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