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Collocated schools: Andrew Jackson High School (Queens) (closed 1994) Humanities and the Arts Magnet High School – Q498. Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School – Q492. Institute for Health Professions at Cambria Heights – Q243. Benjamin Franklin High School for Finance & Information Technology - Q313.
The New York City Marathon, currently branded as the TCS New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon (42.195 km or 26.219 mi) that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It is the largest marathon in the world, [3] [4] with 53,627 finishers in 2019 [5] and 98,247 applicants for the 2017 race. [3]
t. e. Long Island is an island in southeastern New York state, constituting a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both population and land area. The island extends from New York Harbor 118 miles (190 km) eastward into the North Atlantic Ocean with a maximum north–south width of 23 miles (37 km).
The following is a list of islands found within New York State . Alder Island. Alger Island. Association Island. Barnum Island. Beeren Island. Big Crow Island. Big Hassock Island. Bird Island.
St. Charles Borromeo Parish School (214 West 142nd Street) – Established in 1924; staffed by the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. stcharlesschoolcentral.org. St. Elizabeth Parish School (612 West 187th Street) – steliznyc.org. St. George Private School (215 East 6th Street) – saintgeorgeschools.org.
The number of Jews in New York City soared throughout the beginning of the 20th century and reached a peak of 2 million in the 1950s, when Jews constituted one-quarter of the city's population. New York City's Jewish population then began to decline because of low fertility rates and migration to suburbs and other states, particularly ...
Borough president. The borough presidents are the chief executives of the five boroughs of New York City. For most of the city's history, the office exercised significant executive powers within each borough, and the five borough presidents also sat on the New York City Board of Estimate. Since 1990, the borough presidents have been stripped of ...
The modern city of Greater New York — the five boroughs — was created in 1898, with the consolidation of the cities of New York (then Manhattan and the Bronx) and Brooklyn with the largely rural areas of Queens and Staten Island. See also. New York City portal; Timeline of New York City, 1850s-1890s; New York City Police Riot of 1857