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New York University’s ID card, the NYUCard, may be picked up on weekdays at the Washington Square NYUCard Center located in the ground floor lobby of 7 Washington Place (at the corner of Mercer Street). NYUCard applicants must bring government issued identification with a current photo, and an N number or NetID. New students may upload a photo via photoid.nyu.edu. Read more...

Two- and three-axle single-unit trucks can go through the Holland Tunnel in both directions. Tractor-trailers and commercial vehicles with four or more axles are not allowed through the Holland Tunnel and should instead use the Lincoln Tunnel or George Washington Bridge. The Holland Tunnel has a height restriction of 12 feet 6 inches (or 3.8 meters) and a width limit of Read more...

WNYU-FM is a student-run college radio station owned by New York University, broadcasting to the New York metropolitan area on FM at 89.1 MHz between 4 pm and 1 am weekdays and streaming online 24 hours a day. The station shares the 89.1 FM frequency with WFDU, Farleigh Dickinson University’s radio station, under a shared-time agreement with the FCC, which Read more...

Vinegar Hill in Brooklyn, New York City, is named after the Battle of Vinegar Hill, a major clash between the United Irishmen and British forces that took place in Ireland during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The neighborhood was named by John Jackson who was developing his land holdings on this stretch of the East River waterfront in the early Read more...

Yes, West Village is a subsection of the Greenwich Village neighborhood in New York City. Although its boundaries are not formally defined, the West Village is generally accepted as being that area of Greenwich Village lying west of 7th Avenue, excluding the Meatpacking District. It is not unusual to see 6th Avenue being shown as the eastern boundary. Read more...

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...

Abe Lebewohl owned the Second Avenue Deli in the East Village and was shot and killed on March 4th, 1996 in a robbery near the NatWest Bank branch at East Fourth Street and Second Avenue in Manhattan. Ukraine-born Lebewohl immigrated to the United States in 1950 and four years later took over a 10-seat diner, transforming it into a landmark Read more...

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...

When John Lennon and Yoko Ono moved to New York City in August 1971, they lived at the St Regis Hotel for two months before moving to an apartment at 105 Bank Street in the West Village. The couple rented the apartment from The Lovin’ Spoonful’s drummer-vocalist Joe Butler, and lived there until 1973 when they moved to their apartment Read more...

For Tandon School of Engineering students, New York University’s ID card, the NYUCard, may be picked up on weekdays at the Tandon NYUCard Center on the ground floor of 2 MetroTech Center in Brooklyn. NYUCard applicants must bring government issued ID with a current photo, and an N number or NetID. New students may upload a photo via photoid.nyu.edu and Read more...

The fifteen digit clock on the building facade above Best Buy at 1 Union Square South in New York measures the time from midnight and the time remaining in the day as follows: From the left side the first seven digits show the time in 24-hour format as hours, minutes, seconds and tenths of a second. The last seven digits, Read more...

The Newport Mall shopping center in Jersey City is located near Newport PATH station, which is served by: 33 Street / Journal Square PATH train from Manhattan’s 33rd Street (at 6th Avenue), 27th Street, 14th Street, 9th Street, and Christopher Street stations World Trade Center / Hoboken PATH train on weekdays from World Trade Center PATH station at Vesey Street Read more...

Actor Michael K Williams was found dead, aged 54, in his penthouse apartment at the Schaefer Landing North condo building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on September 6th, 2021. The cause of his death was determined to be accidental overdose of fentanyl-laced heroin and he had previously spoken in interviews about his history of drug use. Williams, a native of Brooklyn, rose Read more...

The dress code at Gramercy Tavern in Manhattan is business casual. Jackets for men are optional, but collared shirts would be appropriate, especially in the more formal setting of the Dining Room. Smart jeans can be worn, particularly in the walk-in Tavern area, where the atmosphere is a little more casual. It is advisable that overly casual attire such as Read more...

The New York 1 cable TV news channel broadcasts from studios on the sixth floor of the Chelsea Market Building at 9th Avenue and West 15th Street in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. NY1 has been at this location since January 2002, and programs produced here include: Mornings on 1 In Focus with Cheryl Wills Inside City Hall NY1 Live at Ten Read more...

The W Hoboken hotel does not have a pool but does have a gym with fitness equipment. Read more...

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...

Shake Shack first opened in 2001 in Madison Square Park, New York City, operating initially from a hot dog cart over three summers. The permanent Shake Shack kiosk restaurant opened in the park on June 12, 2004. Read more...

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...

The Statue of Liberty was erected in New York in 1886 and dedicated on October 28th, 1886 by President Grover Cleveland. Sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi started fabricating the Statue of Liberty in France in 1875 and completed the work in July 1884. In 1885, the statue was shipped in sections to New York and assembled on a purpose-built granite pedestal Read more...