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New York City has encouraged tourist shopping by eliminating its sales tax on clothing and footwear. In the past, the World Trade Center was an important tourist destination before the September 11 attacks , which devastated the city and its tourist industry.
New York City is the second largest center for filmmaking and television production in the United States, producing about 200 feature films annually, employing 130,000 individuals; the filmed entertainment industry has been growing in New York, contributing nearly US$9 billion to the New York City economy alone as of 2015, [65] and by volume ...
New York City is sometimes referred to collectively as the Five Boroughs. [168] Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of New York State, making New York City one of the U.S. municipalities in multiple counties. Manhattan (New York County) is the geographically smallest and most densely populated borough.
Glasgow Caledonian New York College, 2013–2023 [7] Harlem Hospital School of Nursing, New York City, 1923–1977; Ingham University, Le Roy, 1835–1892; Lincoln School for Nurses, New York City, 1898–1961; Institute of Design and Construction, Brooklyn, 1947–2015 [8] Kirkland College, Clinton, New York, 1965–1978; absorbed by Hamilton ...
Conversely, a poll of New York City residents found that close to two-thirds of respondents were against the congestion toll. [173] The MTA board gave its final approval to the plan at the end of March 2024, [174] making New York City the first locality in the United States to approve the creation of a congestion-pricing zone. [175]
The New York Lottery is the state-operated lottery in the US state of New York that began in 1967. As part of the New York State Gaming Commission, [1] it provides revenue for public education and is based in Schenectady.
Eric Adams, 110th Mayor of New York City (2022–present); 18th Borough President of Brooklyn (2014–2021) [10] Hiroaki Aoki (Restaurant Management, 1963), Olympic wrestler and founder of the Benihana chain of restaurants; Charles Barron, New York City Council member representing the 42nd District of New York City; former Black Panther
In January 1966, New York City Mayor John Lindsay proposed merging the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA), which operated buses and subways in New York City, and the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA), which operated toll bridges and tunnels within the city. [16]