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- Shaye Weaver
- Editor, Time Out New York
- The city’s most iconic skyscrapers stem from this era. The Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building—the two gems in our world-famous skyline—started their construction in the 1920s.
- There were thousands of speakeasies in NYC during Prohibition. When we say “thousands” of speakeasies, we mean it. During Prohibition, when it was illegal to sell, transport and produce alcohol, there were anywhere from 20,000 to 100,000 speakeasies in New York City alone, according to the New-York Historical Society.
- Black New Yorkers created one of the biggest artistic movements in the world. After the Great Migration, when Black Americans left the South and moved to cities in the North, Midwest and West, which started in 1910, they flooded New York City with dance, music, art, literature, fashion, theater and politics, especially in Harlem.
- About 35% of the city’s 5.6 million residents were foreign-born. New York City has long been a city of immigrants. In the 1920s, a large portion of the population was comprised of people who had been born in another country.
Oct 26, 2024 · Following such proclamation and during the continuance of such local state of emergency, the chief executive may promulgate local emergency orders to protect life and property or to bring the emergency situation under control.
Oct 2, 2024 · Political Districts. Within New York City, there are a number of districts that are zoned for various political offices. Using maps to get a better understanding of these political divisions within a neighborhood, you can answer questions like:
Sep 1, 2021 · New York declared a state of emergency early Thursday morning as the Northeast region was slammed by torrential rain from the remnants of Ida, causing heavy flooding and reports of numerous water...
Nov 29, 2021 · So New York made it five months without a pandemic state of emergency order in place, when the last one was lifted by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in June, during the vanishingly brief but rosy...
1 day ago · NOW, THEREFORE, I, KATHY HOCHUL, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution of the State of New York and Section 28 of Article 2-B of the Executive Law, do hereby extend the State Disaster Emergency as set forth in Executive Order 38 and do hereby continue the terms, conditions, and ...
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Oct 1, 2023 · Key Points. Worst of deluge hit during Friday morning rush hour. Up to eight inches of rain could fall across city on Friday. Disruption across New York Subway. Streets across Brooklyn flooded...