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Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
What is the longest suspension bridge in the United States?
neo-Gothic
What style of architecture was used to design the Brooklyn Bridge?
1903
In what year did the Brooklyn Bridge cease to be the world's longest suspension bridge?
The Lincoln Tunnel
Which tunnel do 120,000 vehicles travel through a day in NYC?
1927
The Holland Tunnel opened in what year?
1940
The Queens-Midtown Tunnel was finished in what year?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who was the first person to drive through The Queens-Midtown Tunnel?
120,000
How many vehicles utilize the Lincoln Tunnel daily?
Hudson River
What body of water is above the Lincoln Tunnel?
Manhattan
What borough is connected to New Jersey via the Lincoln Tunnel?
Jersey City
In what New Jersey city does the Holland Tunnel terminate?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who drove through the Queens-Midtown Tunnel before anyone else?
200,000
How many daily bicycle riders are there in NYC?
200,000
Each day, about how many New Yorkers bike?
21%
About what percentage of New York City travel is done by bike or on foot?
Citibank
What company paid for 10,000 bikes for the city's bicycle sharing program?
Quinnipiac University
Research by what institution of higher learning showed that most New Yorkers support bicycle sharing?
Walk Score
Who ranked New York as the most walkable large US city in 2015?
Catskill Mountains watershed
Who supplies NYC with drinkable water?
Catskill Mountains
From what mountain range does New York's drinking water come from?
US$3.2 billion
How much is being spent on a water purification plant at the Croton Watershed?
290 million gallons
After the water purification plant at the Croton Watershed is built, how much more water will be added to the city's supply each day?
20%
What percent increase in water supply will the city see after the Croton Watershed plant is finished?
north
In what geographical direction would a New Yorker travel to reach the Croton Watershed?
51
How many members are on the NYC city council?
three
How many terms can the mayjor of NYC serve in total?
four-year
What is the duration of a New York City councilperson's term?
51
How many councilors sit on the City Council?
three
How many terms in a row can a person serve as mayor?
the City Record
What is the official journal of New York City?
four
If someone serves three consecutive terms as mayor and wants to run again, how many years must they wait?
Democrats
Which political party holds the majority of most office terms in NYC?
67
In 2008, what percentage of voters were democrats?
Barack Obama
Which US president became the first to receive over 80 percent of NYC votes?
1924
What was the last year that a republican candidate won all four boroughs of NYC?
Calvin Coolidge
Which president won all of NYC in 1924?
Democratic Party
What party are most public officials of New York members of?
67%
In November 2008, how many New Yorkers were registered as Democrats?
1924
In what year was the last presidential election when a Republican won New York City?
five
How many boroughs did Barack Obama win in the 2012 presidential election?
Republican
What political party was Calvin Coolidge a member of?
43,523
As of 2012, how many physicians were working in New York City?
Roosevelt Island
Where is the Cornell University/Technion-Israel Institute of Technology located?
127
As of 2004, how many Nobel Prize winners had roots in New York institutions?
225,000
How many people are admitted to HHC institutions annually?
one million
How many people visit HHC emergency rooms every year?
five million
How many people visit HHC clinics annually?
one-fifth
What fraction of general hospital discharges receive treatment at HHC?
one third
What fraction of emergency room visits receive treatment at HHC?
lead
Being exposed to what type of pollution has been theorized to increase aggression?
crack
The decrease in crime in New York is sometimes attributed to the decline of what street drug?
Tom Wolfe
Who commented on New York that "culture just seems to be in the air, like part of the weather"?
the National Library of Australia
In what library can the book New York, culture capital of the world, 1940–1965 be found?
Baruch College
What institution of higher education has described New York as the cultural capital of the world?
Iceland
Along with Latvia, the consulate of what country has called New York the cultural capital of the world?
Manhattan
In what borough is the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts located?
Upper West Side
In what part of Manhattan can you find Lincoln Square?
Union Square
In what square is the theater named after Lee Strasberg located?
New York University
At what institution of higher education is the Tisch School of the Arts located?
Central Park
In what New York park can one find performances at no cost?
Fifth Avenue
What New York thoroughfare is Museum Mile located on?
Manhattan
In what borough is Museum Mile located?
1959
When was the Guggenheim built?
2012
In what year was the grand opening of the Museum for African Art on 110th Street?
Upper East Side
In what part of Manhattan is the Museum Mile located?
Brooklynese
Along with New Yorkese, what is another name for the New York dialect?
All in the Family
What sitcom did the Archie Bunker character feature in?
Carroll O'Connor
What actor performed the role of Archie Bunker?
New Yawk
What is the transliteration of the way in which New Yorkers are perceived to pronounce the name of their city?
New York City FC
What Major League Soccer franchise is based in New York?
Yankee Stadium
What stadium does the New York City FC call home?
Harrison, New Jersey
In what city are the New York Red Bulls based?
Pelé
What famous soccer player played for the New York Cosmos?
Hofstra University
At what institution of higher education is James M. Shuart Stadium located?
two-thirds
What fraction of United States rail riders call the New York City Metropolitan Area home?
20
How many rail lines are there on New York City's commuter rail network?
250
About how many stations does New York City's commuter rail network have?
JFK International Airport
The AirTrain has a station at what airport?
Pennsylvania Station
What Amtrak station in New York sees the most use?
Manhattan
In what borough is Pennsylvania Station located?
three
How many 24-hour rapid transit systems are located in New York?
PATCO Speedline
What 24-hour rapid transit system is in Philadelphia?
Copenhagen Metro
What 24-hour rapid transit system is outside the United States?
Port Authority Trans-Hudson
What does the acronym PATH stand for?
the Second Avenue Subway
Along with the East Side Access project and 7 Subway Extension, what heavy-rail project is being built in New York City?
12,000
About how many yellow cabs operate in New York?
Manhattan Island
Where does the aerial tramway that starts on Roosevelt Island terminate?
the theater
What industry is Broadway associated with?
finance
What industry is Wall Street associated with?
advertising
What industry is Madison Avenue associated with?
Seventh Avenue
What New York street is associated with fashion?
rush hour
At what time are drivers in New York most likely to experience traffic jams?
southwestern
What geographical portion of Connecticut is linked to New York via highway?
northern
What part of New Jersey can be reached from New York by taking the expressway?
Long Island
What island is the borough of Brooklyn located on?
the west end
Queens is located on what part of Long Island?
Staten Island
The borough of Staten Island is primarily located on what island?
Structural Expressionism
What architectural style does the Throgs Neck Bridge reflect?
cantilever
The Queensboro Bridge utilized what type of construction?
3,715
How many clean diesel and hybrid taxicabs did New York City have in 2010?