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The Taylor Map is an engraved map of New York City, produced by Will L. Taylor for Galt & Hoy in 1879. [1] The map depicts the entire length of the island of Manhattan , although not to scale, and is surrounded by period advertisements and portraits of various businesses in New York and New Jersey .
The 6.38 acres (2.58 ha) park was originally operated by Nassau County, as Flower Hill County Park, and was developed in the early 1960s. [5] [6] [7]In 2006, the park was purchased from Nassau County by the Village of Flower Hill – along with the portion of Stonytown Road located within Flower Hill.
In addition to the three principal islands of New York City—Manhattan Island, Staten Island and part of Long Island—each borough contains several smaller islands. New York City contains about 36 to 42 islands in total. [1]
As of 2020, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation is the steward of most of the 2.5+ million trees growing within New York City. [18] The New York City Tree Map is an interactive map by the parks department that catalogues more than 850,000 trees in the city. [19] The NYC Department of Parks observes Earth Day and Arbor Day. [18]
The transit map showed both New York and New Jersey, and was the first time that an MTA-produced subway map had done that. [78] Besides showing the New York City Subway, the map also includes the MTA's Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road, New Jersey Transit lines, and Amtrak lines in the consistent visual language of the Vignelli map.
Interstate 295 (I-295) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway within New York City.Measuring 7.7 miles (12.4 km) in length, I-295 originates at NY 25 (Hillside Avenue) in Queens, running north across Queens and over the tolled Throgs Neck Bridge, to Bruckner Interchange, a junction with I-95, I-278, I-678, and the Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx.
Consequently, many public workers in New York City parks were laid off. [28] The Protected Native Plants Program was created in 1989 to provide regulatory protection for native New York state plants and was subsequently updated in 2012 in accordance with new data provided by the New York Natural Heritage Program.
[4] [5] [6] Surveying by the New York City Board of Transportation along Schermerhorn Street began in 1928, [7] [8] [9] and construction began around 1929. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Property on the south side of Schermerhorn Street between Bond and Nevins Streets was condemned to facilitate the project.