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The history of Islam in New York City can be traced back to the 17th century, with the foundation of the New Amsterdam colony. The first Muslim settler was most likely the Dutch North African merchant Anthony Janszoon van Salee (known by contemporaries as Anthony the Turk).
Bradford S. Lander (born July 8, 1969) is an American politician, urban planner, and community organizer who currently serves as the New York City Comptroller.A member of the Democratic Party, Lander is a progressive politician, and has been described as "one of the most left-leaning politicians in the city."
LaGuardia Community College was founded on January 22, 1967, by a resolution of the Board of Higher Education of the City of New York, a New York State government agency which was the precursor to the City University of New York's board of trustees. [2]
The Golden Door: Italian and Jewish Immigrant Mobility in New York City, 1880-1915 (1977), on getting better jobs; Haiier, Hermann W. "Italian in New York" in The multilingual apple: languages in New York City (2011): 119+. Mangano, Antonio. "The associated life of the Italians in New York City." International Migration Review 6.1_suppl (1972 ...
Long Island City (LIC) is a neighborhood on the western tip of the New York City borough of Queens.It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to the south.
New York has played a prominent role in the development of the skyscraper. Since 1890, ten of those built in the city have held the title of world's tallest. [29] [G] New York City went through two very early high-rise construction booms, the first of which spanned the 1890s through the 1910s, and the second from the mid-1920s to the early ...
The murder of Tessa Majors occurred near Morningside Park in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, on December 11, 2019.Majors, an eighteen-year-old student at Barnard College, was attacked and stabbed by three teenagers as part of a robbery.
New York City, New York – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000 [50] Pop 2010 [51] Pop 2020 [49] % 2000 % ...