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Trucks with three axles or greater are permitted to use the Hugh L Carey Tunnel, also known as the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel, Battery Tunnel or Battery Park Tunnel, which connects Red Hook in Brooklyn with the Battery on the southern tip of Manhattan, New York City. Operated by MTA Bridges and Tunnels, the Hugh L Carey Tunnel is tolled in both Read more...
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Catch-and-release fishing is permitted in designated areas of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. Prospect Park has the only freshwater waterbody in Brooklyn and the lake supports a variety of warmwater fish species, including largemouth bass, black crappie, yellow perch, chain pickerel, bluegill, pumpkinseed, common carp, and golden shiner. Fishing is prohibited from bridges and in fenced areas and no barbed hooks or Read more...
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Cryder Beach in the Village of Southampton, New York, is open to the public, including non-residents. A season parking permit is required between May 15 and September 15, which can be obtained from Southampton Village Hall in-person or by mail. Beach parking permit fees range from no charge for village property owners and year-round renters to $500 for summer visitors. Read more...
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The Aer Lingus Lounge at New York’s JFK Airport is located after security in Terminal 5 departures, across from Gate 26. The lounge overlooks the airside operations towards the iconic TWA Hotel, and offers self-serve food and beverages, free wi-fi, printers and shower facilities. The Aer Lingus lounge is open from 12:45 until the last Aer Lingus departure for the Read more...
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The speed limit on the Staten Island Expressway, also known as Interstate 278, is 50 miles per hour in most places. However, there are areas where the posted speed limit may be lower, such as in construction zones or at exits and on-ramps. The Staten Island Expressway runs across Staten Island, New York City, between Goethals Bridge and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge Read more...
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Peekskill, New York, is derived from a nearby creek named after Jan Peeck, a 17th-century Dutch settler in New Amsterdam. The name is derived from a combination of Peeck’s surname and kil, a Dutch word for a water channel or creek. In the mid-1600s, Peeck was known to travel by boat up the Hudson River and established a trading post Read more...
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Long Island City, also known as LIC, is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Queens, New York City, situated just across the East River from Manhattan at the eastern terminus of the Queensboro Bridge. Once a heavily industrial area, Long Island City was rezoned for residential use in 2001 and subsequently underwent a period of redevelopment and gentrification, becoming one Read more...
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Lake Ronkonkoma is a natural freshwater lake on Long Island, located around 8 miles (or 13 kilometers) northeast of the town of Islip, New York. Most of Lake Ronkonkoma is less than 15 feet deep but it reaches depths of up to 65 feet in places. Formed by ancient glaciers and covering an area of 243 acres, Lake Ronkonkoma is Read more...
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The Ellen E Ward Memorial Clock Tower in the village of Roslyn, New York, was built in 1895. It was commissioned as a memorial to prominent Roslyn resident Ellen Ward by her children after her death in 1893. The clock tower was designed by the New York firm Lamb & Rich and features four clock faces and a Seth Thomas Read more...
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A mass shooting at the Tops Friendly Markets grocery store on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo, New York, on the afternoon of Saturday, May 14, 2022, left ten people dead and injured three others. The gunman, 18-year-old Payton Gendron of Conklin, New York, was dressed in military-style gear, including body armor and a helmet, and livestreamed his attack on social media Read more...
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The Buffalo Sabres NHL ice hockey team plays its home games at KeyBank Center (formerly called First Niagara Center, HSBC Arena, and Marine Midland Arena) in the Cobblestone District of downtown Buffalo, New York. The Sabres moved to the newly-built arena in 1996, having played nearby at the now-demolished Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, or the ‘Aud’, for the preceding 26 years. Read more...
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Hylan Boulevard in the borough of Staten Island is the longest street in New York City, at around 14 miles (or 23 kilometers) long. The boulevard runs northeast-southwest from Rosebank in northeastern Staten Island, along the entire East Shore, to the Tottenville neighborhood on the South Shore. Hyland Boulevard was named in 1923 in honor of John Francis Hylan, mayor Read more...
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American artist, designer and sculptor Isamu Noguchi’s red Cube sculpture is located at Broadway and Liberty Street in Manhattan’s Financial District. Officially called The Cube, the red 28-foot- (or 8.5-meter-) high steel and aluminium rhombohedron, perched on its corner with a cylindrical hole punched through its center, was installed in the public plaza opposite Zuccotti Park (formerly Liberty Plaza Park) Read more...
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The Q train on the New York City Subway uses the Manhattan Bridge to cross the East River between Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn. Known as the Q Second Avenue/Broadway Express, the service operates at all times between 96th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn. The immediate stops either side of the Manhattan Read more...
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Throgs Neck in the Bronx, New York City, is named after English immigrant John Throckmorton, whose surname is also variously spelled as Throgmorton and Throggmorton. He settled on the peninsula for a period from 1642 when it was part of New Amsterdam and under the control of Dutch colonialists. Also known as Throggs Neck, road signage favors spelling with one Read more...
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The Spotted Pig gastropub in Manhattan’s West Village closed permanently in January 2020 after employees accused owner Ken Friedman of sexual harassment. The popular Michelin-starred restaurant opened to much fanfare in 2004 when Friedman and investor Mario Batali launched the venture, with British chef April Bloomfield appointed to run the kitchen. It attracted a big following, including a well-heeled celebrity Read more...
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Renowned electrical engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla had an apartment in the Radio Wave Building in New York City in the late 19th century, when it was known as the Gerlach Hotel. He emigrated to the United States in 1884, establishing laboratories in Manhattan where he experimented with electrical energy and patented many discoveries. He stayed at the Gerlach for Read more...
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The Boerum Hill neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, is named after the Boerum family who farmed land in the area in the 18th century. Despite the implied historical connection, Boerum Hill is a relatively recent name, only coined in the mid-1960s by a new resident of the neighborhood, known as North Gowanus up to that point. Recognizing the architectural significance Read more...
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The Textor Disc sculpture was created by Jack Squier and mounted on the top of Textor Hall at Ithaca College in 1967. Also known as the Textor Ball or Textor Fish, the silver-colored 10-foot (or 3-meter) high circular abstract sculpture is carved from styrofoam supported on a steel frame, which was then covered in fiberglass and finished in aluminium leaf. Read more...
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The Astoria neighborhood in Queens, New York City, is named after prominent German-American businessman John Jacob Astor, said to be the first multi-millionaire in the United States. In the first half of the 19th century, much of the then-rural area, including the village of Hallett’s Cove, was owned by wealthy fur trader Stephen Halsey. His older brother, John Halsey, was Read more...