Manhattan
When it opened in 1931, this Manhattan landmark held the title of the world’s tallest building for 40 years.
What is the Empire State Building?
Home to America's first roller coaster (the Cyclone) and credited as the birthplace of the hot dog (Charles Feltman, 1867).
What is Coney Island?
This place is famous for discovering the cure for tuberculosis.
What is Sea View Hospital?
A tennis arena located at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City.
What is the Arthur Ashe Stadium?
Also known as "The House That Ruth Built".
What is Yankee Stadium?
A criminal street gang formed in the 1890s, founded and led by Italian-American Paul Kelly.
What is the Five Points Gang?
What is the slogan read on the BQE when entering/leaving Brooklyn?
What is FUGGEDABOUDIT?
The Korean War Veterans Parkway, formerly known as the Richmond Parkway, was laid out by this man.
Who is Robert Moses?
Featuring iconic structures like the Unisphere and the New York State Pavilion, it showcased technological marvels and attracted over 51 million visitors under the theme "Peace through Understanding".
What is the 1964-1965 World's Fair?
A National Historic Landmark, started in 1891, it is located on a 250-acre site that contains a landscape with over one million living plants.
What is the Botanical Gardens?
A vibrant 10.5 acre public park located in the East Village neighborhood of downtown Manhattan.
What is Tompkins Square Park?
Located in Downtown Brooklyn, this place has been serving its famous cheesecake since 1950.
What is Junior's?
A town and farm museum complex in Staten Island.
What is Historic Richmond Town?
Started as Idlewild Airport in 1948 on the former Idlewild Golf Course to serve growing air traffic. It was renamed this in 1963, becoming a world-renowned international hub.
What is JFK Aiport?
Covering about 1,146-acres, it is the third-largest park in the city.
What is Van Cortlandt Park?
A catastrophic industrial disaster where 146 garment workers, mostly young immigrant women, died due to locked exit doors and inadequate fire escapes.
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
What year did the Brooklyn Bridge open?
What is 1883?
This hip-hop group hails from the Park Hill neighborhood in Staten Island.
What is the Wu-Tang Clan?
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Queens was named in 1683 after this Queen.
Who is Catherine of Braganza, Queen of England.
A divorcee from Alex Rodriguez, this American singer, actress, dancer, songwriter, and entrepreneur hails from the Bronx.
Who is Jennifer Lopez?
Known for building the first subway lines, it largely used numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) and smaller trains that fit their narrower tunnels.
What is the Interborough Rapid Transit? (IRT)
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!
This candy was invented in Brooklyn by Austrian immigrant Leo Hirshfield in 1896.
What is the Tootsie Roll?
This place was a popular destination with amusement parks, music halls, and carousels in the early 20th century.
What is South Beach?
Growing up in South Jamaica, he became a global rap star and entrepreneur. Go shawty! It's ya birthday!
Who is 50 Cent?
This Bronx college initially housed the Hall of Fame for Great Americans before it was sold and became Bronx Community College (BCC) in 1973
What is New York University (NYU)?