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  2. Category:Musical groups from New York City - Wikipedia

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    Orchestras based in New York City‎ (1 C, 29 P) Pages in category "Musical groups from New York City" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 594 total.

  3. 2009 New York City Subway and United Kingdom plot - Wikipedia

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    The 2009 New York City Subway and United Kingdom plot was a plan to bomb the New York City Subway as well as a target in the United Kingdom . In September 2009, several individuals fell under suspicion and were arrested due to fears that a suspected jihadist cell in New York was planning to explode bombs in the United States.

  4. History of New York City (prehistory–1664) - Wikipedia

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    The date of 1664 appeared on New York City's corporate seal until 1975, when the date was changed to 1625 to reflect the year of Dutch incorporation as a city and to incidentally allow New York to celebrate its 350th anniversary just 11 years after its 300th. The British renamed the colony New York, after the king's brother James, Duke of York ...

  5. New York City (painting) - Wikipedia

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    Dimensions. 120 cm × 115.2 cm (47 in × 45.4 in) [2] Condition. upside down. Location. Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, Germany [2] New York City [a] is an 1942 oil-on-canvas painting by Piet Mondrian, completed in 1942. It is on display in the Musée National d'Art Moderne at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France. [1]

  6. Rats in New York City - Wikipedia

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    However, a 2023 study estimates that there are approximately 3 million rats in New York, which is close to a third of New York's human population. The city's rat population is dominated by the brown rat (also known as 6ix9ine). The average adult body weight is 350 grams (12 oz) in males and about 250 grams (8.8 oz) in females.

  7. List of colleges and universities in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Comprehensive colleges and universities. Berkeley College, Midtown Manhattan. Boricua College, Washington Heights and Williamsburg. Columbia University, Morningside Heights. Barnard College. Columbia Business School, Manhattanville. Columbia Climate School. Columbia College. Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

  8. Transportation in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Of all people who commuted to work in New York City in 2021, 32% use the subway, 30% drive alone, 12% take the bus, 10% walk to work, 4% travel by commuter rail, 5.6% carpool, 3.1% use a taxi, 1.7% ride their bicycle to work, and 0.4% travel by ferry. 54% of households in New York City do not own a car, and rely on public transportation.

  9. Guardian Angels - Wikipedia

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    The Guardian Angels is a non-profit international volunteer organization with the goal of unarmed crime prevention. The Guardian Angels organization was founded on February 13, 1979, in New York City by Curtis Sliwa. Since then, it has expanded to more than 130 cities and 13 countries worldwide. [1]