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  2. New York City Department of Transportation - Wikipedia

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    The New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) is the agency of the government of New York City [1] responsible for the management of much of New York City's transportation infrastructure. Ydanis Rodriguez is the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation, [2] and was appointed by Mayor Eric Adams on January 1, 2022. [3]

  3. Waterboarding - Wikipedia

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    An editorial in The New York Times of 6 April 1852, and a subsequent 21 April 1852 letter to the editors documents an incidence of waterboarding, then called "showering" or "hydropathic torture", in New York's Sing Sing prison of an inmate named Henry Hagan, who, after several other forms of beating and mistreatment, had his head shaved, and ...

  4. New York City waste management system - Wikipedia

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    New York City is a hotbed of canning activity largely due to the city's high population density mixed with New York State's container deposit laws. [18] Canning remains a contentious issue in NYC with the canners often facing pushback from the city government, the New York City Department of Sanitation, and other recycling collection companies ...

  5. Government of New York City - Wikipedia

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    The government of New York City, headquartered at New York City Hall in Lower Manhattan, is organized under the New York City Charter and provides for a mayor-council system. The mayor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for the administration of city government.

  6. 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 ...

  7. NYC Health + Hospitals - Wikipedia

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    125 Worth Street, headquarters of HHC and of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Department of Sanitation. NYC Health + Hospitals, officially the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), operates the public hospitals and clinics in New York City as a public benefit corporation. HHC was created in 1969 ...

  8. New York City Department of Education - Wikipedia

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    The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city's public school system. The City School District of the City of New York (more commonly known as New York City Public Schools ) is the largest school system in the United States (and among the largest in the world), with ...

  9. The Water Club (restaurant) - Wikipedia

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    The Water Club was a restaurant and event venue on two barges moored on the East River at East 30th Street in Kips Bay, in Manhattan, New York City.Located on the stretch of waterfront between the East 34th Street Heliport and Waterside Plaza, the venue served classic American cuisine and seafood; it overlooked Long Island City, Queens and Greenpoint, Brooklyn across the river.