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John F. Kennedy International Airport [a] ( IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK) is a major international airport serving New York City, New York. The airport is the busiest of the seven airports in the New York airport system, the 6th-busiest airport in the United States, and the busiest international air passenger gateway into North America. [5]
Website. nyc.gov/nycha. The New York City Housing Authority ( NYCHA) is a public development corporation which provides public housing in New York City, and is the largest public housing authority in North America. Created in 1934 as the first agency of its kind in the United States, it aims to provide decent, affordable housing for low- and ...
The NYC Teaching Fellows is an alternative certification program that focuses on education quality in New York City public schools by attracting mid-career professionals, recent graduates, and retirees from all over the country. [1] The program provides teacher training, coursework, and resources. Fellows are eligible for a fast track into full ...
Website. nyc.gov/finance. The New York City Department of Finance ( DOF) is the revenue service, taxation agency and recorder of deeds of the government of New York City. [2] Its Parking Violations Bureau is an administrative court that adjudicates parking violations, while its Sheriff's Office is the city's primary civil law enforcement agency.
The New York City Fire Department is the largest municipal fire department in both North America, and the Western Hemisphere, and the second largest in the world after the Tokyo Fire Department. [citation needed] The FDNY employs over 11,000 uniformed firefighting employees, 4,274 uniformed EMS employees, and 2,096 civilian employees.
History. The now closed Doe Run lead smelter in Herculaneum, Missouri. The company that would become The Doe Run Company was founded as St. Joseph Lead Company in New York in 1864. [1] In the "Old Lead Belt" of Southeast Missouri where the company operated, it was the dominant mining group. [2] In 1887, the company purchased land to build a ...