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3 unusual facts about Greater New York


Greater New York

the so-called City of Greater New York, the 1897–1898 consolidation of the original, smaller City of New York (now the Borough of Manhattan), the City of Brooklyn, and three other boroughs

the statistical New York metropolitan area consisting of New York City and surrounding counties of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania

Robin Li

In 1995, Li met Ma at a social event of Chinese students in the Greater New York area.



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1861 in sports

Membership slips from 59 to 55 clubs and then the outbreak of the American Civil War in the spring sharply cuts both inter-city travel and the number of matches played in greater New York City.

Alanna Heiss

Over the next three decades, P.S.1 became one of the most respected exhibition and performance spaces in New York, with such exhibitions as New York, New Wave (1981); Stalin's Choice: Soviet Socialist Realism, 1932-1956 (1993); Greater New York (2000 and 2005), and Arctic Hysteria (2008); Robert Grosvenor (1976); Keith Sonnier (1983); Alex Katz: Under the Stars, American Landscapes 1951-1995 (1998); John Wesley: Paintings 1961-2000 (2000), and Gino De Dominicis (2008).

Blizzard of 1978

The Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978, in greater New York City and New England, February 5–8

Joseph J. Grano, Jr.

Mr. Grano served as Vice Chairman of the Queens College Foundation Board of Trustees, and was on the Board of Directors of the YMCA of Greater New York and on the Board of Lenox Hill Hospital.

Laura Shapiro Kramer

She has also been on the board of directors for the New York City Outward Bound Center and the Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater New York where she is Founder and Chair of the Advisory Board.

Laurel Nakadate

Art critic Jerry Saltz named her a "standout" in the 2005 "Greater New York" show at P.S.1

Nate Lowman

Contemporary Art Center show Greater New York, held March 13, 2005 through September 26, 2005—and selected by Klaus Biesenbach, Alanna Heiss, Glenn Lowry, Robert Nickas, Amy Smith-Stewart, and Ann Temkin, (Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture).

Rochdale, Queens

The property is the former site of Jamaica Racetrack, which was operated by the Metropolitan Jockey Club and its successor, the Greater New York Association (now the New York Racing Association.) When the NYRA decided to renovate Greater Jamaica's other track, Aqueduct Racetrack (in South Ozone Park), it also decided to close Jamaica Racetrack when the Aqueduct Racetrack's improvements were finished.

SinoVision

With two 24-hour digital channels covering the Greater New York area - WMBC 63.4 (Chinese Channel) and WMBC 63.3 (English Channel), SinoVision Chinese Channel also covers New York City on Cable Channel 73.