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Manhattan has perennially been home to some of the world's most valuable real estate, including the Time Warner Center, which had the highest-listed market value in the city in 2006 at US$1.1 billion, [230] to be subsequently surpassed in October 2014 by the Waldorf Astoria New York, which became the most expensive hotel ever sold after being ...
While the district attorneys of Manhattan and Brooklyn are popularly referred to as "Manhattan D.A. Cyrus Vance, Jr.", or "Brooklyn D.A. Kenneth P. Thompson" by the media, they are technically and legally the district attorneys of New York County and Kings County, respectively. The same goes for Staten Island.
In 1898, when New York City consolidated with three neighboring counties to form "the City of Greater New York", Manhattan and the Bronx, though still one county, were established as two separate boroughs. On January 1, 1914, the New York State Legislature created Bronx County and New York County was reduced to its present boundaries. [47]
Manhattan contained over 500 million square feet (46.5 million m 2) of office space in 2018, [325] making New York City the largest office market in the world, [326] [327] while Midtown Manhattan, with 400 million square feet (37.2 million m 2) in 2018, [325] is the largest central business district in the world. [328]
Population: 8,008,288. First time population officially reaches this mark, and marks reversal of suburban flight of the 1970s and 1980s with an increase of nearly one million residents over two decades. Over 1.2 million foreign-born residents arrive in New York between 1990 and 2000. [171] Polish Cultural Institute in New York founded. [172] 2001
Carnegie Hall, New York City. Even New Yorkers can be split on how to pronounce this world-renowned concert venue in midtown Manhattan, named after steel industrialist Andrew Carnegie.
The Bronx had a steady boom period during 1898–1929, with a population growth by a factor of six from 200,000 in 1900 to 1.3 million in 1930. The Great Depression created a surge of unemployment, especially among the working class, and a slow-down of growth. [47]
This Manhattan restaurant used to feature a marathon 25-course tasting menu, paired with waiters who'd perform card tricks and tell tales of old New York City. ... After finishing a $10 million ...