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  2. 1211 Avenue of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    1211 Avenue of the Americas, also known as the News Corp. Building, is an International Style skyscraper on Sixth Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Formerly called the Celanese Building , it was completed in 1973 as part of the later Rockefeller Center expansion (1960s–1970s) dubbed the "XYZ Buildings" .

  3. Roosevelt Island - Wikipedia

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    A New York Times article from 1999 said the island had the feel of "a postwar suburb of some European city", distinct from the rest of New York City. [330] In 2008, the New York Daily News described the island as a "fantastic and peaceful place to live", albeit with many disputes among residents. [297]

  4. List of smaller islands in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Pelham Islands, historical name for a group of mostly uninhabited islands in western Long Island Sound. The Blauzes; Chimney Sweeps Islands; City Island, only inhabited island in the borough; Hart Island; High Island; Rat Island; Rikers Island (East River), location of New York City's jail

  5. Rare earthquake shakes parts of New York City - AOL

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    Officials in New York City say a 1.7 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Queens and Roosevelt Island on Tuesday morning, not an explosion.. Around 5:45am, the FDNY received reports of buildings ...

  6. The forgotten history of NYC’s abandoned islands — and how ...

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    The islands were the sites of Babe Ruth's batting practice, the deadliest American disaster of the 20th century and the hospital where Typhoid Mary was quarantined.

  7. Broad Channel, Queens - Wikipedia

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    In 1915, the city leased Broad Channel Island, Goose Creek Island, and Raunt Island to Pierre Noel, who subleased it to the Broad Channel Corporation. [ 3 ] : 57 The 30-year lease specified payments of $16.57 per acre for the first three years and a maximum of $33.73 per acre for the last five years of the thirty-year term. [ 9 ]

  8. NYC principal from Long Island uses address of parent at ...

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    By using a Brooklyn address, John, 47 – who made $179,251 last year – avoids having to pay NYC’s non-resident elementary-school tuition of $5,425 a year for a general-ed student or $48,392 ...

  9. City Island, Bronx - Wikipedia

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    City Island is a neighborhood in the northeastern Bronx in New York City, located on an island of the same name approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long by 0.5 miles (0.80 km) wide. [2] City Island is located at the extreme western end of Long Island Sound , south of Pelham Bay Park , and east of Eastchester Bay .