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2. Phelps and Gorham Purchase - Wikipedia

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   After buying the land from the state of Massachusetts in early 1790, Morris almost immediately resold 12,000,000 acres (49,000 km 2; 19,000 sq mi) (Error: Total land in New York State west of the Pre-emption line is only about 6 million acres.) through his London agent William Temple Franklin to the Pulteney Associates, led by Sir William ...

3. Community gardens in New York City - Wikipedia

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   In 1895, the first gardens were founded in New York City by a committee of the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor (AICP). The committee promoted the idea of gardening on vacant lots following the success of the first community gardening program in Detroit as a way to address food insecurity and lessen the reliance on charities and taxpayers. [1]

4. Aboriginal title in New York - Wikipedia

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   New York is the source of several landmark decisions concerning aboriginal title including Oneida I (1974), "first of the modern-day [Native American land] claim cases to be filed in federal court," [3] and Oneida II (1985), "the first native land claim case won on the basis of the Nonintercourse Act."

5. 3 New York Housing Markets That Have Plummeted in Value Over ...

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   While that popular saying might pertain mostly to New York City, the state at large offers lots of opportunities to invest, including real estate. However, not every real estate investment will ...

6. Property Law in Colonial New York - Wikipedia

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   Property Law in New York during the 17th Century colonial period was based upon manorialism. [1] [2] Manorialism was characterized by the vesting of legal and economic power in a Lord of the Manor, supported economically from his own direct landholding in a manor and from the obligatory contributions of a legally subject population of tenants and laborers under the jurisdiction of his manorial ...

7. Sean Hannity Lists One of His New York Homes for $3.6 Million

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   According to Newsday, the Fox News host listed his waterfront home at 27 Sea Crest Dr., Lloyd Harbor, NY 11743 for sale for $3.6 million. The 8,000-square-foot traditional home was built in 2001 ...

8. Hudson Yards (development) - Wikipedia

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   The New York Times questioned if New York City needed another "gated community," which alludes to the premium nature of the development, shops and condominium offerings. [270] Bridget Read wrote for Curbed in 2022 that "the broad public benefit from the largest real-estate development in American history has not yet materialized". [271]

9. Arden (estate) - Wikipedia

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   The house commands extensive views of the Ramapo River Valley. The property brings the total of preserved lands that were once owned by the Harriman family in New York State to nearly 70,000 acres (280 km 2), including Bear Mountain, Harriman and Sterling Forest State Parks. [8] In 2010, the Open Space Institute put the house up for sale. [9]