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  2. New York City English - Wikipedia

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    New York City English, or Metropolitan New York English, [1] is a regional dialect of American English spoken primarily in New York City and some of its surrounding metropolitan area. It is described by sociolinguist William Labov as the most recognizable regional dialect in North America. [2] Its pronunciation system—the New York accent ...

  3. Neighborhoods in New York City - Wikipedia

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    The five boroughs: 1: Manhattan, 2: Brooklyn, 3: Queens, 4: The Bronx, 5: Staten Island. The neighborhoods in New York City are located within the five boroughs of the City of New York. Their names and borders are not officially defined, and they change from time to time. [1]

  4. New York Live Arts - Wikipedia

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    New York Live Arts (Live Arts) is a movement-focused arts organization in New York City that serves as the home of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company.The building was formerly the home of Dance Theatre Workshop, with which the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company merged 2011 to form New York Live Arts.Its activities encompass commissioning, producing, and presenting works of dance ...

  5. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors - Wikipedia

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    Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors (also known as Schonfeld and SSA) is an American hedge fund based in New York City. Formed in 2015, Schonfeld continues the business that Steve Schonfeld established in 1988 – a family office pioneering in short-term, systematic and algorithmic trading.

  6. Economy of New York City - Wikipedia

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    Chocolate is New York City's leading specialty-food export, with $234 million worth of exports each year. There are over 233,000 manufacturing jobs in more than 10,000 New York City industrial businesses , with the highest concentration of industrial employment in Manhattan. This includes manufacturing, warehousing, utilities, and transportation.

  7. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen

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    U.S. Const. amends. II, XIV. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), abbreviated NYSRPA v. Bruen and also known as NYSRPA II or Bruen to distinguish it from the 2020 case, is a landmark decision [1] [2] [3] of the United States Supreme Court related to the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.

  8. Flags of New York City - Wikipedia

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    The flags of New York City include the flag of New York City, the respective flags of the boroughs of The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, and flags of certain city departments. The city flag is a vertical tricolor in blue, white, and orange and charged in the center bar with the seal of New York City in blue.

  9. Demographic history of New York City - Wikipedia

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    Overview. The population of New York City was over 90% Non-Hispanic White until the post-World War II era. [1] Large numbers of Blacks, Hispanics, or Asians began settling in Manhattan in the 1920s and in the rest of NYC after World War II. [1] The slowest area in the city to change its racial makeup was Staten Island, which was the only ...