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JanMon 2010

More fun facts about New York

The ‘Fashion Institute of Technology’ in Manhattan is the only school in the world that offers a Bachelor of Science Degree, with a Major in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing.
Dairying is the most important farming activity in New York.
The ‘New York Post’, set up in 1803, is the oldest running newspaper in the United States.
The first presentation of 3D films, before a paying audience, took place in 1915, at the Astor Theater in Manhattan.
The first pizzeria in United States was opened in New York City, in 1905, by Gennaro Lombardi.
Toilet paper was invented by Joseph C. Gayetty, of New York City, in the year 1857.
New York was the first state in United States to require license plates on cars.
The first public brewery in America was set up in lower Manhattan, by Peter Minuit.

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I'm a New Yorker...of Course I Knew That

JanSun 2010

History

On October 27, 1904, New York City's first subway system opened in Manhattan. It was run by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, and ran from City Hall to 145th Street and Broadway.
Features
Throughout New York's subway systems, there are a wide range of artworks, murals, mosaics and metal sculptures to make each station distinct.
Size
The New York City Subway system is composed of 722 miles of track and carries 7 million people a day in over6,352 subway cars.
Crime and Safety
In 2009 the odds of assault in the New York City subway system are about the same as being struck by lightning.
Fun Fact
In 1867, Alfred Ely Beach built an underground subway system in secret in only 58 days. The demonstration line was 300 feet long and had only 1 station, and the train car was blown along the track by a giant fan.

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JanMon 2010

Cleopatra’s Needle

Cleopatra's Needle, a 3,000-year-old Egyptian ruin, can actually be found in New York's Central Park. In 1879 it was given to the city as a gift by the Khedive of Egypt. The 220-ton, 66-foot-high monument took a decade to be fully transported.
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10 Funniest New Year's Resolutions

DecMon 2009

Who wants to hear the usual New Year’s resolutions? I mean how many of us actually stick to it? Kudos to anyone who has, but I thought it would be better to list the 10 funniest New Year’s resolutions acccording to Associatedcontent.com

10. I will make my husband happy and pretend to become a baseball fan.
I will get through this by secretly sending hate mail to Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.
9. I will not congratulate any women on their pregnancy, unless I am absolutely sure she is indeed with child and didn't just gain some weight.
8. I will openly admit I am a fan of iCarly, and it isn't my daughter who insists on watching this tween comedy show;
however, it is I who beg her to watch with me.
7. I will not watch any more reality shows that involve twelve dysfunctional women, a rich bachelor and many bottles of whiskey. Why relive my twenties?
6. I will stop using the excuse that I am a very busy new mom; therefore, I can't shower often, especially since my daughter is now six.
5. I will abandon the phrases LOL and OMG once and for all.
4. I will only log into Facebook five or six times a day as opposed to my usual twenty to thirty times per day.
3. I will accept the fact that I will ever stick to my resolution I have had for the last ten years, that I will go on a diet.
To heck with it: I resolve to eat whatever I want, forever.
2. I will cut way down on my alcohol intake, like way down to only four cocktails per day.
1. I will stop writing drunken emails to ex-lovers at 3:00 AM after finishing off a bottle of wine alone.

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The 10 Best New York Movies

DecMon 2009

Grab your New York Lova, pets and a box of Ju Ju Bees - it’s time to fall in love with your city all over again..

It’s quick to think that most great movies take place in Hollywood or the greater city of Los Angeles, but take note New Yorkers. From West Side Story to When Harry Met Sally, this list done by MSN.com proves that we know how to role with the best of them.

10. "West Side Story" Although filmed mostly on Los Angeles soundstages, this remains the greatest musical ever made about New York. Many other New York-based musicals focus on Broadway and show business -- "West Side Story" took utterly different issues (ethnic tensions and Upper West Side youth) and grafted the basic plot of "Romeo and Juliet" to them. Add brilliant music, unforgettable choreography and Robert Wise's inspired direction, and the results are pure magic.

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I'm a New Yorker...of Course I Knew That

DecMon 2009

The Tree Lighting at Rockefeller Center

Every year, NBC produces a live telecast of the tree lighting that also features performances by an impressive line-up of celebrity guests. For the 2009 Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony, 30 Rock's Jane Krakowski and Chuck's Zachary Levi.

1931: Construction workers put up the first tree on their muddy construction site.
1933: The first formal Tree Lighting Ceremony, with 700 lights, took place at the new RCA Building.
1936: Two 70-foot trees were lit and the new Ice Skating Pond featured the ceremony's first skating pageant.
1942: Three trees, red, white and blue, were erected to support the WWII troops abroad.
1966: The first tree from outside of the US was erected, dontated by Canada to celebrate the Centennial of its Confederation.
1999: The largest tree in history came from Killingworth, Connecticut.
2007: The tree went “green,” employing LED lights.
2009: celebrity guests included Michael Buble, Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Barry Manilow, The Roots & Shakira.
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NovMon 2009

10 Largest Malls in New York City Area

Did Black Friday make you want to rip your hair out? Did you know that while you were running from place to place that the city is home to 44 sizable malls and shopping centers. Most of the ten largest, identified on the map below, are in the boroughs outside Manhattan. The two most famous malls in Manhattan—the shops at the Time Warner Center and the South Street Seaport—rank 20th and 26th, respectively.

Ten Largest Malls are:

1. Bay Plaza Shopping Mall
2. Staten Island Mall
3. Kings Plaza Shopping Center
4. Gateway Center at Bronx Terminal Market
5. Queens Center
6. The Mall at Bay Plaza
7. Gateway Center
8. Rego Park Center
9. The Shops at the Armory
10. East River Plaza

SOURCE: http://www.crainsnewyork.com

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NovMon 2009

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

10 Facts:

1. The first parade in 1924 was called the "Macy's Christmas Day Parade" although it took place on Thanksgiving Day.
2. Live animals including camels, goats, elephants, and donkeys, were a part of the parade that inaugural year.
3. The floats were pulled by horses. In the first parade a white steed that was to aid in the Ben-Hur float disappeared at the last minute before the start of the parade.
4. The parade was cancelled in 1942, 1943, and 1944 due to World War II
5. In 1977, the "Parade Lady" Jean McFaddin takes the helm of the parade, which she leads for the next 24 years.
6. In 1989, the parade marches on through its very first snowstorm.
7. The 1990s saw the parade balloons adding new characters from the internet, video games, and contemporary cartoons. Sonic the Hedgehog, Ask Jeeves, and the Rugrats were just a few of these balloons.
8. Macy’s is the world's second largest consumer of helium. The United States government is the first.
If you laid every parade balloon since 1927 end to end they would stretch from Battery Park City to the Cloisters.
9. 2001 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade celebrates 75 years of making magic for the holidays!
10. 2009 Mayor Bloomberg announces new route for the Macy's Parade, avoiding Broadway altogether.

SOURCE: socialmacys.com

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Grab your New York Lova, pets and a box of Ju Ju Bees - it’s time to fall in love with your city all over again..

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