New York

City of New York: Did you know? To create that feeling of being in the countryside, and not in the middle of a city, the four Transverse Roads were sunken down eight feet below the park’s surface.

City of New York: Did you know? The Canal Street A, C, E station contains 174 grackles and blackbirds and 7 crows that are all made out of bronze and are set on railings throughout the station.

City of New York: Brooklyn Cruise Terminal first opened in April 2006 and has won numerous accolades, including “Cruise Terminal of the Year” by Princess Cruise Lines and “Best New Homeport” by PortHole Magazine.

City of New York: On the ground level of the Municipal Building is the CityStore, the Official Store of the City of New York, which sells books, gifts, collectables and souvenirs of New York City.

City of New York: Did you know ? The airport has been through 3 names: Glenn H. Curtiss Airport, North Beach Airport then New York Municipal Airport-LaGuardia Field

City of New York: Look up above the stairs at Bleecker Street/Lafayette Street station and you will see the Hive, which is a light installation of LED tubes that forms a honeycomb.

City of New York: Check out the sunny sky any day at the Queens Plaza station. The glass mosaics on the mezzanine walls depict the actual City skyline as seen from Queens. The sun marks the location of the former WTC.

City of New York: Did you know the New York Public Library system serves 16 million patrons annually?

City of New York: Did you know that construction on this bridge began in 1899 and was completed in 1901? It is made of stone and steel.

City of New York: Did you know? This is one of only four remaining retractile bridges in the United States!

City of New York: Did you know that Columbus Circle is the point from which all official distances from New York City are measured?

City of New York: Roosevelt Island is the future home of Cornell NYC Tech, a new $2 billion, two-million-square-foot state-of-the-art applied science and engineering campus.

City of New York: Did you know that NYC's City Hall is one of the oldest continuously used City Halls in the nation that still houses its original governmental functions?

City of New York: There are new protected bicycle lanes in Queens Plaza – try them out and see what you think!

City of New York: The Manhattan Cruise Terminal, originally called the Passenger Ship Terminal, is now the fourth busiest cruise terminal in the United States.

City of New York: The Alexandria Center, inaugurated by Mayor Bloomberg, is a 15-floor, state-of-the-art tower that will serve as the anchor for a 1.1 million square-foot life science campus.

City of New York: Brooklyn Army Terminal was most heavily trafficked during WWII, when over three million troops and 37 million tons of military supplies passed through the facility.

City of New York: In the footprint of the old Yankee Stadium, Heritage Field is the largest of the new and renovated parks to be built as part of the Yankee Stadium Area Redevelopment Project.

City of New York: In 1947, over 65 million people - the equivalent of 40% of the US population had traveled the rails via Grand Central Terminal.

City of New York: In order to decide who would design the Park, the Central Park Commission held the country’s first landscape design contest. The ‘Greensward Plan,’ by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won.

City of New York: Did you know? The Park got its initial start in 1853, but the Central Park was not officially opened until the winter of 1859.

City of New York: Did you know? Prospect Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux, who were the same architects responsible for Manhattan’s Central Park.

City of New York: Prospect Park, with its 585 acres of grassy land, forest, and waters is one of Brooklyn’s most rewarding attractions.

City of New York: The streets around Grand Army Plaza form the largest and busiest traffic circle in Brooklyn.

City of New York: Construction on the Manhattan Bridge began in 1896. At the time, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world!

City of New York: Want a great view of the Statue of Liberty without having to get on a boat? The Louis Valentino Jr. Park has one of the best views you can get!

City of New York: One of Brooklyn’s premier economic engines since 1801, the Brooklyn Navy Yard is now home to BLDG 92, a fascinating exhibition space and visitor’s center that pays tribute to the Yard’s history.

City of New York: Did you know? The Manhattan Bridge was the first suspension bridge built on deflection theory. It opened to traffic on December 31, 1909. 続きを読む