New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and ......
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York (MTA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the U.S. state of New York, serving 12 counties in sou ......
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Seasonal Events in New York
Spring and warmer months: • Blooming foliage in Central Park and The New York Botanical Garden • Mets and Yankees baseball in Queens and the Bronx • Long Island Wineries (Paumanok and Macari Vineya ......
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Staten Island
This borough is best known for the free Staten Island Ferry which links the southern tip of Manhattan with the island’s St. George terminal offering dazzling harbor views. Staten Island is the most s ......
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The Bronx
This northernmost borough is actually the only New York borough that is attached to the mainland of America. Although it is one of the country’s poorest districts, it has been making progress by way ......
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Queens
The easternmost borough of New York City, Queens is located on the western portion of Long Island and is most widely known for its airports (JFK and LaGuardia) or the New Yorks Mets baseball team but ......
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Brooklyn
Known as the “borough of churches” and the “borough of trees,” Brooklyn was an independent city until its consolidation with New York City in 1898 but it continues to uphold a defined culture. Once o ......
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Manhattan
Home to Central Park and several of the most dramatic skyscrapers in the world including the Trump Building, the Standard Oil Building, the Woolworth Building and the American International Building. ......
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Why Is New York City Called “The Big Apple”?
"The Big Apple" is a nickname for New York City. Although the history of the Big Apple was once thought a mystery, research over the past two decades has provided a reasonably clear picture of the ter ......
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About New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, ......
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