Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Beneath the date is a ribbon that bears the legend SIGILLUM CIVITATIS NOVI EBORACI, which means "Seal of the City of New York". Eboracum was the Latin name for York, the titular seat of James II as Duke of York, for whom New York City is named. A laurel wreath, an ancient Greek symbol of victory, encircles the seal.
Original file (SVG file, nominally 88 × 29 pixels, file size: 1 KB) English: Current logo of New York City by graphic design firm Wolff Olins. This logo was launched in 2007 as an initiative to create a unifying identity throughout the City services. Many variations of this logo appear throughout City government literature alongside ...
The City College of New York was founded as the Free Academy of the City of New York in 1847 by wealthy businessman and president of the Board of Education Townsend Harris. [19] A combination prep school , high school / secondary school and college, it would provide children of immigrants and the poor access to free higher education based on ...
Seal of New York City (BW).svg. English: Seal of the City of New York, as portrayed by Paul Manship’s standardized version. The seal’s 1.1:1 height-to-width ratio is intentional and representative Manship’s original model. Since Manship’s original was a sculpture rather than a print, there are no official standards for the seal colors.
I Love New York. I Love New York (stylized I NY) is a slogan, a logo, and a song that are the basis of an advertising campaign developed by the marketing firm Wells, Rich, and Greene under the directorship of Mary Wells Lawrence [ 1] used since 1977 to promote tourism in the state of New York. [ 2][ 3] The trademarked logo, owned by the New ...
This is a list of symbols of the state of New York in the United States. The majority of the state symbols are officially listed in the New York Consolidated Laws in Article 6, Sections 70 through 87. [1] The symbols are recognized by these laws and were signed into law by the governor of New York. The oldest symbols, the state flag and the ...
The New York City Police Department ( NYPD ), officially the City of New York Police Department, is the primary law enforcement agency within New York City. Established on May 23, 1845, the NYPD is the largest, and one of the oldest, municipal police departments in the United States. [ 7]
Seat. New York City Hall. The government of New York City, headquartered at New York City Hall in Lower Manhattan, is organized under the New York City Charter and provides for a mayor-council system. The mayor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for the administration of city government. The New York City Council is a unicameral ...