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What Manhattan development is the product of land reclamation?
Battery Park City
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What is the total area of New York City in square miles?
468.9
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In square miles, how much of the city's total area is composed of water?
164.1
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In square miles, how much of the city's total area is land?
304.8
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What is the name of New York City's highest point?
Todt Hill
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On what island is New York City's highest point located?
Staten Island
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How many square miles in NYC?
468.9
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How many square miles are water in NYC?
164.1
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How many square miles are land in NYC?
304.8
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The highest peak in the city is what location?
Todt Hill
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How many feet above sea level is Todt Hil?
409.8
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What structure is an example of saltbox architecture?
Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House
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In what borough is the Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House located?
Brooklyn
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What building is the priciest office tower in the world?
One World Trade Center
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In what borough is One World Trade Center located?
Manhattan
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In what year did construction on the oldest part of Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House begin?
1656
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The most expensive office tower built in the world today is what?
One World Trade Center
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How many high-rises were present in New York City in 2011?
5,937
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What city has the most high-rise buildings in the world?
Hong Kong
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How many structures in New York City are over 100m tall?
550
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In what year was the Woolworth Building completed?
1913
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How many buildings in New York City are over 200m high?
50
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NYC has the highest quantity of skyscrapers after which other world city?
Hong Kong
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How many buildings located in NYC are at least 330 feet in height?
550
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In what year was the Empire State Building completed?
1931
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The Chrysler Building reflects what architectural style?
Art Deco
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What floor of the Chrysler Building has sculptures of eagles at its corners?
61st
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What building known for its bronze-tinted I-beams was completed in 1957?
Seagram Building
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What is the full name of the organization known by the acronym AIA?
American Institute of Architects
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Which animal decorates the corners of the Chrysler Building?
eagles
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When was the Empire State Building constructed?
1931
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When was the Chrysler building built in NYC?
1930
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In what borough is the Riverdale neighborhood located?
the Bronx
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In what borough is the Ditmas Park neighborhood located?
Brooklyn
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In what borough is the Douglaston neighborhood located?
Queens
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Brownstone rowhouse construction is most often associated with the period beginning in 1870 and ending in what year?
1930
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Along with Tudor Revival, what is a common architectural style of single-family houses in New York?
Victorian
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What type of housing structure makes up most of the large residential districts of NYC?
brownstone rowhouses
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What event led to the decline in wooden construction in New York City?
the Great Fire of 1835
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In the 19th century, New York city required water towers in the roofs of buildings that were more than how many stories tall?
six
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What area was known for its garden apartments?
Jackson Heights
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After the Great Fire of 1835, what became the most widespread building materials?
Stone and brick
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To prevent high water pressures at lower elevations what were built on many of the city's buildings?
wooden roof-mounted water towers
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When did the United States Geological Survey released its seismic hazard analysis?
July 2014
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How many of New York's boroughs would be counted among the United States' ten most populated cities if they were independent?
four
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How many boroughs does New York City have?
five
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Which four boroughs of NYC would be among the the most populous cities in the US if they were independent cities?
Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx
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What is the name of New York City's climate using the Köppen climate classification?
humid subtropical
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How many sunny days does New York average each year?
234
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How many hours of sunshine does New York receive every year?
2,535
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The suburbs of the city lie between the humid subtropical and what other climate zone?
humid continental
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What month in New York City is the coldest?
January
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What type of climate does NYC possess?
humid subtropical
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How many days on average does NYC get sunshine annually?
234
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What planting zone does the city land in?
USDA 7b
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What mountains serve as a barrier to keep New York City comparatively warmer in the winter?
Appalachians
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What is New York City's daily January mean temperature in degrees celsius?
0.3
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What is the average humidity in July as a percentage?
72%
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On average, how often do New York temperatures exceed 90 degrees Fahrenheit each year?
17
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On what date did New York record its highest temperature ever?
July 9, 1936
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What is the highest temperature recorded in NYC?
106
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When was the lowest temperature recorded in NYC?
1934
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The highest temperature ever recorded in NYC was in what year?
1936
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In millimeters, how much precipitation does New York receive a year?
1,270
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In centimeters, what is the average winter snowfall?
66
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When did Hurricane Sandy strike New York?
October 29, 2012
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How many inches of precipitation does NYC get in a year?
49.9
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Which natural disaster occurred on October 29, 2012 in NYC?
Hurricane Sandy
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The mean snowfall between 1981 and 2010 in NYC has been how many inches?
25.8
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What is the name of the New York City department that operates the park system?
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
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What is the state office that operates New York City parks?
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
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What federal service operates New York City parks?
National Park Service
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What city was rated as having the best park system by The Trust for Public Land?
Minneapolis
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What city had the second highest ParkScore rating?
New York City
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The 2013 ParkScore rating for NYC made NYC second in best park system to what other US city?
Minneapolis
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How large is the Gateway National recreation Area in hectares?
10,521.83
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About how large is the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in acres?
9,000
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What fort is located on the Rockaway Peninsula?
Fort Tilden
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What park is located on the Rockaway Peninsula?
Jacob Riis Park
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What body of water is Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge adjacent to?
Jamaica Bay
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How many acres of land does Gateway Nation Recreation contain?
over 26,000
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What body administers the Ellis Island Immigration Museum?
National Park Service
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What is the common name for the General Grant National Memorial?
Grant's Tomb
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In what neighborhood is the Stonewall Inn located?
Greenwich Village
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What movement is the Stonewall Inn most famously associated with?
gay rights movement
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The Statue of Liberty is taken care of by what organization?
National Park Service
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The Statue of Liberty is also in what other US state?
New Jersey
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Ellis Island is considered in New York state and which other?
New Jersey
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Which landmark is considered the spark for LGBT rights?
Stonewall Inn
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The landmark, General Grant National Memorial, is also called what?
Grant's Tomb
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How many state parks exist in New York City?
seven
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How large is Riverbank State Park in acres?
28
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How many meters is Riverbank State Park elevated above the Hudson River?
21
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How many New York state parks are within New York City?
seven
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Riverbank State park's highest point is how high above the Hudson River?
69 feet
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New York has approximately how many acres of parks?
28,000
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How many miles of public beach are located in New York City?
14
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What is the biggest public park in the city?
Pelham Bay Park
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How large is Pelham Bay Park in hectares?
1,093
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New York City has how many acres of land dedicated to parks?
over 28,000
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