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New York Fashion Week
What is the name of the prominent fashion event that occurs in New York?
the Global Language Monitor
Who ranked New York as the fashion capital of the world?
1880s
The Broadway Musical began in what decade?
500
Approximately how many galleries of art are in New York City?
42nd Street
Along with Broadway, what New York thoroughfare is associated with Broadway musicals?
Harrigan
Who was Hart's writing partner?
2,000
About how many cultural and artistic organizations are in New York City?
electric lighting
What technological development led resulted in elaborate stage productions?
12.21 million
How many people attended Broadway shows during the 2013-2014 season?
The Great White Way
What is the nickname of the Times Square Theater District?
US$1.27 billion
What was the dollar amount of the tickets sold on Broadway in 2013-14?
11.4%
What was the percentage increase in the Broadway ticket revenue from 2012-3 to 2013-4?
12.21 million
How many people attended a Broadway show in the 2013-4 season?
11.57 million
In 2012-3, what number of people saw a show on Broadway?
24,000
How many restaurants are there in NYC?
4,000
How many mobile food vendors operate in New York City?
24,000
How many restaurants is New York home to?
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
What public department inspects the restaurants of New York?
one thousand
According to Michelin, about how many fine dining restaurants exist in New York?
1882
The Brooklyn Dodgers were created in what year?
MetLife Stadium, the new Yankee Stadium, Madison Square Garden, and Citi Field
Which four of the world's most expensive stadiums are located in NYC?
the original Yankee Stadium and Ebbets Field
Which two sports stadiums of New York City were featured on US stamps?
1882
In what year were the Brooklyn Dodgers founded?
Major League Soccer
What professional soccer organization is headquartered in New York?
five
How many professional sports leagues have their headquarters in New York?
forty
About how many major professional sports teams have been based at one time or another in New York?
Baseball
NYC is known as the Capital of which sport?
35
How many Major League Baseball World Series has NYC teams won?
Baseball
It is one of only five areas to contain two teams of what sport?
two
How many minor league baseball teams are there in NYC?
35
How many World Series have New York teams won?
73
How many Major League baseball league pennants have New York teams won?
two
How many professional baseball teams are located in New York?
14
How many times have two teams from New York played against each other in the World Series?
Subway Series
What is the nickname for a World Series where two New York teams play against each other?
MetLife Stadium
The New York Giants and the New York Jets place at which stadium in NYC?
2014
When was the most recent superbowl held in NYC for football?
New York Giants
Along what the New York Jets, what NFL team is based in New York?
MetLife Stadium
What stadium do the New York Jets call home?
East Rutherford, New Jersey
What city is MetLife Stadium located in?
Super Bowl XLVIII
What Super Bowl took place at MetLife Stadium?
2014
In what year did a Super Bowl occur at MetLife Stadium?
The New York Islanders and the New York Rangers
There are two hockey teams located in NYC. What are they?
Newark
Which town do the New Jersey Devils hockey team play?
Newark, New Jersey
In what city are the New Jersey Devils located?
Hockey
What sport do the New York Rangers play?
New York Islanders
Along with the New York Rangers, what NHL franchise is based in New York?
the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks
Which two national basketball teams play in NYC?
New York Liberty
New York City's women's basketball team is called what?
1938
The first college basketball championship took place in NYC in what year?
New York Liberty
What Women's National Basketball Association team is based in New York?
National Invitation Tournament
What is the name of the collegiate basketball championship that takes place in New York?
1938
In what year was the inaugural National Invitation Tournament?
New York Knicks
Along with the Brooklyn Nets, what NBA team is based in New York?
Queens
Which borough of New York hosts the US Open Tennis championships?
Millrose Games
The Wanamaker Mile is an event by which annual track and field meeting?
Belmont Stakes
The oldest, longest horse races in the US are located in NYC called what?
1930 and 1939
Which years did NYC host the PGA golf championships?
Madison Square Garden
The Amateur Boxing Golden Gloves are held at which location in NYC?
Queens
In what borough is the National Tennis Center located?
United States Open Tennis Championships
What tennis Grand Slam event is held at the National Tennis Center?
37,866
How many people completed the New York Marathon in 2006?
Millrose Games
What annual sporting competition features the Wanamaker Mile?
Madison Square Garden
At what venue does the Amateur Boxing Golden Gloves take place?
Stickball
A version of baseball played in city streets was nicknamed was in the 1930s?
Stickball Boulevard
What street was renamed in the late 2000s to commemorate the street version of baseball?
the Bronx
In what borough is Stickball Boulevard located?
New York City Subway system
Which subway system is considered the largest in the world?
469
How many stations does the New York City Subway system contain?
Grand Central Station
Which station is known as the world's biggest railroad station?
1.75 billion
How many people rode the New York City Subway in 2014?
Grand Central Station
What is the nickname given to Grand Central Terminal?
38.4
How many minutes does it take the average New Yorker to get to work?
54.6
What percentage of New Yorkers use public transportation to get to work?
22
What percentage of people living in Manhattan own a car?
54.6%
In 2005, what percentage of New York residents used mass transit to get to work?
90%
What percentage of Americans drive cars to work?
38.4
In minutes, how long does it take for the average New Yorker to get to work?
52%
What percentage of New York households don't own an automobile?
22%
What percentage of Manhattan residents own an automobile?
Port Authority Bus Terminal
The busiest bus station in the world in the world is called what?
7,000
How many buses visit the Port Authority Bus Terminal each day?
200,000
How many New Yorkers ride the bus on a daily basis?
Port Authority Bus Terminal
What is New York's primary bus terminal?
John F. Kennedy International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport
The three airports that have the most people come through them in NYC are which?
Newark Liberty International Airport
What is the second busiest airport in the New York metro area?
John F. Kennedy International Airport
In 2011, what airport did the most international travelers in North America visit?
Newburgh, New York
What city is Stewart International Airport located close to?
109 million
How many travelers visited JFK, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty in 2012?
The Staten Island Ferry
The world's most popular ferry route is which in NYC?
24
How many hours a day does the The Staten Island Ferry run?
8.4
In kilometers, how long is the Staten Island Ferry route?
Manhattan
Staring in State Island, in what borough does the Staten Island Ferry's route terminate?
20 million
How many passengers ride the Staten Island Ferry annually?
The George Washington Bridge
Which bridge in NYC is the busiest in the world?
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
The biggest suspension bridge in the US is what?
The Brooklyn Bridge
The bridge made with steel-wire is which in NYC?
1903
The Brooklyn Bridge was the worlds largest until what date?
George Washington Bridge
What is the busiest bridge for cars in the world?
Bergen
Starting in Manhattan, the George Washington Bridge terminates in what New Jersey county?