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According to the 2000 U.S. Census, of the 62,000 cab drivers in New York City, 82% were foreign born: 23% being from the Caribbean (the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and 30% being from South Asia (Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan). [21] [20] [19] Throughout the 1980s, working conditions for cabbies changed as crime in New York City was curtailed.
The Helmsley Building is a 35-story skyscraper at 230 Park Avenue between East 45th and 46th Streets, just north of Grand Central Terminal, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. It was built in 1929 as the New York Central Building and was designed by Warren & Wetmore in the Beaux-Arts style.
A New York, Ontario and Western Railway passenger train at Weehawken Terminal in Weehawken, New Jersey Engine 201 crossing Cadosia Trestle in Hancock, New York. In 1866, the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad was chartered under the direction of Dewitt C. Littlejohn, who envisioned a railroad serving a direct connection from the docks opposite New York City to Lake Ontario at Oswego.
A map of Upper Manhattan, with Harlem in red. Upper Manhattan is the northern section of the New York City borough of Manhattan.Its southern boundary has been variously defined, but some of the most common usages are 96th Street, 110th Street (the northern boundary of Central Park), 125th Street, or 155th Street.
Responsible for the Policing and investigations of all crimes in New York City: Police Officers [7] Approx. 36,230 New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police (DEP Police) New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Responsible for the protecting of NYC's water supply system: Police Officers [8] Approx. 200
The Criminal Court of the City of New York is a court of the State Unified Court System in New York City that handles misdemeanors (generally, crimes punishable by fine or imprisonment of up to one year) and lesser offenses, and also conducts arraignments (initial court appearances following arrest) and preliminary hearings in felony cases (generally, more serious offenses punishable by ...
The David N. Dinkins Municipal Building (originally the Municipal Building and later known as the Manhattan Municipal Building) is a 40-story, 580-foot (180 m) building at 1 Centre Street, east of Chambers Street, in the Civic Center neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.
The city is also the birthplace of mumbo sauce, a condiment similar to barbecue sauce but sweeter in flavor, often used on meat and french fries. [203] [204] Washington, D.C. is known for popularizing the jumbo slice pizza, a large New York-style pizza [205] [206] [207] with roots in the Adams Morgan neighborhood. [208]