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The Museum of the City of New York ( MCNY) is a history and art museum in Manhattan, New York City, New York. It was founded by Henry Collins Brown, [1] [2] in 1923 [3] to preserve and present the history of New York City, and its people. It is located at 1220–1227 Fifth Avenue between East 103rd to 104th Streets, across from Central Park on ...
The written history of New York City began with the first European explorer, the Italian Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524. European settlement began with the Dutch in 1608 and New Amsterdam was founded in 1624. The "Sons of Liberty" campaigned against British authority in New York City, and the Stamp Act Congress of representatives from ...
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The City of Greater New York was the term used by many politicians and scholars for the expanded City of New York created on January 1, 1898, by consolidating the existing City of New York with Brooklyn, western Queens County, and Staten Island. [1] [2] The section of the Bronx west of the Bronx River had been annexed to the City and County of ...
53988784. The Rules of the City of New York ( RCNY) contains the compiled rules and regulations ( delegated legislation) of New York City government agencies. [1] [2] It contains approximately 6,000 rules and regulations in 71 titles, each covering a different city agency. [1] [2] The City Record is the official journal of New York City.
The City College of the City University of New York (also known as the City College of New York, or simply City College or CCNY) is a public research university within the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York City. Founded in 1847, City College was the first free public institution of higher education in the United States. [3]
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 ...
The New York City Department of Buildings ( DOB) is the department of the New York City government that enforces the city's building codes and zoning regulations, issues building permits, licenses, registers and disciplines certain construction trades, responds to structural emergencies and inspects over 1,000,000 new and existing buildings.