Neighborhood Nicknames
What is the cultural name of 68th Street
What is “Third Avenue” or “3rd Ave”?
Once a derelict freight rail line, this 1.45-mile elevated park in Chelsea now blooms with native grasses, flowers, and public art.
What is the High Line?
On Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, ancient mummies to Monet masterpieces live at this grand establishment.
What is The Metropolitan Museum of Art?
What was NYC’s tallest skyscraper in 2014?
What is One World Trade Center?
This animal is the official mascot of Hunter College.
What is the Hawk?
The acronym for “Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass.”
What is DUMBO?
Designed by the same duo as Central Park, this Brooklyn green space surrounds the Long Meadow.
What is Prospect Park?
A renowned institution in NYC known for its modern and contemporary art collection and its iconic, spiraling architecture at 89th Street.
What is the Guggenheim Museum?
Which skyscraper lights up in changing colors, switching hues to celebrate holidays, special events, sports team victories, and more
What is the Empire State Building?
The Manhattan neighborhood where Hunter College is located, known for its museums and proximity to Central Park.
What is the Upper East Side?
Artsy Manhattan shopping district that is “South of Houston Street.”
What is SoHo?
The 140-foot-tall Unisphere is the stainless-steel star of this Queens park.
What is Flushing Meadows–Corona Park?
Home to Van Gogh’s Starry Night, this Midtown Manhattan museum is known by its acronym.
What is MoMA?
The new-year crystal ball drops from this 472-foot Times Square tower, officially known by its address.
What is Times Square?
Hunter’s student government is called this.
What is the Undergraduate Student Government (USG)?
Queens waterfront area, which borders the East River and hosts MoMA PS1. Rebranded as “LIC”
What is Long Island City?
At 2,772 acres, this park in the northeast Bronx is the largest in New York City.
What is Pelham Bay Park?
Housed in a Beaux-Arts landmark on Central Park West, it’s famous for its dinosaur halls and the Rose Center for Earth and Space.
What is the American Museum of Natural History?
This Midtown tower, once the world's tallest, is topped with a stainless steel spire and was the headquarters of a major car company.
What is the Chrysler Building?
What is Hunter College's Motto in Latin
What is “Mihi Cura Futuri,” or “The Care of the Future is Mine”?
“Hell’s Kitchen”, now politely marketed by this one-word presidential surname.
What is Clinton?
What is the small park located on East 68th Street, between Lexington and Third Avenues, adjacent to Hunter College, designated as a relaxation space for Hunter College students?
What is Poses Park?
This Upper East Side institution, next to Central Park, preserves and exhibits the history of New York City itself.
What is the Museum of the City of New York?
Typically known and referred to as “The Edge,” jutting 80 feet out of the 30 Hudson Yards tower and 1,131 feet above.
What is 30 Hudson Yards?
What did The Princeton Review declare Hunter College to be in the College rankings?
What is CUNY’s Crown Jewel (Top college)?