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  2. Culture of New York City - Wikipedia

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    New York City has been described as the cultural capital of the world. [1] [2] [3] The culture of New York is reflected in its size and ethnic diversity. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. [4] Many American cultural movements first emerged in the city.

  3. Geography of New York (state) - Wikipedia

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    The state borders six U.S. states: Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, and Connecticut, Rhode Island (across Long Island Sound ), Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east. New York also borders the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec to the north. Additionally, New York touches the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and two of the Great ...

  4. Newark, New York - Wikipedia

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    Website. Official website. Newark ( / ˈnjuːərk / NEW-ərk) is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States, 35 miles (56 km) south east of Rochester and 48 miles (77 km) west of Syracuse. The population was 9,017 at the 2020 census. [3] The Village of Newark is in the south part of the Town of Arcadia and is in the south of Wayne County.

  5. The Public Theater - Wikipedia

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    The building is a New York City Landmark, designated in 1965. It was one of the first buildings to be recognized as such by the newly formed Landmarks Preservation Commission of New York City. In 2009, The Public began its "Going Public" campaign to raise funds for a major renovation of the historic building.

  6. Geography of New York City - Wikipedia

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    The five boroughs of New York City. New York City is located on the coast of the Northeastern United States at the mouth of the Hudson River in southeastern New York state. It is located in the New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary, the centerpiece of which is the New York Harbor, whose deep waters and sheltered bays helped the city grow in significance as a trading city.

  7. Bronx River - Wikipedia

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    Grassy Sprain Brook. The Bronx River ( / brɒŋks / ), is a river that is approximately 24 miles (39 km) long, [4] and flows through southeastern New York in the United States and drains an area of 38.4 square miles (99 km 2 ). [4] It is named after colonial settler Jonas Bronck .

  8. Civic Club / Estonian House - Wikipedia

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    September 16, 1982. Designated NYCL. March 28, 1978. The Civic Club building, now the New York Estonian House ( Estonian: New Yorgi Eesti Maja ), is a four-story Beaux-Arts building located at 243 East 34th Street between Second and Third Avenues in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City . The house was originally built for ...

  9. Knoedler - Wikipedia

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    Stereoscopic photograph of the Knoedler gallery interior, c. 1860–1880 M. Knoedler & Co. (/ ˈ n oʊ d l ər /) was an art dealership in New York City founded in 1846. When it closed in 2011, amid lawsuits for fraud, it was one of the oldest commercial art galleries in the US, having been in operation for 165 years.