About 2,000 bridges serve the City! Okay, it’s a trick question I guess, because that number includes all types of vehicle bridges (auto, train, etc.). #WritingCommunity#NYC
You may think it's Broadway, but 42nd Street, which runs about 2 miles across midtown Manhattan, is often referred to as “Main Street.” #WritingCommunity#NYC
#NYC 417. Central Park’s Strawberry Fields honors John Lennon, killed not far away from there in 1980. What word is inscribed in the mosaic in the memorial? #WritingCommunity
The Haughwout Building contains the first Otis commercial safety elevator in the world; it was installed in 1857, and the cost was only $300! #WritingCommunity#NYC
#NYC 416. The Haughwout Building on Broadway is a New York City Landmark, mostly for its cast iron design. It’s also famous for being the first building in the City to have what? #WritingCommunity
The Spite House on 82nd Street was built by Joseph Richardson, who refused to sell his small piece of land to builders. For spite he built a four story house that blocked views from their building. It was 5' wide with a dining room that was 18" wide! #WritingCommunity#NYC
#NYC 415. This tiny New York City building was constructed in the 1880s, used as a residence for more than a decade, and demolished in 1915. What and where was it? #WritingCommunity
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. leased the land from Columbia in 1930 and began development that same year. The concourse under Rockefeller Center contains the largest underground city in New York, with many retail shops and restaurants. #WritingCommunity#NYC
#NYC 414. This New York property, originally owned by Columbia University, encompasses 22 acres and today includes 19 buildings. What is it? #WritingCommunity
The Queens Midtown Tunnel was built to relieve congestion on the East River bridges; it's a major connection between midtown Manhattan and Queens. Remember Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith driving upside down on the ceiling of the tunnel in Men in Black? #WritingCommunity#NYC
Edgar Allen Poe started the trend of artists and writers in Greenwich Village when he moved to West 3rd Street in 1845, and he wrote The Fall of the House of Usher while living there. #WritingCommunity#NYC