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  2. New York City Council - Wikipedia

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    The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of New York City in the United States. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs.. The council serves as a check against the mayor in a mayor-council government model, the performance of city agencies' land use decisions, and legislating on a variety of other issues.

  3. Race and ethnicity in New York City - Wikipedia

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    As according to the New York City Department of City Planning, there were a total of 8,804,190 residents.There were almost equivalent populations of 2,719,856 White residents at 30.9% and 2,490,350 Hispanic residents at 28.3%, meanwhile there were 1,776,891 Black residents at 20.2% and 1,373,502 Asian residents at 15.6%.

  4. History of New York City - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Richard Grasso - Wikipedia

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    The New York Attorney General filed a lawsuit which challenged the compensation as excessive for the NYSE, which at the time was a nonprofit. However, on July 1, 2008, the New York State Court of Appeals dismissed all claims against Grasso because the NYSE had changed its status from a nonprofit to a for-profit organization, which meant that ...

  6. New York City Transit Authority - Wikipedia

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    The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, [2] or simply Transit, [3] and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City. Part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the busiest and largest transit system in ...

  7. New York metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    The New York metropolitan area is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States with 20.1 million residents, or slightly over 6% of the nation's total population, as of 2020. [8] The combined statistical area includes 23.6 million residents as of 2020. [16] [17] It is one of the largest urban agglomerations in the world.

  8. Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl - Wikipedia

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    1934 [1] Dissolved. 2001. Website. www.pcfk.com. Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl was a New York City -based [2] law firm that practiced from 1934 to 2001, when it merged with Dallas -based Jenkens & Gilchrist. It was a prominent mid-sized New York firm, often called a corporate and securities boutique because of its highly regarded middle market ...

  9. New York City Comptroller - Wikipedia

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    The Office of Comptroller of New York City, a position established in 1801, is the chief financial officer and chief auditor of the city agencies and their performance and spending. The comptroller also reviews all city contracts, handles the settlement of litigation claims (amounting to $975 million in 2019), issues municipal bonds, and ...