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New York: Sugar maple: Acer saccharum: 1956 [40] North Carolina: Pine: Pinus: 1963 [41] North Dakota: ... "State Trees and State Flowers". United States National ...
Before the New York State Thruway was built, the travel time from New York City to the Catskill Mountains was often four or five hours, especially during weekends. The Red Apple Rest, located almost halfway, became a major roadside stopping place. [2] The restaurant was opened in May 1931 by Reuben Freed. [3]
The Balmville Tree was located behind the current Balmville Elementary School, where Balmville Road, River Road, and Commonwealth Avenue intersect. It was the smallest state forest in New York, and was one of only three trees protected by the federal government. It had been on the National Register of Historic Places since 2000.
On August 5, 2015 the tree was cut down and removed by the New York State Department of Environmental Protection, which cited safety concerns. For several weeks prior to the removal, the surrounding roads were closed to traffic due to the rapid deterioration of the tree, including the danger of falling limbs.
Dovetail was a restaurant in New York City. [2] John Fraser was the chef and owner, until he sold the business to partners in 2018. Established in 2007, [ 3 ] the restaurant served American cuisine [ 4 ] and had received a Michelin star.
La Goulue is a French restaurant in New York City that originally opened in 1973, and, after closing in 2009, reopened in 2017. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The restaurant had a Michelin star until 2008. [ 4 ]
Hangman's Elm, or simply "The Hanging Tree", is an English Elm located at the northwest corner in Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City. It stood at 135 feet (41 m) tall when measured c. 2000, [1] and has a diameter of 67 inches (1.7 m). [2] [3]
In 1971, the chain sold four of its remaining restaurants to the Riese Organization, also controlled by the Riese brothers, mostly removing it from the "white tablecloth" restaurant business, and a number of the old locations had been turned into steakhouse-themed outlets. In June 1975, the former parent company, Longchamps, Inc., filed for ...