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The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, commonly referred to as the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel, Battery Tunnel or Battery Park Tunnel, is a tolled tunnel in New York City that connects Red Hook in Brooklyn with the Battery in Manhattan.
The Queens–Midtown Tunnel (often referred to as the Midtown Tunnel) [2] [3] is a vehicular tunnel under the East River in New York City, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens.
The nickel is the only coin whose size and composition (5 grams, 75% copper, and 25% nickel) is still in use from 1865 to today, except for wartime 1942–1945 Jefferson nickels which contained silver.
A buyer and seller agree on an exchange rate for any date in the future, and the transaction occurs on that date, regardless of what the market rates are then. The duration of the trade can be one day, a few days, months or years. Usually the date is decided by both parties. Then the forward contract is negotiated and agreed upon by both parties.
The stadium's biggest renovation project to date took place from 1995 to 1998. Head coach Mack Brown wanted a better facility to showcase a resurgent football program, which had gone from consecutive 1–10 seasons in 1988 and 1989 to a run of success not approached since the 1940s. The stadium was lacking in many areas.
The Throgs Neck Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City, carrying six lanes of Interstate 295 (I-295) over the East River where it meets the Long Island Sound.The bridge connects the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx with the Bay Terrace section of Queens.
The bridge's opening date was formalized in January 1939, [68] and the last girder was installed on February 13, 1939. [69] [70] Afterward, the construction of the approach roads was sped up in anticipation of the 1939 World's Fair. [71] During construction, one worker died when he fell off the bridge deck. [72]
Box of black-and-white cookies from a New York City bakery. The black-and-white cookie is commonly traced to Glaser's Bake Shop in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan, founded in 1902 by Bavarian immigrants.