDA 7b


Winters are cold and damp, and prevailing wind patterns that blow offshore minimize the moderating effects of the Atlantic Ocean; yet the Atlantic and the partial shielding from colder air by the Appalachians keep the city warmer in the winter than inland North American cities at similar or lesser latitudes such as Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis. The daily mean temperature in January, the area's coldest month, is 32.6 °F (0.3 °C); however, temperatures usually drop to 10 °F (−12 °C) several times per winter, and reach 50 °F (10 °C) several days each winter month. Spring and autumn are unpredictable and can range from chilly to warm, although they are usually mild with low humidity. Summers are typically warm to hot and humid, with a daily mean temperature of 76.5 °F (24.7 °C) in July and an average humidity level of 72%. Nighttime conditions are often exacerbated by the urban heat island phenomenon, while daytime temperatures exceed 90 °F (32 °C) on average of 17 days each summer and in some years exceed 100 °F (38 °C). In the warmer months, the dew point, a measure of atmospheric moisture, ranges from 57.3 °F (14.1 °C) in June to 62.0 °F (16.7 °C) in August. Extreme temperatures have ranged from −15 °F (−26 °C), recorded on February 9, 1934, up to 106 °F (41 °C) on July 9, 1936.

What mountains serve as a barrier to keep New York City comparatively warmer in the winter?

Appalachians

What is New York City's daily January mean temperature in degrees celsius?

What is the average humidity in July as a percentage?

On average, how often do New York temperatures exceed 90 degrees Fahrenheit each year?

On what date did New York record its highest temperature ever?

July 9, 1936

What is the highest temperature recorded in NYC?

When was the lowest temperature recorded in NYC?

The highest temperature ever recorded in NYC was in what year?


The city receives 49.9 inches (1,270 mm) of precipitation annually, which is fairly spread throughout the year. Average winter snowfall between 1981 and 2010 has been 25.8 inches (66 cm), but this varies considerably from year to year. Hurricanes and tropical storms are rare in the New York area, but are not unheard of and always have the potential to strike the area. Hurricane Sandy brought a destructive storm surge to New York City on the evening of October 29, 2012, flooding numerous streets, tunnels, and subway lines in Lower Manhattan and other areas of the city and cutting off electricity in many parts of the city and its suburbs. The storm and its profound impacts have prompted the discussion of constructing seawalls and other coastal barriers around the shorelines of the city and the metropolitan area to minimize the risk of destructive consequences from another such event in the future.

In millimeters, how much precipitation does New York receive a year?

In centimeters, what is the average winter snowfall?

When did Hurricane Sandy strike New York?

October 29, 2012

How many inches of precipitation does NYC get in a year?

Which natural disaster occurred on October 29, 2012 in NYC?

Hurricane Sandy

The mean snowfall between 1981 and 2010 in NYC has been how many inches?


The City of New York has a complex park system, with various lands operated by the National Park Service, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

What is the name of the New York City department that operates the park system?

New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

What is the state office that operates New York City parks?

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

What federal service operates New York City parks?

National Park Service


In its 2013 ParkScore ranking, The Trust for Public Land reported that the park system in New York City was the second best park system among the 50 most populous U.S. cities, behind the park system of Minneapolis. ParkScore ranks urban park systems by a formula that analyzes median park size, park acres as percent of city area, the percent of city residents within a half-mile of a park, spending of park services per resident, and the number of playgrounds per 10,000 residents.

What city was rated as having the best park system by The Trust for Public Land?

Minneapolis

What city had the second highest ParkScore rating?

New York City

The 2013 ParkScore rating for NYC made NYC second in best park system to what other US city?

Minneapolis


Gateway National Recreation Area contains over 26,000 acres (10,521.83 ha) in total, most of it surrounded by New York City, including the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Brooklyn and Queens, over 9,000 acres (36 km2) of salt marsh, islands, and water, including most of Jamaica Bay. Also in Queens, the park includes a significant portion of the western Rockaway Peninsula, most notably Jacob Riis Park and Fort Tilden. In Staten Island, the park includes Fort Wadsworth, with historic pre-Civil War era Battery Weed and Fort Tompkins, and Great Kills Park, with beaches, trails, and a marina.

How large is the Gateway National recreation Area in hectares?

About how large is the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in acres?

What fort is located on the Rockaway Peninsula?

Fort Tilden

What park is located on the Rockaway Peninsula?

Jacob Riis Park

What body of water is Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge adjacent to?

Jamaica Bay

How many acres of land does Gateway Nation Recreation contain?

over 26,000


The Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island Immigration Museum are managed by the National Park Service and are in both the states of New York and New Jersey. They are joined in the harbor by Governors Island National Monument, in New York. Historic sites under federal management on Manhattan Island include Castle Clinton National Monument; Federal Hall National Memorial; Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site; General Grant National Memorial ("Grant's Tomb"); African Burial Ground National Monument; and Hamilton Grange National Memorial. Hundreds of private properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places or as a National Historic Landmark such as, for example, the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village as the catalyst of the modern gay rights movement.

What body administers the Ellis Island Immigration Museum?

National Park Service

What is the common name for the General Grant National Memorial?

Grant's Tomb

In what neighborhood is the Stonewall Inn located?

Greenwich Village

What movement is the Stonewall Inn most famously associated with?

gay rights movement

The Statue of Liberty is taken care of by what organization?

National Park Service

The Statue of Liberty is also in what other US state?

New Jersey

Ellis Island is considered in New York state and which other?

New Jersey

Which landmark is considered the spark for LGBT rights?

Stonewall Inn

The landmark, General Grant National Memorial, is also called what?

Grant's Tomb


There are seven state parks within the confines of New York City, including Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, a natural area which includes extensive riding trails, and Riverbank State Park, a 28-acre (110,000 m2) facility that rises 69 feet (21 m) over the Hudson River.

How many state parks exist in New York City?

seven

How large is Riverbank State Park in acres?

How many meters is Riverbank State Park elevated above the Hudson River?

How many New York state parks are within New York City?

seven

Riverbank State park's highest point is how high above the Hudson River?

69 feet


New York City has over 28,000 acres (110 km2) of municipal parkland and 14 miles (23 km) of public beaches. Parks in New York City include Central Park, Prospect Park, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Forest Park, and Washington Square Park. The largest municipal park in the city is Pelham Bay Park with 2,700 acres (1,093 ha).

New York has approximately how many acres of parks?

How many miles of public beach are located in New York City?

What is the biggest public park in the city?

Pelham Bay Park

How large is Pelham Bay Park in hectares?

New York City has how many acres of land dedicated to parks?

over 28,000

How long are all the public beaches together in miles?

What is the largest park in New York City?

Pelham Bay Park

How many acres of land does Pelham Bay park have?


New York City is home to Fort Hamilton, the U.S. military's only active duty installation within the city. Established in 1825 in Brooklyn on the site of a small battery utilized during the American Revolution, it is one of America's longest serving military forts. Today Fort Hamilton serves as the headquarters of the North Atlantic Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers as well as for the New York City Recruiting Battalion. It also houses the 1179th Transportation Brigade, the 722nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, and a military entrance processing station. Other formerly active military reservations still utilized for National Guard and military training or reserve operations in the city include Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island and Fort Totten in Queens.

What is the name of the military base in New York City?

Fort Hamilton

In what year was Fort Hamilton founded?

In what borough is Fort Hamilton located?

Brooklyn

What division is based at Fort Hamilton?

North Atlantic Division

What brigade is headquartered at Fort Hamilton?

1179th Transportation Brigade

The U.S. military has only one active location in NYC named what?

Fort Hamilton

When was Fort Hamilton built?

Which borough can Fort Hamilton be found?

Brooklyn

Fort Wadsworth and Fort Totten are located in which area of New York City?

Queens


New York City is the most-populous city in the United States, with an estimated record high of 8,491,079 residents as of 2014, incorporating more immigration into the city than outmigration since the 2010 United States Census. More than twice as many people live in New York City as in the second-most populous U.S. city (Los Angeles), and within a smaller area. New York City gained more residents between April 2010 and July 2014 (316,000) than any other U.S. city. New York City's population amounts to about 40% of New York State's population and a similar percentage of the New York metropolitan area population.

What was the population of New York City in 2014?

What is the US city with the second largest population?

Los Angeles

How many people moved to New York City between April 2010 and July 2014?

Approximately what percentage is New York City's population of the entire state's population?

About what percentage is New York City's population of the New York metropolitan area's population?

What is the population of NYC as of 2014?

The second largest city in the US is what?

Los Angeles

What percentage of people that live in the state of New York live in New York City?


In 2014, the city had an estimated population density of 27,858 people per square mile (10,756/km²), rendering it the most densely populated of all municipalities housing over 100,000 residents in the United States; however, several small cities (of fewer than 100,000) in adjacent Hudson County, New Jersey are more dense overall, as per the 2000 Census. Geographically co-extensive with New York County, the borough of Manhattan's population density of 71,672 people per square mile (27,673/km²) makes it the highest of any county in the United States and higher than the density of any individual American city.

How many people live in a square mile of New York City?

What is the population density of Manhattan per square kilometer?

Some cities in what county have a higher population density than New York City?

Hudson County


The city's population in 2010 was 44% white (33.3% non-Hispanic white), 25.5% black (23% non-Hispanic black), 0.7% Native American, and 12.7% Asian. Hispanics of any race represented 28.6% of the population, while Asians constituted the fastest-growing segment of the city's population between 2000 and 2010; the non-Hispanic white population declined 3 percent, the smallest recorded decline in decades; and for the first time since the Civil War, the number of blacks declined over a decade.

What percentage of the city's population is Caucasian?

What percentage of the city's population is African-American?

What ethnicity is growing the quickest in New York City?

Asians

What percentage of the population identifies as Hispanic?

By what percentage did the non-Hispanic white population decrease?

As of 2010, what percentage made up white people in NYC?

Since what event did the first time black people decline in living in NYC?

the Civil War

Which race of people made it the highest growing ethnicity between 2000-2010 in NYC?

Asians

What percentage of Africans make up NYC?


Throughout its history, the city has been a major port of entry for immigrants into the United States; more than 12 million European immigrants were received at Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924. The term "melting pot" was first coined to describe densely populated immigrant neighborhoods on the Lower East Side. By 1900, Germans constituted the largest immigrant group, followed by the Irish, Jews, and Italians. In 1940, whites represented 92% of the city's population.

How many immigrants arrived at Ellis Island from 1892 to 1924?

12 million

'Melting pot' was first used to describe neighborhoods in what area of the city?

Lower East Side

What ethnicity comprised the largest number of immigrants at the beginning of the twentieth century?

Germans

What percentage of the population was Caucasian in 1940?

What was the ethnicity of the second largest group of immigrants in 1900?

Irish

Between 1892-1924, how many immigrants came through Ellis Island?

more than 12 million

In the year 1942, what percentage of white Americans made up New York City?


Approximately 37% of the city's population is foreign born. In New York, no single country or region of origin dominates. The ten largest sources of foreign-born individuals in the city as of 2011 were the Dominican Republic, China, Mexico, Guyana, Jamaica, Ecuador, Haiti, India, Russia, and Trinidad and Tobago, while the Bangladeshi immigrant population has since become one of the fastest growing in the city, counting over 74,000 by 2013.

What percentage of the population was born outside the United States?

From what country did the largest number of foreign-born immigrants originate as of 2011?

Dominican Republic

About how many immigrants from Bangladesh lived in the city in 2013?

What country was the second largest source of foreign-born New Yorkers in 2011?

China

What percentage of the population of NYC was born in another country?


Asian Americans in New York City, according to the 2010 Census, number more than one million, greater than the combined totals of San Francisco and Los Angeles. New York contains the highest total Asian population of any U.S. city proper. The New York City borough of Queens is home to the state's largest Asian American population and the largest Andean (Colombian, Ecuadorian, Peruvian, and Bolivian) populations in the United States, and is also the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world. The Chinese population constitutes the fastest-growing nationality in New York State; multiple satellites of the original Manhattan Chinatown (紐約華埠), in Brooklyn (布鲁克林華埠), and around Flushing, Queens (法拉盛華埠), are thriving as traditionally urban enclaves, while also expanding rapidly eastward into suburban Nassau County (拿騷縣) on Long Island (長島), as the New York metropolitan region and New York State have become the top destinations for new Chinese immigrants, respectively, and large-scale Chinese immigration continues into New York City and surrounding areas. In 2012, 6.3% of New York City was of Chinese ethnicity, with nearly three-fourths living in either Queens or Brooklyn, geographically on Long Island. A community numbering 20,000 Korean-Chinese (Chaoxianzu (Chinese: 朝鲜族) or Joseonjok (Hangul: 조선족)) is centered in Flushing, Queens, while New York City is also home to the largest Tibetan population outside China, India, and Nepal, also centered in Queens. Koreans made up 1.2% of the city's population, and Japanese 0.3%. Filipinos were the largest Southeast Asian ethnic group at 0.8%, followed by Vietnamese, who made up 0.2% of New York City's population in 2010. Indians are the largest South Asian group, comprising 2.4% of the city's population, with Bangladeshis and Pakistanis at 0.7% and 0.5%, respectively. Queens is the preferred borough of settlement for Asian Indians, Koreans, and Filipinos, as well as Malaysians and other Southeast Asians; while Brooklyn is receiving large numbers of both West Indian as well as Asian Indian immigrants.

What New York borough contains the highest population of Asian-Americans?

Queens

What borough housed the first Chinatown in New York?

Manhattan

As of 2012, what percentage of the New York City population was ethnically Chinese?

What borough is home to a large Tibetan population?

Queens

What percentage of the New York City population is Japanese?


New York City has the largest European and non-Hispanic white population of any American city. At 2.7 million in 2012, New York's non-Hispanic white population is larger than the non-Hispanic white populations of Los Angeles (1.1 million), Chicago (865,000), and Houston (550,000) combined. The European diaspora residing in the city is very diverse. According to 2012 Census estimates, there were roughly 560,000 Italian Americans, 385,000 Irish Americans, 253,000 German Americans, 223,000 Russian Americans, 201,000 Polish Americans, and 137,000 English Americans. Additionally, Greek and French Americans numbered 65,000 each, with those of Hungarian descent estimated at 60,000 people. Ukrainian and Scottish Americans numbered 55,000 and 35,000, respectively. People identifying ancestry from Spain numbered 30,838 total in 2010. People of Norwegian and Swedish descent both stood at about 20,000 each, while people of Czech, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Scotch-Irish, and Welsh descent all numbered between 12,000–14,000 people. Arab Americans number over 160,000 in New York City, with the highest concentration in Brooklyn. Central Asians, primarily Uzbek Americans, are a rapidly growing segment of the city's non-Hispanic white population, enumerating over 30,000, and including over half of all Central Asian immigrants to the United States, most settling in Queens or Brooklyn. Albanian Americans are most highly concentrated in the Bronx.

How many non-Hispanic whites lived in New York City in 2012?

2.7 million

What is the non-Hispanic white population of Houston?

How many New Yorkers are of Polish ancestry?

How many New York City residents are of Greek heritage?

What borough has the largest population of ethnic Albanians?

the Bronx

NYC has the largest white population by how many people?

2.7 million


The wider New York City metropolitan area, with over 20 million people, about 50% greater than the second-place Los Angeles metropolitan area in the United States, is also ethnically diverse. The New York region continues to be by far the leading metropolitan gateway for legal immigrants admitted into the United States, substantially exceeding the combined totals of Los Angeles and Miami, the next most popular gateway regions. It is home to the largest Jewish as well as Israeli communities outside Israel, with the Jewish population in the region numbering over 1.5 million in 2012 and including many diverse Jewish sects from around the Middle East and Eastern Europe. The metropolitan area is also home to 20% of the nation's Indian Americans and at least 20 Little India enclaves, as well as 15% of all Korean Americans and four Koreatowns; the largest Asian Indian population in the Western Hemisphere; the largest Russian American, Italian American, and African American populations; the largest Dominican American, Puerto Rican American, and South American and second-largest overall Hispanic population in the United States, numbering 4.8 million; and includes at least 6 established Chinatowns within New York City alone, with the urban agglomeration comprising a population of 779,269 overseas Chinese as of 2013 Census estimates, the largest outside of Asia.

About how many people live in New York City's metropolitan area?

20 million

As of 2012, how many Jewish people lived in the New York metropolitan area?

1.5 million

What percentage of the total Indian-American population of the United States lives in the New York metropolitan area?

How many Hispanic people live in the New York metropolitan area?

4.8 million

Approximately how many Chinatowns exist in New York City?


Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, and Brazil were the top source countries from South America for legal immigrants to the New York City region in 2013; the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti, and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean; Egypt, Ghana, and Nigeria from Africa; and El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala in Central America. Amidst a resurgence of Puerto Rican migration to New York City, this population had increased to approximately 1.3 million in the metropolitan area as of 2013.

In 2013, how many people of Puerto Rican ancestry lived in New York City?

1.3 million

What nation provided the most legal immigrants to New York City in the Caribbean?

the Dominican Republic

Out of all African nations, which provided the most legal immigrants in 2013?

Egypt

Out of all nations in Central America, which provided the most legal immigrants in 2013?

El Salvador

Of all the countries in South America, which provided the most legal immigrants in 2013?

Ecuador


The New York metropolitan area is home to a self-identifying gay and bisexual community estimated at 568,903 individuals, the largest in the United States and one of the world's largest. Same-sex marriages in New York were legalized on June 24, 2011 and were authorized to take place beginning 30 days thereafter.

How many self-identified LGB people live in the New York metropolitan area?

On what date did New York legalize gay marriage?

June 24, 2011

How many days after gay marriage was legalized were gay marriages allowed to take place?

How many people identify as gay or bisexual in NYC?

Same-sex marriage became legal on what date in New York?

June 24, 2011

Since Gay marriage became legal, how many days did people have to wait to marry?


Christianity (59%), particularly Catholicism (33%), was the most prevalently practiced religion in New York as of 2014, followed by Judaism, with approximately 1.1 million Jews in New York City, over half living in Brooklyn. Islam ranks third in New York City, with official estimates ranging between 600,000 and 1,000,000 observers and including 10% of the city's public schoolchildren, followed by Hinduism, Buddhism, and a variety of other religions, as well as atheism. In 2014, 24% self-identified with no organized religious affiliation.

What percentage of New Yorkers are Christians?

What percentage of New Yorkers follow the Catholic faith?

About how many Jews live in New York City?

1.1 million

What borough has the largest population of Jewish people?

Brooklyn

What is the third most popular faith in New York City?

Islam

What was the most prominent religion in New York as of 2014?

Christianity

The second most prominent religion in New York is what?

Judaism

Half the population of Jews live in what borough of New York City?

Brooklyn

What percentage of people in 2014 had no religion?

The third most popular religion in NYC is what?

Islam


New York City has a high degree of income disparity as indicated by its Gini Coefficient of 0.5 for the city overall and 0.6 for Manhattan. The disparity is driven by wage growth in high-income brackets, while wages have stagnated for middle and lower-income brackets. In the first quarter of 2014, the average weekly wage in New York County (Manhattan) was $2,749, representing the highest total among large counties in the United States. In 2013, New York City had the highest number of billionaires of any city in the world, higher than the next five U.S. cities combined, including former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. New York also had the highest density of millionaires per capita among major U.S. cities in 2014, at 4.6% of residents. Lower Manhattan has been experiencing a baby boom, with the area south of Canal Street witnessing 1,086 births in 2010, 12% greater than 2009 and over twice the number born in 2001.

What is New York City's Gini Coefficient?

What borough has a Gini Coefficient of 0.6?

Manhattan

What previous mayor of New York is a billionaire?

Michael R. Bloomberg

In 2014, millionaires made up what percentage of New York City's population?

What is the average weekly wage in Manhattan?

The average weekly earnings for a worker in NYC was what in 2014?

By 2013, which city had the most billionaires living in the city?

New York City


New York is a global hub of international business and commerce. In 2012, New York City topped the first Global Economic Power Index, published by The Atlantic (to be differentiated from a namesake list published by the Martin Prosperity Institute), with cities ranked according to criteria reflecting their presence on similar lists as published by other entities. The city is a major center for banking and finance, retailing, world trade, transportation, tourism, real estate, new media as well as traditional media, advertising, legal services, accountancy, insurance, theater, fashion, and the arts in the United States; while Silicon Alley, metonymous for New York's broad-spectrum high technology sphere, continues to expand. The Port of New York and New Jersey is also a major economic engine, handling record cargo volume in the first half of 2014.

What is the common name for New York's high technology sector?

Silicon Alley

Who created the Global Economic Power Index that ranked New York first?

The Atlantic

In what year did the Port of New York and New Jersey deal with unprecedented cargo volume?

In what year was New York ranked first on the Global Economic Power Index?


Many Fortune 500 corporations are headquartered in New York City, as are a large number of foreign corporations. One out of ten private sector jobs in the city is with a foreign company. New York City has been ranked first among cities across the globe in attracting capital, business, and tourists. This ability to attract foreign investment helped New York City top the FDi Magazine American Cities of the Future ranking for 2013.

What fraction of New Yorkers in the private sector are employed by foreign companies?

One out of ten

What publication ranked New York first in the 2013 American Cities of the Future rankings?

FDi Magazine


Real estate is a major force in the city's economy, as the total value of all New York City property was assessed at US$914.8 billion for the 2015 fiscal year. The Time Warner Center is the property with the highest-listed market value in the city, at US$1.1 billion in 2006. New York City is home to some of the nation's—and the world's—most valuable real estate. 450 Park Avenue was sold on July 2, 2007 for US$510 million, about $1,589 per square foot ($17,104/m²), breaking the barely month-old record for an American office building of $1,476 per square foot ($15,887/m²) set in the June 2007 sale of 660 Madison Avenue. According to Forbes, in 2014, Manhattan was home to six of the top ten zip codes in the United States by median housing price.

What was the 2015 assessed value of all the property in New York?

US$914.8 billion

How much was Time Warner Center worth in 2006?

US$1.1 billion

What was the price per square foot of 450 Park Avenue when it sold in July 2007?

What was the price per square meter of 660 Madison Avenue in June 2007?

Of the top 10 zip codes with the most expensive housing prices in the United States, how many are in Manhattan?

six

Which building has the highest market value in NYC?

Time Warner Center

The previous record beaten by Park Avenue was for what real estate?

660 Madison Avenue


As of 2013, the global advertising agencies of Omnicom Group and Interpublic Group, both based in Manhattan, had combined annual revenues of approximately US$21 billion, reflecting New York City's role as the top global center for the advertising industry, which is metonymously referred to as "Madison Avenue". The city's fashion industry provides approximately 180,000 employees with $11 billion in annual wages.

What is the popular name of New York's advertising industry?

Madison Avenue

About how many people work in the New York fashion industry?

About how much does it cost per year to pay workers in the New York fashion industry?

$11 billion

With Interpublic Group, what company has a combined annual revenue of roughly US$21 billion?

Omnicom Group

NYC's fashion industry employs how many people?

The Two highest advertising agencies in the world located in NYC are called what?

Omnicom Group and Interpublic Group


Other important sectors include medical research and technology, non-profit institutions, and universities. Manufacturing accounts for a significant but declining share of employment, although the city's garment industry is showing a resurgence in Brooklyn. Food processing is a US$5 billion industry that employs more than 19,000 residents.

How many New Yorkers work in the food processing field?

What is the annual revenue of the food processing industry?

US$5 billion

In what borough is the garment business prominent?

Brooklyn


Chocolate is New York City's leading specialty-food export, with up to US$234 million worth of exports each year. Entrepreneurs were forming a "Chocolate District" in Brooklyn as of 2014, while Godiva, one of the world's largest chocolatiers, continues to be headquartered in Manhattan.

What dollar amount of chocolate does New York export annually?

US$234 million

Where is the "Chocolate District" located?

Brooklyn

In what borough is Godiva based?

Manhattan

What is the number one specialty food export of New York?

Chocolate

What type of food is NYC's leading food export?

Chocolate

Which one of the world's largest chocolate makers is stationed in Manhattan?

Godiva


New York City's most important economic sector lies in its role as the headquarters for the U.S.financial industry, metonymously known as Wall Street. The city's securities industry, enumerating 163,400 jobs in August 2013, continues to form the largest segment of the city's financial sector and an important economic engine, accounting in 2012 for 5 percent of the city's private sector jobs, 8.5 percent (US$3.8 billion) of its tax revenue, and 22 percent of the city's total wages, including an average salary of US$360,700. Many large financial companies are headquartered in New York City, and the city is also home to a burgeoning number of financial startup companies.

As of 2013, how many people worked for a securities business in New York?

What percentage of New York private sector jobs are in the securities industry?

How much tax revenue does the securities industry generate?

US$3.8 billion

What is the average income in the New York securities industry?

What percentage of the city's wages does the securities industry provide?

22 Percent of NYC's total wages are from what industry?

The city's securities


Lower Manhattan is the third-largest central business district in the United States and is home to the New York Stock Exchange, on Wall Street, and the NASDAQ, at 165 Broadway, representing the world's largest and second largest stock exchanges, respectively, when measured both by overall average daily trading volume and by total market capitalization of their listed companies in 2013. Investment banking fees on Wall Street totaled approximately $40 billion in 2012, while in 2013, senior New York City bank officers who manage risk and compliance functions earned as much as $324,000 annually. In fiscal year 2013–14, Wall Street's securities industry generated 19% of New York State's tax revenue. New York City remains the largest global center for trading in public equity and debt capital markets, driven in part by the size and financial development of the U.S. economy.:31–32 In July 2013, NYSE Euronext, the operator of the New York Stock Exchange, took over the administration of the London interbank offered rate from the British Bankers Association. New York also leads in hedge fund management; private equity; and the monetary volume of mergers and acquisitions. Several investment banks and investment mangers headquartered in Manhattan are important participants in other global financial centers.:34–35 New York is also the principal commercial banking center of the United States.

On what street is the New York Stock Exchange headquartered?

Wall Street

What is the street address of NASDAQ?

165 Broadway

In 2012, how many investment banking fees were paid out to Wall Street?

$40 billion

In 2013-4, what percentage of New York state tax revenues came from the securities business on Wall Street?

Who was the previous overseer of the London interbank offered rate?

British Bankers Association

The New York Stock exchange is located where in NYC?

Wall Street

The NASDAQ is located on what street in NYC?

165 Broadway


Many of the world's largest media conglomerates are also based in the city. Manhattan contained over 500 million square feet (46.5 million m2) of office space in 2015, making it the largest office market in the United States, while Midtown Manhattan, with nearly 400 million square feet (37.2 million m2) in 2015, is the largest central business district in the world.

How many square meters of office space does Manhattan have?

46.5 million

About how many million square feet of office space is present in Midtown Manhattan?

How much office space did Manhatten possess in 2015?

500 million square feet


Silicon Alley, centered in Manhattan, has evolved into a metonym for the sphere encompassing the New York City metropolitan region's high technology industries involving the Internet, new media, telecommunications, digital media, software development, biotechnology, game design, financial technology ("fintech"), and other fields within information technology that are supported by its entrepreneurship ecosystem and venture capital investments. In the first half of 2015, Silicon Alley generated over US$3.7 billion in venture capital investment across a broad spectrum of high technology enterprises, most based in Manhattan, with others in Brooklyn, Queens, and elsewhere in the region. High technology startup companies and employment are growing in New York City and the region, bolstered by the city's position in North America as the leading Internet hub and telecommunications center, including its vicinity to several transatlantic fiber optic trunk lines, New York's intellectual capital, and its extensive outdoor wireless connectivity. Verizon Communications, headquartered at 140 West Street in Lower Manhattan, was at the final stages in 2014 of completing a US$3 billion fiberoptic telecommunications upgrade throughout New York City. As of 2014, New York City hosted 300,000 employees in the tech sector.

In what borough is Silicon Alley located?

Manhattan

What is the street address of the headquarters of Verizon Communciations?

140 West Street

How much did Verizon spend on fiber optic upgrades in New York City?

US$3 billion

Approximately how many tech sector jobs are in New York City?

The technology sector of work in NYC has how many employees in its service?


The biotechnology sector is also growing in New York City, based upon the city's strength in academic scientific research and public and commercial financial support. On December 19, 2011, then Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced his choice of Cornell University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology to build a US$2 billion graduate school of applied sciences called Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island with the goal of transforming New York City into the world's premier technology capital. By mid-2014, Accelerator, a biotech investment firm, had raised more than US$30 million from investors, including Eli Lilly and Company, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson, for initial funding to create biotechnology startups at the Alexandria Center for Life Science, which encompasses more than 700,000 square feet (65,000 m2) on East 29th Street and promotes collaboration among scientists and entrepreneurs at the center and with nearby academic, medical, and research institutions. The New York City Economic Development Corporation's Early Stage Life Sciences Funding Initiative and venture capital partners, including Celgene, General Electric Ventures, and Eli Lilly, committed a minimum of US$100 million to help launch 15 to 20 ventures in life sciences and biotechnology.

Along with Cornell University, what institution is involved in the building of Cornell Tech?

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

What is the cost to build Cornell Tech?

US$2 billion

On what island is Cornell Tech located?

Roosevelt Island

About how much capital did Accelerator raise as of the middle of 2014?

US$30 million

How large is the Alexandria Center for Life Science in square meters?

In 2011, what school was built on Roosevelt Island?

Cornell Tech


Tourism is a vital industry for New York City, which has witnessed a growing combined volume of international and domestic tourists – receiving approximately 51 million tourists in 2011, 54 million in 2013, and a record 56.4 million in 2014. Tourism generated an all-time high US$61.3 billion in overall economic impact for New York City in 2014.

How many tourists visited New York in 2011?

51 million

How many people came to visit New York in 2013?

54 million

What is the record number of tourists that have visited New York in a year?

56.4 million

How much money did tourism create for New York in 2014?

US$61.3 billion

How many tourists that visited NYC in 2014 broke the record?

56.4 million

How many tourists visited NYC in 2013?

54 million


I Love New York (stylized I ❤ NY) is both a logo and a song that are the basis of an advertising campaign and have been used since 1977 to promote tourism in New York City, and later to promote New York State as well. The trademarked logo, owned by New York State Empire State Development, appears in souvenir shops and brochures throughout the city and state, some licensed, many not. The song is the state song of New York.

What English phrase does I ❤ NY represent?

I Love New York

When was I ❤ NY first used in advertisements?

Who owns the trademark to I ❤ NY?

New York State Empire State Development

What is the state song of New York?

I Love New York

I Love New York was established as advertising in what year?

What is the state song of New York?

I Love New York


Major tourist destinations include Times Square; Broadway theater productions; the Empire State Building; the Statue of Liberty; Ellis Island; the United Nations Headquarters; museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art; greenspaces such as Central Park and Washington Square Park; Rockefeller Center; the Manhattan Chinatown; luxury shopping along Fifth and Madison Avenues; and events such as the Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village; the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree; the St. Patrick's Day parade; seasonal activities such as ice skating in Central Park in the wintertime; the Tribeca Film Festival; and free performances in Central Park at Summerstage. Major attractions in the boroughs outside Manhattan include Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and the Unisphere in Queens; the Bronx Zoo; Coney Island, Brooklyn; and the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. The New York Wheel, a 630-foot ferris wheel, was under construction at the northern shore of Staten Island in 2015, overlooking the Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor, and the Lower Manhattan skyline.

In what neighborhood does the Halloween Parade take place?

Greenwich Village

What company sponsors the Thanksgiving Day parade?

Macy's

At what location is a Christmas tree famously lit every year?

Rockefeller Center

Where in Central Park are performances offered at no cost?

Summerstage

In what borough is the Unisphere located?

Queens


Manhattan was on track to have an estimated 90,000 hotel rooms at the end of 2014, a 10% increase from 2013. In October 2014, the Anbang Insurance Group, based in China, purchased the Waldorf Astoria New York for US$1.95 billion, making it the world's most expensive hotel ever sold.

About how many hotel rooms are there in Manhattan?

What was the percentage increase of Manhattan hotel rooms between 2013 and 2014?

Who owns the Waldorf Astoria?

Anbang Insurance Group

What was the October 2014 purchase price of the Waldorf Astoria?

US$1.95 billion

The hotel that sold for the most money in 2014 was which in NYC?

Waldorf Astoria New York

How many hotel rooms are located in NYC as of the end of 2014?

Who bought the Waldorf Astoria hotel in NYC in 2014?

Anbang Insurance Group

The Waldorf Astoria hotel sold for how many dollars?

1.95 billion


New York is a prominent location for the American entertainment industry, with many films, television series, books, and other media being set there. As of 2012, New York City was the second largest center for filmmaking and television production in the United States, producing about 200 feature films annually, employing 130,000 individuals, and generating an estimated $7.1 billion in direct expenditures, and by volume, New York is the world leader in independent film production; one-third of all American independent films are produced in New York City. The Association of Independent Commercial Producers is also based in New York. In the first five months of 2014 alone, location filming for television pilots in New York City exceeded the record production levels for all of 2013, with New York surpassing Los Angeles as the top North American city for the same distinction during the 2013/2014 cycle.

Approximately how many feature films are made in New York City every year?

How many New Yorkers work in the television and film industry?

How much money does the New York film and television industry create every year?

$7.1 billion

What United States city is the second most popular for pilot episode location filming?

Los Angeles


New York City is additionally a center for the advertising, music, newspaper, digital media, and publishing industries and is also the largest media market in North America. Some of the city's media conglomerates and institutions include Time Warner, the Thomson Reuters Corporation, the Associated Press, Bloomberg L.P., the News Corporation, The New York Times Company, NBCUniversal, the Hearst Corporation, AOL, and Viacom. Seven of the world's top eight global advertising agency networks have their headquarters in New York. Two of the top three record labels' headquarters are in New York: Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group. Universal Music Group also has offices in New York. New media enterprises are contributing an increasingly important component to the city's central role in the media sphere.

Along with Warner Music Group, what top three record label is based in New York City?

Sony Music Entertainment

What city is North America's biggest media market?

New York City

Out of the top eight advertising agency networks in the world, how many are based in New York?

Seven


More than 200 newspapers and 350 consumer magazines have an office in the city, and the publishing industry employs about 25,000 people. Two of the three national daily newspapers in the United States are New York papers: The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, which has won the most Pulitzer Prizes for journalism. Major tabloid newspapers in the city include: The New York Daily News, which was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson and The New York Post, founded in 1801 by Alexander Hamilton. The city also has a comprehensive ethnic press, with 270 newspapers and magazines published in more than 40 languages. El Diario La Prensa is New York's largest Spanish-language daily and the oldest in the nation. The New York Amsterdam News, published in Harlem, is a prominent African American newspaper. The Village Voice is the largest alternative newspaper.

How many people work in the New York publishing industry?

Which New York-based newspaper has won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism?

The New York Times

Along with the New York Times, what national daily newspaper is based in New York?

The Wall Street Journal

What was the founding year of the New York Daily News?

Who was the founder of the New York Post?

Alexander Hamilton

How many newspaper offices are located in New York?

More than 200

How many magazines can call NYC home?

How many national newspapers out of the three are from New York?

Which two national newspapers are located in New York?

The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times

When was the New York Daily News founded?


The television industry developed in New York and is a significant employer in the city's economy. The three major American broadcast networks are all headquartered in New York: ABC, CBS, and NBC. Many cable networks are based in the city as well, including MTV, Fox News, HBO, Showtime, Bravo, Food Network, AMC, and Comedy Central. The City of New York operates a public broadcast service, NYCTV, that has produced several original Emmy Award-winning shows covering music and culture in city neighborhoods and city government.

Along with ABC and NBC, what other major broadcaster is based in New York?

CBS

What is the name of the city's public television service?

NYCTV

What comedy channel on cable television is headquartered in New York?

Comedy Central

What cable news channel is based in New York?

Fox News


New York is also a major center for non-commercial educational media. The oldest public-access television channel in the United States is the Manhattan Neighborhood Network, founded in 1971. WNET is the city's major public television station and a primary source of national Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television programming. WNYC, a public radio station owned by the city until 1997, has the largest public radio audience in the United States.

What is the name of the first public-access TV channel in the country?

Manhattan Neighborhood Network

In what year did the Manhattan Neighborhood Network begin?

What is the primary public television station in New York?

WNET

What is the largest public radio station in the US by audience size?

WNYC

In what year did the city cease to own WNYC?

The public-assess TV channel that has been around the longest in the US in what?

Manhattan Neighborhood Network

When was the Manhattan Neighborhood Network created?

The largest public radio station by listeners is what in New York?

WNYC


The New York City Public Schools system, managed by the New York City Department of Education, is the largest public school system in the United States, serving about 1.1 million students in more than 1,700 separate primary and secondary schools. The city's public school system includes nine specialized high schools to serve academically and artistically gifted students.

What city department runs the public school system?

New York City Department of Education

How many students are in New York City public schools?

1.1 million

About how many public schools are there in New York City?

How many high schools for gifted students does New York City have?

nine

How many students regularly attend schools in NYC?

1.1 million

How many highschools are specialized in NYC?

nine


The New York City Charter School Center assists the setup of new charter schools. There are approximately 900 additional privately run secular and religious schools in the city.

What institution aids in the creation of charter schools in New York?

New York City Charter School Center

About how many private schools does New York have?


Over 600,000 students are enrolled in New York City's over 120 higher education institutions, the highest number of any city in the United States, including over half million in the City University of New York (CUNY) system alone in 2014. In 2005, three out of five Manhattan residents were college graduates, and one out of four had a postgraduate degree, forming one of the highest concentrations of highly educated people in any American city. New York City is home to such notable private universities as Barnard College, Columbia University, Cooper Union, Fordham University, New York University, New York Institute of Technology, Pace University, and Yeshiva University. The public CUNY system is one of the largest universities in the nation, comprising 24 institutions across all five boroughs: senior colleges, community colleges, and other graduate/professional schools. The public State University of New York (SUNY) system also serves New York City, as well as the rest of the state. The city also has other smaller private colleges and universities, including many religious and special-purpose institutions, such as St. John's University, The Juilliard School, Manhattan College, The College of Mount Saint Vincent, The New School, Pratt Institute, The School of Visual Arts, The King's College, and Wagner College.

About how many students attend schools in the City University of New York system?

half million

What fraction of Manhattan residents graduated from college?

three out of five

What fraction of Manhattan residents have graduate degrees?

one out of four

The City University of New York system consists of how many institutions?

How many students in New York partcipate in higher education?


The New York Public Library, which has the largest collection of any public library system in the United States, serves Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Queens is served by the Queens Borough Public Library, the nation's second largest public library system, while the Brooklyn Public Library serves Brooklyn.

What is the largest library in the United States?

The New York Public Library

What is the second largest library in the US?

Queens Borough Public Library

What is the name of the library system in Queens?

Queens Borough Public Library

What is Brooklyn's public library system called?

Brooklyn Public Library

Along with Staten Island and the Bronx, what borough is served by the New York Public Library?

Manhattan


The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) operates the public hospitals and clinics in New York City. A public benefit corporation with $6.7 billion in annual revenues, HHC is the largest municipal healthcare system in the United States serving 1.4 million patients, including more than 475,000 uninsured city residents. HHC was created in 1969 by the New York State Legislature as a public benefit corporation (Chapter 1016 of the Laws 1969). It is similar to a municipal agency but has a Board of Directors. HHC operates 11 acute care hospitals, five nursing homes, six diagnostic and treatment centers, and more than 70 community-based primary care sites, serving primarily the poor and working class. HHC's MetroPlus Health Plan is one of the New York area's largest providers of government-sponsored health insurance and is the plan of choice for nearly half million New Yorkers.

The largest municipal healthcare in the US is what?

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation

How many hospitals does HHC operate?

What is the yearly revenue of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation?

$6.7 billion

How many patients are served annually by HHC?

1.4 million

How many uninsured New Yorkers take advantage of HHC?

In what year was the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation founded?

How many nursing homes does HHC operate?

five


The most well-known hospital in the HHC system is Bellevue Hospital, the oldest public hospital in the United States. Bellevue is the designated hospital for treatment of the President of the United States and other world leaders if they become sick or injured while in New York City. The president of HHC is Ramanathan Raju, MD, a surgeon and former CEO of the Cook County health system in Illinois.

The public hospital that has been around the longest in the US is what?

Bellevue Hospital

Who is the president of HHC?

Ramanathan Raju

What was the first public hospital founded in the United States?

Bellevue Hospital

If the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom becomes sick in New York City, what hospital does he go to?

Bellevue Hospital

Who is the HHC president?

Ramanathan Raju, MD

In what state did the president of HHC previously work?

Illinois

What was the president of HHC's previous job title?

CEO


The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has been the largest police force in the United States by a significant margin, with over 35,000 sworn officers. Members of the NYPD are frequently referred to by politicians, the media, and their own police cars by the nickname, New York's Finest.

The largest police presence in the US is NYPD with how many people?

NYPD officers have a nickname that is known as what?

New York's Finest

What does the acronym NYPD stand for?

New York City Police Department

About how many police work for the NYPD?

What is the nickname given to New York City Police Department officers?

New York's Finest


In 2012, New York City had the lowest overall crime rate and the second lowest murder rate among the largest U.S. cities, having become significantly safer after a spike in crime in the 1970s through 1990s. Violent crime in New York City decreased more than 75% from 1993 to 2005, and continued decreasing during periods when the nation as a whole saw increases. By 2002, New York City's crime rate was similar to that of Provo, Utah, and was ranked 197th in crime among the 216 U.S. cities with populations greater than 100,000. In 2005 the homicide rate was at its lowest level since 1966, and in 2007 the city recorded fewer than 500 homicides for the first time ever since crime statistics were first published in 1963. In the first six months of 2010, 95.1% of all murder victims and 95.9% of all shooting victims in New York City were black or Hispanic; additionally, 90.2 percent of those arrested for murder and 96.7 percent of those arrested for shooting someone were black or Hispanic. New York experienced a record low of 328 homicides in 2014 and has a far lower murder rate than other major American cities.

What was the low record for homicides in 2014 in NYC?

What percentage decrease in violent crime did the city see between 1993 and 2005?

As of 2002, to what city did New York have a comparable crime rate?

Provo, Utah

In what year did the city have less than 500 homicides?

How many homicides were there in New York City in 2014?

In the first half of 2010, what percentage of shooting victims were African-American or Hispanic?


Organized crime has long been associated with New York City, beginning with the Forty Thieves and the Roach Guards in the Five Points in the 1820s. The 20th century saw a rise in the Mafia, dominated by the Five Families, as well as in gangs, including the Black Spades. The Mafia presence has declined in the city in the 21st century.

The first major crime groups in NYC were in the 1820s known as what?

Forty Thieves and the Roach Guards

What group controlled the Mafia in New York in the 20th century?

the Five Families

The Forth Thieves and Roach Guards were two gangs that operated in what area of New York in the 1820s?

the Five Points

What was a notable 20th century gang in New York?

the Black Spades


The New York City Fire Department (FDNY), provides fire protection, technical rescue, primary response to biological, chemical, and radioactive hazards, and emergency medical services for the five boroughs of New York City. The New York City Fire Department is the largest municipal fire department in the United States and the second largest in the world after the Tokyo Fire Department. The FDNY employs approximately 11,080 uniformed firefighters and over 3,300 uniformed EMTs and paramedics. The FDNY's motto is New York's Bravest.

What is the largest fire department force in the world?

Tokyo Fire Department

What is the second largest fire department force in the world?

The New York City Fire Department

What is the The New York City Fire Department's motto?

New York's Bravest

What does FDNY stand for?

New York City Fire Department

What city is home to the largest municipal fire department in the world?

Tokyo

How many firefighters work for the New York City Fire Department?

The FDNY employs about how many paramedics and EMTs?

What is the motto of the New York City Fire Department?

New York's Bravest


The New York City Fire Department faces highly multifaceted firefighting challenges in many ways unique to New York. In addition to responding to building types that range from wood-frame single family homes to high-rise structures, there are many secluded bridges and tunnels, as well as large parks and wooded areas that can give rise to brush fires. New York is also home to one of the largest subway systems in the world, consisting of hundreds of miles of tunnel with electrified track.

New York is home to what largest transportation system in the world?

subway systems

What types of fires can start in parks and woodlands?

brush fires


The FDNY headquarters is located at 9 MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn, and the FDNY Fire Academy is located on Randalls Island. There are three Bureau of Fire Communications alarm offices which receive and dispatch alarms to appropriate units. One office, at 11 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn, houses Manhattan/Citywide, Brooklyn, and Staten Island Fire Communications. The Bronx and Queens offices are in separate buildings.

What is the address for The New York City Fire Department headquarters?

9 MetroTech Center

Which island is home to the Fire academy in NYC?

Randalls Island

Which borough of NYC is home to the The New York City Fire Department headquarters?

Brooklyn

What is the street address of the New York Fire Department headquarters?

9 MetroTech Center

In what borough is the FDNY headquartered?

Brooklyn

Where is the fire department's training academy located?

Randalls Island

What is the street address of the Bureau of Fire Communications alarm office in Brooklyn?

11 Metrotech Center


Numerous major American cultural movements began in the city, such as the Harlem Renaissance, which established the African-American literary canon in the United States. The city was a center of jazz in the 1940s, abstract expressionism in the 1950s, and the birthplace of hip hop in the 1970s. The city's punk and hardcore scenes were influential in the 1970s and 1980s. New York has long had a flourishing scene for Jewish American literature.

Jazz became popular during which decade in NYC?

Which decade did hip hop start to surface in NYC?

What was the name of the cultural development that defined the black American literary canon?

the Harlem Renaissance

What musical style was prominent in New York in the 1940s?

jazz

What artistic style was prominent in New York in the 1950s?

abstract expressionism

What was the name of the new musical style that emerged from New York in the 1970s?

hip hop


The city is the birthplace of many cultural movements, including the Harlem Renaissance in literature and visual art; abstract expressionism (also known as the New York School) in painting; and hip hop, punk, salsa, disco, freestyle, Tin Pan Alley, and Jazz in music. New York City has been considered the dance capital of the world. The city is also widely celebrated in popular lore, frequently the setting for books, movies (see List of films set in New York City), and television programs. New York Fashion Week is one of the world's preeminent fashion events and is afforded extensive coverage by the media. New York has also frequently been ranked the top fashion capital of the world on the annual list compiled by the Global Language Monitor.

The fashion capital of the world is what city in the US?

New York City

One of the biggest fashion shows in the world is named what in New York?

New York Fashion Week

By what other name is abstract expressionism known?

the New York School

What is the name of the prominent fashion event that occurs in New York?

New York Fashion Week

Who ranked New York as the fashion capital of the world?

the Global Language Monitor


New York City has more than 2,000 arts and cultural organizations and more than 500 art galleries of all sizes. The city government funds the arts with a larger annual budget than the National Endowment for the Arts. Wealthy business magnates in the 19th century built a network of major cultural institutions, such as the famed Carnegie Hall and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, that would become internationally established. The advent of electric lighting led to elaborate theater productions, and in the 1880s, New York City theaters on Broadway and along 42nd Street began featuring a new stage form that became known as the Broadway musical. Strongly influenced by the city's immigrants, productions such as those of Harrigan and Hart, George M. Cohan, and others used song in narratives that often reflected themes of hope and ambition.

The Broadway Musical began in what decade?

Approximately how many galleries of art are in New York City?

Along with Broadway, what New York thoroughfare is associated with Broadway musicals?

42nd Street

Who was Hart's writing partner?

Harrigan

About how many cultural and artistic organizations are in New York City?

What technological development led resulted in elaborate stage productions?

electric lighting


Forty of the city's theaters, with more than 500 seats each, are collectively known as Broadway, after the major thoroughfare that crosses the Times Square Theater District, sometimes referred to as "The Great White Way". According to The Broadway League, Broadway shows sold approximately US$1.27 billion worth of tickets in the 2013–2014 season, an 11.4% increase from US$1.139 billion in the 2012–2013 season. Attendance in 2013–2014 stood at 12.21 million, representing a 5.5% increase from the 2012–2013 season's 11.57 million.

How many people attended Broadway shows during the 2013-2014 season?

12.21 million

What is the nickname of the Times Square Theater District?

The Great White Way

What was the dollar amount of the tickets sold on Broadway in 2013-14?

US$1.27 billion

What was the percentage increase in the Broadway ticket revenue from 2012-3 to 2013-4?

How many people attended a Broadway show in the 2013-4 season?

12.21 million

In 2012-3, what number of people saw a show on Broadway?

11.57 million


New York City's food culture includes a variety of international cuisines influenced by the city's immigrant history. Central European and Italian immigrants originally made the city famous for bagels, cheesecake, and New York-style pizza, while Chinese and other Asian restaurants, sandwich joints, trattorias, diners, and coffeehouses have become ubiquitous. Some 4,000 mobile food vendors licensed by the city, many immigrant-owned, have made Middle Eastern foods such as falafel and kebabs popular examples of modern New York street food. The city is also home to nearly one thousand of the finest and most diverse haute cuisine restaurants in the world, according to Michelin. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene assigns letter grades to the city's 24,000 restaurants based upon their inspection results.

How many restaurants are there in NYC?

How many mobile food vendors operate in New York City?

How many restaurants is New York home to?

What public department inspects the restaurants of New York?

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

According to Michelin, about how many fine dining restaurants exist in New York?

one thousand


New York City is home to the headquarters of the National Football League, Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, and Major League Soccer. The New York metropolitan area hosts the most sports teams in these five professional leagues. Participation in professional sports in the city predates all professional leagues, and the city has been continuously hosting professional sports since the birth of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1882. The city has played host to over forty major professional teams in the five sports and their respective competing leagues, both current and historic. Four of the ten most expensive stadiums ever built worldwide (MetLife Stadium, the new Yankee Stadium, Madison Square Garden, and Citi Field) are located in the New York metropolitan area. Madison Square Garden, its predecessor, as well as the original Yankee Stadium and Ebbets Field, are some of the most famous sporting venues in the world, the latter two having been commemorated on U.S. postage stamps.

The Brooklyn Dodgers were created in what year?

Which four of the world's most expensive stadiums are located in NYC?

MetLife Stadium, the new Yankee Stadium, Madison Square Garden, and Citi Field

Which two sports stadiums of New York City were featured on US stamps?

the original Yankee Stadium and Ebbets Field

In what year were the Brooklyn Dodgers founded?

What professional soccer organization is headquartered in New York?

Major League Soccer

How many professional sports leagues have their headquarters in New York?

five

About how many major professional sports teams have been based at one time or another in New York?

forty


New York has been described as the "Capital of Baseball". There have been 35 Major League Baseball World Series and 73 pennants won by New York teams. It is one of only five metro areas (Los Angeles, Chicago, Baltimore–Washington, and the San Francisco Bay Area being the others) to have two baseball teams. Additionally, there have been 14 World Series in which two New York City teams played each other, known as a Subway Series and occurring most recently in 2000. No other metropolitan area has had this happen more than once (Chicago in 1906, St. Louis in 1944, and the San Francisco Bay Area in 1989). The city's two current Major League Baseball teams are the New York Mets, who play at Citi Field in Queens, and the New York Yankees, who play at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. who compete in six games of interleague play every regular season that has also come to be called the Subway Series. The Yankees have won a record 27 championships, while the Mets have won the World Series twice. The city also was once home to the Brooklyn Dodgers (now the Los Angeles Dodgers), who won the World Series once, and the New York Giants (now the San Francisco Giants), who won the World Series five times. Both teams moved to California in 1958. There are also two Minor League Baseball teams in the city, the Brooklyn Cyclones and Staten Island Yankees.

NYC is known as the Capital of which sport?

Baseball

How many Major League Baseball World Series has NYC teams won?

It is one of only five areas to contain two teams of what sport?

Baseball

How many minor league baseball teams are there in NYC?

two

How many World Series have New York teams won?

How many Major League baseball league pennants have New York teams won?

How many professional baseball teams are located in New York?

two

How many times have two teams from New York played against each other in the World Series?

What is the nickname for a World Series where two New York teams play against each other?

Subway Series


The city is represented in the National Football League by the New York Giants and the New York Jets, although both teams play their home games at MetLife Stadium in nearby East Rutherford, New Jersey, which hosted Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014.

The New York Giants and the New York Jets place at which stadium in NYC?

MetLife Stadium

When was the most recent superbowl held in NYC for football?

Along what the New York Jets, what NFL team is based in New York?

New York Giants

What stadium do the New York Jets call home?

MetLife Stadium

What city is MetLife Stadium located in?

East Rutherford, New Jersey

What Super Bowl took place at MetLife Stadium?

Super Bowl XLVIII

In what year did a Super Bowl occur at MetLife Stadium?


The New York Islanders and the New York Rangers represent the city in the National Hockey League. Also within the metropolitan area are the New Jersey Devils, who play in nearby Newark, New Jersey.

There are two hockey teams located in NYC. What are they?

The New York Islanders and the New York Rangers

Which town do the New Jersey Devils hockey team play?

Newark

In what city are the New Jersey Devils located?

Newark, New Jersey

What sport do the New York Rangers play?

Hockey

Along with the New York Rangers, what NHL franchise is based in New York?

New York Islanders


The city's National Basketball Association teams are the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks, while the New York Liberty is the city's Women's National Basketball Association. The first national college-level basketball championship, the National Invitation Tournament, was held in New York in 1938 and remains in the city. The city is well known for its links to basketball, which is played in nearly every park in the city by local youth, many of whom have gone on to play for major college programs and in the NBA.

Which two national basketball teams play in NYC?

the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks

New York City's women's basketball team is called what?

New York Liberty

The first college basketball championship took place in NYC in what year?

What Women's National Basketball Association team is based in New York?

New York Liberty

What is the name of the collegiate basketball championship that takes place in New York?

National Invitation Tournament

In what year was the inaugural National Invitation Tournament?

Along with the Brooklyn Nets, what NBA team is based in New York?

New York Knicks


The annual United States Open Tennis Championships is one of the world's four Grand Slam tennis tournaments and is held at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens. The New York Marathon is one of the world's largest, and the 2004–2006 events hold the top three places in the marathons with the largest number of finishers, including 37,866 finishers in 2006. The Millrose Games is an annual track and field meet whose featured event is the Wanamaker Mile. Boxing is also a prominent part of the city's sporting scene, with events like the Amateur Boxing Golden Gloves being held at Madison Square Garden each year. The city is also considered the host of the Belmont Stakes, the last, longest and oldest of horse racing's Triple Crown races, held just over the city's border at Belmont Park on the first or second Sunday of June. The city also hosted the 1932 U.S. Open golf tournament and the 1930 and 1939 PGA Championships, and has been host city for both events several times, most notably for nearby Winged Foot Golf Club.

Which borough of New York hosts the US Open Tennis championships?

Queens

The Wanamaker Mile is an event by which annual track and field meeting?

Millrose Games

The oldest, longest horse races in the US are located in NYC called what?

Belmont Stakes

Which years did NYC host the PGA golf championships?

1930 and 1939

The Amateur Boxing Golden Gloves are held at which location in NYC?

Madison Square Garden

In what borough is the National Tennis Center located?

Queens

What tennis Grand Slam event is held at the National Tennis Center?

United States Open Tennis Championships

How many people completed the New York Marathon in 2006?

What annual sporting competition features the Wanamaker Mile?

Millrose Games

At what venue does the Amateur Boxing Golden Gloves take place?

Madison Square Garden


Many sports are associated with New York's immigrant communities. Stickball, a street version of baseball, was popularized by youths in the 1930s, and a street in the Bronx was renamed Stickball Boulevard in the late 2000s to memorialize this.

A version of baseball played in city streets was nicknamed was in the 1930s?

Stickball

What street was renamed in the late 2000s to commemorate the street version of baseball?

Stickball Boulevard

In what borough is Stickball Boulevard located?

the Bronx


The iconic New York City Subway system is the largest rapid transit system in the world when measured by stations in operation, with 469, and by length of routes. New York's subway is notable for nearly the entire system remaining open 24 hours a day, in contrast to the overnight shutdown common to systems in most cities, including Hong Kong, London, Paris, Seoul, and Tokyo. The New York City Subway is also the busiest metropolitan rail transit system in the Western Hemisphere, with 1.75 billion passengers rides in 2014, while Grand Central Terminal, also popularly referred to as "Grand Central Station", is the world's largest railway station by number of train platforms.

Which subway system is considered the largest in the world?

New York City Subway system

How many stations does the  New York City Subway system contain?

Which station is known as the world's biggest railroad station?

Grand Central Station

How many people rode the New York City Subway in 2014?

1.75 billion

What is the nickname given to Grand Central Terminal?

Grand Central Station


Public transport is essential in New York City. 54.6% of New Yorkers commuted to work in 2005 using mass transit. This is in contrast to the rest of the United States, where about 90% of commuters drive automobiles to their workplace. According to the US Census Bureau, New York City residents spend an average of 38.4 minutes a day getting to work, the longest commute time in the nation among large cities. New York is the only US city in which a majority (52%) of households do not have a car; only 22% of Manhattanites own a car. Due to their high usage of mass transit, New Yorkers spend less of their household income on transportation than the national average, saving $19 billion annually on transportation compared to other urban Americans.

How many minutes does it take the average New Yorker to get to work?

What percentage of New Yorkers use public transportation to get to work?

What percentage of people living in Manhattan own a car?

In 2005, what percentage of New York residents used mass transit to get to work?

What percentage of Americans drive cars to work?

In minutes, how long does it take for the average New Yorker to get to work?

What percentage of New York households don't own an automobile?

What percentage of Manhattan residents own an automobile?


New York City's public bus fleet is the largest in North America, and the Port Authority Bus Terminal, the main intercity bus terminal of the city, serves 7,000 buses and 200,000 commuters daily, making it the busiest bus station in the world.

The busiest bus station in the world in the world is called what?

Port Authority Bus Terminal

How many buses visit the Port Authority Bus Terminal each day?

How many New Yorkers ride the bus on a daily basis?

What is New York's primary bus terminal?

Port Authority Bus Terminal


New York's airspace is the busiest in the United States and one of the world's busiest air transportation corridors. The three busiest airports in the New York metropolitan area include John F. Kennedy International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport; 109 million travelers used these three airports in 2012, and the city's airspace is the busiest in the nation. JFK and Newark Liberty were the busiest and fourth busiest U.S. gateways for international air passengers, respectively, in 2012; as of 2011, JFK was the busiest airport for international passengers in North America. Plans have advanced to expand passenger volume at a fourth airport, Stewart International Airport near Newburgh, New York, by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Plans were announced in July 2015 to entirely rebuild LaGuardia Airport in a multibillion-dollar project to replace its aging facilities.

The three airports that have the most people come through them in NYC are which?

John F. Kennedy International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport

What is the second busiest airport in the New York metro area?

Newark Liberty International Airport

In 2011, what airport did the most international travelers in North America visit?

John F. Kennedy International Airport

What city is Stewart International Airport located close to?

Newburgh, New York

How many travelers visited JFK, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty in 2012?

109 million


The Staten Island Ferry is the world's busiest ferry route, carrying approximately 20 million passengers on the 5.2-mile (8.4 km) route between Staten Island and Lower Manhattan and running 24 hours a day. Other ferry systems shuttle commuters between Manhattan and other locales within the city and the metropolitan area.

The world's most popular ferry route is which in NYC?

The Staten Island Ferry

How many hours a day does the The Staten Island Ferry run?

In kilometers, how long is the Staten Island Ferry route?

Staring in State Island, in what borough does the Staten Island Ferry's route terminate?

Manhattan

How many passengers ride the Staten Island Ferry annually?

20 million


The George Washington Bridge is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge, connecting Manhattan to Bergen County, New Jersey. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the Americas and one of the world's longest. The Brooklyn Bridge is an icon of the city itself. The towers of the Brooklyn Bridge are built of limestone, granite, and Rosendale cement, and their architectural style is neo-Gothic, with characteristic pointed arches above the passageways through the stone towers. This bridge was also the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903, and is the first steel-wire suspension bridge.

Which bridge in NYC is the busiest in the world?

The George Washington Bridge

The biggest suspension bridge in the US is what?

The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

The bridge made with steel-wire is which in NYC?

The Brooklyn Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge was the worlds largest until what date?

What is the busiest bridge for cars in the world?

George Washington Bridge

Starting in Manhattan, the George Washington Bridge terminates in what New Jersey county?

Bergen

What is the longest suspension bridge in the United States?

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

What style of architecture was used to design the Brooklyn Bridge?

neo-Gothic

In what year did the Brooklyn Bridge cease to be the world's longest suspension bridge?


Manhattan Island is linked to New York City's outer boroughs and New Jersey by several tunnels as well. The Lincoln Tunnel, which carries 120,000 vehicles a day under the Hudson River between New Jersey and Midtown Manhattan, is the busiest vehicular tunnel in the world. The tunnel was built instead of a bridge to allow unfettered passage of large passenger and cargo ships that sailed through New York Harbor and up the Hudson River to Manhattan's piers. The Holland Tunnel, connecting Lower Manhattan to Jersey City, New Jersey, was the world's first mechanically ventilated vehicular tunnel when it opened in 1927. The Queens-Midtown Tunnel, built to relieve congestion on the bridges connecting Manhattan with Queens and Brooklyn, was the largest non-federal project in its time when it was completed in 1940. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first person to drive through it. The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel runs underneath Battery Park and connects the Financial District at the southern tip of Manhattan to Red Hook in Brooklyn.

Which tunnel do 120,000 vehicles travel through a day in NYC?

The Lincoln Tunnel

The Holland Tunnel opened in what year?

The Queens-Midtown Tunnel was finished in what year?

Who was the first person to drive through The Queens-Midtown Tunnel?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

How many vehicles utilize the Lincoln Tunnel daily?

What body of water is above the Lincoln Tunnel?

Hudson River

What borough is connected to New Jersey via the Lincoln Tunnel?

Manhattan

In what New Jersey city does the Holland Tunnel terminate?

Jersey City

Who drove through the Queens-Midtown Tunnel before anyone else?

Franklin D. Roosevelt


New York's high rate of public transit use, over 200,000 daily cyclists as of 2014, and many pedestrian commuters make it the most energy-efficient major city in the United States. Walk and bicycle modes of travel account for 21% of all modes for trips in the city; nationally the rate for metro regions is about 8%. In both its 2011 and 2015 rankings, Walk Score named New York City the most walkable large city in the United States. Citibank sponsored the introduction of 10,000 public bicycles for the city's bike-share project in the summer of 2013. Research conducted by Quinnipiac University showed that a majority of New Yorkers support the initiative. New York City's numerical "in-season cycling indicator" of bicycling in the city hit an all-time high in 2013.

How many daily bicycle riders are there in NYC?

Each day, about how many New Yorkers bike?

About what percentage of New York City travel is done by bike or on foot?

What company paid for 10,000 bikes for the city's bicycle sharing program?

Citibank

Research by what institution of higher learning showed that most New Yorkers support bicycle sharing?

Quinnipiac University

Who ranked New York as the most walkable large US city in 2015?

Walk Score


New York City is supplied with drinking water by the protected Catskill Mountains watershed. As a result of the watershed's integrity and undisturbed natural water filtration system, New York is one of only four major cities in the United States the majority of whose drinking water is pure enough not to require purification by water treatment plants. The Croton Watershed north of the city is undergoing construction of a US$3.2 billion water purification plant to augment New York City's water supply by an estimated 290 million gallons daily, representing a greater than 20% addition to the city's current availability of water. The ongoing expansion of New York City Water Tunnel No. 3, an integral part of the New York City water supply system, is the largest capital construction project in the city's history.

Who supplies NYC with drinkable water?

Catskill Mountains watershed

From what mountain range does New York's drinking water come from?

Catskill Mountains

How much is being spent on a water purification plant at the Croton Watershed?

US$3.2 billion

After the water purification plant at the Croton Watershed is built, how much more water will be added to the city's supply each day?

290 million gallons

What percent increase in water supply will the city see after the Croton Watershed plant is finished?

In what geographical direction would a New Yorker travel to reach the Croton Watershed?

north


The Mayor and council members are elected to four-year terms. The City Council is a unicameral body consisting of 51 council members whose districts are defined by geographic population boundaries. Each term for the mayor and council members lasts four years and has a three consecutive-term limit, but can resume after a four-year break. The New York City Administrative Code, the New York City Rules, and the City Record are the code of local laws, compilation of regulations, and official journal, respectively.

How many members are on the NYC city council?

How many terms can the mayjor of NYC serve in total?

three

What is the duration of a New York City councilperson's term?

four-year

How many councilors sit on the City Council?

How many terms in a row can a person serve as mayor?

three

What is the official journal of New York City?

the City Record

If someone serves three consecutive terms as mayor and wants to run again, how many years must they wait?

four


The Democratic Party holds the majority of public offices. As of November 2008, 67% of registered voters in the city are Democrats. New York City has not been carried by a Republican in a statewide or presidential election since President Calvin Coolidge won the five boroughs in 1924. In 2012, Democrat Barack Obama became the first presidential candidate of any party to receive more than 80% of the overall vote in New York City, sweeping all five boroughs. Party platforms center on affordable housing, education, and economic development, and labor politics are of importance in the city.

Which political party holds the majority of most office terms in NYC?

Democrats

In 2008, what percentage of voters were democrats?

Which US president became the first to receive over 80 percent of NYC votes?

Barack Obama

What was the last year that a republican candidate won all four boroughs of NYC?

Which president won all of NYC in 1924?

Calvin Coolidge

What party are most public officials of New York members of?

Democratic Party

In November 2008, how many New Yorkers were registered as Democrats?

In what year was the last presidential election when a Republican won New York City?

How many boroughs did Barack Obama win in the 2012 presidential election?

five

What political party was Calvin Coolidge a member of?

Republican


Much of the scientific research in the city is done in medicine and the life sciences. New York City has the most post-graduate life sciences degrees awarded annually in the United States, with 127 Nobel laureates having roots in local institutions as of 2004; while in 2012, 43,523 licensed physicians were practicing in New York City. Major biomedical research institutions include Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, Rockefeller University, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and Weill Cornell Medical College, being joined by the Cornell University/Technion-Israel Institute of Technology venture on Roosevelt Island.

As of 2012, how many physicians were working in New York City?

Where is the Cornell University/Technion-Israel Institute of Technology located?

Roosevelt Island

As of 2004, how many Nobel Prize winners had roots in New York institutions?


Each year HHC's facilities provide about 225,000 admissions, one million emergency room visits and five million clinic visits to New Yorkers. HHC facilities treat nearly one-fifth of all general hospital discharges and more than one third of emergency room and hospital-based clinic visits in New York City.

How many people are admitted to HHC institutions annually?

How many people visit HHC emergency rooms every year?

one million

How many people visit HHC clinics annually?

five million

What fraction of general hospital discharges receive treatment at HHC?

one-fifth

What fraction of emergency room visits receive treatment at HHC?

one third


Sociologists and criminologists have not reached consensus on the explanation for the dramatic decrease in the city's crime rate. Some attribute the phenomenon to new tactics used by the NYPD, including its use of CompStat and the broken windows theory. Others cite the end of the crack epidemic and demographic changes, including from immigration. Another theory is that widespread exposure to lead pollution from automobile exhaust, which can lower intelligence and increase aggression levels, incited the initial crime wave in the mid-20th century, most acutely affecting heavily trafficked cities like New York. A strong correlation was found demonstrating that violent crime rates in New York and other big cities began to fall after lead was removed from American gasoline in the 1970s. Another theory cited to explain New York City's falling homicide rate is the inverse correlation between the number of murders and the increasingly wetter climate in the city.

Being exposed to what type of pollution has been theorized to increase aggression?

lead

The decrease in crime in New York is sometimes attributed to the decline of what street drug?

crack


New York City has been described as the cultural capital of the world by the diplomatic consulates of Iceland and Latvia and by New York's Baruch College. A book containing a series of essays titled New York, culture capital of the world, 1940–1965 has also been published as showcased by the National Library of Australia. In describing New York, author Tom Wolfe said, "Culture just seems to be in the air, like part of the weather."

Who commented on New York that "culture just seems to be in the air, like part of the weather"?

Tom Wolfe

In what library can the book New York, culture capital of the world, 1940–1965 be found?

the National Library of Australia

What institution of higher education has described New York as the cultural capital of the world?

Baruch College

Along with Latvia, the consulate of what country has called New York the cultural capital of the world?

Iceland