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  2. Wheel clamp - Wikipedia

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    Wheel clamp as used by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. A wheel clamp, also known as wheel boot, parking boot, or Denver boot, [1] [2] is a device that is designed to prevent motor vehicles from being moved. In its most common form, it consists of a clamp that surrounds a vehicle wheel, designed to prevent removal of both itself ...

  3. Headquarters of the United Nations - Wikipedia

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    The headquarters of the United Nations (UN) is on 17 to 18 acres (6.9 to 7.3 ha) of grounds in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It borders First Avenue to the west, 42nd Street to the south, 48th Street to the north, and the East River to the east. [4]

  4. Traffic Violations Bureau - Wikipedia

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    New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings References [ edit ] ^ Vehicle and Traffic Law article 2-A, § 225 et seq. , as added by chapter 1074 of the laws of 1969 . 15 NYCRR § 121.3; "A Traffic Violations Bureau is established in the Department of Motor Vehicles.

  5. New York City - Wikipedia

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    New York, often called New York City [b] or simply NYC, is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each of which is coextensive with a respective county. New York is a global center of finance [11] and commerce ...

  6. Telephone exchange names - Wikipedia

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    Kenmore 9392 is a five-pull (1L-4N) small-city telephone number for the Kenmore exchange in Fort Wayne, Indiana. MArket 7032 is a six-digit (2L-4N) telephone number. This format was in use from the 1920s through the 1950s, and was phased out c. 1960. BALdwin 6828 is an urban 3L-4N example, used only in the largest cities before conversion to ...

  7. Area code 312 - Wikipedia

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    Area code 312. Coordinates: 41°52′48″N 87°37′54″W. All NPAs within Illinois. Area code 312 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan for the city of Chicago, including downtown, the Chicago Loop, and its immediate environs. The numbering plan area is completely surrounded by area code 773, which serves the rest of ...

  8. Parking - Wikipedia

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    Parking is the act of stopping and disengaging a vehicle and usually leaving it unoccupied. Parking on one or both sides of a road is often permitted, though sometimes with restrictions. Some buildings have parking facilities for use of the buildings' users. Countries and local governments have rules [1] for design and use of parking spaces .

  9. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry - Wikipedia

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    The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry ( MSI) is a science museum located in Chicago, Illinois, in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood between Lake Michigan and The University of Chicago. It is housed in the Palace of Fine Arts from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Initially endowed by Julius Rosenwald, the Sears, Roebuck and ...