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  2. Dutch Americans in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Dutch people have had a continuous presence in New York City for nearly 400 years, being the earliest European settlers. New York City traces its origins to a trading post founded on the southern tip of Manhattan Island by colonists from the Dutch Republic in 1624. The settlement was named New Amsterdam in 1626 and was chartered as a city in ...

  3. Washington Irving Campus - Wikipedia

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    The school was founded as an all-girls school due in large part to the efforts of Patrick F. McGowan, then head of the Board of Education and later acting mayor of New York City. [3] The school is named after the writer Washington Irving. The building in which the school is located was designed by the architect C.B.J. Snyder and built in 1913 ...

  4. New York City Department of Education - Wikipedia

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    The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city's public school system. The City School District of the City of New York (more commonly known as New York City Public Schools ) is the largest school system in the United States (and among the largest in the world), with ...

  5. List of New York City agencies - Wikipedia

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    The Sheriff's Office (Sheriff) is the primary civil law enforcement agency of New York City and the enforcement division of the New York City Department of Finance. The Fire Department (FDNY) provides fire protection, technical rescue, primary response to biological, chemical and radioactive hazards, and emergency medical services.

  6. Category:New York City Department of Education - Wikipedia

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    Superintendents of School Buildings for New York City Department of Education (3 P) Pages in category "New York City Department of Education" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.

  7. Dutch Americans - Wikipedia

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    Scheltema, Gajus and Westerhuijs, Heleen (eds.),Exploring Historic Dutch New York. Museum of the City of New York/Dover Publications, New York (2011). ISBN 978-0-486-48637-6; Todt, Kim. "'Women Are as Knowing Therein as the Men': Dutch Women in Early America," in Thomas A. Foster, ed. Women in Early America (2015) pp 43–65 online. Van Lieburg ...

  8. Tweed Courthouse - Wikipedia

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    The building has since housed the New York City Department of Education's headquarters on its upper floors and schools on its ground level. The Tweed Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark, and its facade and interior are both New York City designated landmarks.

  9. List of school districts in New York - Wikipedia

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    The New York State Education Department (NYSED) divides the state into nine Joint Management Team (JMT) Regions, excluding New York City. [1] Each JMT contains one or more Regional Information Centers (RIC), which contain one or more Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), and each BOCES supports several school districts.