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NYC History!
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This year marked the 50th anniversary of the School of Management

2020

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Floating holidays at GT are an opportunity to celebrate holidays that matter to you. There are this many floating holidays offered throughout the year. 

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New Associates go through this multi-week training program to ensure that you start your career on the right foot. 

Jumpstart

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Grant Thornton has offices in 46 U.S. cities. How many of those cities are state capitals?

Ten

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This bridge connects the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island

Verrazzano Bridge

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Binghamton University first opened its doors in 1946 under this name.

Triple Cities College 

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This GT benefit allows the firm to close at 1pm local time on Friday's between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Summer Friday's!

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He's mentioned in the lyrics of both Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" and Madonna's "Vogue" and he's the namesake of the children's hospital foundation whose board of directors includes GT CEO Seth Siegel. Who was he?

Joe DiMaggio

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This frozen treat is available on the 9th floor of the Manhattan office every Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday

Frozen Yogurt (Don't forget to go to the toppings bar!)

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This is the highest numbered street on the island of Manhattan

220th Street

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Binghamton is a 4 hour drive from this landmark that is known for it's boat rides.

Niagara Falls 

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How many four day weekends does everyone at GT get during the summer?

3! (Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day).

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This program enables Audit Interns to participate in 2 internships at GT and have the opportunity to start with the firm as an Associate II. 

I2/A2

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GT's Manhattan office building sits equidistant from these famous NYC buildings (one is east of here, one is west!)

UN Headquarters (east), Chrysler Building (west)

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This year is the last time the New York Mets won the World Series

1986

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A home in Vestal, NY gifted their tree to what landmark in NYC?

Rockefeller Center.

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What word - which is in the name of our program to partner with up and coming non-profit orgs - originally referred to a group of legendary knights within Charlemagne's court in the 8th century?

Paladin (Purple Paladin Program)

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They're geographically separated by Missouri: By population, what's the smallest state that has a GT office? By population, what's the largest state that doesn't have any GT offices?

Kansas (smallest), Tennessee (largest).

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This NYC breakfast food icon is free in the Manhattan office every Wednesday morning!

Bagels (from Ess-A-Bagel, mmm!)

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An uptown favorite, this sandwich with roots in Harlem is similar to Philadelphia's Cheesesteak

Chopped Cheese Sandwich

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If you attend an event on campus, there's a good chance they will have food from this pizzeria.

Nirchis

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Grant Thornton will reimburse you up to $100 for this important life event.

Pet adoption

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This culture concept represents the ability of GT employees to pursue their individual career interests and goals. 

Captain your career

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Among GT's six golf pro Ambassadors, what last name is shared by two of them?

Korda (sisters)

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With 13,981 performances, this recently-closed musical still holds the record for longest running Broadway Show in NYC

The Phantom Of The Opera

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