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  2. New York Central Railroad - Wikipedia

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    The New York Central Railroad (reporting mark NYC) was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Midwest, along with the intermediate cities of Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, Rochester and Syracuse.

  3. New York City Rescue Mission - Wikipedia

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    Original 316 Water Street Mission, 1892. Homelessness was on the rise in New York City during the 1870s largely due to a wave of European immigration. In 1872, investment banker Alfrederick Smith Hatch donated a former dancing hall located on 316 Water Street to Jerry McAuley and his wife, Maria Fahy McAuley.

  4. Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor - Wikipedia

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    The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor (WCNYH) was a regulatory agency in the Port of New York and New Jersey in the northeast of the United States. The bi-state agency was founded in 1953 by a Congressional authorized compact between New York and New Jersey "for the purpose of eliminating various evils on the waterfront in the Port of New York Harbor."

  5. The Battery (Manhattan) - Wikipedia

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    The Battery, formerly known as Battery Park, is a 25-acre (10 ha) public park located at the southern tip of Manhattan Island in New York City facing New York Harbor.It is bounded by Battery Place on the north, with Bowling Green to the northeast, State Street on the east, New York Harbor to the south, and the Hudson River to the west.

  6. 2023 Dutch water board elections - Wikipedia

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    The Labour Party and local Water Board Party Hollandse Delta were also each largest by vote share in one water board. These elections also saw a large increase in the number of elected officials to the water boards, due to a new bill which was passed by the Senate which heavily reduced the number of seats which went to stakeholders. [ 2 ]

  7. Cannonsville Reservoir - Wikipedia

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    Location: Delaware County, New York: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Reservoir: Primary inflows: West Branch Delaware River: Primary outflows: West Branch Delaware River, West Delaware Tunnel: Catchment area: 455 sq mi (1,180 km 2): Basin countries: United States: Water volume: 362,000,000 m 3 (0.087 cu mi): Surface elevation: 1,148 feet (350 m) [1]: The Cannonsville Reservoir is a reservoir in the New ...

  8. Farragut Houses - Wikipedia

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    Farragut Houses currently uses a more modern water pipe system. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection regulates Farragut Houses' water system and its pipes. Each building has its own water piping system and all buildings share three back up water storage tanks in cases of emergencies such as water outages and storms.

  9. Green Lakes State Park - Wikipedia

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    Green Lake itself is perhaps the most studied meromictic lake—one in which layers of water do not mix—in the world. [3] The park preserves the largest stand of old growth forest in Central New York, [4] and Round Lake has been designated as a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior. [5]